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Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The committee report recommended that pension regulations in the financial institutions be reviewed because of the abuses it uncovered. Does the Tánaiste intend to tackle that issue?

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: No, I am asking the Tánaiste if the Government accepts the expert report.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: What is the Government's response to pension abuse that is going on?

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Tánaiste have any response?

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Remuneration: Financial Institutions Remuneration (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he will publish the report of the Covered Institution Remuneration Oversight Committee on bankers' pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12320/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of appendix D of the Green Paper on Pensions, he will provide the same information in respect of PRSAs and RACs for the last year for which figures are available. [12782/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who applied for jobseeker's allowance in December 2008 has not been awarded payment; and if she will intervene to ensure that the claim is assessed and processed without further delay. [12655/09]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (26 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide MABSIS data for the first two months of 2009 for each Money Advice and Budgeting Service centre in respect of the number of new clients, the number of new clients earning a wage, the number of new clients with a mortgage and the total and average debt owed by new clients when they first presented to MABS....

Social Welfare: Motion (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Why can they not schedule appointments?

Social Welfare: Motion (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I will share time with Deputies Arthur Morgan and Mary Upton. I commend Fine Gael on bringing this motion to the House. I agree with the majority of its proposals, and the Labour Party will support it in full in the vote tomorrow night. Yet again, we find ourselves in here discussing long queues at social welfare offices. In recent days, the Department of Social and Family Affairs provided...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels for the provision of an after office hours social care and worker service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13088/09]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will protect the budgets for community care in order that elderly and disabled persons currently receiving a reasonable level of home help or home care will not be adversely affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13089/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the tax relief on medical expenses is not available to people with large health care bills aged over 65 years who are exempt from income tax on the basis of their age and yet often this group cannot qualify for a medical card because the income threshold is set so low. [13312/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that tax relief on health insurance can be applied to people who are exempt from income tax; and if, on that basis, tax relief at source can be applied to health care expenses incurred by a person who is exempt from income tax but does not have health insurance. [13313/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the system in place to allow for transfers of service office staff between Departments; the way swaps are currently organised; if a centralised organised system exists to facilitate same; and if so, if he will provide the contact details. [13415/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [12859/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the recent sudden decision to end the work of the teaching panel in the City of Dublin Youth Services Board; the consideration she has given to the impact of same on many youth clubs in the Dublin area; the implications for a long established youth club (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will reconsider this...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the registration or notification procedures in place to track the number of people with private health insurance; if regular statistics are collected on the number of people who have health insurance cover and the number of people covered; and if she will provide figures on the number of people currently with a policy, the number of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has received an application for citizenship from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and when he expects to make a decision on the application. [13309/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the maximum amount of mortgage interest, aside from exceptional cases, the Health Service Executive considers to be reasonable to pay to a mortgage interest supplement claimant to meet their residential and other needs with a breakdown by area and family type. [13308/09]