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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the minimum payment from a social welfare income; the ceiling level of eligible rent, mortgage interest and house insurance; the maximum duration of payment in respect of new claims for supplement towards private rents or mortgage interest payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42508/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the person eligible to apply for rent supplement; and the procedure where a person who has an emergency housing need would avoid the application of the six month renting rule. [42509/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if persons, who are on a partial jobseeker's allowance, are excluded from back to education allowance to participate in career changing college courses arranged with Higher Education Authority support under the labour market activation programme; her views on relaxing rules to allow such persons receive support while...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the volume of activity for home choice loan and the equity loan for each of the past four quarters for which data are available in each of the four Dublin local authorities. [42502/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the terms and conditions governing home choice loan, shared ownership schemes, equity loans and standard mortgages from the local authorities; and the mortgages charge, the mortgages protection charge, the rental charge per €100,000 capital value of the house and the percentage variable or fixed rates on...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new social housing units constructed; the number of new rental accommodation scheme tenancies entered into in each of the past four quarters for which data is available in each of the Dublin local authorities. [42503/09]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (19 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that are continuing to accept applications under the housing aid, mobility aids and housing adaption disability schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/09]

Written Answers — Innovation Fund Ireland: Innovation Fund Ireland (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date in establishing innovation fund Ireland; the timeframe in place for funds to be made available for research and development; the criteria which will be used to determine eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/09]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has established a baseline for the compliance costs which businesses are bearing against which she can set a detailed plan to reduce the administrative burden by 25% in accordance with her commitment; if she has identified the changes that will be made in 2010 and the percentage reduction in...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in reducing the administrative burden placed on business, particularly administrative burdens which arise from taxation, environmental, health and safety legislation, and obligations arising from employment law and company law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41693/09]

Written Answers — Trade Development: Trade Development (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date on the development of an action plan for improving trade, investment and tourism links with new fast developing markets by the end of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41686/09]

Written Answers — Green Enterprise: Green Enterprise (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the high level action group on green enterprise; when the group will make recommendations and publish a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41689/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish her response to recommendations contained within the report of the Competition Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41692/09]

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in the various projects designed to retrieve employment opportunities in the wake of the closure of a company (details supplied) in Dublin Airport; if she or any agencies under the aegis of her Department are tracking the number of apprentices who could be supported in the emerging...

Written Answers — Property Valuations: Property Valuations (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Valuations Office is undertaking fresh valuations in local authorities based on property values and business volumes at the height of the boom and revaluing the base for rate purposes in a way that is inappropriate for the present state of the market; and if he will make a statement on the fairness of this approach. [41320/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms on which a person can get access to money that has been set aside for pension purposes before their retirement in order to meet some financial crisis that they face; his views on broadening the terms on which money can be withdrawn by persons facing financial crisis either in the form of business collapse or household repossession; if...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to introduce a new 21% VAT rate on package holidays; the reason this is being proposed; if this will represent unfair competition if the component parts of the package bear a different tax rate or can be acquired overseas at a lower rate of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41313/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the threshold of €500,00 above which companies are required to pay VAT in advance of the settlement of the account of their customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41759/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons who seek adoptions can only queue on the list for one country; and if she will offer advice to persons who have been waiting for a Vietnam adoption regarding the wisdom of abandoning their wait and rejoining the queue for another country at the bottom of that list. [41450/09]

Written Answers — Travel Trade Sector: Travel Trade Sector (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport if the EU is planning to introduce a system where Internet booking of travel and accommodation would be covered by an insurance bond; if the cost to the provider will be funded on the same terms as the present bonds that apply to travel agents; his views on the fact that this arrangement for Internet booking might represent unfair competition...