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Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he has completed his review of port capacity need; and when he will publish the Government's plans for the sector. [21780/07]

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The measures the Minister intends to introduce on Committee Stage are probably of more interest to us than much of what is already contained in the Bill, so I look forward to Committee Stage with interest. There is no doubt we are entering a period of considerable economic uncertainty compared to recent times. In the past couple of months we have seen what would have been previously...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Ministers need someone on their tails.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: First, as a Deputy who has been around here a long time and on committees a long time, I am tempted to say how much I agree with Deputy Michael D. Higgins. There will be at least 50 backbenchers in Fianna Fáil who will expect to survive by virtue of their work on the committees. We need to make the committees meaningful. Whatever about issues on which the Taoiseach has his mind made up,...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: It is. It is legislation which the dogs in the street indicate Ireland needs to address and we need to see some indication from Government.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Are you sure there is not promised legislation?

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out a mid term review of the five year programme for the development of disability services, which should include in particular a review of the provision of new residential places in view of the fact that in the case of one northside service provider the number of new residential places has more than halved since the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases that have been initiated against her Department in respect of the Government's refusal to meet necessary medical care provided to medical card holders in private facilities, at a time when public facilities were unable to meet their needs; the provision in the Health Acts she is relying upon to refuse these claims;...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in the publication of the Green Paper on Pensions; the date he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20772/07]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of his plan to assist the 290,000 people who, according to The Combat Poverty 2006 Annual Report, are deprived of one or more basic necessities such as adequate food, clothes or heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20771/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has costed a proposal whereby the stamp duty paid by first time buyers in the past would be treated as a credit against the liabilities for stamp duty going forward; the expected cost of the proposal; if he has asked the Revenue Commissioners to undertake a study of this form of relief; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of separated children seeking asylum who have been provided with accommodation by the State; the nature of this accommodation; and the person who supervises and supports the provision of this accommodation to ensure that it is appropriate to the needs of these children and ensures that these children are not subject to...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the flow of children in and out of State provided accommodation for separated children seeking asylum over the past twelve months; the destination of children who have been discharged from State care; and the extent to which children go missing. [19997/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of separated children here seeking asylum who are accommodated by the Health Service Executive; the estimated cost of this accommodation and the social work and other care support provided to these children; and if an assessment has been carried out of the level of service and its capacity to meet the needs of these...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has seen the terms of the contract under which refunds of moneys unlawfully collected by the Government from persons in nursing homes is being administered; if the Health Service Executive or the private contractor has been responsible for the delays in making the refunds; and if the penalty provisions for failing to meet...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make arrangements whereby nebulisers needed for the proper administration of medication will be covered under the drug refund scheme in order that people with prescribed medications can avail of same without hardship. [20616/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive have reviewed all families in receipt of nursing home subvention to award them the benefit of the revised rate of basic and enhanced payment; and the value of the average payment at present compared to that in 2006. [20745/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of new people who will become eligible for payment from January 2008 under the enhanced scheme; if those on subvention will have an option of retaining existing subvention; and if she will apply indexation to the current limit for book and enhanced subvention. [20746/07]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if the regulator has submitted a recommendation to him that all limousine licence holders should be allowed to use bus lanes; and if he plans to implement this recommendation. [19960/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will extend the back to school payment to single parents on a community employment scheme as they are currently excluded from this secondary benefit by an income limit which fails to recognise the cost of child care which now prevails. [19897/07]