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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason on two recent occasions money was not available for pensions and welfare payments at Finglas Post Office (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to ensure that payments are available to claimants on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7470/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her intentions in relation to increasing or decreasing pension and welfare rates for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7628/09]

Written Answers — School Meals Programme: School Meals Programme (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide details of her Department's investigation into the school meals scheme. [7629/09]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to the issues raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the action being taken to ensure that a school place is available for this child in September 2009; and if home tuition will be provided to the child. [7653/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way he will save money by integrating the corporate services of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission if one body is to be decentralised to Roscrea, County Tipperary and the other is to remain in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority carried out by consultants (details supplied), at the behest of his Department, will be published in view of the fact that its terms of reference were to analyse the achievements of public funding to the Equality Authority; if the Equality Authority is meeting his...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, the reason a tenant's tax credits are automatically restricted even in circumstances in which they are unaware of the withholding provision or the tax residency status of their landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7900/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, the amount of money which was restricted from tenants as a result of the non-resident tax status of their landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7901/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, if he will provide details of the year a PPSN was issued in each of the 373 cases in which tenants were penalised for the tax owing on the rental income of their overseas landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7902/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek an explanation from St. James's Hospital, Dublin as to its inability to plan its appointments to take consideration of staff holidays and its inability to adequately communicate with its patients as to rescheduled appointments; and when it is proposed to schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [7789/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the body which has the responsibility for giving out taxi licences and the body which has responsibility for ensuring that no cap is placed on their number. [7852/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain the way a minor traffic offence can be considered a criminal offence for the purposes of assessing the good character and suitability of a candidate for naturalisation as in the case of a person (details supplied); the rationale for determining that as a result of same, the person has a criminal record;...

Cost and Efficiency Review of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann: Statements (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps the Acting Chairman will let me know when I have two minutes remaining. I welcome that time has been provided to discuss this report given the critical impact it will have on bus services across Ireland and the current massive crisis occurring in the public transport sector due to the looming threat to take more than 300 buses off the road with the loss of approximately 600 jobs at...

Written Answers — Fee-Paying Schools: Fee-Paying Schools (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has been approached, either formally or informally, by any fee-paying schools about the possibility of opting into the traditional free education system; the schools which were involved in such discussions; his Department's response or attitude to such an approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1465 of 27 January 2009, the number of retired officials and inspectors from his Department who have been appointed to various boards in which his Department can make such appointments; the number of appointments made in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to temporary or fixed term contract workers in the public service; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8154/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to the income of public servants which is not in itself pensionable, such as overtime; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to workers who have an income so low that they will never benefit from these contributions; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to workers whose length of employment is so short that they can never benefit from making compulsory contributions; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of staff in his Department in terms of professional qualifications with details of the number of staff who have a legal or financial qualification and their grade. [8212/09]