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Written Answers — Social Protection Expenditure: Social Protection Expenditure (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the comparison between public social expenditure here and that in each of the other EU countries and the EU average respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7965/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the comparison between pensioner incomes here and pensioner incomes in each of the other EU countries and the EU average respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7966/07]

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: It is not agreed. I understand there are 123 amendments to be dealt with on Report Stage. The time afforded to deal with that is not acceptable. While many Ministers wish to place legacy items on their records as they leave office, this is not an acceptable way to do it.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: I am sure the Ceann Comhairle read in today's newspapers that 11 groups have placed an advertisement calling on the Government to implement the report on suicide by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children. The trends relating to suicide are well known. A far greater number of people now die by suicide than through road accidents.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister intend to introduce a Supplementary Estimate this year to deal with a cutback in the suicide prevention programme? On two other issues relating to the legislative programme, I notice that the programme for Government contains a commitment to lay down uniform guidelines and principles in respect of the punishment of offenders. There is considerable public concern about the...

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister intend to amend legislation in this area?

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: There is promised legislation in this sphere, but we do not have specific knowledge and I would like the Minister to tell us because this issue is of considerable public concern.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Richard Bruton: Most people would be very concerned about the establishment of clear ethical principles in respect of the activity of lobbyists. The Government has indicated in the press that it is sympathetic to introducing some capacity for registration of lobbyists. What are the Government's proposals in respect of this and does it favour a voluntary or statutory register?

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the powers which are available to the Employment Appeals Tribunal to ensure that awards made are honoured by employers who have been found to be in breach of employment law; and if he will seek a report on the extent to which such awards are not honoured, as occurred in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9....

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest evidence which he has available to him of emission levels from Sellafield and of incidents or shortcomings that have raised the risk of contamination occurring; and his assessment of the risk status to Ireland of the Sellafield plant. [7589/07]

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 532: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the basis of a legal case which the Government hopes to take in respect of the operation of the Sellafield plant; and the progress that has been made in the past year in advancing that case. [7590/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant social housing units here at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7408/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable housing units completed in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/07]

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 215: To ask the Taoiseach the population in each of the 18 Dublin Garda districts at the 2006 census. [7637/07]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 274: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences recorded and detected in 2006 under each of the ten groupings used for classification in each of the 18 Garda districts within the Dublin metropolitan area. [7631/07]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences recorded and detected in 2006 under each of the ten groupings used for classification nationally. [7632/07]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength in each of the 18 Garda districts within the Dublin metropolitan area and the specialist units of the DMA as of 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2006. [7633/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his recent decision to increase the thresholds at which VAT returns must be made, if he has used up his full discretion under EU rules to increase these thresholds; his views on the contention that Irish thresholds are lower than would apply to a trader based in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7363/07]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received reports on the shortage of BCG vaccine; if she has systems within her Department that keep track of stocks of vaccine whose administration is time sensitive; and her views on whether it is acceptable that her Department takes no responsibility for oversight of system breakdowns such as this. [7193/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the plan which the Government has approved for a new national children's hospital will include a specialist ward for the care of sick children who also suffer from some form of disability; and if not, her views on commissioning an expert assessment of the case for such a ward. [7513/07]