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Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on increasing the funding to the Arts Council in advance of budget 2009; and his further views on the fact that Ireland ranks in the bottom third of all EU countries in terms of support for the arts per head of population and that funding levels fall far short of the €100 million identified by the council, and accepted...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure that a payment of some kind is awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and the reason the person was advised to apply for supplementary welfare allowance and was not advised to apply for disability benefit. [31894/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the Change.ie advertising campaign in relation to the cost of broadcast advertising, billboard advertising and the total cost of consultancy fees and production costs incurred. [32137/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of the Power of One advertising campaign in relation to the cost of broadcast advertising, billboard advertising, and the total cost of consultancy fees and productions incurred. [32138/08]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis for his decision to cease funding to the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education; the way in which the decision was arrived at; the evidence, reports or review that the decision was based on; if he will make these public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32565/08]

Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I am happy to speak on the motion. With my colleagues in the Labour Party, I commend and strongly support Fine Gael in this regard. It is a timely issue given that anybody walking over from Leinster House 2000 this evening will have noticed the nip in the air and the fact that now, on 1 October, it has become quite cold. We are all in the fortunate position that we can go home to our warm...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage of development of the metro west project; the estimated completion date of metro west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32513/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if up-front payments are currently being made to developers under the rental accommodation leasing scheme; the guidelines that are in place in relation to up-front payments under this scheme; the cost to the Exchequer of up-front payments to date in 2008; the controls that are in place to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made regarding the implementation of the civilianisation programme within An Garda Síochána; the number of posts within the Garda which in 2002 were occupied by full members of the Garda and which are today held by civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32865/08]

Written Answers — Immigration Procedures: Immigration Procedures (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Immigrant Council of Ireland regarding heavy handed treatment of tourists by some immigration officers, including a priest from Nigeria and a tourist from India who had won a trip to Ireland in a competition designed to promote tourism; his views on the concerns...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to the Exchequer if a cap of €200,000, €150,000, €130,000 and €100,000 respectively was applied to the reckonable salary for pension contribution purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33142/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on small self-administered pensions in the past five years for which figures are available with a breakdown by relief type. [33143/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on mortgage interest relief for landlords in the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33144/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on mortgage interest relief for interest only mortgages in the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33145/08]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on providing financial support to the development and promotion of dance here. [33136/08]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide the data from the MABSIS system for the first nine months of 2008 on the number of new clients; the number and percentage of new clients on social welfare and by type of payment; the number and percentage of new clients earning a wage; the client profile by tenure type; the debt owed by new clients when they...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken on foot of each of the conclusions reached in Section G, Volume III of the Review of Tax Schemes report contained in budget 2006; the anomalies identified in the report that have since been addressed in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the eligibility of persons over 70 years of age to a medical card. [33412/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff employed by her Department in each social welfare office at the end of September 2007; the number of these engaged in front-line services; the corresponding numbers at the end of September 2008; the number of people signing on at the end of September 2007; the number signing on at the end of September 2008;...

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to share time with Deputy Gilmore.