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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for certain areas to have access to mental health services; the breakdown of services available to areas that meet the criteria for such services; the options available to a person who needs to access a mental health service but finds there is no such service in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason there is a delay in dealing with this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45858/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will expedite an appeal against a decision not to award carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she will grant an early oral hearing; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45498/09]

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh. The Labour Party supports the Bill, which is intended to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 to permit the Comptroller and Auditor General to carry out inspections of the DDDA under that Act. It is proposed to amend sections 8 and 9 of the 1993 Act and this is feasible. If the Fine Gael proposal is not acceptable, I am...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: -----and the Garda was called. We have allowed the private sector to operate areas which should really be about public or community space. A root and branch review must be carried out in respect of the planning system. The type of inspection mechanism under discussion could constitute the start of such a review and then the Minister could consider more wide-ranging reforms than those he has...

Written Answers — Central Bank Commission: Central Bank Commission (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the establishment of the Central Bank Commission, announced in February 2009; if he will engage in consultation in this regard with all stakeholders, both inside and outside the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/09]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if consumer protection will remain part of the remit and core activity of the new Central Bank Commission; if supporting structures such as the consultative consumer panel will continue to be part of the institutional framework of the new Central Bank Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44886/09]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the National Asset Management Agency plan for unfinished apartments and housing developments that will be on its books; if there is a plan in place for either the completion or the demolition of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations which have been cancelled in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, due to lack of available staff; the number of staff vacancies in the hospital; the location in the hospital at which these vacancies exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45120/09]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans in place to ensure the continuation and sustainability of the sports inclusion disability officer programme in County Meath for 2010; if his attention has been drawn to the achievements of the sports inclusion disability officer programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45119/09]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share time with Deputy Shortall.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: It is a pity the Minister must leave but I accept his word that he will read my contribution. The Minister has good intentions with regard to planning and development. However, the Green Party is a small part of the Government and the problem is the culture that has existed over the years in terms of Fianna Fáil's policy on development. The Minister is possibly limited, therefore, in what...

Climate Change: Statements (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the fact that we are having this debate and the work done on it by the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security in terms of its plans for climate change legislation. A climate change Bill was originally proposed by the Labour Party and the committee has taken the legislation on board. The idea is that mitigating and adapting to climate change should be central to...

Written Answers — Workplace Inspections: Workplace Inspections (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate to date in 2009; the way this compares with the same period in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44619/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that numerous unemployed persons, not including unemployed graduates, cannot participate in the recently revised work placement programme in view of the fact that they are not social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44954/09]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the vehicle registration tax collected per VRT band in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42968/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the parking space at work levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42940/09]

Child Benefit: Motion (1 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Burton referred to the history of child benefit and I wish to provide some more details on that. In 1943, it was a progressive move by the then Minister, Seán Lemass, to introduce a Bill to provide for a universal allowance for the third and subsequent children in a family. The Labour Party supported the introduction of child benefit at that time. Almost 70 years later, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if non-industrialised civil servants have applied for incentivised early retirement; if so, the breakdown of the grade or office or the persons who have applied under this scheme; the percentage that are in the relevant grades and officer positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43920/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (1 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has plans to renovate the building that currently houses a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork; or if the OPW intends locating the Garda station in an alternative premises in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44380/09]