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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was exempt from the household charge in 2012 but is not now exempt from the local property tax despite the fact that no remedial works have been carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that his Department has initiated and adopted to ensure the personal safety of fire-fighters and paramedics working in sometimes hazardous and dangerous conditions; if his attention has been drawn to the number of such personnel that have been attacked while on duty; and his plans to implement any further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Service Personnel (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any extra penalties apply to the assault of emergency workers while they are on duty; and if not, if he will consider amending legislation to provide for same. [16901/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will agree to an early meeting with a cross-party group of TDs which recently met with CDYSB funded projects which will suffer significant funding cuts, in order to discuss the implications of these cuts for young persons in the Dublin city area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17384/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children Services Committees (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 21 march 2013, her plans to deal with the considerable variation in geographical coverage of the various agencies she mentions as being part of the CSC initiative (details supplied). [17385/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in recruiting additional front-line primary care staff; when he expects all such staff to be recruited; and the way in which he intends to re-allocate the savings of approximately €5 million to date arising from the delayed recruitment of these primary care posts. [17027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (16 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in fully commencing the chronic care programme for asthma, and the target dates he is working to for the commencement and full implementation of the programme. [17028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (17 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which owners of properties with pyrite will be asked to verify the presence of pyrite in order to qualify for an exemption of the local property tax; the prevalence thresholds of pyrite that will apply in order to qualify; if all residents of for example an apartment block will be asked for separate verification if the prevalence of pyrite is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 27 March 2013 (details supplied) if he will explain the way in which this will operate in the context of his commitment to introduce free general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17999/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Property Valuations (18 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have the opportunity to raise this matter. It is unfortunate that no Minister from the Department of Finance has come to the House to respond. While I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, given that the issue affects virtually everybody in the country, it is a pity that nobody from the Department of Finance was prepared to attend. There is a very real risk that...

Topical Issue Debate: Property Valuations (18 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: At the beginning of his contribution the Minister of State said the average price in an electoral division is accurate in most cases. This is not actually true. I have already given an example where seven out of ten cases were inaccurate in one electoral division, and I can provide the information to support this. I call on the Minister of State to provide clearer guidance to people on how...

Topical Issue Debate: Property Valuations (18 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: The Revenue should make that clear then.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Valuations (18 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Revenue say that?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Legislation (18 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the impact of his proposed reductions in public service pay on the retirement income of survivors' public service pensions, where survivors on income as low as €16,250 will see a reduction in their income arising from the linking of their income to existing salaries in the public sector; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he proposes to take to deal with the position of workers whose contract of employment expires on their sixty-fifth birthday, a year before the official State pension age; if he has any legislative proposals to allow for contracts to be extended at the request of workers in these circumstances, or to ban the making of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (23 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 251. To ask the Minister for Finance the advice provided to homeowners, if any, of the respective percentage reduction that should be applied to their property value when valuing their property for the purposes on the local property tax where the only reliable comparable home values available to them are 2010 and/or 2011 property values recorded on the property price register; and the way...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (23 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the proposal made in a newspaper article (details supplied) in relation to the deferral of mortgage debt. [19030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal position in respect of the widespread use of quad bikes by young persons; if these bikes come within road traffic legislation; if it is legal for minors or adults to ride these bikes on public roads or public open spaces; the person who is liable in respect of injury to persons or to property caused by one of these bikes; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal position in respect of the widespread use of quad bikes by young persons; if these bikes come within road traffic legislation; if it is legal for minors or adults to ride these bikes on public roads or public open spaces; the person who is liable in respect of injury to persons or to property caused by one of these bikes; and...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I support the Bill fully and commend the officials who have done so much work on it over so many years. It is finally wending its way slowly through the Houses of the Oireachtas. I am very aware of the many obstacles which have been put in its way over a number of years. It would be worthwhile to examine those obstacles more closely. The legislation is a welcome contribution to tackling...