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Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (28 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reports that Government advisers and press staff have or are due to receive increments, the reason those political appointees to Government positions who are on temporary contracts, including those for whom the pay cap was breached are treated differently to the elected members of the Oireachtas for whom increments were...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position in which a person who previously held a medical card and upon review was granted a general practitioner card and then subsequently sought a review or appeal of that decision, if the medical card remains valid or active pending the outcome of that appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31456/12]

National Cultural Institutions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is coming to the end of his time.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the need for an extension to replace prefabs at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if this school is classified as having a catchment in a developing area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30351/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (26 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby some persons and families have been on local authority housing lists for years and the need for a cap on the length of time a person or a family can be left waiting by a local authority to be housed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (26 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of families nationwide that have been transferred from rent supplement to the rental allowance scheme operated by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30909/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take in response to the report of the independent child death review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30902/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (21 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, as part of the review of the White Paper on Overseas Aid, the matter of ensuring adequate family planning services in countries in which the service is considered inadequate at present is being considered in terms of a policy issue as part of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30201/12]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (21 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the boards of management of national schools are allowed to change their enrolment policy from year to year and in particular, with reference to the age of the child, in view of the fact that parents will need to plan ahead and will have to take into consideration the ensuing possible childcare costs, if this is the procedure; and...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position with the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30219/12]

Written Answers — Radio Broadcasting: Radio Broadcasting (21 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are any plans to introduce a foundation licence for amateur radio, similar to the one available in Britain which allows 10 watts on amateur bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/12]

Written Answers — Primary Care Centres: Primary Care Centres (21 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a proposal to make changes to a health centre (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the Bill. It was introduced in the Seanad by Senator Feargal Quinn, who is present to observe this debate. The Bill passed through the Seanad and the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, worked on it. It is a Private Members' Bill, which is very welcome because it is important that legislation passed in the House not always be Government legislation. It is very rare for a...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency takes into account, in its dealings with developers and builders, the situation regarding creditors of those builders and developers and the need for those creditors to be paid for services and goods provided to the developers and builders concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29685/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the revised code of conduct for loan authorities when dealing with persons who are having difficulties with their mortgages, including housing purchase loans and shared ownership transactions; if details of the code are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (19 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to lift the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Reserve Defence Forces whose members are volunteers rather than public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29054/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in respect of an application to make available the medicine known as Gilenya Fingolimod for MS sufferers, under the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that this drug has already been approved by the European Medicines Agency and has been on the Health Service Executive reimbursement list for some months now but...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed establishment of a legal services authority and the issues that have been raised in the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on behalf of staff currently employed by Law Society under its current regulatory remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28678/12]

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Fianna Fáil motion is both opportunistic and simplistic. It is aimed at tarnishing everyone in order to dilute the findings of the Mahon report. It is full of red herrings and the issues raised in the motion are different from the ones covered by the Mahon tribunal. The Mahon tribunal found specific wrongdoings by some individuals who were basically motivated by profit. There were...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That party should defend democracy and not try to paint everybody with the same brush, because that serves Fianna Fáil badly and does not help to protect democracy. The planning issue that has not been highlighted either by the United Left Alliance or Sinn Féin is that some people can still become very rich from rezoning decisions. If that aspect of planning is not addressed it will happen...