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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (7 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners are forcing taxpayers who have been erroneously billed for an outstanding household charge to prove they paid the household charge by writing to ask for a receipt of the payment instead of the Revenue Commissioners taking steps to collect this information themselves. [20615/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (7 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners cannot match individual property addresses with the payees of the household charge; if his Department has contacted the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding this lapse in oversight; if an investigation is under way by that office; and the disciplinary action, if any, for the person or persons responsible for this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (7 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in place to make refunds to persons who have been wrongly billed for the household charge when they have already paid it but who nonetheless pay the erroneous bill on foot of receiving a threatening letter from the Revenue Commissioners. [20617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (7 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has not published the ESRI report provided to his Department on water affordability; when he intends to do so in order that all members of Dáil Éireann will be fully informed of the evidence base for the impact of proposed changes on different income groups. [20618/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Charge Collection (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, to appeal or in any way request a review of the arrears charges that have been applied to their household charge demand as a result of a genuine misunderstanding about the application of the exemption criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21424/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Health Insurance Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the USC is a temporary measure, his plans for its elimination and the timescale proposed. [21474/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 415. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department’s plans for the commemoration of the outbreak of the First World War; if his Department is liaising with any historical or commemorative societies in arranging these events; and if the relatives of veterans of the First World War will be invited to participate in the commemorations. [21099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected yield from domestic water charges in 2015 to 2019, inclusive. [21640/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected operational and capital costs of Irish Water over each of the next five years; the methodology employed to arrive at these figures; the projected sources of funding for Irish Water over each of these years with the amount expected from each source for each of the years; the methodology employed to arrive at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current cost of providing water services in Ireland; the total revenue; and the total State subsidy with a breakdown by local authority. [21403/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his position in respect of limiting the total State funding to be provided to Irish Water; the total State subsidy in 2014, 2015 and 2016; the proportion of costs this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected average, median, range, and lower and upper quartiles of water charges in respect of each of the following family groups, single person, couple without children, couple with two children, family of five adults. [21400/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the indicative charge per cubic metre of water that he was imputing when he indicated that the charge for a family with five adults would be typically €450 per annum based on current water usage. [21401/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he proposes to ensure that the average bill for water will not exceed €240 in 2015 and 2016. [21402/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 470. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) and if he will indicate if the installation of water meter boxes in vehicle access locations by Irish Water is in compliance with BS 5834 standard and his departmental directive BC6/2009; if Irish Water have ISO 9001 quality management system in place;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (13 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to concerns expressed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, that the State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 proposes to set aside protections afforded to employees of the State airports under section 12 of the State Airports Act 2004; and if he will address the specific concerns regarding the introduction of a new...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: What about terminal illness?

Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Taoiseach formally correct the record in respect of what he said earlier about Mr. Brian Purcell and clarify that there is no firm commitment for a specific date for him to come before the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality?

Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: I want to also ask the Taoiseach if he will correct the record on the issue on which Mr. Purcell was asked to come before the committee, which concerns the resignation of the former Garda Commissioner.

Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach knows Mr. Purcell cannot divulge a private conversation between them on the night in question.