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Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide evidence that persons (details supplied) applied for mortgage interest relief; the procedure that was followed by a company to get mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12164/12]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently being paid by him who are not registered with the Teaching Council; if he will provide details of the numbers as they apply at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12712/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [12364/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer can establish entitlements if they have rented land on a year to year basis only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12372/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an E112 expenses claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the policy of families of patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy having to fill in a new E112 form every time they travel to the UK for treatment, in view of the financial, emotional and physical stress that completing these applications has on the patients and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (1 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if State agencies including, but not exclusively, Departments, local authorities, Revenue and Health Service Executive are prevented under data protection legislation from providing her with information that could lead to the detection of social welfare fraud; her plans to remove all legislative impediments from State agencies to detect...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (1 Mar 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the introduction of biometric and photographic identification as a measure to tackle the issue of social welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11701/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he, or an agency under his auspices, have audited the overseas non-governmental agencies that are in receipt of assistance from the State's overseas aid budget in the past 12 months; if they have requested information on the salaries being paid to chief executives and other senior officials within the NGOs; if...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of those countries that receive direct payment from him as part of its overseas aid development programme; if he, or an agency under his auspices, have audited or received reports of the national expenditure broken down by heading of these individual countries; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider, with her EU colleagues, the design and adoption of a system whereby member states could share information on payments and claims being made by citizens in an effort to detect persons who are claiming welfare payments in more than one member state or persons who are employed in one member state while claiming in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, in view of her recent successes in detecting social welfare fraud, if she will consider the introduction of a reward scheme for information leading to successful prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11366/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered introducing measures that would require airlines serving Ireland to provide details of movements of persons into and out of State to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11367/12]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Before Deputy Ó Cuív leaves the Chamber, I would like to say I agree with much of what he has said. While we might have our differences on the disposal of effluent and sewage, I agree with almost everything he has said on this occasion. I know he speaks with much experience in this area. It is obvious that he enjoyed his time in the...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The points made by Deputies Ó Cuív and Stanton on the role of the Oireachtas in the distribution of public funds are important. I have said previously that we could be abolishing this country's quangos at a much faster rate. We need to dissolve many quangos quickly. We should restore to the Oireachtas the powers that were given to it when it was originally established, including the...

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (23 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans currently in place to encourage the teaching of languages from BRIC countries, as part of the aim of targeting exports to the emerging markets in these countries. [10013/12]

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy would know a lot about that.

Written Answers — Tax Clearance Certificates: Tax Clearance Certificates (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if a review will be carried out in a case (details supplied). [9136/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if houses which are available for self-catering are exempt from paying the household charge of €100. [9945/12]

Private Members' Business. Health Services: Motion (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Martin gave us the HSE.