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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress with regard to the amalgamation of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32343/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Reserve Defence Forces will be permitted to serve overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32341/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the statement by a person (details supplied) who has said a slowdown in the US economy could result in up to 90,000 job losses by 2010 here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31915/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the living alone allowance was last increased; the value of same if it had been indexed up over the intervening period with the contributory old age pension; and the cost of delivering such an increase. [32407/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will extend the DEIS programme for disadvantage to schools (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [32202/06]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (11 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 245: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the growth in car ownership and the problems created by on street parking, he has considered relaxing the planning regulations that require planning permission if parking for more than two cars at the front or side of the house is being provided. [32155/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his Department's view regarding the lack of pension cover for many workers. [25173/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that widows who left the Civil Service under the marriage ban who now rejoin are being confined to the post 1995 pension arrangements; and if he will grant them the pre-1995 terms which was available to their contemporaries who rejoined earlier. [31629/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many seriously ill persons being cared for at home are rationed to four incontinent pads per day, and even the local public health nurse is not given discretion to increase this allocation where there is a clear need; and if she will issue a directive to the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been to date in relation to the decentralisation of staff employed by Foras na Gaeilge; when this will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31202/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department negotiates for the extension of catchment districts of existing secondary schools following the closure of a school in order that pupils in the catchment will not find that they are disadvantaged in terms of access to school places; and the provisions which have been made in respect of the catchment of a school...

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has made a proposal to the Department of An Taoiseach to establish an environmental pillar within the framework of social partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30948/06]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department refused to support an Office of Public Works proposal to use so-called green cement in public building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30947/06]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over the past five years approximately 8% of the prize money awarded by the prize bond company has not been claimed; and if he will include this unclaimed money in the Dormant Accounts Fund in order that it could be put to community uses. [31146/06]

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Will the Deputy allow a comment? I see he will not. I rest my case.

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: I think the Deputy is implying that at the committee of which he is Chairman, the Opposition does not turn up to deal with the Estimates. If he checks the record, that will not stand up to scrutiny. The other point he has been making during the course of this debate has little connection with reality.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: The public does not believe what Government Members are saying.

Departmental Agencies. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Does the communications unit do any work that might be partisan in nature, such as monitoring the activity or statements of Opposition parties? Does it communicate with people within particular party organisations about what an appropriate response would be? Does it have any such partisan role? I did not quite grasp the reason in the Taoiseach's reply why this valuable resource of...

Departmental Agencies. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Would it not be useful to the Oireachtas? We would track these issues largely on a fairly amateur basis compared to this very sophisticated unit. It would certainly improve the quality of the work here if we could get that sort of reportage.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: What targets does the Taoiseach set for this team? Each year the Minister for Finance produces the public-private partnership target and announces how much money will be spent and at the end of the year we see how much has actually been spent. From memory, I would say the Government achieves approximately 20% of its target each year and therefore fails to the extent of 80%. How does the...