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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the cutback in resource hours for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the implications of this for the special classes in the school; the assistance which his Department will provide to the school to compensate for the cutbacks in order that the school can meet the needs of its pupils with special needs; and if he...

Health Service Staff. (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the report of the Expert Working Group on Future Skills Needs carried out for her and the Health Service Executive which found that there will be a need for more than 100 additional general practitioners annually to meet the needs of the population and to address changing work practices and gender distribution; if the...

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the information that €28,623,328 is spent annually on taxis and hackneys for patients and staff by the Health Service Executive; the reason some HSE regions have a much higher [i]per capita [/i] spend than others; the action which will be taken to save money in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Auctioneers' Licences: Auctioneers' Licences (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of auctioneers or house agents that were awarded licences by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008. [26598/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 22 April 2009 if he will provide a report on the progress made by the Revenue Commissioners in ensuring that the concerns of the Covered Institution Remuneration Oversight Committee in respect of pension arrangements are in compliance with the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26646/09]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the planned reorientation of the millennium partnership fund by the Higher Education Authority; his views on whether the absence of information on the new plans has led to considerable uncertainty and concern in those areas which have previously benefitted from this fund, resulting in a contraction of his stated...

Written Answers — Comptroller and Auditor General Report: Comptroller and Auditor General Report (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to receive the report commissioned from the Comptroller and Auditor General into the effectiveness of FÁS's financial management and control systems; if pending the receipt of the report, she will take action arising from allegations of financial irregularities; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and workplace deaths recorded in each year from 2002 to 2008 and to date in 2009; her proposals to ensure a reduction in the number of such accidents and deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27446/09]

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the categories of social welfare recipients that are counted in the live register figures with a breakdown of the number for each recipient category; if people refused jobseeker claims, people signing on for credits, participants on community employment schemes and back to education allowance claimants are counted; if...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 which was submitted in July 2008; and if she will ensure that a decision is reached as soon as possible. [27751/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in formulating housing policy, he has undertaken an inventory of the number and profile of empty dwellings that are available for occupation in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27269/09]

Pension Provisions. (8 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the liability of public sector pensions, including those pension funds recently earmarked for transfer to the National Pension Reserve Fund in the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27984/09]

Written Answers — Consumer Debt: Consumer Debt (8 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent statistics on private sector and consumer debt here and, in particular, on the newly emerging trend which sees declining outstanding mortgage debt as repayments outstrip new mortgage lending, the first time that such a trend has been in evidence since records began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not published the new road traffic (amendment) Bill; if he will include a provision for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in a road collision in the legislation; the other key headings and objectives of the bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the number of road deaths and collisions over the past few months including the loss of 32 lives on roads here in May 2009 compared with 19 deaths on the roads in May 2008; the measures, including legislative and enforcement, he is taking to address this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28384/09]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person, who was made unemployed 12 months ago but in the intervening time signed off for a few days and suspended their jobseeker's payment for that short period, will qualify for community employment under current rules; and the way short periods of employment are treated in relation to eligibility for...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she received the last report from FÁS on the extent of waiting time and the number of people waiting for a FÁS training course. [29798/09]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to each of the local employment services in 2009; and the way in which this compares with the funding in 2008. [29805/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications for training and education opportunities for participants of the decision in relation to the provision of 400 additional community employment places which FÁS are required to provide from its existing community employment budget. [29808/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (9 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the revenue to the State if PRSI at the class A rate and at the class S rate was applied to rental income regardless of the PRSI class status of the person but once they were over the minimum thresholds. [29801/09]