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Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made within his Department in relation to the reduction of agricultural carbon emissions; if he will bring forward specific new measures on foot of the recent publication of the carbon budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37518/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of single people aged between 65 and 70 years being granted pensions through his Department, as a result of their employment in the public service; the number of such payments to single people aged between 65 and 70 years that are between €20,000 and €24,999 per annum; the number of such payments to single people aged between 65...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of single people aged over 70 years being granted pensions through his Department, as a result of their employment in the public service; the number of such payments to single people aged over 70 years that are between €20,000 and €24,999 per annum; the number of such payments to single people aged over 70 years that are between...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of married people aged between 65 and 70 years being granted pensions through his Department, as a result of their employment in the public service; the number of such payments to married people aged between 65 and 70 years that are between €60,000 and €64,999 per annum; the number of such payments to married people aged between 65...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of married people aged over 70 years being granted pensions through his Department, as a result of their employment in the public service; the number of such payments to married people aged over 70 years that are between €60,000 and €64,999 per annum; the number of such payments to married people aged over 70 years that are between...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of single people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €20,000 and €24,999; the number of single people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €25,000 and €29,999; the number of single people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in 2007...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of single people aged over 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €20,000 and €24,999; the number of single people aged over 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €25,000 and €29,999; the number of single people aged over 70 who paid income tax in 2007, who had gross incomes between...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of married people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €60,000 and €64,999; the number of married people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €65,000 and €72,799; and the number of married people aged between 65 and 70 who paid income tax in...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Oct 2008)

John Deasy: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of married people aged over 70 years who paid income tax in 2007, who had gross incomes between €60,000 and €64,999; the number of married people aged over 70 years who paid income tax in 2007 who had gross incomes between €65,000 and €72,799; the number of married people aged over 70 years who paid income tax in 2007 who had...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding has been cut from an organisation (details supplied); the amount that has been cut: if she will restore funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38244/08]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to allow the vaccination against human papilloa virus which causes a precancerous condition, to be made available on the medical card in view of the fact that the State is preparing to vaccinate all teenage girls against this virus; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of obtaining this vaccine is...

Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to change the guideline 16.5.1 in relation to joint policing committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38242/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the delays people are experiencing in accessing their pension records from the UK and the United States; the steps her Department are taking to expedite the process as applications are taking up to a year to process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/08]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 388: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to strengthen regulations controlling noise pollution; the sources of noise pollution he intends being subject to such controls; when he proposes that such legislation will be introduced and enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the animal welfare Bill will come before Dáil Éireann. [38239/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the early farm retirement scheme and the installation aid grant are EU funded; if so the savings to the Exchequer from the abolition of both of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38240/08]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a social welfare means-tested payment is not accepted as proof of income at local authority level for the purpose of third level grant applications; his plans to change this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38241/08]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (4 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has not been included in the DEIS scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed by the school which would lose the benefits attached to its disadvantaged status; if he will re-examine the application in view of the fact that this is an inner-city...

Overseas Development Aid. (5 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the practical difference the Accra agenda for action will have on Irish aid policies and day to day operations in Ireland's development aid programme countries. [38570/08]

Overseas Development Aid. (5 Nov 2008)

John Deasy: This is an issue that arises again and again. It arose again today when Concern attended the sub-committee on overseas development. With regard to Accra, today's discussion was concerned with the harmonisation of donor activity and cutting down the duplication of bureaucracy. Concern used the examples of Vietnam and Tanzania, where, for example, officials in the health care system spend...