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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying the higher rate of tax on more than 50% of their earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the lower rate. [30600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the higher rate. [30601/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (10 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 2 July 2014, the reason those medical card holders who had a serious illness or disability and who lost discretionary medical cards as a result of a decision by the centralised office prior to 1 July 2011 are not being treated in the same manner as medical card holders in the same circumstances who lost them...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (10 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the target month for the finalisation of a costed implementation plan for the national clinical programme for asthma; and the steps he is taking to ensure this implementation plan will be finalised in time for inclusion in the 2015 Health Service Executive service plan. [30493/14]

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of cases pending relating to allegations of sexual abuse in day schools, if she will report on the number of such cases; the number which have been contacted on behalf of the Chief State Solicitor's office to inform them that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Louise O'Keeffe v. Ireland is not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the decision to cut funding through the local community and development programme, which benefitted groups such the Irish Deaf Society, in view of the fact that such cuts have resulted in the closure of their advocacy service for thousands of deaf persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Regulations (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the decision to require local development companies to engage in a competitive tendering process for delivering projects and services to local communities, if the justification for this arises from Directive 2004/18/EC; if will he respond to claims that this directive has been replaced by Directive 2014/24/EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Safety (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 733. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements in place to ensure appropriate redeployment arrangements in the Road Safety Authority for driver testers who may be affected by a road traffic accident in the course of their work, which results in them not being able to continue in that role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department have explored the possibility of the acquisition of further religious-held property under the terms of the residential institutions redress scheme as a means of addressing the current chronic shortage of social housing; if she will provide a full account of any such plans in this regard; the targets in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Institutions Issues (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he and his Department have explored the possibility of the acquisition of further religious-held property under the terms of the residential institutions redress scheme as a means of addressing the current chronic shortage of social housing; if he will provide a full account of any such plans in this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the PCRS in cases where a doctor visit card is awarded on discretionary grounds rather than a medical card on the same grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was awarded a doctor visit card on discretionary grounds, while their spouse was awarded the full medical card on discretionary grounds. [31858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers who would be affected by any reduction in the marginal rate of tax. [32666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 18 June 2014, the reason for the delay in a reply being issued by the education and training board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32018/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Reform (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 301. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the anomaly of established public servants who are required to retire at age 65 but whose State pension entitlement does not arise until age 66; and the steps he will take to address this problem. [32830/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the anomalous position whereby an employee who is earning €18,304 requires a pay rise of over €1,000 to secure an increase in their take-home pay due to the step effect of current PRSI banding arrangements. [32086/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, a breakdown of the current number of appeals received for each social welfare payment; the average completion time for these appeals; and the percentage of appeals, in respect of each payment, which are upheld by the appeals office. [32873/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the basis for the recent decision to cut €1.2 million of funding from his Department for 25 charities; if he will provide details of the impact assessment which was carried out in respect of this decision; if he will reconsider this decision in view of the invaluable work of these charities and the relatively...