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Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (1 Jun 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when he expects the national substance misuse strategy group to make recommendations and publish a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13836/11]

Written Answers — State Savings Products: State Savings Products (31 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if the moneys raised from the national solidarity bond are being used to fund current spending since the EU-IMF bailout deal; if he will consider using future moneys raised from the bond to fund a programme of strategic investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/11]

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (31 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a national "name and shame" scheme for those convicted of littering offences; if it will require legislation in view of the fact that a previous scheme run by Dublin City Council was unable to continue as the local authority did not have sufficient powers to publish this information;...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to introduce an application procedure for disbursement of grants from the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13111/11]

Written Answers — Alcohol Branded Sponsorship: Alcohol Branded Sponsorship (26 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of any working group in his Department studying the phasing out of alcohol branded sponsorship in sporting and cultural events; the terms of reference on any working group studying the issue; if they are working with other Departments; his views on alcohol sponsorship of sporting and cultural events; and if he will make a...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to be associated with the remarks on the former Deputy Bell from Deputy Nash. He is a great loss to the Labour Party. I realise statements will be taken on the matter later. It is important to listen to each other when we hold these debates. I refer to the earlier remarks by Deputy Donnelly and the contribution of Deputy Mathews. We did not get into the situation we are in all by...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an organisation (details supplied) has completed repayments for outstanding sums owed in relation to two programmes; the amounts, if any, of sums that have been written off; if the organisation has received any funding since September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12544/11]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of financial surplus the Office of the Taxi Regulator had at the end of the last fiscal year in view of media reports of a surplus of €20 million in October 2010; the use to which this surplus was put when the Office of the Taxi Regulator was dissolved on 1 January 2010 and was subsumed into the National...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to ask the taxi regulation directorate of the National Transport Authority to introduce a moratorium on the issuing of new taxi licences in view of the oversupply of licences in the market preventing full time taxi drivers from making a sustainable living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12505/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when any of the investigations into the Luas and Dublin Bus crash that occurred on 16 September 2009 will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12506/11]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following the creation of the taxi regulation directorate in the National Transport Authority following the dissolution of the Commission for Taxi Regulation on the 1 January 2011, the duties of the Taxi Regulator now that the board of the National Transport Authority decides the key taxi regulation decisions; if all the...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections performed by the Commission for Taxi Regulation in 2010 to ascertain whether the person operating the taxi on the street was the actual licensee; the number of inspections of this that have been performed by the taxi regulation directorate since 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: I refer to future legislation, the comments of the Taoiseach to Deputy Ross on the Irish Nationwide Building Society and the enrichment of its senior management in the amount of more than €1 million which went into a pension scheme and was to be returned to the building society but which never happened. Is there proposed legislation to force this money to be returned to the taxpayer?

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (19 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Today Ireland has lost a great patriot. I was deeply saddened this morning when I heard on "Morning Ireland" that the former Taoiseach, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, had passed away. I extend my sympathy and that of Deputy Eoghan Murphy, who is away on Government business today, to his family and friends. Like many of the previous speakers, we practised our trade in the shadow of a great...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he intends to set out a policy endorsing a framework for management of haemochromatosis in the health services; if he will consider an awareness and education campaign or at least a circular to general practitioners to raise awareness of this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12221/11]

Written Answers — Programme for National Recovery: Programme for National Recovery (18 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will bring forward proposals on social impact bonds as included in the programme for Government and if those bonds will be administered by his Department or the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to take submissions on the review of the universal social charge included in the programme for Government; if the process of review will be advertised to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; when he expects the review process to open and conclude; when the findings of the review will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — University Debt: University Debt (18 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if he keeps a record of the debt burden of universities in Ireland; if those debts count towards the total sum of national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12006/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (17 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if Chambers Ireland has completed repayments for outstanding sums owed in relation to three programmes, namely Dawn, Prism III and the Competency Development Programme; the amounts, if any, of sums that have been written off; if Chambers Ireland has received any funding since September 2010; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the free travel scheme for persons aged 66 years and over will be restricted on new private bus routes; if the free travel scheme will apply to a new service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11299/11]