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Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (1 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will bring proposals to Government before the end of 2007 in regard to the alternation of Gaeltacht boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26524/07]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the pro-active measures currently undertaken by his Department to discourage welfare dependence among teenagers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the justification for the regime whereby the same income tax exemption threshold for persons over 65 is applied to widowed persons as to single people; the reason no extra tax exemption is applied to widowed persons over 65 years when widowed persons enjoy extra tax credits and wider tax bands to reflect the extra costs associated...

Written Answers — General Practitioners: General Practitioners (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way general practitioner practices are currently regulated; the way the number is determined; the number of doctors currently in GP practice and the number of doctors in GP practice in wholetime equivalent terms; the way the number of GPs per capita here compares with the typical per capita number in other EU countries; if she is...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the number of people holding a medical card on the basis of the EU pension rule; and the percentage this represents of total medical card holders. [26447/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the timescale envisaged for the completion of the Green Paper and consultation phases on pension reform. [26627/07]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way, under current rules, the taking of parental leave affects a worker's PRSI contribution record. [26445/07]

Written Answers — Legal Profession: Legal Profession (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken in relation to each of the 29 recommendations contained in the Competition Authority's December 2006 report on competition in the legal profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26331/07]

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Did the Government not know all that on Thursday?

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Some have been on provisional licences for ten years.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Now it is our fault.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: It is generally accepted that one in nine children suffers from consistent poverty? Does the Minister accept this figure? Does he accept that a far wider cohort of children suffers from additional elements of poverty in so far as they are denied access to quality public services? I refer to those who struggle to survive on low incomes but who are unable to gain access to health services...

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I do not think anyone would deny that there have been improvements in general children's payments, but I asked the Minister a question about those children who are the poorest of the poor — the 340,000 children who are dependent on the qualified child payment. The sum total of this payment is €22 per week. The parents of these children are entirely dependent on social welfare income....

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Could the Minister be more specific on that?

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he is taking to reduce child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26262/07]

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: By anybody's standards a 40% uptake in family income supplement is very disappointing. This measure is targeted towards low income families where one parent is in employment, yet a considerable number appear to be unaware of it. The Minister referred to Towards 2016. Is he aware a commitment was made in Sustaining Progress to examine the possibility of combining the family income...

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: This is what I mean by public service poverty. What is the Department doing to address the matter? I accept the problem does not relate to the Minister's area of responsibility alone but the social inclusion unit is based there and I wish to hear what level of co-ordination is involved.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: What I said is that 60% of people who are entitled to the family income supplement are not claiming it.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: My question was about a narrower area.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I am asking the Minister about one payment.