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Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 108: To ask the Taoiseach the dates of each of the meetings of the Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and when the next meeting is scheduled. [17032/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the tender process for the activation programmes will be decided; when these programmes will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 9 March 2010, if he will now issue a tax certificate to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for the purposes of fulfilling qualifying criteria in respect of an application for a local authority home grant. [16753/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 9 March 2010, when a reply will issue. [16754/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 30 March 2010, when a reply will issue. [16758/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 2 March 2010, when a reply will issue. [16759/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 164 and 165 of 31 March 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of participants by county and by activity. [16744/10]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans in relation to the proposal by the European Commission that the EU should set a target of reducing poverty by 25% by 2020; and if he will ensure that Ireland actively promotes and advocates the acceptance of this target. [17031/10]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements that are in place in his Department for the analysis of the impact of policy on poverty; and the way in which the proposed changes in the functions of Departments will alter these arrangements. [17044/10]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (28 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on comments attributed to him that he intends to phase out the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17222/10]

Written Answers — General Government Deficits: General Government Deficits (28 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the publication by EUROSTAT of 2009 data on deficits and debt burdens of EU Governments which showed Ireland to have had the biggest general government deficit of any EU member state for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17221/10]

Written Answers — Cereal Sector: Cereal Sector (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the precarious situation grain farmers are in as a result of the decision by a company (details supplied) to import from England. [16921/10]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the implementation of a statutory code of practice to ensure transparency in the grocery sector pricing model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16922/10]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the pension arrangements of top management within the covered institutions as recommended by CIROC in its report in February 2009; and if he has addressed the specific issues raised in the CIROC report that the arrangements of making pension cash payments is unacceptable and that pension arrangements for senior executives...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in whole time equivalent terms employed in the social welfare appeals office in each of the past five years including the number at present; the number of staff lost due to the various incentive schemes over the past 18 months to two years. [17493/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average waiting time for an appeal to be heard in the social welfare appeals office. [17494/10]

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the proposed name changes for the Departments require legislation? What will be the statutory basis for the name changes? There is also concern about the decision to abolish the position of Minister of State with responsibility for the drugs strategy. There is a lot of concern that this would signal a lowering of priority for the drugs issue. Given that the office of the Minister...

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the OMD continue in existence?

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will legislation be needed to change the name?

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport if all recent industrial relations issues at Aer Lingus have been addressed; when he was last briefed by the three Government appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus; the latest directions that he has given these board members in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17890/10]