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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference relating to the review of the community employment scheme; when the review commenced and the month it is scheduled to be completed; and the person or persons undertaking this review. [32888/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Finance if PRSI, the health levy, and the income levy will be tax deductible for pension contribution purposes in addition to the standardised tax relief rate for pensions of 33% as proposed in the national pensions framework. [33441/10]

Written Answers — Public Service Pensions: Public Service Pensions (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner; the number in receipt of this level of pension; the number in receipt of pensions in each bracket between the highest value pension and the highest value pension less €20,000; and in each bracket thereafter at intervals of €20,000. [33440/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, in some cases, mortgage interest relief is no longer being applied at source; if his policy has changed in this regard; if he will outline the precise arrangement now operating between the banks and the Revenue Commissioners; and the implications in terms of additional administrative burden on the Revenue Commissioners in terms of...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deciding officers, inspectors and medical assessors employed for the purposes of medical card assessment and medical card appeals on a county basis. [32127/10]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the increase in the cost of medicines; the reason for the recent price increases to more than the original price; the steps she is taking to ensure that persons who have to pay for their medicines over the counter benefit from price reductions. [33255/10]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 778: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the increase in the cost of medicines generally; the reason for recent price increases to more than the original price, specifically regarding medicines (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to ensure that persons, that have to pay for their medicines over the counter, benefit from price reductions.. [33617/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in deciding the appeal under the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if the matter can be expedited as soon as possible. [33278/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 885: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to recent reports that it is his intention to limit taxi working hours to a 48 hour working week; and further will he clarify if it is his intention to bring about morning, mid afternoon and night shifts, with 5,000 taxis operating on each shift. [33629/10]

Written Answers — Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1177: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, in relation to the Multi-Unit Development Bill, the actions he proposes to take for the regulation of existing management companies; if he will ensure that measures are adopted with regard to the regulation of fee structures, which are often opaque and lack supporting documentation; and if he will set in place a requirement for a...

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1255: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to consolidate the appeals process for social welfare appeals so that all supplementary welfare appeals can only be appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office and to provide for the specific legal reference for the legislation underpinning this change. [32387/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1315: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a social welfare appeal; and the average waiting time for an appeal requiring an oral hearing. [33296/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of qualified adults being claimed for under all current jobseeker's payments with a breakdown by jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance. [32379/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the principal social welfare payments a person can be in receipt of in order to qualify for mortgage interest supplement; if mortgage interest supplement is payable when a person is in receipt of a training allowance from FÁS and if mortgage interest supplement is payable when a person is in receipt of wages from community employment....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the full conditions of the work for the dole scheme; if he will indicate the qualifying criteria applying, if candidates will be self selected or chosen directly by his Department; the distinction, if any, between this scheme and existing social employment schemes; if there will be any mandatory element to it; the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1313: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for disability allowance applications; the reason for the long delay in processing times; the action he is taking to address this problem. [33253/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to parliamentary Question, reference No. 26315/10 of 22 June 2010, if he will provide an update regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [33256/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the planned changes in the national pensions framework in relation to the self-employed and in particular sole-traders. [33442/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the preparations being made to transpose a EU directive, 2010/41/EU by the 2012 deadline. [33618/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Sep 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1352: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree of consultation that has taken place with his Department in relation to the setting of guidelines by the Department of the Environment and Local Government for local authority differential rent schemes; if he has offered any assessment to the Department of the Environment and Local Government in relation to the implication...