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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of doubling the rate of the living alone allowance. [34363/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of raising the rate of fuel allowance by €12 per week. [34364/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of raising the qualified child allowances by €4. [34365/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of raising welfare rates by 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% respectively. [34366/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the planned decentralisation of his Department; when he expects this decentralisation to be completed; if it is planned to continue with this decentralisation programme; the costs to the Exchequer to date in relation to this decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33762/08]

Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (8 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the National Concert Hall redevelopment project; when this will be completed; if the funding for this programme is guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/08]

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to share time with Deputy Gilmore.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Government's response to the growing unemployment problem has been complacent and in many ways clueless. Since the Government was returned to power an extra 86,000 people are now signing on the live register. The steady stream of job losses has touched every corner of the country and every sector of employment. The number of people signing on has doubled, or almost doubled, in a number...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken on foot of each of the conclusions reached in Section G, Volume III of the Review of Tax Schemes report contained in budget 2006; the anomalies identified in the report that have since been addressed in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the eligibility of persons over 70 years of age to a medical card. [33412/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff employed by her Department in each social welfare office at the end of September 2007; the number of these engaged in front-line services; the corresponding numbers at the end of September 2008; the number of people signing on at the end of September 2007; the number signing on at the end of September 2008;...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made regarding the implementation of the civilianisation programme within An Garda Síochána; the number of posts within the Garda which in 2002 were occupied by full members of the Garda and which are today held by civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32865/08]

Written Answers — Immigration Procedures: Immigration Procedures (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Immigrant Council of Ireland regarding heavy handed treatment of tourists by some immigration officers, including a priest from Nigeria and a tourist from India who had won a trip to Ireland in a competition designed to promote tourism; his views on the concerns...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to the Exchequer if a cap of €200,000, €150,000, €130,000 and €100,000 respectively was applied to the reckonable salary for pension contribution purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33142/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on small self-administered pensions in the past five years for which figures are available with a breakdown by relief type. [33143/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on mortgage interest relief for landlords in the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33144/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on mortgage interest relief for interest only mortgages in the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33145/08]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on providing financial support to the development and promotion of dance here. [33136/08]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (2 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide the data from the MABSIS system for the first nine months of 2008 on the number of new clients; the number and percentage of new clients on social welfare and by type of payment; the number and percentage of new clients earning a wage; the client profile by tenure type; the debt owed by new clients when they...

Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I am happy to speak on the motion. With my colleagues in the Labour Party, I commend and strongly support Fine Gael in this regard. It is a timely issue given that anybody walking over from Leinster House 2000 this evening will have noticed the nip in the air and the fact that now, on 1 October, it has become quite cold. We are all in the fortunate position that we can go home to our warm...