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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a change to the receipts issued by local offices to claimants; and if receipts still display the next date on which the person must attend the local office to sign on. [33374/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (9 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 366. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the use being made of car tax receipts in 2013; and the use which will be made of it in subsequent years. [32954/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulation of Sunbed Use (9 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his work on the public health (sunbeds) Bill; and when this Bill will be introduced. [33334/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the fair deal scheme, including means testing and the fair deal scheme, and the difference in relation to the fair deal scheme if private or public nursing homes are involved. [32957/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (2 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of tobacco seizures in each month since January 2011; and the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month since January 2011. [31811/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the planned changes to enrolment policy, if he will ensure that Gaelscoileanna at both primary and secondary level are able to give priority to children who come from households where Irish is in use. [31502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (2 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that staff who have worked for the Health Service Executive for at least two years may apply for paid leave of absence for a period of up to three years at a rate of €12,000 per year, and, if this is the case, the reason behind same. [31501/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (27 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the decision of the British Government not to impose VAT on debt management or insolvency services, in line with EU law on VAT, if VAT will be charged on the services of personal insolvency practitioners here; if so, the rate at which such VAT will be charged; if VAT will be charged on persons who, while not being official personal insolvency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (27 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the first personal insolvency practitioners to be formally operating as envisaged under the personal insolvency legislation. [31451/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his progress with promised immigration and residency protection legislation; the way this legislation is likely to affect people already in the immigration system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30673/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 475. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give further consideration to the true costs of the direct provision system for asylum seekers, including health care, social welfare and legal costs; and if the direct provision system is still cheaper than providing for asylum seekers in the community when these costs are taken into account. [30674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 476. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health care provided for asylum seekers and persons seeking leave to remain who are living in direct provision; and if data is collected regarding the number of persons with serious mental health problems in the direct provision system. [30675/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 477. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the issue of asylum seekers and permission to work. [30684/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 478. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on leave to remain for asylum seekers who have been in the system for a long time. [30685/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 479. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he is dealing with the backlog of applications for asylum. [30686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 45. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to An Garda Síochána for white collar crime in view of (details supplied). [28221/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Repatriation of Money (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Poland; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Repatriation of Money (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 99. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Nigeria; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on tobacco seizures in the four Dublin local authority areas for the years 2009 to 2012. [26815/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Dowds: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide consideration to revising the exemptions and rebates on corporation tax, such as the facility to carry forward losses and to move losses between trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27117/13]