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Written Answers — Commercial Rates: Commercial Rates (25 Nov 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that rates are reduced so that businesses that are unable to pay rates because of reduced demands are treated on the basis of their ability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44404/10]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Nov 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his policy on the planned incinerator at Poolbeg and the report he commissioned on the costs associated with the incinerator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44405/10]

Postal Services (30 Nov 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on the need to retain the universal service obligation for postal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45000/10]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress from the Government's working group set up to ensure new buildings will have open-access fibre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44999/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (30 Nov 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 241: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is a requirement for local authorities to include Part 8 and Part 10 on a planning register, to be retained for inspection by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45015/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to make changes to calendar farming in view of the fact that unpredictable weather patterns over the past few years have had an adverse affect on farming methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45190/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (1 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reduce the cost of the scrapie levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45209/10]

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (1 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have taken part in the graduate work placement programme in 2009 and to date in 2010; if this information will be made available on a regional basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45352/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being forced to withdraw midway through labour activation fund training courses due to the fact that they become ineligible for social welfare payments because of spouses' earnings; the rationale behind regulations that force persons to withdraw from courses; the number of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes included in the programme for the installation of central heating in existing local authority rent dwellings in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the level of funding provided for this scheme in the same years on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — National Recovery Plan: National Recovery Plan (2 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the way he intends to implement the commitment contained in the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014 to promote competition in the professions; when the independent figure to oversee this process will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45532/10]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: May I ask why there is not-----

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: What is the Taoiseach talking about?

Financial Resolution No. 18: Capital Acquisitions Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: When the Government tinkered with stamp duty before the predicted consequences did not happen. What was said would happen did not transpire; very often the opposite effect was seen in the property market. We are being given very little information as to the reasoning of the Government in this respect and it would have been much more helpful, for example, had we been given a table with the...

Financial Resolution No. 18: Capital Acquisitions Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Are investors the needy group?

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment for a dental procedure; the reason for the delay in granting the appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46552/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the significant waiting times for dental appointments in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46553/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details for all mental health services and support services in each of the Health Service Executive administrative areas; the addresses and the services they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46554/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if replacement staff will be provided for two orthodontists (details supplied) who are due to take maternity leave in the new year and if so, when will the replacement staff will take up their duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46625/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Dec 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details of the number of persons in County Meath who have availed of the mortgage interest supplement in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the level of funding for the mortgage interest supplement in County Meath in the aforementioned years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....