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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the half-rate carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20190/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the carer's grant; and the amounts to be paid to carers. [20191/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role undertaken by special educational needs organisers. [19567/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the job being performed by special educational needs organisers might be more suitably undertaken by the inspectorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any indications coming from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding possible legal proceedings arising from the country's banking scandals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19569/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growing unease at the failure to bring anyone to court in relation to the banking scandals to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19570/11]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health the information patients, or parents of patients, are currently given before giving their consent to the human papilloma virus vaccination; and if they are not already given information on the benefits and potential risks, if any, of the vaccine, would he support that being done. [19683/11]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health the current medical evidence that indicates the effectiveness, in terms of duration of protection and the proportion of cervical cancer cases prevented, of the human papilloma virus vaccine in use here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19684/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Health the sources of finance available for counsellors wishing to set up men's help groups, that is, in terms of combating mental health problems; and the way they can be assessed [19731/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax credit facility exists for a sub-contractor where they have already paid staff and tax and they have not been paid by the main contractor for whom work has been done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19010/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent discussions with the pensions industry regarding the industry's ability to absorb the cost of the pension levy, and if he will report on the outcome. [18752/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to mount a public awareness campaign in the media to advise pensioners of the levy and its implications; and if so, if he will give details of that campaign. [18753/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will use the schools inspectorate at both primary and secondary levels to ensure that special needs assistants are best placed in terms of pupil or student needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified primary teachers who will emerge in 2011 from the State teacher training colleges. [18275/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified primary teachers who will emerge in 2011 from the privately run colleges which provide primary teaching qualifications. [18276/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of jobs that are available this year for those emerging with primary teaching qualifications. [18277/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has powers to limit or increase the numbers undertaking courses which lead to primary teacher qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18278/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the outsourcing of administrative tasks by State bodies and agencies to other countries; his further views that this is a counter-productive practice in terms of job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to assist single persons, mainly men, on housing lists to access housing units in which they can reside on their own. [18754/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to employ persons who are not members of An Garda Síochána as drivers of ministerial cars in the near future. [18751/11]