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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (7 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 509: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the 2005 outturn and his latest forecast for the 2006 outturn for local authority levies, disaggregating housing and other levies. [36358/06]

Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Has the Government abandoned the intellectual property legislation? I remember I was likened to a good German doctor for quoting statistics from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Now the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is turning 12,500 Garda into 14,000 and the Minister for Finance is turning 650,000 people paying tax at 42% into 400,000.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Certainly the integrity of data is collapsing on that side. Maybe the Government was too high on its own supply over the weekend.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: It was a very creative and technical argument that the Taoiseach could not master.

Written Answers — Dublin Transportation Authority: Dublin Transportation Authority (2 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Dublin Transportation Authority will be established; if it will have authority over CIÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35809/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (2 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a private company (details supplied) under the wing of FÁS, is refusing to honour a Labour Court recommendation founded on the Transfer of Undertakings Act obliging companies who take over contracts to honour existing working conditions; and if he will take steps to ensure...

Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: I would like to ask about the progress of one of the planks of Progressive Democrat policy in the last general election, namely the establishment of a national transformation fund as part of the programme for Government. The Progressive Democrats promised to eliminate all deficits in public transport infrastructure.

Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: I would like to know what is happening with that fund. Will the money from the sale of Aer Lingus go into it? How many kilometres of metro will it build?

Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: That is not the question I asked. The national transformation programme is on page six of the programme for Government. Has it, like their tax objectives, been abandoned by the Progressive Democrats?

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she intends replacing the €1 billion paid to public hospitals by VHI and BUPA when the private beds are removed from these same public hospitals. [35507/06]

Written Answers — Health Capital Programme: Health Capital Programme (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the major capital projects that were expected to go to tender in 2006 but did not receive sanction from the Department of Finance due to the fact that there was no cost benefit analysis in these projects which were to cost over €30 million. [35506/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria he applied in deciding whether persons who are not Irish citizens are allowed to stay here following a criminal conviction and release from prison. [35586/06]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the nature of the sex offenders register maintained; his plans to extend access to this information to additional groups or agencies in the community; and if he is satisfied with the degree of protection provided by this system particularly where children might be at risk. [35587/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Finance the excise and VAT on unleaded petrol in 1997 and 1998. [35156/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of tax revenue raised by DIRT and the number of accounts; the amount refunded to persons over 65 not in the tax net and the relevant number of accounts; and the cost of applying tax only to the earnings in interest which exceeds the rate of inflation. [35229/06]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funds given to his Department by way of the Criminal Assets Bureau; the sums involved in each year since the establishment of the CAB; the purposes for which this money has been used by his Department or other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35242/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised in stamp duty from residential property in each of the past five years. [35255/06]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to appoint an Irish representative to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in view of the fact that Ireland has not been represented for the past two meetings of the Bank. [35405/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Dyslexia Association of Ireland to have medical tax relief extended to included specific remedial tuition for children affected by the medical condition dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35718/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a threshold in respect of the new tax on imputed distribution of moneys from approved retirement funds in order to prevent an adverse impact on persons with low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/06]