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Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (13 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to further enhance the Money Advice and Budgeting Service by the establishment, under legislation, of a new structure with national leadership for the 21st century. [18598/08]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (13 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to give the Money Advice and Budgeting Service a central role in increasing access to affordable credit for low income earners and social welfare customers. [18599/08]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (13 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to enable more older people to attend college through the enhanced availability of mature student places and the introduction of a new system of means-tested free fees for third level education. [18588/08]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (13 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 516: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to provide funding to local authorities for the provision of specialised housing units for older people which is both affordable and appropriate to their housing needs. [18590/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to ensure that people on the rental accommodation scheme are pro-actively helped to move to housing accommodation appropriate to their individual needs. [18596/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on plans to fast-track the delivery of the Dublin rail interconnector; the projected total cost and completion date for the interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the date for the full rollout of the integrated ticketing scheme; if this process will be delayed by the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority; if he will mandate the Integrated Ticketing Project Board to oversee the development of a real time information system across the public transport modes in tandem with the integrated ticketing...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation yield on rental income for 2004 and for each subsequent year for which figures are available with a breakdown in each year for individuals and for companies. [17909/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of Appendix D of the Green Paper on Pensions, he will provide the same information in respect of PRSAs and RACs for 2005 and subsequent years; if he will provide details of the work ongoing to garner similar information in respect of other pension holders and the details similar to Appendix D for the years that are available; and...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lengthy delay in the greater Dublin area with regard to the assessment of appropriate candidates for inter country adoption; the number of couples and individuals in the greater Dublin area waiting on an assessment appointment; if there are sufficient social workers available to deal with the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she will act on the request to redesignate Ballymun under section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17870/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a monthly schedule of the actual expenditure for each estimate subheading for February and for March 2008; and if she will provide the actual income received by the social insurance fund for February and March 2008. [17911/08]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will make a capital allocation for the building programme of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; when the school authorities, including the board of management and principal, will be informed; and the length of time he expects the construction period to last. [17913/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy of his Department in respect of the recognition of same sex couples who have entered a civil partnership in Northern Ireland, where one member of the couple is a non EEA citizen; if such a relationship will be accepted for immigration purposes; if there are guidelines covering this matter; and if he will report...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 600: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of rent paid by each local authority to landlords under the rental accommodation scheme for each of the years since its inception; the number of tenancies covered by these payments in each local authority and in each year; the local authorities for which figures were unavailable in each of these...

Written Answers — Food Security Issues: Food Security Issues (1 May 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the development implications in general, and the reduction in food security and production in particular, as is occasioned by the direction of countries in the south towards the production of bio-fuels which are directed at meeting the unsustainable transport practices of the north. [16851/08]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals for a consultation process regarding the prohibition of credit card and other relevant methods of payment surcharges to consumers; when he expects the process to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16570/08]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action being taken to implement the commitment in the programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that prices of goods are labelled and transparent in order that the consumer is well informed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16571/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there is a reason, other than budgetary, the reforms of residential stamp duty contained in budget 2008 did not include incentives to those owner occupiers who wish to trade down to a more manageable home; the consideration that is being given to such a policy change; if his attention has been drawn to the need to increase housing...

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been declined domiciliary care allowance; the appeal procedures applying to this case in view of the recent legislative changes made to put the scheme on a statutory basis; the guidelines applying to deciding officers and medical officers; and the efforts that are being made to...