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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the budgeted expenditure, and actual expenditure where relevant, of the Garda Reserve force, including resources diverted from other areas of Garda activity, for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/08]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (6 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the projected balance of the social insurance fund for end 2008, end 2009 and 2010; if she expects it to fall significantly into deficit over that period; her views on projected trends in the fund's balance; if she proposes corrective measures to ensure that the fund remains broadly in balance or in surplus; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the most recent figures for the number of recipients and the cost to the Exchequer, of mortgage payment assistance; the budgeted Exchequer expenditure on mortgage payment assistance for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/08]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, as suggested by recent media reports and as set out in the programme for Government, she considered removing the cap on PRSI on incomes of more than €52,000; if she remains committed to fundamental reform of PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/08]

Written Answers — Lottery Funding: Lottery Funding (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance the surplus received from the national lottery to the Exchequer each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39474/08]

Written Answers — Lottery Funding: Lottery Funding (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided to youth services from the national lottery surplus each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39475/08]

Written Answers — Lottery Funding: Lottery Funding (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken in view of the Government decision in the White Paper Supporting Voluntary Activity in 2001 to establish a national lottery fund monitoring committee including representatives of the community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39476/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on circumstances in which a non-executive director of a charity who receives no payment apart from out of pocket expenses from the charity is nominated by the charity and is subsequently appointed to sit on the board, advisory body or committee of another organisation which is not a charity for which they receive and retain a fee; the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it would be appropriate for the Revenue Commissioners to take into account fees and payments apart from out of pocket expenses paid to non-executive directors of charities from other bodies to which they were nominated by their charity when determining or reviewing the designation of the charity for tax purposes despite the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance the average effective rate of corporation tax paid by companies which were liable to be taxed at the nominal rate of 12.5% in 2007; the number of companies that were in this category; the average effective rate of corporation tax paid by companies which were liable to be taxed at the nominal rate of 10% in 2007; the number of companies that were...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was foregone under each of every property tax-based scheme in 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39627/08]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was foregone under the business expansion scheme and the seed capital scheme respectively in 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39628/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures for the assessment of major public projects; the way they are decided upon; the methodology of the cost benefit analysis; the time taken in deciding on the projects; the financial thresholds for deeper analysis; the reporting and dialogue mechanisms within the various Departments and his Department for major capital projects; the...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (11 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of the Luas extension to Cherrywood; when he will publish the cost benefit analysis of this public investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/08]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: After taking the medical card from our pensioners the Government has nothing to boast about.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: The Deputy will go down in history with former Minister Earnán de Blaghd.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Deputy Michael Kennedy is Earnán de Blaghd's true successor.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: He is the Deputy's great great grandfather. Does Deputy Michael Kennedy know who he is?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: I wish to share time with Deputy McManus. It is always enjoyable to hear Deputy Kennedy contributing if that is what it can be called. Since 1996, the social insurance fund has been in surplus, as the PRSI contributions from employees and employers exceeded the payouts to people claiming social welfare or pensions. However, the Government's mismanagement of the economy has landed us in a...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (12 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce legislative, or other measures, to ensure that both Irish and foreign registered vehicles are subject to all of the same laws, regulations, toll charges and penalties and that all fines or penalties accrued by a driver of a foreign registered vehicle are collected; the percentage of road traffic offences that are not...