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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the circumstances in which persons on disability benefit, unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance can qualify for the national fuel allowance and are exempted for the requirement to have 13 paid stamps to qualify. [35991/05]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the provision which has been made in the Estimates 2006 for locks, alarms and so on for pensioners through local voluntary groups; the categories of pensioners who will be eligible; and if the scheme will be placed on a year-round basis. [35981/05]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has made provision in Estimates 2006 for the increase in the income limits and in the maintenance payments under the higher education grant, in respect of standard applicants and applicants eligible for a special top up grant; the present values in respect of these and the proposed values. [35977/05]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the month used for calculating the movement in prices and the movement in wages which is used by her Department for updating the value of maintenance payments and of income thresholds under higher education grants. [35978/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has made provision in Estimates 2006 for changes in the terms and conditions of the back to education allowance; and the terms and conditions which will be applied. [35979/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has included in Estimates 2006 provision for increase in the registration charge for college students; the charge that will apply in 2006-07; and the categories which will be exempt from this charge. [35982/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made any provision in the 2006 Estimates for increases in the income limits for affordable housing, shared ownership or for social housing; and the limits that will apply in 2006. [35993/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made any provision in the 2006 Estimates for changes in the terms and conditions of shared ownership or affordable housing in relation to the deposit required, the subsidy towards repayments at different income levels, the maximum loan amount, loan proportion or the maximum house value; and the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the rate of interest and of mortgage protection cost applied under local authority loans; the typical annual payments on a €100,000 loan at these rates; if he envisages any change in these rates during 2006; and the impact they would have on typical annual payments. [35995/05]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (23 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 265: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made changes in the 2006 Estimates in respect of the grant percentage or the maximum value of grant in respect of adaptations to a home for a disabled person building a new home, essential repairs grant and any other grant in relation to the home of pensioners; and the values which will prevail in...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has instructed Dublin Bus to fast-track the delivery of real time information on its bus services in the capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36012/05]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport if another round of funding for regional airports or any additional funding to such airports is envisaged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36003/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house amongst her Department and the agencies under her authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intention of an embargo on recruitment. [36453/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove the condition that has been imposed on many confined competitions that all successful candidates must undertake to decentralise in order that the principle of the voluntary nature of decentralisation can be maintained. [36109/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house amongst his Department and the agencies under his authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intention of an embargo on recruitment. [36116/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house in his Department and the agencies under his authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intended embargo on recruitment. [36454/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house in his Department and the agencies under his authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intended embargo on recruitment. [36455/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house in his Department and the agencies under his authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intended embargo on recruitment. [36456/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or others employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house in his Department and the agencies under his authority; and the way in which this practice fits with the intended embargo on recruitment. [36457/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Nov 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the value of the national fuel supplement and the smokeless fuel premium in each year since 1997. [36212/05]