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

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ó Cuív, without interruption.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the substantial subsidy given to private waste collectors that collect household waste door to door that comes from the packaging levies that are collected by a company (details supplied) to be then paid out to waste collectors, public and private, depending on the number...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a procedure that allows submissions to be made by third parties in respect of applications in respect of persons for immigration status (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13149/12]

Human Rights Issues (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I raise the matter of the need for reform of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan on the first anniversary of the murder of Mr. Shabaz Bhatti, a former Pakistani Federal Minister for Minorities who was an outspoken critic of these laws. He also supported the case of Mrs. Asia Bibi who was imprisoned under these laws and whose case is on appeal. The matter is being raised on a cross-party basis...

Human Rights Issues (7 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the Government's efforts to date in respect of this matter. I hope pressure will continue to be exerted in any bilateral discussions involving the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and both the Government of Pakistan and that county's embassy here. I also hope that what the Minister for Social Protection stated in her reply will be conveyed to the Pakistani...

Written Answers — Schools Inspectorate: Schools Inspectorate (6 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of education inspectors who have retired recently or taken up early retirement; his plans to fill the posts of inspector whose duties include evaluating newly qualified teachers when they take up their teaching posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/12]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (6 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the preparations that have been made in respect of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress by the Government including in respect of the management of the influx of visitors to this country and to the congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12202/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12209/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Irish citizenship currently being processed; the length of time it is taking to process applications and reach a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12278/12]

Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (6 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to implement the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission outlined in its 2010 report Legal Aspects of Family Relationships in respect of parental responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12426/12]

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal: Employment Appeals Tribunal (1 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 may expect to receive notice of date in respect of their employment appeals tribunal hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11959/12]

Written Answers — Global Strategic Framework: Global Strategic Framework (1 Mar 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include small-scale farmers in developing countries in his submission to the UN Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition in April 2012; if he has any plans to attend the meeting of the UN Committee on World Food Security in Rome in 2012 when the Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to newspaper reports that some Irish banks have made special provisions for mortgagees that are in negative equity; if he has been given any information by the banks about the nature of these arrangements and how widespread or otherwise those arrangements are; if there are any plans to encourage more banks to make...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place for dealing with persons who may have received an overpayment in their social welfare payments; the way in which they can resolve the matter; if measures can be put in place to repay the amount to the Department by instalments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11781/12]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date on the proposed new national children's hospital, including any cost for planning, design, architect fees, engineers fees, reports and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/12]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding proposals for a new national children's hospital in view of the fact that An Bord Pleanála has rejected the planning for the hospital on a site at Dublin's Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11684/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Message from Select Sub-Committee (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2012 and has made amendments thereto.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The next contributor is Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. I understand she is sharing her time with Deputies Catherine Murphy and John Halligan. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Rail Stations: Rail Stations (28 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 779: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects Kishogue Train Station, Lucan, Dublin, to open to passenger in view of the fact that construction work appears to be complete, however, the station still remains closed to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10879/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (16 Feb 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the list of estates that are exempt from the household charge on the grounds that they are in unfinished estates; if estates may appeal the decision not to include them on this list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8998/12]