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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contingencies in place to treat patients denied treatment due to the closure of the orthopaedic unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan due to Health Service Executive cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29943/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all oncology services in the north east region and at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, in particular, will remain in place until centres of excellence are fully functioning in order that the 1,000 patients attending Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital weekly can avail of a reasonable level of service rather than having patients...

Written Answers — Tax Forecasting: Tax Forecasting (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received the report from the group chaired by a senior economist from the Central Bank which was established to review the methodology involved in tax forecasting; and if so, the contents of the group's report. [29617/07]

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he had concerns regarding the extent of the pay increases proposed in Report No. 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector; and if consideration was given to rejecting the proposed increases in view of the fact that ordinary workers are being asked to exercise wage restraint. [29618/07]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views regarding the impact of an expansion of low paid employment on income tax receipts. [29628/07]

Written Answers — Special Savings Incentive Scheme: Special Savings Incentive Scheme (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the proposal which has been put forward by the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and the Combat Poverty Agency for the introduction of a savings scheme for low income households, on a pilot basis for two years to address the fact that low income families which have no savings are at a...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost per year of the introduction of a payment of €40 per week for people with disabilities regardless of whether they are in work or not, in order to take into account the additional cost of living for disabled people. [29751/07]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the strategy the Government have in relation to job creation and re-training in the Border counties, specifically in County Donegal; if Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta have a unified approach to same; the amount of jobs envisaged in the future; and the time-frame for their creation. [29631/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason persons coming from unemployment benefit or disability benefit into a community employment scheme do not receive fuel allowance while those coming from unemployment assistance do; and if he has plans to reform same to ensure that all such people receive a weekly fuel allowance. [29611/07]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost per year of increasing the back to work allowance to five years with a phased reduction of 20% per year, as proposed by Combat Poverty. [29752/07]

Tax Policy. (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister believe that increased restrictions on the use of specified tax reliefs by high income individuals would lead to a fairer taxation system? For example, will he consider introducing a ceiling restricting the proportion of income high income earners could use for tax exemption purposes? Would a figure of 10% be reasonable?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, in light of the fact that some employers are using the growing phenomenon of obtaining staff through employment agencies to undermine and dismantle agreements on standards, pay and conditions, the necessity for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his real intentions regarding the provision of social housing units until 2010 in view of the fact that there have been 13,000 fewer social housing units constructed than committed to in the last national development programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Government has repeatedly...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (14 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new revised housing adaptation scheme for adapting houses for people with disabilities is still inadequate as it does not provide 100% funding to owner-occupiers affecting low-income households greatly and that the 5% funding shortfall and the maximum grant...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (14 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of households in poverty in 2006 and to date in 2007 which were headed by a person with a job. [28899/07]

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, that all oncology services in the north east, and at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in particular, remain in place until centres of excellence are fully functioning so that the 1,000 patients attending Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital weekly can avail of a...

Written Answers — Labour Force Statistics: Labour Force Statistics (13 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 103: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people in employment in the State in each of the past ten years. [28658/07]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (13 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of income tax payers in the State in each of the past ten years. [28659/07]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (13 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of workers who paid no tax in 2006 and the estimated number for 2007, as a consequence of earning the minimum wage or less. [28660/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Nov 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the income limits for medical card eligibility in each of the past five years; and her plans to increase the current limits. [28051/07]