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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the financial impact the changes to the average contribution bands have made to persons who were approaching retirement and who were in one of the middle band categories; and the steps, if any, she proposes to take to address this. [21472/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views, if any, on moving to a system whereby weekly pension rates are determined by total contributions, or to otherwise change the system so that social insurance contributors who commenced contributions early in their life are not disadvantaged, as at present. [21473/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Interdepartmental Working Groups (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the interdepartmental working and retirement group that have taken place since its inception; the recommendations the group has made and, of these, which have been accepted by the Government; and if, and where, the group's deliberations and reports are published. [21488/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 26 May 2015, if she will outline the number of case officer vacancies in each region; and the estimated cost of filling each of these posts. [22405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pay Related Social Insurance (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of eliminating the Pay Related Social Insurance step effect, as it impacts on employees. [22514/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 28 April 2015 the reason for the delay in issuing a Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21764/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Yield (11 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised by increasing the level of universal social charge paid by employees on the proportion of their salary over €100,000 to match the existing regime for the self-employed. [22880/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (11 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised if the effective rate of corporation tax was 12.5%. [22881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (11 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised for every 0.1% increase, up to a 2% increase, of Stamp Duty added to the rate payable on share transactions. [22882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (16 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 208 of 28 April 2015 and 127 and 143 of 14 May 2015 in respect of distance sales of alcohol, if she is aware of legal advice obtained by senior gardaí in Ballymun, Dublin 11, on foot of a request for direction from the Director of Public Prosecutions, regarding payment on delivery for alcohol sales,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of proposals currently under development in a bank (details supplied) to outsource work and staff from its Information Technology Division to a third-party service provider; the discussions his Department has had with this company regarding the possibility of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Data (18 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of reserved vehicle registration numbers in each of the past five years; the revenue this has yielded to the State in each of these years; and the anticipated yield to the Exchequer, if current fees were increased by 5%, 10% or 20%, respectively. [24398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 397. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the significant increase in the demand for its services, if he will review the recent cuts to the funding of the rape crisis centres of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (23 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions arising from the report of the task force, that concluded its work in 2010, on the planning and land use implications of the siting and location of adult entertainment venues; the main recommendations of the report; the recommendations which were not accepted; the recommendations on which there was no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Exemptions (23 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 607. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the local property tax exemption for residential properties that have been certified as having significant pyritic damage, if the cost of obtaining such certification can be recouped by homeowners, through his Department or through the pyrite remediation scheme. [24957/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Exemptions (23 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 608. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Revenue Commissioners require homes included in the pyrite remediation scheme (details supplied) to provide independent certification of pyritic damage when applying for an exemption from local property tax. [24958/15]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)

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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 156. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of proposals by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to close the taxi rank in the hospital which has been in existence for 20 years; the implications of this for the livelihoods of taxi drivers, who have operated at this rank; and the action which he will take to address these concerns. [25661/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (30 Jun 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 396. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 19 May 2015, if he will ensure that a reply from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is provided to this Deputy as soon as possible. [25994/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jul 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a new scheme reported in the media which is intended to incentivise general practitioners to reduce the cost of prescribed medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/15]