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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for the delay in providing local partnerships with formal approval to extend their boundaries; and when he expects the boundary changes to formally take effect. [16819/08]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extra resources that will be made available to local partnerships to allow them provide services and financial assistance to people and areas into which their boundaries will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16820/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will ensure that families who would rely on access to respite care in Leopardstown Park Hospital in south Dublin will be able to access this care if proposals to suspend it are implemented; if her attention has been drawn to threats to this service in other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to provide access to a microbiologist in all hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16266/08]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered, or will consider, the level of risk of displaying CFLs in retail outlets; the potential risk to employees and to the public in the event of breakage; and the advice his Department will provide to retailers to enable them to safely display and deal with the release of toxic mercury in the event of...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the information available to his Department on the closing down of a hotel (details supplied) in Dublin 9, and the subsequent loss of 60 jobs; the assistance his Department will provide to these employees in respect of their entitlements; and the assistance which is available to these employees in respect of securing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the request of the Dublin City Council on 7 March 2008 in respect of the designation of Ballymun under section 25 of the Social Welfare Provisions Act 2007. [15970/08]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 456: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the planning Acts to prevent the practice of applicants paying for objectors or appellants to withdraw their submissions on planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15975/08]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (29 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assistance available to an elderly resident who wishes to insulate the walls of their home in a bid to conserve energy. [16512/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the requests he has made to the Health Service Executive in terms of spending for 2008; if he has instructed the HSE to freeze or delay recruitments; if the recent reduction in the HSE payroll has come about as a result of a deliberate policy decision by him with respect to health spending; if he will provide an assessment of the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the substance and the time line of Government plans to introduce a windfall tax on gains made by landowners and property developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15615/08]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to pursue the option of carbon capture and storage; the legislation required to advance this method of addressing CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14676/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the grid development strategy; the time frame for publication; the benefits of this strategy; the budget allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14677/08]

Written Answers — Housing Statistics: Housing Statistics (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 125: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the critical nature of the data on household vacancy rates as recorded in Table 46 of Volume 6 of the 2006 Census for projecting housing supply requirements; if he will seek a report or a detailed explanation from the Central Statistics Office on its interpretation of the high household vacancy rates as recorded in Table...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the latest situation in regard to the shortage of BCG vaccinations; and the effort in view of the ongoing problems the Government is making to source a different supplier. [15548/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason medical card patients are being charged for cervical smear tests; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card patients are being charged €50 for such testing, which is vital for early diagnosis; and if she will take steps to ensure that medical card patients are provided with this service free of charge....

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will undertake a review of the development levy process to establish the way the introduction of this system affects the independence of local authorities in reaching decisions on planning applications, and to seek recommendations on the way this stream of funding might be maximised without...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which draft framework plans that have neither been rejected nor approved by a local authority may have a bearing on the consideration of a planning application for land within the boundary of the draft framework plan; and the statutory basis for the approach of the local authority's planning...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which draft local authority policy proposals that have neither been rejected nor approved by the local authority may have a bearing on the consideration of a planning application; and the statutory basis for the approach of the local authority's planning officials in this context. [15568/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the practice of Dublin City Council of postponing applications to the rental accommodation scheme with the effect that in some cases applicants cannot avail of rent supplement while in full-time work as provided for under section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act...