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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the scheme for VAT refunds on aids and appliances used by people with disabilities, he will include mobile homes to be used for holidays by the disabled person in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14168/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Licences: Firearms Licences (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the scale of increase in firearm licence fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance when building will commence on the offices for the District Vet Office for County Leitrim based in Drumshanbo; when tenders will be sought for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14767/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department regarding the provision of temporary offices for the DVO for County Leitrim based in Drumshanbo; and the rental cost and other maintenance costs per year to the Office of Public Works of the same building. [14768/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will make an early decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance, which went to the Department of Social and Family Affairs in January 2007, in view of the special circumstances of the case, and the special needs of the client involved; if...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to establish a national mental health service directorate within the Health Service Executive, one of the key recommendations in A Vision for Change; when the national mental health service directorate will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15538/07]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government plans to introduce a compensation scheme for children who suffered serious handicap as a result of the State run vaccination scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14771/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make different arrangements for the contribution of persons with long-term acute disability to the cost of long-term residential care from the new rules applying to nursing home charges as such people only have access to disability allowance and have no chance to accumulate property and would have great difficulty if all...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the recruitment of specialist staff in the treatment if cystic fibrosis; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that only 11 of the 56 positions have been filled to date; the number of recruitments scheduled by year end 2007; the proposed schedule on total recruitment; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — National Theatre: National Theatre (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will explain the decision to install new seating in the Abbey Theatre at some expense when the Abbey itself will be moving premises in four years time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14191/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the maximum limit in secondary earnings of €120 per week was set for people on disability allowance; and his views on raising it in line with intervening changes in the minimum wage. [14151/07]

Written Answers — Air Corps Museum: Air Corps Museum (24 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 971: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has given consideration to potentially moving the existing aerodrome museum in Baldonnell to Collins Barracks, as a means of ensuring that a greater number of people can see the exhibition; his plans to redevelop the existing museum at Baldonnell for outreach education purposes within the region; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact for his projections of the need to purchase carbon credit in view of the new EU agreement to cut emissions by 20% on 1990 levels by 2020. [10197/07]

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: It goes on and on.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: We listen to the Tánaiste. We want to give him enough rope.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the legislation to establish the DTA will be published; the preparatory work conducted by its new chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that the dental scheme for medical card holders is secured into the future. [12310/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 667: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason architectural technologists have not been recognised in the Building Control Bill 2005 as persons who are entitled to sign-off on the compliance of a building, as it is their skills that are primarily used to establish compliance on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12853/07]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (29 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to bring forward legislation regarding risk equalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12015/07]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (29 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the further negotiations that have taken place between her Department and the Quinn Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12014/07]