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Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Minister's speech contained a self-congratulatory piece on competitiveness. While I welcome his introduction of that issue, Ministers have forgotten some of the hard lessons of the 1980s on the competitiveness challenge. We are a small open economy. Our success depends on being more alert, more agile and more competitive than our competitors. The Government has slipped into the economic...

Written Answers — Public Sector Employment: Public Sector Employment (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 191: To ask the Taoiseach the reason data are not available on the average earnings of persons employed in the health area of the public service who represent more than one third of public service employees; and the further reason sources of this important information have not been identified by the Central Statistics Office. [4286/06]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the requirement that medical card holders would have to pay for medical certification of fitness to drive was introduced; and if an exemption from this charge will be extended to medical card holders. [4214/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average earnings of persons employed in the public health service, overall by main grouping; and the trend in these earnings in each year since 1999. [4287/06]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Transport when his task force reported to him; when a decision will be made on a possible ban on super size trucks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3996/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's policy in relation to the circumstances when it is appropriate to provide education for children who suffer from deafness in special schools, and when it is more appropriate to provide education integrated into a mainstream school; and her plans for the development of facilities for the education of deaf children in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a submission on the education needs of a special school (details supplied); if consideration has been given to the needs for an occupational therapist, extra hours of music and a reserve teaching resource to cope with serious incidents and the other proposals outlined; and her plans to meet with a representative...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Devins will speak much more sense than the man who just sat down.

Written Answers — Vehicle Sales: Vehicle Sales (8 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 169: To ask the Taoiseach the number of new cars and other vehicles sold nationally in Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare in each year since 1998; and the number of cars and other vehicles registered to owners nationally in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow in 1998, 2002 and 2005. [4676/06]

Written Answers — Revenue Offices: Revenue Offices (8 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delays occurring in Revenue tax offices; and if the Revenue Commissioners have developed proposals to reduce this problem which appears to be recurring on a seasonal basis every year. [4887/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport his estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of buying back the right to toll the East Link bridge; and his plans to buy back those rights in line with his proposal for the West Link. [4752/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he intends to introduce the new measures for the diet supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4644/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who have been availing of the rent supplement for 18 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4645/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (9 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a formal directive has been issued to the Health Service Executive on foot of budget 2006 announcement of changes to be implemented in the nursing home subvention scheme; if not, when she proposes these changes to come into effect; and the reason for the delay in the implementation of these changes. [4889/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in regard to a maternity benefit claim of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who has had years working at class A and then goes to work for their spouse; the position if they were partners who never married; and if this accords with obligations to not treat married person's less well. [4945/06]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the value of improvement works to science facilities which have been approved for assistance under the summer work scheme 2006 programme and the number of schools assisted; if an order of priority was made; the number of positions beneath the cut off point for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and the options available to the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself regarding the water quality here; his views on whether the nitrates directive will have an impact on water quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5289/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the advice provided to him by Teagasc on the enactment of the nitrates directive into Irish law will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5288/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 287: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the target period for arranging a consultant appointment to follow up an eye defect identified in a primary school by examination; if either her Department or the Health Service Executive has a system in place for monitoring the performance against this standard; and if her attention has been drawn to the shortcomings in...

Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (14 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which performance pay in the public service is structured; the people who are entitled to it; the scale on which it is set; the way in which the level of payment is linked to measures of performance; the proportion of cases where performance has been found not to warrant maximum payment; the amount awarded annually to date in 2006; and...