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Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications for the legal aid system of the decision of the Supreme Court on 23 October 2009 expanding the constitutional right to legal aid for persons facing trial in the District Court for serious offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40161/09]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment participants to date in 2009 with a breakdown by their principal welfare payment. [40187/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was charged €80 for an X-ray at a facility; if she will arrange for a full refund for this person. [40171/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the administrative costs of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and her plans to streamline the application process for repeat applicants. [40190/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that carers who previously availed of the short-term respite care from the Health Service Executive no longer have an entitlement to this care due to the changes made under the fair deal scheme; if she will explain the statutory basis for withdrawing short-term respite care or if the policy has changed; and the...

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the monthly benefit from her Department expressed in cash terms for a parent of a four year old who avails of the free preschool place from January 2010 with a breakdown for the benefit if the child attends one day, two days, three days, four days or five days a week. [40436/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to public concern about the proliferation of "head shops" which sell mind-altering substances and paraphernalia for propagating illegal drugs; and her plans to regulate or restrict such outlets. [40562/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied) which makes allegations in respect of some Vietnamese adoptions; and her views on same. [40566/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the special needs assistant support entitlement for preschool children with special needs in County Louth; the way in which this compares with such entitlement in the Dublin area; and if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth in order to improve the supports available to them. [40571/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the need for some children with special needs to have more than one year's preschooling and their entitlement under the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by a project in the Ballymun area of Dublin due to budgetary problems which have delayed their new premises; the steps she will take to ensure that the Health Service Executive provide the necessary supports to enable this project to continue to provide a local service...

Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the person who is responsible for the plan and orderly transfer of a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to the Oberstown campus, County Dublin; the management structure proposed and the director of this facility; if there will be a review of the whole service prior to the amalgamation of the centre into Oberstown; if...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the public concern about the increasing availability of alcohol to minors through home deliveries; his views on the severe difficulties in enforcing the law in this regard; and if he will give consideration to banning such deliveries in order to help combat the abuse of alcohol among...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if her attention has been drawn to public concern about the proliferation of Head Shops which sell mind-altering substances and paraphernalia for propagating illegal drugs; and his plans to regulate or restrict such outlets. [40563/09]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will establish with the Courts Service or other source the number of cases which have been prosecuted under section 185 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in relation to assaults or threats to members of the emergency services; if he has satisfied himself that the existing law is sufficiently strong to address these...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of funds that were recovered from control activity by her Department in each of the past five years, detailing consistently the year in which the fraud was perpetrated or the year the money was recovered; and the percentage of the total overpayment or fraud these recovered amounts represent. [40447/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the current recipients of rent supplement by work status and those on welfare by principal welfare payment. [40557/09]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons waiting for accommodation under the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority or by area. [40556/09]

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Not for pensioners.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: That is not true. The 6.5% includes mortgages.