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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend the law so that unmarried fathers who are named on children's birth certificates will have automatic guardian rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10760/09]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Shatter has raised a very valid point. These issues are never straightforward. One of the problems with bringing the Bill before the House so late in the day is that we cannot properly tease them out. Deputy Shatter has raised some valid concerns. There is an issue with Government machinery and taxpayers' money being used to promote Government parties. It is done in many different...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Shatter was allowed to make some points.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I was going to qualify it. Things are never black and white. The Minister seems to think that one has to agree with him entirely, or else one is against him. That is not the way it is. There are complications in respect of the alternative. If we were to do what Deputy Shatter is proposing and we did not bring in these kinds of limits, then people could spend much more in a local election...

Written Answers — Local Government Fund: Local Government Fund (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that section 4 of the Local Government Act 1998 has been repealed and that in future the Government contribution to the local government fund will no longer be index linked and will be at his discretion by agreement with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the sources of European Union funding that has been applied for and drawn down since July 2007; if this information will be provided in chronological order and in tabular form under the headings for the type of funding concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the moneys which will be expended in the next three years under national development projects; the projects that funding estimates relate to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10304/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding which will be made available for the staffing of a hall (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10322/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding which will be made available for the staffing of a hall (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10323/09]

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I propose all city and county development boards should be constituted as employment taskforces for the duration of this economic crisis. The reason for my proposal is that the response to the recent job losses, for example, at Dell in Limerick was to establish an employment taskforce. When Deputy Rabbitte was a Minister of State, he established job taskforces in response to job losses in...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 secured a determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal that they are entitled to redundancy pay and holiday pay; if she will confirm that the redundancy payment section of her Department received an application...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions that have taken place with regard to the renewal of the bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam which agreement is due to cease on 1 May 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10750/09]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 410: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will avail of the provisions in Annex III allowing a member state to exclude the spreading of sewage sludge from the scope of application of the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10127/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider his decision to suppress a special class at a school (details provided) in Dublin 22 in view of the fact that it is vital that the needs of pupils with special educational needs are catered for at this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resource teaching hours were withdrawn from a person (details supplied); if these hours will be restored in view of the fact that reports have been lodged with his Department by an occupational therapist and education psychologist stating that the child needs the assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions and correspondence between her Department and the European Commission in relation to Ireland's compliance with Directive 80/987/EEC. [9292/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her intentions to allow the long-standing partner of a deceased person to claim widows or widower's pension. [9296/09]

Written Answers — Drugs Seizures: Drugs Seizures (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the record seizure of drugs in 2008 amounting to more than €210 million reflects the continuing high level of demand for drugs; the additional steps he will take to reduce demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8971/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the rule that was introduced in 2007, for volunteer workers from non-EU countries that come to work here with churches and voluntary bodies, which means that these workers can only stay here for a maximum of three years; if in view of difficulties this rule is causing to churches and voluntary...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding to be made available for the staffing of the Collinstown Park Sports Hall, Clondalkin, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9232/09]