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Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the advice or assistance being given to Irish women in respect of concerns raised regarding the safety of breast implants (details supplied) [17302/12]

Written Answers — Irish Communities Abroad: Irish Communities Abroad (27 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 81: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the numbers of emigrants to Britain from Ireland from 1987 to date in 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/12]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the closing date deadline for payment of the household charge given the confusion about the methods of paying the new charges and other matters that have arisen about this issue and in view of the fact that the Government information leaflets have yet to be delivered to homes...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I am sharing time with Deputies Anne Ferris and Ciara Conway. I wish to put on record my opposition to the gender quota proposals in this legislation. My first reason for opposing the provisions is that they are very likely to be unconstitutional. They appear to be against many provisions in the Constitution. Second, I believe they are undemocratic and, third, I believe they are...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (21 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the high interest charges on variable rate mortgages being charged by Permanent TSB to customers struggling to make their mortgage repayments every month and who cannot move their mortgage to another banking institution because they are in negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the school building plans in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15732/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the reason for the delay in dealing with this application which were submitted in November 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15369/12]

Written Answers — Irish Emigrants: Irish Emigrants (15 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 2: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding aid given to Irish emigrants living in Britain on a yearly basis from 1987 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/12]

Written Answers — Irish Emigrants: Irish Emigrants (15 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the task force on Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14863/12]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the EU directive on temporary agency work; when he expects it to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14838/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay in dealing with this appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/12]

Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: With the agreement of the House I will share some of Deputy Dowds's time. The issue of negative equity is raised at my clinics and in constituency queries to me and to other Deputies. A number of Deputies have tabled parliamentary questions to the Minister for Finance requesting updates on what action is being taken to help people in negative equity. Not all people in negative equity will...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (13 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on schemes that lone parents may access to gain training, education and work experience; her plans to extend eligibility to lone parents to any schemes to which they are currently not eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13723/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding plans to improve supports available to lone parents in tandem with the changes scheduled in respect of how long a parent can qualify for the one parent family payment, and reductions in the income disregards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13808/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (13 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are acting as executors of estates will be liable to pay the household charges out of their own personal finances on properties owned by the deceased person; if it is possible for these charges to be deferred until such time as the sale of the...

Written Answers — Universal Social Charge: Universal Social Charge (8 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on whether the numbers of lone parents who were taken out of the net for the universal social charge in budget 2012 is available to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13278/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Environmental Liability Bill; if he will provide an update on any action taken by the EU Commission against Ireland for failing to enact the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13418/12]

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I must call the Minister for Finance at 7 p.m.

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy has only one minute of speaking time remaining.