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Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: This is too important. There are hundreds of jobs at risk, and the finance Bill is coming up.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: I am sorry a Cheann Comhairle, but I am referring to the finance Bill. Other people have been given a good deal of latitude and I am asking a simple question. Is this legal, has Revenue given an opinion and if it is legal, is it intended to close it off in the finance Bill?

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: I am trying to find out if legislation is promised to correct this loophole.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: That is the bottom line.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Well, they did not work-----

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the tax relief for nursing home expenses; the number of persons benefiting from tax relief for nursing home expenses; the number benefiting for each of the past ten years for which most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42445/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the permanent health benefits scheme; the number of persons benefiting from this for each of the past ten years for which most recent information is available; the cost per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42446/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the tax relief for long-term care introduced in 2001; the eligibility criteria for same; the number of persons that have benefited from the relief since its introduction; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42447/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the incapacitated child tax credit; the value of the tax credit; the number of persons that have benefited from the credit for each of the past ten years for which the most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the allowance for employing a carer; the value of the allowance; the number of persons that have benefited from the allowance for each of the past ten years for which the most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the dependent relative tax credit; the number of persons who have benefited from the credit for each of the past ten years for which the most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42450/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the blind person's tax credit; the value of the credit; the number of persons that have benefited from the credit for each of the past ten years for which the most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the tax concessions for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; the number of persons that have benefited from the credit for each of the past ten years for which the most recent information is available; the cost per annum for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42452/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the recommendations of the interdepartmental review group made in 2002 on tax concessions for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42453/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will expect to have a peg feed put in place at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42435/09]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (19 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to replace the health insurance levy scheme with a risk equalisation scheme; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42454/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (24 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details on the advisory group on no fault compensation for brain-damaged infants, including the terms of reference of the group; when the group was set up; the dates the group has met since establishment; the date the group will report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42891/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (24 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the advisory group on no fault compensation for brain-damaged infants has not met since its last meeting scheduled for May 2008 was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42892/09]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will enquire into the practice of health providers such as hospitals and other health facilities refusing to reuse certain equipment (details supplied) which is perfectly fit for the use it was designed and also refusing to take back such equipment for reuse when the patient no longer has a need for it in view of her search for...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2009)

James Reilly: I am delighted to speak on this very important Bill. It will be timely for many people lost in the wilderness waiting to adopt children, particularly those in other countries. There are a number of issues that must be addressed but which are not taken in by this Bill, one of which is the variation in waiting times around the country. It is inexplicable and grossly unfair that people living...