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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacancies for social work positions in community care areas across the State in December 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1429/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the steering group on medical cards which was to report by the autumn of 2008 has completed its work; if so, if a report has been published; if not, when the report of the steering group will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1765/09]

Written Answers — Alcohol Advertising Codes: Alcohol Advertising Codes (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the consultative panel for the revised code in respect of alcohol advertising and marketing to children has been established; if so, the membership of same; if not, the reasons for the delay; if she will give a commitment to set up the committee in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1766/09]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 25 November 2008. [1969/09]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 10 July 2008. [1971/09]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 16 December 2008. [2128/09]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of citizens who have been imprisoned in each of the 12 months of 2008 for having failed, for whatever reason, to meet loan repayments to banks and other financial institutions, including credit unions; the average term imposed on all those placed in places of detention for said offences over the same 12-month...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 850: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the local authority swimming pool programme grant will be re-launched in 2009; the expected date for the re-launch; the funding allocated for the programme; if applications from towns such as Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be considered favourably for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1685/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 10 December 2008, if and when the European Central Bank interest rate cut of 0.75%, announced on 4 December 2008, will be passed on in full to local authority mortgage holders; if a decision has been made on whether the rate cut of 0.5% announced on 15 January...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1087: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes sold to tenant purchasers by local authorities for each of the years 2003 to 2008; and the average price of the units in each of those years. [1687/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason that illness benefit is excluded from the list of eligible social assistance payments for the special rate of maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48068/08]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average waiting time, on a county basis, for children awaiting educational psychologist assessment. [1734/09]

Criminal Prosecutions. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if pay cuts and job cuts are planned for the Offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Chief State Solicitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1776/09]

Criminal Prosecutions. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ní mise an chéad ceisteoir. I am not the first questioner.

Criminal Prosecutions. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's pardon. On the Order Paper, Deputy Gilmore is first. I am happy to take the opportunity but I do not think that would be fair.

Criminal Prosecutions. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach accept there is growing concern within wider society at the level of crimes committed by persons on bail and that there has to be a direct relationship between the resourcing of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and this very worrying statistic? Does the Taoiseach accept that rather than the argument of creating further restrictions on the right to bail,...

Criminal Prosecutions. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach not believe that it would be a useful exercise to inform himself and Members of the House of the factual situation regarding the cost to communities and the economy of serious, repeat offences by people already on bail, which occur on a frequent basis? I argue for the right to bail, but the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions does not have sufficient resources...

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his Department's Estimate for 2009. [1777/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I note that the pay and pensions Estimate for 2009 published for the Department of the Taoiseach in tandem with the budget shows a 9% decrease over the 2008 forecasted outturn. Can the Taoiseach explain to the House how this figure is arrived at? What are the specific reductions, cost savings, etc., that give rise to a 9% decrease in respect of pay and pensions? Does it include address of...

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I referred to the steward's house at Farmleigh, as it was formerly known.