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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Defence the persons within the army that were prescribed the 27,392 Doxycycline anti-malaria tablets issued between 2006 and 2012 and not another anti-malaria drug; if rank, unit, health status, duties, age, marital status, and length of time served or prescribing MO determine which anti-malaria tablets were prescribed to whom. [47115/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to making it compulsory for ID to be produced for everyone purchasing medical products containing pseudo ephedrine, that all such products are stored out of customers' reach and that a doctor prescription will be required for all products containing more than 800mg of pseudo ephedrine per pack as is the case in Australia [46922/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has of rolling out a drug awareness programme aimed at pharmacists in particular to increase vigilance about pseudo ephedrine and the production of methamphetamine crystal meth [46924/12]

Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Department of Social Protection published a report yesterday. Is it intended to make time available to debate this report in the House, particularly the large-scale rip-off it has exposed? Is it envisaged that legislation will be introduced to better regulate the private pensions industry, particularly the fees and charges it imposes, unbeknownst to people and also the trustees of many...

Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not agreed. This is a welcome opportunity to debate the state of the economy. I welcome the fact that the Minister for Finance will make the opening statement and thereafter spokespersons will have an opportunity to contribute. However, the intention is that other Ministers will then take part in the debate, which will be disjointed because there will not be an opportunity for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislation to shorten the period that a couple would have to be separated in order to be eligible for divorce from the current four out of the last five years. [46416/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration of Deaths (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow registration of death in Ireland of Irish citizens who have died abroad. [46569/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons who transferred from a one parent family payment onto a community employment scheme during the summer months and who were entitled to fuel allowance last fuel season are entitled to a fuel allowance now that the fuel season has commenced in keeping with the premise that you should not lose secondary benefits by virtue of participation on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make available a report on the social welfare appeals office covering the second two quarters of 2012 as she did in relation to the first quarter of the year. [46692/12]

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some months ago the Minister for Social Protection indicated that she intended to introduce statutory sick pay and that she was considering making employers pay the first four weeks of illness benefit which is currently paid from the PRSI fund, and Exchequer transfers when that fund is low, as it is currently. The PRSI fund and its associate schemes are like one big community-rated insurance...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It would be based on the ability to pay, which the Minister's proposal is not. It would target businesses which can afford to pay some workers €100,000 or sums in excess of that. At 10.5%, the standard employer PRSI rate is very low by international standards. Our proposal is in line with international standards and takes account of employers' ability to pay. Many businesses are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Maybe he should look at Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans for the regeneration of an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [46197/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to reduce energy costs in 2012. [46073/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to limiting the granting of a financial licence to financial institutions selling mortgages and related property products that they have to partake in State run mortgage relief schemes such as the mortgage to rent scheme. [45831/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the rules and regulations associated with the mortgage interest supplement and in particular the way the reasonable housing costs figure is reached and the other factors that are taken into account when determining if an applicant is granted the payment or not. [45830/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) was to move home to live with their parents, if their back to education allowance which currently involves a zero payment be reassessed and a payment be instituted. [45870/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any review has been undertaken by her Department on the impact which cuts in rent supplement, implemented earlier this year, are having on those living in the private rented sector and who are dependent on the payment; if she has particular concerns about the effects that the cuts are having on households who find it difficult to find accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Expenditure Reviews (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 October 2012, confirming a higher expected out-turn for 2010 of €20.7 to €20.8 billion, if she still intend to target €540 million of new cuts in Budget 2013 as per the Comprehensive Expenditure Review or will she be revising this target and if so by how much. [46491/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the auction and bidding for 4G spectrum will take place; the timeframe for that process and the persons likely to be in the bidding; and his views on the proposed 4G roll out. [46014/12]