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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek an explanation from St. James's Hospital, Dublin as to its inability to plan its appointments to take consideration of staff holidays and its inability to adequately communicate with its patients as to rescheduled appointments; and when it is proposed to schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [7789/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the body which has the responsibility for giving out taxi licences and the body which has responsibility for ensuring that no cap is placed on their number. [7852/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain the way a minor traffic offence can be considered a criminal offence for the purposes of assessing the good character and suitability of a candidate for naturalisation as in the case of a person (details supplied); the rationale for determining that as a result of same, the person has a criminal record;...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and workplace deaths recorded in each year from 2002 to 2008; her proposals to ensure a reduction in the number of such accidents and deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7277/09]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives, for which her Department has responsibility, that remain to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the European Commission since 2002 to date in 2009 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if she will...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 117: To ask the Taoiseach if, in relation to departmental staff and bodies under the remit of his Department, he will provide details of those remuneration arrangements which are currently in excess of a benchmarking recommendation or a recommendation from the Review Body on Higher Remuneration or which are subject to a personal rate; the position and grade the person is currently...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes a new policy direction in respect of the allocation of national lottery funding in 2009 in view of the economic circumstances. [7627/09]

Written Answers — State Guarantees: State Guarantees (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent funding proposal from a group (details supplied); and when he expects to make a decision on same. [7518/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way income tax, tax levies and so on are treated in the means test for jobseeker's allowance; if a different set of rules applies to a person's application when their spouse is working and the spouse's earnings form part of the means test than when a person living with family is assessed on the basis of their parents'...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason on two recent occasions money was not available for pensions and welfare payments at Finglas Post Office (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to ensure that payments are available to claimants on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7470/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her intentions in relation to increasing or decreasing pension and welfare rates for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7628/09]

Written Answers — School Meals Programme: School Meals Programme (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide details of her Department's investigation into the school meals scheme. [7629/09]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to the issues raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the action being taken to ensure that a school place is available for this child in September 2009; and if home tuition will be provided to the child. [7653/09]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Oh God. It is gas.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: How Deputy Dooley can say that with a straight face, I do not know.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy has a brass neck.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It makes me sick.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: To Fianna Fáil.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Many of them have contributed generously to Fianna Fáil.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to scotch the notion that public sector pensions are a free handout from the tax paying public. Public sector workers are among the most tax compliant members of our society because the State is their employer and, as a consequence, their tax is directly deductible from their earnings under the PAYE system. Every euro earned is tax accountable, unlike many others in this society....