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Social Welfare Benefits. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Minister set targets?

Social Welfare Benefits. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Minister targets?

Social Welfare Benefits. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: That is just a wild generalisation. Is the Minister doing anything about the problem?

Social Welfare Benefits. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: How many of those people have got training places? There is no point referring them unless there is some outcome. The Minister obviously does not know anything about the outcomes.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his policy on tackling child poverty; his views on the need to provide greater access to affordable non-cash services such as child care, health care and housing; and the steps he is taking in this regard. [26626/07]

Written Answers — Museum Opening Hours: Museum Opening Hours (25 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress he has made towards introducing much more flexible and extended opening times at national museums and galleries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25789/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number in respect of the last year for which figures are available of single and married people availing of tax relief on their pension contributions, by contribution bands starting at a contribution of €50,000 and with bands above this at intervals of €25,000. [25933/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps being taken to improve the level of knowledge regarding the typical value of supplementary pensions and the profile of pension members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25934/07]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (25 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who was excluded from school in September 2006 and the assessment that has taken place in relation to this child; the findings of that assessment; and the arrangements she is making to provide an education service for this child. [25909/07]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to consolidate the Employment Acts and regulations in order to allow employers and employees to better understand their rights and obligations in regard to employment law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/07]

Written Answers — Social Insurance Fund: Social Insurance Fund (24 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rate of returns on the investment of the social insurance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25760/07]

Work Permits. (24 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of occasions in respect of each of the past five years on which prosecutions were initiated and prosecutions secured in respect of failure to hold appropriate work permits against employers and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25399/07]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the United Nations instruments awaiting ratification that will be ratified in the current Dáil term and which he expects to have ratified in the lifetime of this Government. [24975/07]

Written Answers — Airline Charges: Airline Charges (23 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the failure of airlines to refund taxes paid on flights which have been cancelled by consumers; what happens to this revenue; and if there is a process in place to address same. [24869/07]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of contributors in 2007 to the social insurance fund with a breakdown of this figure by PRSI class type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24732/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent of supports provided to private pension schemes through addressing and retransmission of correspondence with pension scheme members in terms of the number of letters handled, the manpower costs and other costs involved; the degree to which these costs are reimbursed by pension scheme administrators; the number of...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the slippage in the originally proposed planning and construction times for metro north; if he will report on his Department's invigilation of the work of the Railway Procurement Agency in this regard; the timeframe for the planning, construction and opening of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24281/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 10 October 2007, the estimate of the number and percentage of tax payers liable for income tax at the higher rate based on their gross income and before tax credits are deducted. [24638/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 15 February 2007, if he will provide the information requested in relation to the highest individual pension relief in respect of each of the years subsequent to 2003. [24644/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the numbers of single persons and married persons availing of the maximum pension relief allowable in each of the age categories in 2003 and in each of the subsequent years. [24645/07]