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Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the Government policy regarding child protection and family support in respect of asylum seeking families; if a case worker is appointed where issues of child protection arise; if that case officer continues to deal with the case if the family is separated to different parts of the country; if such a separation has a...

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on amending the regulations for term time working to include shorter breaks of four or six weeks; the merits and drawbacks of such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10584/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to arrangements whereby a developer can enter an agreement to build under licence on land owned by another party and the houses can then be sold exempt of stamp duty on the site that would arise if the developer purchased the land; and if this loophole has been closed. [10139/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners consider appeals for tax repayment beyond the four-year deadline, where there are grounds of ill health for people to make a claim. [10436/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are difficulties in the Revenue computer system in automatically picking up instances which trigger a refund, for example, a person becoming widowed or a person losing their job and experiencing a lapse of time before a new job is found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10452/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Data: Alcohol Data (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have published or retained data for the volume of beer, cider, wine and spirits between 1980 and 1987; and if that information will be supplied or the areas in which same may be accessed. [10453/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Finance if concessions apply to the stamp duty clawback on first-time buyers who obtained stamp duty relief on a house, where for example they were forced to move for work or family reasons. [10600/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on excluding the public service obligation within electricity bills from VAT to avoid double taxation. [10602/06]

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if persons employed in the National Museum and so on who are on contract have the opportunity to obtain permanency and pension coverage; and the circumstances in which permanency can be granted. [10228/06]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that home help workers continue to be employed on zero-hours contracts in breach of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; and if he has taken initiatives to bring the situation to an end, which contradicts the Government's own policies. [10608/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the large number of women who have been disqualified from pension entitlement due to the years spent when they dropped out of work to be a home-carer; his proposals to extend concessions to such persons in terms of additional weight on their earned stamps or through other methods; and if he will...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the automated telephone answering service at the Ballina office in dealing with driver testing frequently does not offer callers anything but prerecorded options; and the steps he will take to ensure that officers are available to respond to queries from the public which are not covered by the...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the on-line system for arranging driver tests which issues e-mail confirmations of test appointments, has a significant shortcoming in that the e-mail confirmation is not accepted by the licensing authorities responsible for renewing provisional licences, who insist on a conventional letter of...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Government policy regarding child protection and family support in respect of asylum seeking families; if a case worker is appointed where issues of child protection arise; if that case officer continues to deal with the case if the family is separated to different parts of the country; if such a separation has a fixed...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 631: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of recorded headline and non-headline crimes in every Garda district in 2005, classifying each headline grouping; the number of these crimes detected; the percentage this represents; and the overall national detection rate for 2005 for headline and non-headline crimes. [10426/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 634: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in the Dublin north central metropolitan region division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10485/06]

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which the Garda training rate of pay during the two year training period is set; his views on whether it is set at a level adequate to attract more mature persons into the Garda force; his further views on introducing premia for people who are moving into the Garda from established jobs where they are bringing...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 686: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances in which he is willing to grant family reunification in the cases of persons who were granted residency rights here on account of having Irish born children; if, with the passage of time when such persons are eligible to apply for naturalisation, his policy changes towards the circumstances in which...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 687: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the new annualised hour contracts have impacted on the delivery of service and on the efficiency of services since they have been introduced; his views on whether some adverse outcomes have accompanied these changes, such as, longer lock-up hours for prisoners, particularly those in high risk...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (21 Mar 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 688: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the key performance indicators which he monitors in respect of cost and efficiency of service in respect of the prison service; and the way in which these have moved in respect of the Dublin prisons in the past three years. [10855/06]