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Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (11 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in circumstances where a child has purchased a home jointly with their parent but the parent has undertaken none of the payments towards the mortgage, the assessment under the fair deal will regard the parent as owning a 50% share, or would that share be reduced to take into account the fact that the parent had made no...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the target period of delay while her Department conducts a means test for a person whose entitlement to jobseeker's benefit has expired and whose spouse is working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12081/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person applying for planning permission must establish peer title to the lands before planning permission is obtained; if a subsequent dispute about ownership arises would this invalidate the permission granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12087/10]

Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (11 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has plans to alter the age at which pupils may enrol in primary schools now that the provision of a pre-school year up to the age of 4.5 years has been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12083/10]

Written Answers — School Property: School Property (11 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if schools are at liberty to dispose of lands for purposes other than education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12086/10]

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Everybody is leaving.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: I would first like to congratulate those who have been promoted. In particular, I would like to single out Deputy Pat Carey, a colleague of mine on the north side of Dublin, whom I know will bring great energy to his new tasks. Pouring old rhetoric into new skins will only produce hot air, and that is what we have heard from many Government spokespersons today. There have been many high...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: -----the Government continued to spend. I remember the Taoiseach saying that the Government was adopting an inspired strategy, because it could expand spending as the recession hit. He increased spending in the following budget at three or four times the prospective growth in the economy that never materialised. He and his Government built up many of the problems that we now confront. Many...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of indictable offences contained within the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2004; and the number of summary offences contained within the Central Banks Acts 1942 to 2004. [12252/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 28 January 2010, the number of prosecutions brought for offences under the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2004 in each of the years 2004 to 2009; the number of prosecutions on indictment brought in each year; the number of summary prosecutions brought in each year; the number of convictions on indictment...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the titles, responsibilities, grades and professional qualifications of all staff employed in the Office of the Financial Regulator; if there are any unfilled positions within this office; and the titles, responsibilities and grades of all unfilled positions. [12254/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to consolidate or reform the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2004; the position regarding such plans; his further plans to bring amending legislation; and when such legislation will be published. [12255/10]

Written Answers — Bank Closures: Bank Closures (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if he was consulted before the announcement that a bank (details supplied) will close; if other options were considered to avoid the loss of service to customers and of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12260/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is the largest hedge fund administration centre in the world representing approximately 49% of global hedge fund assets and employing more than 3,000 persons; if he has received advice from his Department as to the effect the most recent Spanish Presidency compromise text of the Alternative...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Spanish Presidency amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive would have the effect of closing off the European markets and European institutional investors from non-European investment firms; if he supports the Swedish Presidency amendments that deleted the three year moratorium that specified...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on exempting e-books from VAT; and the discussion he has had with his EU colleagues on the taxation of this sector. [12439/10]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the spending to date in preparing plans and undertaking preparatory works at the Mater for the new children's hospital; if she has set aside moneys to commence the construction; and if she will outline the phasing. [12251/10]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who plan to adopt from a country (details supplied) are now in a race against time to get approval for adoption from the Adoption Board; and if she will make arrangements for a transition period to allow persons who have been pursuing this option for a long time to complete the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children who are with the Beechpark services who progress to a secondary school placement lose their home support grant even though they have the same care needs; the steps she will take to ensure that there will be uniformity of treatment of children based on their needs rather than...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the aggregate budget that has been made available to fund rehab day care places for persons in 2010 and beyond, in particular a centre (details supplied); her plans to increase this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12640/10]