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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way income is assessed in the means test for the medical card in respect of persons over seventy when the pension has an account that does not accrue for five and a half years and when the pension has an account that accrues every few months but when higher interest will accrue the longer the deposit remains untouched. [8311/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to publicise the fact that medical card holders are exempt from the income tax levy, and specifically, to inform medical card holders directly. [8312/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person who wants to retain skills and confidence by working for free while unemployed and seeking other positions is prevented from doing so under current rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8314/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Mar 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the month in 2009 and 2010 when the contract for each of the social welfare branch offices is scheduled for renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9012/09]

Written Answers — Fee-Paying Schools: Fee-Paying Schools (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has been approached, either formally or informally, by any fee-paying schools about the possibility of opting into the traditional free education system; the schools which were involved in such discussions; his Department's response or attitude to such an approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1465 of 27 January 2009, the number of retired officials and inspectors from his Department who have been appointed to various boards in which his Department can make such appointments; the number of appointments made in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to temporary or fixed term contract workers in the public service; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8154/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to the income of public servants which is not in itself pensionable, such as overtime; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to workers who have an income so low that they will never benefit from these contributions; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to workers whose length of employment is so short that they can never benefit from making compulsory contributions; if he has sought advice from the Attorney General as to the legality of applying the pension levy to such public servants; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of staff in his Department in terms of professional qualifications with details of the number of staff who have a legal or financial qualification and their grade. [8212/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of staff in the Office of the Financial Regulator in terms of professional qualifications with details of the number of staff who have a legal or financial qualification and their grade. [8213/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are circumstances at the moment whereby a self-employed person can pay extra PRSI to insure themselves against loss of employment and thereby qualify for jobseeker's benefit. [8102/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his intentions in relation to allowing affordable homeowners an exemption from paying clawback if they wanted to remortgage their property or change lender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8103/09]

Cost and Efficiency Review of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann: Statements (26 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps the Acting Chairman will let me know when I have two minutes remaining. I welcome that time has been provided to discuss this report given the critical impact it will have on bus services across Ireland and the current massive crisis occurring in the public transport sector due to the looming threat to take more than 300 buses off the road with the loss of approximately 600 jobs at...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way he will save money by integrating the corporate services of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission if one body is to be decentralised to Roscrea, County Tipperary and the other is to remain in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority carried out by consultants (details supplied), at the behest of his Department, will be published in view of the fact that its terms of reference were to analyse the achievements of public funding to the Equality Authority; if the Equality Authority is meeting his...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, the reason a tenant's tax credits are automatically restricted even in circumstances in which they are unaware of the withholding provision or the tax residency status of their landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7900/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, the amount of money which was restricted from tenants as a result of the non-resident tax status of their landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7901/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, if he will provide details of the year a PPSN was issued in each of the 373 cases in which tenants were penalised for the tax owing on the rental income of their overseas landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7902/09]