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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of earnings from renting rooms in a person's home and for caring for children in a person's home which can be exempt from income tax in 2007; and if those sums are exempt from social insurance and health levy. [39864/06]

Written Answers — Property Market: Property Market (23 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage increase and decrease in the volume of new house sales, new house prices, second hand house sales and in the price of second hand houses that underpin his Department's tax Estimates for 2007 published in the pre-Budget outlook statement. [39865/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if persons paying tax under the PAYE system receive relief in respect of social insurance and health levy in pension contributions which they make; and if this applies to AVCs. [39861/06]

Overseas Development Aid. (23 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the changes in spending priorities for Irish Aid in 2007, as compared to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39478/06]

Stardust Fire (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Broughan for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I support the proposal put forward today by the leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Rabbitte, to have an independent legal person look at the new evidence, the flawed assumptions that underpin the previous inquiry, the testimony of records and so on. There is no doubt that new experts have cast doubt on the sequence of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the escalation of stamp duty costs on young families; and his views on measures to relieve this. [39127/06]

Written Answers — Maternity Leave: Maternity Leave (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has considered maternity leave rights that are available in other European countries; his views on the contrast between the regime here and the more progressive regimes in terms of length of leave, flexibility of leave and employer rights to refuse the leave; and his plans to improve Irish law. [39309/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals for moving the Mater Child Guidance Service to a more suitable building where its services could be more effectively developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39313/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value of the early childcare payment provided in the 2007 Estimate; and the change which it represents over 2006. [39669/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has made changes in the charges which will be made in public nursing homes the in 2007 Estimates; and the charges which will apply in 2007. [39670/06]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the threshold which will apply for the claiming of drugs refund in 2007 and the extent to which this has been changed as part of Estimates 2007. [39688/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the charges which will apply in 2007 at public hospitals for attending accident and emergency or outpatients, for staying a night in a public ward, for staying in a semi-private bed and for staying in a private bed. [39689/06]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the income threshold which will be applied in 2007 for deeming a young person living with their parents to obtain a medical card in their own right on the grounds of being independent of their family. [39690/06]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes made in the 2007 Estimates to modify the means test for medical cards and for general practitioner only cards; the index which her Department advises the Health Service Executive to use when considering the annual adjustment of income thresholds; the new income guidelines proposed for 2007; and the date they will come into...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the qualifying conditions which will apply in 2007 for the receipt of a home care package; the benefits which will be available under the scheme; the number of such packages for which provision has been made in Estimates 2007; and the way it is intended to publicise the eligibility conditions. [39691/06]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has issued guidelines to the Health Service Executive on the method they should use for valuing savings or investments in the means test for medical cards. [39693/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the thresholds which will apply in 2007 under the nursing home subvention in respect of the savings necessary to disqualify an applicant and the savings which will be disregarded, the value of subvention for different categories of care dependency and the value of enhanced subvention, the income ceiling above which means will reduced...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has made provision in Estimates 2007 for changes in the terms and conditions of the back to education allowance; and the terms and conditions which will be applied. [39702/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the terms on which back to education and back to work allowance will be available in 2007. [39685/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the period over which years devoted to homecaring can be excluded in assessing average contribution for pension eligibility purposes; and if changes in these provisions have been included in the 2007 Estimates. [39679/06]