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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if staff in her Department have been redeployed or reduced in the context of the transfer of much of the responsibility for overseeing the delivery of health services to the Health Service Executive; the areas of responsibility that have been transferred from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29980/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the home help service has been affected by the Health Service Executive embargo on recruitment and overtime; if flexibility will be used locally in situations where extra home help hours can make the difference between a patient being able to go home from hospital or having to stay in an acute bed; the person who makes such...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is the case that the one parent family tax credit may be claimed by individuals who mind their children for only a handful of occasions in a year or not at all, pay no maintenance, and bear little or no cost of rearing the children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30328/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his estimate of the cost of meeting future pensions and other commitments from the Social Insurance Fund up to 2055 under the assumptions used in the recent review of the Social Insurance Fund and assuming income from the National Pension Reserve Fund; and the estimated average percentage increase in income tax if all of these costs...

Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 204 of 6 November 2007, if there are designated smoking facilities available to patients in hospitals; the recommended specification for same; and the steps she has taken to ensure that patients and smokers are not forced to stand outside in the cold and rain. [30054/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his estimate of the cost of meeting future pensions and other commitments from the Social Insurance Fund up to 2055 under the assumptions used in the recent review of the Social Insurance Fund and assuming income from the National Pension Reserve Fund; and the estimated average percentage increase in PRSI rate if all of these...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rationale for not including qualified adults who are on their partner's social contribution payment in the measures proposed under proposals for supporting lone parents. [30386/07]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the measures under proposals for supporting lone parents include a proposal to compel all qualified adults on social assistance payments to seek work irrespective of whether they are parents or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30387/07]

Human Rights Issues. (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Government will ratify the international conventions prohibiting trafficking in human beings. [30881/07]

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise two issues. Following from Deputy Stagg's comments, is it the Government's intention to introduce the new fair deal scheme by 1 January as the HSE is stating?

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: If so, this implies the legislation will be taken before Christmas. In the light of the fact that the seven organisations representing older people have come together to raise serious concerns about the scheme's provisions and that there has been no consultation, will the Taoiseach consider deferring debate on the legislation to allow meaningful consultation to take place with all the groups...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I asked the Taoiseach whether he would consider deferring the debate to allow for consultation.

Written Answers — Humanitarian Assistance: Humanitarian Assistance (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts, in view of the large number of fatalities following the tragic floods in Tabasco State in Mexico, which have been made by the international community in order to help the stricken and displaced following this disaster; and the contribution Ireland has made to this process. [30882/07]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 26 June 2007, when the community houses in question were purchased; the condition they were in at that point; the condition that they are currently in; and the time-scale of the refurbishment works. [30978/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of personal advocates recruited to date; the way this compares with the overall target; and when he expects this target to be met. [30828/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of deposits provided by community welfare officers to rent supplement claimants in each of the past three years; the value of deposits in each year; the way in which community welfare officers make payments to claimants; and the procedures in place to recover deposits when the tenancy ends and to prevent double...

Written Answers — Maternity Leave: Maternity Leave (27 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the latest social policy report from the Citizen's Information Board regarding Section 9 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 which points to the redundancy of the provision in relation to leave entitlements for women who breast-feed since the extension of maternity leave;...

Work Permits. (28 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the number of proceedings commenced and convictions obtained from 2003 to 30 October 2007 for offences under the Employment Permits Act 2003, he will break down the proceedings and convictions against employers and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31153/07]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to proceed with the decentralisation of FÁS to Birr, County Offaly, especially in view of the recent expansion of its head office in Dublin to a new floor to accommodate 60 additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31152/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided for services for people with an intellectual disability in each of the past five years with a breakdown of the amount allocated to each of the agencies working in this area. [31406/07]