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Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (5 Feb 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Transport his Departmental policy on the drug testing of transport workers; if there is a drug testing programme in place across all the public transport companies; if workers in privately operated companies are subject to the same level of drug testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3385/08]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Feb 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a work permit application for a person (details supplied) was refused; if his Department took into account that, despite extensive efforts including prolonged advertising campaigns and assistance from FÁS, all efforts failed to yield an eligible candidate for the position on offer; and if in this circumstance...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 27 November 2007, his plans to review the operation of waiting days in respect of claims with a view to either abolishing or reducing the number of days; the cost to the Exchequer if the number of waiting days were reduced by one day; the cost to the Exchequer if waiting days were...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (31 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the publication of a report by HIQA of a review of pathology services at University College Hospital Galway in the wake of a breast cancer misdiagnosis case where a woman was twice wrongly given a breast cancer all-clear; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2721/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if disability allowance is a taxable payment; if additional income from rehabilitative work is liable to income tax; and if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [2923/08]

Written Answers — Management Information Framework: Management Information Framework (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the terms of reference of the Comptroller and Auditor General's value for money inquiry relating to the management information framework system; the date the result of this inquiry is due; the steps he is taking to ensure future overspending on such e-Government initiatives is avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ratio of the chief executive officer's pay to the average pay level for each year since 2000 and including projections for 2008 in each of the commercial State bodies for which the cabinet recently approved new executive pay ranges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Surveys: Departmental Surveys (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 160: To ask the Taoiseach the purpose of the customer satisfaction survey (details supplied) being carried out for his Department; the number of people being surveyed; the way the persons who received survey forms were selected; the estimated cost of the survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/08]

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the threshold for inheritance tax between siblings; when this level was last increased; and his views on increasing the threshold for the transfer of property to a sibling under the capital acquisitions tax code. [1382/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 931: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the on-going delay in restoring educational services for pupils in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 in view of the fact that a principal is now in place; the reason pupils have not been allowed to return to school; and the provision she is making for the education of these children. [1259/08]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1331: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a full cost benefit analysis and health risk evaluation will be carried out prior to the introduction of proposals regarding compact fluorescent light bulbs; and if he will address concerns regarding the disposal of CFLs. [1260/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 1337: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years this century; the purpose of this funding in each of these years including details of specific projects; and the way the expenditure of this funding is verified and accounted for. [1398/08]

Telecommunications Services. (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on repeated calls for a functional separation of Eircom's business rather than a full structural split of its network and its retail arms; his further views on how the consumer will benefit from the proposed split; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35619/07]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views in view of the recent vote for strike action by ESB workers on the issue of the break up of ESB, on concerns that have been expressed across Europe that this policy could fatally weaken electricity companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35626/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 125: To ask the Taoiseach the number of posts filled in his Department in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in his Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or that were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 126: To ask the Taoiseach the number of posts filled in the Government agencies under his Department's remit in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in these agencies that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or which were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35693/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue charges per transaction for laser and credit cards; his views on whether these act as a disincentive to use of electronic payment methods. [35710/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of posts filled in his Department in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in his Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or that were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of posts filled in the Government agencies under his Department's remit in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in these agencies that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or which were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of posts filled in his Department in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in his Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or that were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35674/07]