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

Richard Bruton: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the existing medical card contract with general practitioners includes the taking of necessary blood tests or if medical card patients are required to attend hospital for such tests; if she has done an analysis on the comparative cost and turnaround of requiring blood tests to be done in hospital compared to general practitioner...

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy in respect of social worker support to foster families and to children who are fostered; the number of foster families served by each social worker; if foster children have independent access to a different social structure in the event of mutual difficulties arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12913/10]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has ever been a prosecution brought on indictment for an offence under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2009; if there has been any such prosecution since 2000; and the details of all such prosecutions. [12256/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for naturalisation are having their applications deferred if they become unemployed, even when their work authorisation confines them to specific fields of employment; and his views on relaxing the work authorisation terms to allow such persons to apply for other...

Written Answers — False Passports: False Passports (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken to date following the discovery that Irish passports were used by perpetrators of an assassination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/10]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish troops are still serving in Afghanistan, even though the United Nations mandate for the presence of troops in Afghanistan has now expired; and if he will indicate whether there are plans to bring this Irish mission to an end. [12917/10]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (23 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 620: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is capital funding available from his Department for voluntary run services for dog protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/10]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a transition period for parents who have undertaken substantial preparation for a proposed adoption from Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13228/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children who are with Beechpark services who progress to a secondary school placement, lose their home support grant, even though they have the same care needs; if she will take steps to ensure that there will be uniformity of treatment of children based on their needs rather than the...

Written Answers — Property Management Fees: Property Management Fees (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy changes which he plans to introduce in relation to the management fees charged by owners of property in multi-unit developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13300/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his progress to date in establishing an employer job PRSI incentive scheme; the eligibility criteria for this scheme; when the scheme comes into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if in the means test for higher education grants the income of a separated spouse is taken into account or if efforts are made by the education authorities to pursue the separated spouse to contribute if he or she is in a good financial position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13227/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if a masters in social work in University College Dublin is eligible for support from the higher education grant. [13230/10]

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: It is not agreed. As we speak, a very prominent backbencher in the Fianna Fáil Party is indicating that the believes the Taoiseach should consider his position.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: I do. I wish to indicate a number of reasons that I am opposed to the Order of Business. First, when we find that Government backbenchers do not believe the Taoiseach capable of providing fresh leadership for the country, we have a serious and grave situation.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Second, we have just read that the Minister for Finance will announce next Tuesday a recapitalisation package for Anglo Irish Bank. It appears that not only will we be buying €35 billion of loans from the bank but we will also be asking the taxpayer to provide €9 billion for recapitalisation. Next week's business makes no provision for a debate on this huge decision which has enormous...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: -----and for the failure to have any financial assessment of the issue. There should be an immediate publication of this report so that we can schedule a debate. The Attorney General and those concerned have had plenty of time to consider it. We must now move to see real accountability for the appalling decisions that were made. Let us scrutinise what happened and let us assign the...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: As regards the Order of Business, the Tánaiste seemed to indicate earlier that she was willing to schedule a debate for next week on the recapitalisation of the banks. Could she clarify the format of that debate? We need to have the ability to make distinctions between different banks and take a prudent decision in respect of how we approach them. Various banks are of different importance...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: When?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: The Minister for Social Protection is a wonderful man but he cannot be everywhere at once.