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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will expedite a reply [7978/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Marriages of Convenience (19 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to address the issue of marriages of convenience by way of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (19 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the concerns of the pharmacy sector in respect of the loss of driver photo ID business arising from the awarding of a contract to the National Driver Licence Service; if he will explain the process involved in the awarding of the contract and the reason pharmacies were not allowed to tender for it in view of the fact that many...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9163/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 29 January 2013, when funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older persons and persons with a disability; the level of funding that will be allocated to each local authority and if he will ensure that funding levels for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a Health Service Executive employee (details supplied); if he will outline this persons pension rights; the supports available to assist with recouping lost salary and pension payments following a serious illness prior to their return to work in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the loss to the State of VAT revenue arising from the below-cost selling of alcohol. [9488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of grants awarded respectively under each of the grants available under the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability in each of the years since November 2007; the total amount allocated to local authorities by his Department for these schemes in each of these years broken down...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 29 November 2012, if he will provide details of the numbers on waiting lists in respect of assessment and treatment for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy with a breakdown by therapy and by duration on the waiting list and by area and by age category [9490/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated and the outturn in respect of local schemes that is drugs schemes in each of the past five years with a breakdown by its constituent parts [9491/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in the development of a national sexual health strategy and his target month in 2013 for the publication of same [9492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the treatment of tax credits following the bereavement of a separated spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of outstanding unpaid corporation tax for the past five consecutive years; and if he will provide information as to the corporations liable for the outstanding sums. [9847/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Regulations (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent media reports that he is introducing regulations that will entitle the EU/ECB to extend the period during which they may review the taxation and expenditure decisions of our national parliament; and the reason he is doing this. [10103/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a higher education grant was not awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if he will address the points raised by this applicant that this student is totally independent of their parent but fail to qualify for higher education grant assistance based on their means; if the regulations governing the grant assessment and payment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Package (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the arrangement whereby a person (detail supplied) in receipt of disability allowance has been cut off the household benefit package as they live with their child whose income is derived solely from a jobseeker's payment; if she will take steps to address this anomaly whereby qualifying for one benefit results in disqualification...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (26 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 14 February 2013, his views on the principle that householders should get a basic free allowance of water and that charges should only apply for usage above that allowance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9583/13]

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross saving he intends to achieve from the public sector payroll in each of the years 2013 to 2015 with a breakdown by saving type, that is reduction in head count, overtime, core pay, increments, allowances and so on; and if he will provide an analysis of the net saving that will be achieved when income tax, USC, PRSI, pension levies...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options open to him to initiate an investigation into a planning decision by a local authority or An Bord Pleanála where he feels the decision was not in accordance with good planning and development or where he may have other grounds to suspect that an investigation is warranted. [10548/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (27 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons are still being imprisoned for non-payment of fines; the reason their fines are not being deducted at source by either the Revenue Commissioners or the Department of Social Protection; and the way he intends to end the situation where significant numbers of prison places are taken up by fine-defaulters. [10467/13]