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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the entitlement to higher education grants, including postgraduate study, available to persons in receipt of the lone parents allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26655/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements to education, training and work experience recipients of lone parents allowance have; if further entitlements are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26659/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 861: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, having had a brain injury that requires rehabilitative treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 866: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to publish the National Carers Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26399/12]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1029: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any rules in relation to the sports capital programme to ensure that grants are allocated in a transparent way and on objective grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/12]

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: One speaker only, please.

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy has used half the time in the slot. We are at a fork in the crossroads. Niall Ferguson, the contemporary economic historian, has said either we are courageous and articulate on how to make up the democratic and political deficit and get on with moving towards a banking union with a federal union of countries or the whole thing will unravel. The consequences of that could be the...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy O'Dea, who has 30 minutes.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Tóibín has 30 minutes.

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance if he attended a meeting in the Westfield Marriot, Chantilly, Virginia, USA, from 1 to 3 June 2012; if he was there in an official capacity; if he will provide details of the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27825/12]

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for domiciliary care allowance has been disallowed in respect of (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if she will consider a review in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27811/12]

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Fianna Fáil motion is both opportunistic and simplistic. It is aimed at tarnishing everyone in order to dilute the findings of the Mahon report. It is full of red herrings and the issues raised in the motion are different from the ones covered by the Mahon tribunal. The Mahon tribunal found specific wrongdoings by some individuals who were basically motivated by profit. There were...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That party should defend democracy and not try to paint everybody with the same brush, because that serves Fianna Fáil badly and does not help to protect democracy. The planning issue that has not been highlighted either by the United Left Alliance or Sinn Féin is that some people can still become very rich from rezoning decisions. If that aspect of planning is not addressed it will happen...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed establishment of a legal services authority and the issues that have been raised in the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on behalf of staff currently employed by Law Society under its current regulatory remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28678/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in respect of an application to make available the medicine known as Gilenya Fingolimod for MS sufferers, under the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that this drug has already been approved by the European Medicines Agency and has been on the Health Service Executive reimbursement list for some months now but...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency takes into account, in its dealings with developers and builders, the situation regarding creditors of those builders and developers and the need for those creditors to be paid for services and goods provided to the developers and builders concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29685/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the revised code of conduct for loan authorities when dealing with persons who are having difficulties with their mortgages, including housing purchase loans and shared ownership transactions; if details of the code are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to lift the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Reserve Defence Forces whose members are volunteers rather than public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29054/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the Bill. It was introduced in the Seanad by Senator Feargal Quinn, who is present to observe this debate. The Bill passed through the Seanad and the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, worked on it. It is a Private Members' Bill, which is very welcome because it is important that legislation passed in the House not always be Government legislation. It is very rare for a...