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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the situation faced by foster parents of adult children whom they wish to adopt, but who are prohibited from doing so by the lack of legislation; his plans to introduce the necessary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16078/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the antiquated categorisation of children in the ethnic or cultural background group within the primary online database form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16080/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: Is there any reason that the correspondence on recoupment of spousal travel in FÁS is so anonymous? Is it acceptable? In his reply, Mr. O'Toole said he received something from one of them and something else from another. Why do we not ask who has paid what?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: Can we reply and ask who has paid what?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: Is the Comptroller and Auditor General saying the Taoiseach was wrong to give him a job to do which is not in his remit?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: So the Taoiseach is incorrect.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: So the Taoiseach is incorrect.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: Correct.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to exercise his proxy votes, or the way he exercised them if already cast, as a shareholder on behalf of the Irish people in both Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks resolutions, to be decided at their annual general meetings; and if he will provide the way he has cast the votes in each resolution individually. [16622/15]

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: I thank the Acting Chairman. The debate so far has moved along utterly predictable lines. It is somewhat surprising to see so much Dáil time given to a debate on the economy given that we discuss it in more detail and in a more specialised way every week. The reason for it is quite simple, namely, that we are now in an election situation and this is the type of framework in which the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (30 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide tax refunds for necessary health expenses to those paying tax on their private pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (30 Apr 2015)

Shane Ross: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review its post-primary transport policy in respect of a student (details supplied) in County Leitrim, to facilitate that student in remaining in her current secondary school; if the scheme takes account of the length and safety of a journey from the family home to the bus collection point; if the policy considers the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 May 2015)

Shane Ross: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the tax-free amount which may be withdrawn from annuity-tied and restricted pension funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/15]

Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: I am not sure why we are having this debate. I know it is Europe Day but it would be absurd to imagine that anybody in Europe is going to take the slightest bit of notice of what we say in this debate today. It is a grandiose title. We talk about the challenges facing the EU. The cursory speech from the Minister of State did not really paint any vision of the future. If this was of some...

Topical Issues: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. With the permission of the House, in the absence of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, I wish to defer my Topical Issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: Could I ask that the clerk write to seek that the investment committee come in?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: Last week we agreed that we would ask them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: Why would that be a problem?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)

Shane Ross: Sorry?