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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason payment for a persons 2013 local property tax liability (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was only taken for this persons primary home; if the Revenue Commissioners will arrange to have the reminder of this persons 2013 liability withdrawn; if this person will now owe any penalty fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the fixed price plan to which former waiver customers of a waste management company (details supplied) have recently been moved is in keeping Ireland’s obligations under European law and the polluter pays principle; if his Department will amend the Waste Management Act 1996 to allow for greater regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 27 November 2013, the course of action open to CervicalCheck patients who are asked for their insurance details by a consultant in a colposcopy service; and if he will arrange to provide clarification to all consultants in this service regarding same. [52350/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if specific provision will be made in the 2014 disability services programme to assist deaf persons with an intellectual disability in residential and community care environments; his views on the level of sign language fluency among staff in such environments; if there is a minimum qualification in sign language required to work with deaf persons with an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross cost to the Exchequer of all increments due to be paid to civil and public servants in 2014. [52825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his estimate of the overall change to the public sector pay bill in 2014 over 2013. [52826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of 17 diabetes nurse specialists; if all 17 have now been recruited and are fully operational; if not, the reasons for the delay; and the geographic areas currently served by each of these specialists and the areas not currently served. [52822/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Appeals (11 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 whose respite grant appeal was lodged in March 2013; the reason of the delay in the processing this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 4 December 2013, if he will confirm that, as a result of changes to be made arising from the Finance (No.2) Bill, high-earning public sector employees with defined benefit pension entitlements will now be treated more favourably for SFT tax purposes than their private sector counterparts who choose to commute part...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 4 December 2013, if he will confirm that two high earning workers approaching retirement with identical benefits at retirement but where one is a high earning public sector worker and one is a high earning private sector worker (details supplied) will be treated very differently for tax purposes as a result of...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I support the thrust of these two amendments. It seems strange that in a single insolvency situation no element of the debt remains with the company. It would seem in those circumstances that a company is allowed to wind up the scheme and essentially walk away from it. That leaves the taxpayer to pick up the tab. I do not understand why that debt does not remain with the company. That is...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: That is not the rationale. The Minister's explanation underlies the folly of taking a piecemeal approach to pension reform. It is regrettable that this issue has not been addressed in a comprehensive and meaningful way. As I stated previously, it is a case of passing the parcel between social protection and finance on this. One cannot make changes in one area without them having a...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: The Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament highlighted this issue in correspondence to all of us, including the Minister. They were looking for the right of audience for pensioners. They also expressed their dissatisfaction over not having had the opportunity to come in and present to the committee. Many of us wondered why there is such a rush with this legislation and why there was not an...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I want to record my intention to table amendments on Report Stage regarding the right of audience, which is different from consultation. I accept the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and other groups have been involved in various rounds of consultation, but that is different from having a right of audience through the industrial relations machinery.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: The problem with that is that it is after the event. I intend tabling an amendment on employer liability and also on the need to introduce an upper limit. The Minister said she did not want to have to introduce this legislation. She would not have to introduce it in the way she is doing it if the Government had dealt with the wider pensions issue in terms of the €2.5 billion being...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 118. To ask the Taoiseach if in relation to the Quarterly National Household Survey - Quarter 3 - 2013 he will provide a breakdown by sectoral employment of the all persons part of table 5A; if he will also provide a breakdown of the same part of this table by age, by ILO economic status and by region,respectively. [54426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was told their appeal had been accepted on two occasions by Student Universal Support Ireland telephone operators, only for the decision to change at a later date; the outcome and rationale of the final decision of this appeal; the reason for the change in decision; the amount this person must now pay in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (17 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 378. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 27 November 2013, in which he states that vehicle owners generally who did not avail of the transition arrangements must now pay arrears in motor tax where these arise, if he will outline the exceptions to this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 458. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to an owner's management company to ensure that common areas are transferred from the developer to the owner's management company in circumstances where the developers company has been struck off and the directors are not contactable. [54427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (17 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 624. To ask the Minister for Health the target date for the publication of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance [54292/13]