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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health if the new local property tax will be a deductible expense for the purposes of determining the net wage of a medical card applicant. [1871/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (17 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of the basis of calculation for the income tax profile figure of €15,860 million for 2013, an increase of €684 million on the 2012 total; if he will set out the tax value of each of the factors that will increase or decrease the yield over the 2012 figure of €15,176, for example, €90 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Senior Alert Scheme (17 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale regarding his decision to introduce changes to the criteria and operation of the seniors alert scheme; the consultation, if any, that was conducted with groups administering the scheme before the decision was made to unilaterally impose these changes; the rationale behind the decision to introduce a blanket...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (17 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 6 December 2012, the rates for foster payments that will apply in 2013. [2185/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (17 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an analysis of the opening deficit referred to in table 1 page 3 of the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013 by method of funding, that is overdraft, medium term bank debt, trade creditor and outstanding taxes; in relation to outstanding balance due to the Revenue Commissioners, if he will provide a time based breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an entitlement to an invalidity pension is being questioned in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in view of the fact that this person received correspondence from her Department citing they were seeking a review of this entitlement before the claimant received their first payment; the rationale for this review; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseekers benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she could expedite a decision on same. [2874/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the feasibility of extending the service Vantastic, which is currently part funded by her Department under the Community Service Programme managed by Pobal and in view of its success and popularity, if he will undertake to examine the possibility of expanding the service to include the Dublin North West Area. [2967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 572. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of foster parents who have been deemed unsuitable and therefore struck off in each of the past five years; if she will provide details of the procedures in place for recording and investigating complaints about foster parents and their subsequent striking off; the way such parents are notified of this; and the procedure for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the decision of the Health Service Executive to cease funding of the Childminding Advisory Service country wide; the action she will take to ensure that this valuable service is maintained in view of the fact that 80% of children are minded by childminders rather than creches and this advisory service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 657. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to publish outpatient waiting times for each publicly contracted hospital consultant in order that patients and their general practitioners may exercise choice based on the length of waiting time in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (22 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the finalisation of a public health policy arising from the launch of the consultative process which commenced in June 2011; and when these proposals are likely to be presented to Dáil Éireann. [2986/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full breakdown of the tax liability in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason a recent small sum was deducted at source in this particular case and on what basis. [3357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full breakdown of the tax liability in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason a recent small sum was deducted at source in this particular case and on what basis. [3358/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies who availed of the special assignee relief programme tax relief in 2012; the number of persons who benefitted from the relief and the income profile of these persons; the total cost to the State of the scheme in 2012; and the total number of jobs that are directly attributable to the existence of the scheme. [3457/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on proposals to address the problem of pyrite in private homes; if he has reached agreement with stakeholders on a remediation scheme; if not, when he intends to impose a statutory levy on the construction/quarrying and insurance sectors; and if he will provide a detailed timescale for action...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: It is 1,000 jobs lost for agency nurses.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: What about the agency nurses?

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I ask about two further pieces of health legislation. The first is the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 which we were told last year was a priority piece of legislation. It went through the Seanad in September so why has it not been produced in the Dáil? Is there a reason the legislation is being held back? The second issue is the promised Government alcohol strategy,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (24 Jan 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3521/13]