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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by June 2009 under the review of Toward 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44614/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish anti-victimisation legislation designed to protect those workers who choose to join a trade union and which was promised by March 2009 under the review of Towards 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44613/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of children covered by qualified child increases. [44717/09]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (3 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take the necessary steps to make the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator, the State-owned Anglo Irish Bank, the National Treasury Management Agency and associated agencies, including the National Asset Management Agency, subject to the Freedom of Information Acts; his views on whether that would improve the transparency of sections of...

Health Service Staff. (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the restructuring of the Health Service Executive providing regional structures and interaction between acute services and primary, community and continuing care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45559/09]

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Not for welfare recipients.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: That is not true.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: One does not have to protect millionaires.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The Government blew it.

Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It would help.

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a list of persons from an organisation (details supplied) who would have the necessary expertise to carry out an investigation into the practice of symphsiotomy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45558/09]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will have to wait a substantial period for an operation; and in view of the circumstances, if this person will avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [45432/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the finalised incentivised retirement scheme as it applies to staff in the Health Service Executive and specifically to staff in voluntary hospitals; the eligibility criteria for the scheme; and if there are any restrictions to the scheme. [45692/09]

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to change the way in which jurors are summonsed in view of the unreliability of the electoral register; if he has received complaints from families of deceased persons who have been summonsed for jury duty; and if he will investigate ways to update the register, in association with the General Register's Office,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 1 December 2009, if she will provide the information requested; if she will explore the way in which family payments in Spain are made in respect of resident children only; and if a similar rule can be applied in legislation here. [45798/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units provided under the social housing leasing initiative broken down by local authorities and housing associations and their locations; the number of proposed units under consideration under the initiative; and the timeframe for the occupation of same. [45431/09]

Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: How much has the Government put into the banks in the past year?

Departmental Staff. (9 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I can understand that the Cabinet was very keen to get Mr. Molloy off the pitch as quickly as possible given the controversy he caused and the ongoing embarrassment he was causing to the Cabinet. However, the fact is that the Cabinet is not above the law. It is required to adhere to the law and to guidelines which cover these matters. The guidelines which came from the Department of...

Departmental Staff. (9 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I am coming to that. The guidelines state very specifically that unless the person concerned has had his or her contract terminated, Government approval is required for an enhanced package. It seems that the Minister for Finance took it upon himself to give approval to the package without bringing it to Government. Is the Taoiseach aware of the fact the Minister for Finance acted ultra...

Departmental Staff. (9 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Did the Taoiseach take any advice?