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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the annoyance, frustration and inconvenience caused by the arbitrary disconnection of thousands of telephone and broadband subscribers throughout the country and that such subscribers are the innocent victims of policy, debate and dispute over which they had no control; if he...

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his legislative plans to prevent a reoccurrence of the situation whereby gas prices here are increased substantially whereby at the same time the product was available free on the international markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of tax relief or pension contributions; the cost and numbers of self employed people gaining pension tax relief; the amount of contributions and claimants for the self employed claimed at the 20% rate are at the 42% rate; the cost and numbers of persons in employer pension schemes gaining pension tax relief; and the amount of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance when full analysis of the distribution across the various income levels of pension contributions will be available; and the analysis interim otherwise available to date on same. [33809/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has authority to move categories of goods from one VAT category to another, in particular as between the 10%, 13.5% and 21% categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33810/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from stamp duty; and the number of transactions and the revenue in the most recent year for which data is available from stamp duty or transactions (details supplied). [33811/06]

Written Answers — Excise Duty: Excise Duty (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the excise per litre charged on different categories of petrol, auto-diesel, kerosene, residual fuel oil for the manufacture of alumina, residual fuel oil for generation of electricity and for other purposes; and the revenue generated from each category. [33812/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance the distribution of capital gains tax receipt from transaction in land, in houses, in other buildings, in stocks and shares and so on for the most recent year which data is available. [33813/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the total stamp duty revenue for first time buyers indicating the number and value thresholds of the properties involved; the revenue from investors classified similarly; and from other buyers classified similarly. [33841/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W has lost a teacher in recent months; the action she has taken to improve pupil teacher ratio numbers in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33625/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in establishing a new preschool class at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [33628/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in approving the project to establish a new school under the applied behaviour system on Dublin's northside which was the subject of an adjournment debate granted to this Deputy during the last Dáil session; and the steps that remain to be taken to achieve the establishment of the school. [33630/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the application for the establishment of the ACORN ABA school for autistic children on the northside of Dublin. [33831/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in class sizes under 20, 25 to 30 and over 30 in primary schools (details supplied); and if she will provide the same information for these schools in respect of infant classes. [33830/06]

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: I would like to raise two issues, the first being the single electricity market Bill. Yesterday we had something of a wake-up call when a major flagship company, Cadbury's, announced 450 job losses. One important factor is the cost of electricity, which is 30% more expensive here than in the UK. There is something of a pattern, since waste management costs are 100% dearer, gas 20% dearer,...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It is very important that electricity services——

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Perhaps I might make one point. In the past five years, we have lost 150,000 jobs in exporting companies.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: There has been a tradition in this House of showing a degree of flexibility on a Thursday morning if there are very significant issues.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: There has been a pattern.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: I have not been here as long as the Chair, but I have seen a great deal more flexibility than is being permitted. Perhaps I might move on to the second matter, which concerns Professor Desmond O'Neill. When he reported on Leas Cross, he said it would be a major error to presume that the deficits in care shown there represented an isolated incident.