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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will intervene to assist former employees of a company; if, to date, redundancy or other payments have been awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if not, the steps her Department is taking to assist this person and former employees. [46281/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training services that are currently offered to former carers when their caring duties come to an end; and the services that are specifically geared towards the needs of former carers. [46409/08]

Written Answers — Court Actions: Court Actions (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance the reporting arrangements of repossession actions taken by lenders in respect of homes, cars and other property; and the extent to which statistics are collected on repossessions. [46291/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with waiting times for dermatology services at Beaumount Hospital, Dublin and the fact that the waiting time for patients stands at 21 months; and if, based on general practitioner referral letters, she is further satisfied that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who was referred to the department suspected...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the lengthy delays in processing medical card renewals in Finglas, Dublin 11; her views on the maximum target times which should apply in this regard; and the steps she will take to address this matter. [46279/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the number of appointments in the Mater Hospital, Dublin which have been cancelled per month over the past 12 months; if she will report on the practice of sending cancellation letters to patients by taxi; the number of times which this has been done and the cost per month for each of the past 12 months; and if...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages allocated in 2007; the number allocated to date in 2008; and the eligibility criteria for same. [46407/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average waiting time for an appeal to be heard by the social welfare appeals office; and the steps she is taking to reduce this waiting time. [46027/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bodies to which her Department makes grant-in-aid allocations, with a breakdown of each allocation made in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the amount agreed for 2009. [46282/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of providing the carer's allowance on a non-means tested basis to all persons in receipt of a carers respite grant. [46408/08]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish people, and the amount of money, he believes have moved assets overseas through offshore trusts in each of the past five years to date in 2008; the number and the proportion of these people who declared income for tax in the appropriate year; when the Revenue Commissioners expect to be able to complete its investigation into...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the current additional cost of public borrowing in the aftermath of the bank guarantee of covered institutions; the way this compares to the costing of the guarantee in the scheme presented by him to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45343/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the annual cost to the Exchequer of providing each carer with a needs assessment every year, every two years and every three years. [45912/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the annual cost to the Exchequer of providing a free medical check to each carer. [45913/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the annual cost to the Exchequer of providing in-home respite for a week to each carer. [45914/08]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide MABSIS data up to the end of November 2008 for each Money Advice and Budgeting Service centre in respect of the number of new clients, the number of new clients earning a wage, the number of new clients with a mortgage and the total and average debt owed by new clients when they first presented to MABS....

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the compulsory switch to digital television is scheduled for north Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45838/08]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (11 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 3 December 2008, if he will clarify his statement that Glasnevin is already served by two multi-denominational schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only other multi-denominational school in Glasnevin is full, has long waiting lists and is unable to meet local...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the reduction in the number of apprentices registered with FÁS, which has fallen from 29,273 in 2006 to 23,382 in 2008, while the number of newly registered apprentices has fallen over the same period from 8,315 to 3,798; her views on whether it is important to maintain training of apprentices...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to a television programme (details supplied) which outlined a systematic failure by some employers employing immigrant workers to pay the minimum wage, provide contracts of employment, honour tax and PRSI regulations and adhere to safety standards; the steps she will to take...