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Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Finance if the terms of reference of the independent review of the Department of Finance will include investigating and assessing the performances, decisions and impacts of the three Ministers of Finance during the ten years to be reviewed. [33990/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 526: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a financial institution (details supplied) is permitted to charge 2% to a minimum of €4 and a maximum of €35 on euro cheques from other countries within the eurozone; his views on the impact of the bank's actions on small and medium enterprises.. [33993/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 840: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for all categories of medical card applications. [33998/10]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 888: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline any consultations he has had with private sector provider as to their views on the capacity needs in Dublin Port as set out in the 2005 ports policy statement; the steps he has taken to ensure that Dublin Port is in a position to meet capacity demand in the medium to long term; and the steps he has taken to maximise private...

Written Answers — Commercial Rental Sector: Commercial Rental Sector (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 1193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the measures he is taking to ban upward-only rent reviews for existing businesses not provided for by the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. [33994/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 1378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time for processing all social welfare applications in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. [33999/10]

Written Answers — Homeless Agency Staff: Homeless Agency Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 1525: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed by the Homeless Agency partnership in the years 2007 to 2010 inclusive; and if the agency will meet its target of eliminating long-term homeless and the need to sleep rough by the end of 2010. [33997/10]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (29 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 1742: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress he has made on a Government-back loan guarantee scheme for viable small businesses; the reason work on such a scheme did not begin when Ireland entered recession in September 2008; and when such a scheme will be available to small businesses. [33995/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Sep 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 91: To ask the Taoiseach the role of the better regulation unit in his Department; the number of staff working in the unit in each of the years 2004 to 2010 inclusive; the unit's spending in each of those years; the progress made on the implementation of the 2004 regulating better government White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35022/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Iceland where a cross-party committee was set up to assess the role of certain Ministers in the country's economic collapse; if he would favour a similar process here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35025/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the promised ten per cent increased lending capacity that has been made available to small and medium sized business by Bank of Ireland and AIB as required under the conditions of the bank recapitalisation scheme; if both banks have furnished the Financial Regulator with regular quarterly reports outlining the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with the EU Economics Commissioner regarding achieving specific budget and reform measures during the next four years; if he has taken the Commissioner's advice and plans to adopt now measures to make sure debt remains on a sustainable path over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35027/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons medical card holders are experiencing continued difficulties accessing dental services since April 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35023/10]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she is taking to ensure pharmacies are passing on the benefits of savings on the price of commonly used drugs to non-medical card customers; if she has had any communication with the Irish Pharmacy Union on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35033/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will guarantee the continuation of the cervical cancer screening programme; the measures she intends to take to improve public awareness of the programme considering just 285,000 out of the 1.1 million eligible women availed of a smear test in the first year of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35034/10]

Written Answers — Commercial Rent Reviews: Commercial Rent Reviews (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the report of the working group on transparency in commercial rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35028/10]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will give details of his recent meeting with the Stormont Minister for Justice and the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice; if he will outline the action he intends to take as a result of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35029/10]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his Department's progress with regard to reaching the target of reducing administrative burdens on business by 25% by 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/10]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (5 Oct 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress made on the implementation of the 2007 report of the business regulation forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35021/10]