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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 970: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost of the recent announcement of the extension of the free schemes on energy, electricity and so on to old age pensioners; the number of qualifying recipients; the cost of the schemes per annum from 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28856/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 971: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost of the recent announcement of the extension of the old age pensioners public transport pass to cover peak hours; the number of qualifying recipients; the estimated cost of the OAP public transport pass per annum from 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28857/06]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (27 Sep 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 1234: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure in respect of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15; in each of the schools for capital expenditure for each of the three years to 2006; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of these schools which have had long-standing requests made by schools for various forms of capital expenditure; the...

Written Answers — Provision of Allotments: Provision of Allotments (27 Sep 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 1535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy of his Department in relation to providing allotments or plots via county council's to allow people to grow vegetables and so on; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents in Dublin 15 have been told that these plots are no longer available and that replacement allotments will be...

Written Answers — Campus and Stadium Ireland: Campus and Stadium Ireland (6 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in regard to the development of the Abbotstown sports campus; if he has received the inter-agency study for the site that is being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26945/06]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had meetings with the Gaelic Players Association regarding their proposed Government-funded grant scheme; if he has received representations from either the GPA or the GAA on this issue; his views on such Government grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 636: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will make available the statistics on a county basis of the parental occupation or classes of occupation of third level grant holders for universities and institutes of technology as repeatedly promised by her for the past year in response to parliamentary questions by this Deputy and as promised by her in correspondence;...

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: There are no Ministers at those meetings.

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: From the Seanad. (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: I am sure the Minister of State is relieved at this late hour that the end is in sight. I said to him previously this is really the quango of quangos, the über quango and the quango to beat all the quangos. It is a conglomeration of them all. In that sense it will have a breadth of representation which will always be interesting. Social partnership has served the country well but, like all...

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: I wish to share time with Deputies Shortall, O'Sullivan, Neville and Bruton. E.M. Forster's novel Howard's End contains the famous phrase "Only connect". The challenge for the alternative Government is to connect our booming economy with our social wellbeing. The central challenge for the next Government will be to create and sustain not only a successful economy but a successful society. The...

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: The Government did not do that.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: That is a lie.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: It would be better.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Deputy Gogarty does not agree.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: There is special legislation before the House today on building societies. There is a long-standing issue on the credit unions and their capacity to lend money for housing and home improvements.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: The Minister promised that this issue would be considered for reform. This is important to thousands of members of credit unions.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the analysis of RTÉ, that the process of digital switch over that has already begun in the UK will affect the television reception in Irish homes along the eastern seaboard by 2008 and along the border regions by 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26650/06]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the prospect of a national rollout of digital audio broadcasting services; his views on establishing a national information campaign to inform the general public on digital television and radio services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26651/06]

Written Answers — Tax Statistics: Tax Statistics (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the Revenue Commissioners study of the effective tax rates of the top 400 earners for the tax year 2002 recently published, the figures provided include PRSI and income levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/06]

Written Answers — Tax Statistics: Tax Statistics (5 Jul 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the Revenue Commissioners study of the effective tax rates of the top 400 earners for the tax year 2002 recently published, the amount of the income of the individuals concerned derived from directorships, Sch. D Case I & II, dividends from quoted and unquoted companies, rental income, other investment income and capital gains;...