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Written Answers — Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the promise of engineering courses in a DIT for persons who worked at a company (details supplied) had not been delivered allegedly due to the fact that necessary funding has not been forthcoming from her Department; if her further attention has been drawn to...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that businesses who operate as sole traders rather than as limited liability companies who wish to do business in Arabic countries will often require certification by the authorities in those countries that they are compliant with all regulatory requirements, have...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if the restriction of tax relief for nursing homes has now been restricted to the standard rate; the date on which that change came into force; if taxpayers are entitled to have this relief credited on a monthly basis instead of waiting until year end. [9929/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance if the person to be charged with deciding a residual value in Anglo Irish shares has yet been appointed; and if persons making tax returns are being advised on the way to quantify capital losses on such shares. [10313/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance if the lone parent tax credit can be availed of by a separated parent who is substantially maintaining a child when they have entered into a new relationship and are cohabiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10324/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the evidence necessary by a separated parent to establish that they are paying maintenance which should be deducted from their income for the purpose of calculating tax liability; if he has satisfied himself that a parent who has not yet obtained a judicial separation has the opportunity to provide evidence of maintenance payments being made...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on establishing a policy review of the challenges of an aging population by way of a Green Paper or otherwise. [9928/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps that have been taken to address the major deficiencies and waste of resources in the Department as reported in the newspapers on 18 February 2010, the information on which was presented to the Department as far back as September 2009. [9940/10]

Written Answers — Stardust Report: Stardust Report (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the relatives of Stardust Victims have been consulted regarding the composition of the committee recommended in the Coffey Report to monitor the needs of families; the extent to which representatives of medical or other professions have been included and if a broader based committee could be formed in consultation with...

Written Answers — Passport Security: Passport Security (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reporting arrangements for recording details of passports that have been lost or stolen; the action being taken to use those details to prevent lost or stolen passports from being used for illegal purposes; if he is satisfied with the existing procedures; if new initiatives are planned in view of the recent events where Irish...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if social welfare payments being made are automatically notified to the Revenue Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9927/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the income limit for a pensioner who does not have a social welfare pension to qualify for the free schemes, distinguishing the upper limit for a single person living alone, a single person living with others and a pensioner couple. [9943/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a property becomes vacant during the course of the year, the current scheme does not provide for part refund of a rates bill levied by the council; his plans to introduce a system in which partial relief could be obtained for the proportions of the year...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (2 Mar 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the planned roll out of the National Insulation and Conservation Retrofit Programme; the dates, targets for coverage and budgets; the training standard required of contractors undertaking the work to ensure a high standard of same. [9983/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (25 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax position of a person who has retired to Ireland but owns certain pension rights in the US and the UK, countries which generate some annuity income. [9706/10]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the garda inquiry into the Stardust fire in 1981 following the findings of the Coffey report that there was no evidence to support a verdict of arson; if post-mortem photographs of victims continue to be held on file; and if these will continue to be held pending a decision to undertake further...

Written Answers — Military Archives: Military Archives (24 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Defence if reports have been commissioned into the status and needs of the military archives; if the current premises are suitable for the protection, usage and storage of the archives in the possession of the military archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/10]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (24 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if independent adoptions in Mexico will be recognised in Irish adoption law in view of the fact that they are under the Hague Convention, and if she will provide reassurance to Irish adoptive parents who are in this position. [9419/10]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (23 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of job facilitators; the average waiting times to access support from a job facilitator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8937/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Feb 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials or agencies have been involved in discussions between a bank (details supplied) and other banks regarding the establishment of a third banking force that would have provided a broad-based mix of banking services; if he encouraged its formation; if his attention has been drawn to the resistance by a building society that...