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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis for the projected decline of 9% in social assistance and other allowances in the 2009 Estimate over the 2008 Estimate. [37868/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis for the projected decline of 27% in section T2 of the 2009 Estimates over the 2008 Estimate. [37869/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis for the projected decline of 8% in its grant to the Citizen's Information Board in the 2009 Estimate over the 2008 Estimate. [37870/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Nov 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rates of back to school clothing and footwear allowance that will apply in 2009. [37871/08]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a broadleaf thinning scheme which is vital to ensure the production of high quality crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37472/08]

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rates that will apply in 2009 in respect of foster payments. [37614/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the allowances, in addition to the income threshold cut-off points, that will apply to medical card applicants over 70 in 2009; and if regular medical expenses will be permitted to form a standard part of the means test, as with other medical card applicants. [37615/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 can expect to be called for an operation in view of the seriousness and urgency of this condition; and the reason for the delay. [37678/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the projected cost to the Exchequer to administer the means test for the over 70 years medical card. [37772/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the payments due to the parents of a child under the early child care supplement scheme at the time of birth under the rules pertaining to the scheme at the time of birth and the corresponding payments due to the child as a result of changes announced in budget 2009 for the parents of a child born on 21 September 2008. [37610/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the cutbacks to the early child care supplement announced in the budget 2009 speech will apply to children for whom parents are already receiving payment or only to children joining from January 2009. [37612/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the new arrangements for disability allowance in respect of persons aged under 18 years announced in budget 2009 will apply to all under 18 years including those whose parents have not previously received domiciliary care allowance. [37611/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is intended to pay the Christmas bonus to welfare recipients in the normal way, at the normal rate and at the normal time. [37613/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the high rate of staff absenteeism in her Department; and the action she is taking to address the problem. [37777/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the national broadband scheme; if the scheme will cover all areas not served by broadband suppliers here, excluding satellite providers; the areas that will not be covered by the scheme in view of the fact that the maps have been redrawn since the initial map was released which show an...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people and the amount of resources that are allocated to working full-time on the national broadband scheme; the duties of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the proposed parking tax announced in budget 2009 will be applied in practice; and the way he proposes to legislate for such a tax. [37258/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the thresholds for the income levy; and the revised thresholds, bands, and rates applying to each band. [37256/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full income guidelines that will apply to applicants for a medical card in 2009. [37257/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rates for reduced rate pensions that will apply in 2009. [37263/08]