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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance [19661/12]

University Status (19 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: I welcome the timescale of the process outlined by the Minister. Are heads of a Bill required to bring forward legislation to implement the process? There is a precedent. The University of Limerick was established in 1972 as the National Institute of Higher Education. Is it possible this precedent could be used in future? It is important that the matter is not kept off the agenda for an...

University Status (19 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: I concur with Deputy Smith in regard to the importance of maintaining academic standards. We will never sort out our unemployment situation, whether in the south east or anywhere else, merely by changing the name over the door of a university. We must strive to improve standards into the future in order to achieve our objectives.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council is obliged to publish its accounts annually; if so, the profit/loss it has made since it was created; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per year. [17627/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for disability allowance. [18797/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [18798/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 866: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the procedure regarding the sale of a former local authority house having to be approved by the relevant local authority; if he views the practice as being outdated considering that no houses are currently being bought by local authorities and that his Department is currently only leasing...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 911: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a 1996 car with a 1.8 litre engine cost €626 road tax and a current model of the same car costs €225. [19142/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the way a holder of carbon tax credits may avail of the rebate if their current business transaction is not profitable and no tax is payable. [17125/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing the VAT rate charged on motor fuel in view of the current high price of fuel and the benefit this is to Revenue. [17126/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of all taxes and duties on a litre of motor fuel. [17127/12]

Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sponsor another advertising campaign regarding effective control of dogs to prevent attacks on livestock. [17122/12]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new agri environment options scheme and the criteria for eligibility of same. [17123/12]

Written Answers — Farm Partnerships: Farm Partnerships (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce legislation to deal with the current inequality where only dairy farmer can enter into a partnership. [17124/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath did not qualify for the early retirement scheme as per his Departments' circular 07/210 in view of the fact that the written advice they received from the an assistant national director of human resources in the Health Service Executive indicating that they would qualify [17128/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs following the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the Ballydowd Special Care Unit in Lucan, County Dublin, and the recent findings that the practices are unsuitable and unacceptable following their recent inspection and that there is a lack of social workers attending the unit and providing services to vulnerable...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that the Health Information and Quality Authority is tasked with ensuring that standards are adhered to, the date on which HIQA will commence its service in the private and public crèche facilities provided in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15179/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the review of allowances and premium payment costs across the public service will be completed and its findings published. [15910/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 12758, when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their application for a review of carer's allowance to the chief appeals officer received by the appeals officer on 28 October 2011; and if she will expedite a response. [15925/12]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (21 Mar 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to his Department over the past ten years to probate newly qualified teachers at primary level; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures involved and the number of probations involved per year. [15552/12]