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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the situation which exists in relation to occupational therapy services within the Health Service Executive; and the action she proposes to take to remedy the situation. [24554/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adults and the number of children waiting for occupational therapy assessments in each of the local Health Service Executive areas; and the number of occupational therapist posts vacant in each of these areas. [24555/07]

Port Development. (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent decision to approve the development of a new €210 million port at Bremore, County Dublin; the expected capacity of the new Bremore development; the further feasibility, commercial and regulatory work that will be carried out on the Bremore project; the expected timeframe for the commencement and completion of...

European Council Regulations: Motion (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: The Labour Party is happy to facilitate the passage of this proposal. I thank the Minister's officials for providing a briefing document for the Opposition spokespersons. However, why have we had such late notice on this proposal? The decision to approve the Council regulation was made at European level on 25 July last and I think the Minister owes us an explanation as to why at the last...

European Council Regulations: Motion (18 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: The Government has had it since last April.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research that has been carried out to ascertain the success of BreastCheck in improving outcomes for women; if there are statistics available comparing outcomes in regions that have BreastCheck and those that have not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24028/07]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing appropriately trained multi-disciplinary teams on a 24 hour basis to cater for persons who present themselves at hospital accident and emergency departments with suicidal tendencies or attempted suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24029/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the State of tax expenditures on supplementary pension schemes in each of the years this century with a breakdown of the benefit to employees, employers, self-employed, pension fund returns, retirement annuity premiums and so on in each of these years. [24309/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of occupational pension schemes registered with the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years this century; the number of these that are categorised as defined benefit schemes and the number of these that are categorised as defined contribution schemes in each year; and the number of persons with such a pension in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the justification for including carer's allowance as part of the means test for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme; and if he will commit to amending legislation in the next Social Welfare Act to disregard income from carer's allowance in these circumstances. [24413/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (17 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures taken by his Department to actively encourage the re-entry of recipients of illness benefit and disability allowance into the workforce; if there is a structured review process that facilitates an assessment of the person's education and training needs, their skills, potential job opportunities and so on; and the...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in 2006 and to date in 2007; the way this compares with each year from 2003; the number expected to be undertaken during this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23694/07]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding uncollected taxes; the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if new measures are planned to assist in the collection of outstanding taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23693/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 5 July 2007, the progress she has made in relation to completing the review of the DTSS scheme. [23438/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 26 June 2007, the reason a formal reply has not been issued by the Health Service Executive; and if she will furnish a reply to the question. [23449/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed by the Health Service Executive with a breakdown by grade and programme. [23928/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new debt management strategy promised by his Department to control overpayments and avoid future write-offs; and when his Department proposes to adopt it. [23929/07]

Written Answers — Illegal Possession of Fireworks: Illegal Possession of Fireworks (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to reduce the supply of fireworks in the run up to Halloween 2007; and if he will ensure that particular attention is paid to the importation of fireworks from Northern Ireland. [23466/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 581: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statutory instrument that allows a local authority to specify minimum annual salaries as part of its application process for affordable housing as opposed to general stress test measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23797/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to reduce the cost of affordable housing to local authorities and to applicants. [23798/07]