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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has costed the proposal of extending medical card cover to all children under the age of five years; and if she will introduce such cover over the five year Programme for Government. [26304/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress towards the objective of achieving class sizes of no more than 20 for children under the age of nine made during 2002 to 2007; if this continues to be an objective of the Government; her target for general class size at primary level for the new Government; and the number of teachers it will take to deliver this from...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: From the Seanad (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this change. It seems the Minister in the original drafting had inadvertently thrown the net too wide. How did this happen? As I understood it, there was a lengthy consultation period and I presume the regulator was aware throughout that period of the breadth of the provision being proposed. Why, at the eleventh hour, did it suddenly dawn on people that what was being proposed...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: From the Seanad (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste has clarified the issue. If there is any dealing with the consumer, a business will be regulated. If it deals at wholesale level, it may not be regulated. If there is a chance that the business deals in junk bonds, the regulator will have the discretion to say yea or nay about the products.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: From the Seanad (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: This issue arose previously. I acknowledge that the Tánaiste explained the basis of his decision without mentioning names or sums of money. I accepted the Tánaiste's principle, namely, that we may not have had all the details regarding costs, but we did not seek the details. We accepted the principle as fair and I will not change my opinion because of the furore, as the principle the...

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: In which area does the Taoiseach represent value for money?

Pension Provisions. (31 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of working and non-working women respectively who have personal or occupational pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26169/07]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (25 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service to allow the time limit for claiming refunds on overpaid tax to be extended to at least six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/07]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (25 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on extending the disabled drivers relief to include people who are blind as eligible passengers under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25809/07]

Written Answers — Electronic Payment System: Electronic Payment System (24 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing incentives to encourage people to move to cashless systems of payment and transactions which would bring considerable administrative savings as well as savings in security costs; and his estimate of the savings on administration costs within the public service that would be obtained when a person...

Written Answers — Electronic Payments System: Electronic Payments System (24 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has considered introducing incentives to encourage people to move to cashless systems of payment and transactions which would bring considerable administrative savings as well as savings in security costs; and his estimate of the savings on administration costs within the public service that would be obtained when a person...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 139: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged fifteen and over living in Dublin classified by means of travel to work as revealed by Census 1996, Census 2002 and Census 2007. [24694/07]

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 140: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons living in Dublin classified by means of travel to school or college as revealed by Census 1996, Census 2002 and Census 2006. [24695/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 141: To ask the Taoiseach if his output statement has been published on his Department's website; and the date on which it was put up on the website. [24746/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his output statement has been published on his Department's website; and the date on which it was put up on the website. [24741/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way the rates of stamp duty applying here and in Northern Ireland compare in respect of different taxable transactions including on stock and shares, on investor purchases of land, commercial and residential property, on financial instruments and on residential sales by owner occupiers. [25304/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed recruitment of two psychologists for a service (details supplied) in County Dublin has been blocked by the Health Service Executive ban on recruitment; if alternative arrangements will be made to proceed with this recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her output statement has been published on her Department's website; and the date on which it was put up on the website. [24743/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that all arrangements are in place to introduce the new uniform nursing home support scheme as promised on 1 January 2008 despite newspaper reports to the contrary; and the way assets other than the family home will be treated in ascertaining eligibility for support under this scheme. [25252/07]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (23 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles registered for use on roads in Counties Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare in 1996, 2002 and 2006 distinguishing cars, motor cycles and goods vehicles and classifying them by broad capacity categories. [24696/07]