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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Agencies (7 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding plans to merge the Forensic Science laboratory into the State Laboratory; his views on whether the merger would be a retrograde step; if he will confirm that a recent review carried out by his Department accepts that there will be no significant savings as a result of a merger; his views on concerns raised by many...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Insurance Refunds (13 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 6 June 2012 and No. 234 of 18 September 2012 when a PRSI refund will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when the persons refund will be granted; the reason the person has still not been contacted as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Dental Services (13 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full details of the free dental services currently available for persons, based on PRSI contributions; the services available in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; if he proposes to make any changes to the scheme in Budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50044/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for subsidiary protection in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 going back to 2002; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49637/12]

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I am pleased to participate in the debate. I congratulate the Minister on bringing forward the Bill, which I support. I also commend the work of my colleagues in the Labour Party, Deputy Kevin Humphreys and Deputy Arthur Spring, on their work on the Bill in the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. A level of consensus is evident in the contributions of Members from...

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I express my condolences to the family concerned on the passing of Savita Halappanavar. My comments do not relate to any specific case but to the need to legislate for the X case. The fact that 20 years after a Supreme Court ruling the Oireachtas has absolutely failed to vindicate the rights of citizens, or ensure that where there is a real and substantial threat to the life of a mother a...

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I respect the views of everybody in this House. They are entitled to their views, but what they are not allowed to do is obstruct or undermine the constitutional rights of citizens in this country. Where, as the Minister stated in his reply, there is a risk to the life of the mother and where a termination is feasible, it should be allowed. In this country we have failed to legislate for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (14 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Programme for Government commitment to discontinue the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the closure of Bellewstown Bridge, near Duleek, County Meath; the reason the bridge has been closed; if his attention has been drawn to the inconvenience now being experienced by the local community as a result of the closure of the bridge; if he will make funds available to repair the bridge and the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Budgeting (15 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing into the budgetary process here and in particular if he will address the core arguments made in the TASC research publication of May 2012 Untold Story of the Crisis, which specifically calls for equality proofing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50233/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Transaction Tax (15 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which the plans for a financial transactions tax have been initiated under enhanced cooperation; if he has included the residence and issuance principals in his analysis of the proposal, whereby all firms globally will have to pay the FTT if they serve the EU market, suggesting that relocation risks from Dublin would be low as relocation could make...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Human Rights Issues (20 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his position on the Domestic Workers' ILO Convention; if Ireland will make the convention a priority as part of our membership of the UN Human Rights Council; if he will ratify the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (20 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of deposit retention cases brought to court on behalf of tenants by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of cases brought by the PRTB on behalf of landlords in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Committees (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names all of the independent human rights committees other than the European Court of Human Rights under the aegis of the Council of Europe and under the aegis of the United Nations for which his Department has a primary liaison or reporting role, and for each one of those committees if mechanisms exist for removing a member when information...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection services. However, last week residents across north and west Dublin were told their waivers would be abolished. When will legislation be brought forward to introduce the national waiver scheme the Government has committed to introduce?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade with Israel (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of Ireland's exports to Israel in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown of which State bodies and semi-State companies are involved in trade with Israel; if he will provide details of the value of these exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52510/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52764/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be expedited; and the reason for the delay [52375/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick Nulty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to continue funding the student assistance fund beyond 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52335/12]