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Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (10 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of road accident fatalities in the most recent years for which figures are available involving vehicles of ten years old or older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10370/11]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (10 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private motor vehicles over ten years old that fail the national car test; the percentage of failures in this category concerned with issues of safety; if he will provide details as to the number of private vehicles that fail the NCT on safety grounds on presentation of the vehicle for its first NCT; and if he...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (5 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of a national employment service; if she will review and enhance services available to the unemployed, which currently are provided by three separate services, namely, Department of Social Protection job facilitators, FÁS employment service officers and the contracted local employment service adult guidance...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (4 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: In January 2010, the then Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, assured the Dáil that our economic future is bright. In his speech he guaranteed that the national minimum wage was untouchable as it had been introduced "to protect the weak in our labour market". Before the year was out, Fianna Fáil slashed the minimum wage from €8.65 to €7.65, a reduction of almost 12%. It...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (3 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process he will deploy in order to decide on the patronage of a proposed new second-level school for the Drogheda area; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9499/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recognise Travellers as a distinct ethnic group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9107/11]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (3 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children here covered by the medical card scheme in 2010 and in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9117/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans regarding the waiting list of nearly 60 persons for clinical psychologist assessment by the Louth autism team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9572/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/11]

Written Answers — Joint Labour Committees: Joint Labour Committees (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when the review of joint labour committee agreements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/11]

Written Answers — Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the levels of alcohol abuse and misuse here; his further views that reported levels of alcohol consumption ought to be arrested from a public health, social and economic perspective; the measures he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8674/11]

Written Answers — Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether widespread sponsorship of major sporting events by alcohol companies is having an impact on levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse here; if he will review the situation regarding the sponsorship of sporting events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure automatic entitlement to medical cards for all children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in processing an application for half rate carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8060/11]

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (14 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on this important debate. I wish my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, well in the task ahead. I know she has a deep personal interest in this matter. I also pay tribute to the groundbreaking work done by Deputy Dan Neville over the years on highlighting this issue. I recall approximately 15 or 16 years ago when I was...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the announcement in the recent UK budget that the British Government is considering applying a new 12.5% corporation tax rate to Northern Ireland; his further views that a new rate would affect the ability of the Border counties to attract higher levels of foreign direct investment; if he has plans to address this issue; and if he...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will undertake to ensure that any review or re-rating of the commercial rates system planned by him will prioritise local authorities in the Border counties based on the unique competitive challenges faced in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make funding available on a once-off basis to an organisation (details supplied) as applied for under the Reconciliation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in processing an appeal for an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if she will approve the benefit payment to the person concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6385/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the findings of a high level inquiry into planning practices in certain local authorities (details supplied) which was established in June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6824/11]