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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (10 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the commencement of intellectual property based derivatives trading by IPXI, Chicago, in June, the actions being taken vis-à-vis the report entitled Feasibility Study for Making Ireland a World Centre for Managing and Trading in Intellectual Property of January 2013; when this report will be published; the main...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the proceeds of the sale of the national lottery licence that will be received this year; when he expects to receive the full proceeds; the current plans for spending the proceeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax breaks available to wind turbine owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of grant aid and or subsidies which have been paid to wind farm developments each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their agri-environment option scheme payment finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42546/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of the mobility allowance scheme and the motorised transport grant scheme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42544/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the product specification of fluoride which is added to the public drinking water supply; if he will further provide details surrounding the organisation which has given approval to the fluoride product meeting standards for human consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 184. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the on-going adding of fluoride to the public drinking water supply is justified in view of the fact that 98% of European countries have rejected the practice on health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the action that has been taken in order to address the European Commission 2011 Report on Fluoridation which stated that children here are getting unsafe doses of fluoride every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42551/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (9 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the precise details of health studies on fluoridation of water which have been carried out by his Department as per the 1960 Health Act which requires that It shall be the duty of future Health Ministers to carry out such studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I share Deputy Seán Kyne's concern about community welfare offices. This is fine on paper. Intreo is a great service, but if one does not have a car and does not live in Dublin one does not have a regular transport service. If a person is called for an interview but it costs €25 to €30 to get there in a taxi, he or she may not engage with the process. That is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I, too, thank Ms Vaughan and her colleagues for the presentation. We should acknowledge the significant changes in the Department in the implementation of this project and that the staff have had to deal with major changes. It is welcome that they have all contributed. What causes me frustration is that when my colleagues and I table questions to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: What is involved in creating a personal profile? I note that it is proposed to profile all clients in 2013 and that some 109,000 personal profiles were created during the second quarter. Is it a desktop exercise? What is actually involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: What is the difference between a guidance interview and an update interview? In the second quarter the target figure for initial one-to-one guidance interviews was 90,083, but there was a common number of update interviews at 78,700. Do these figures relate to the same thing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: It was stated recruitment from the live register to the enterprise development agencies was being monitored. I do not see a target figure for this. What monitoring is taking place? Will Ms Vaughan describe the relationship with the enterprise development agencies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Changes were announced to the JobBridge programme and the internship term has been extended to up to two years. Will Ms Vaughan give the rationale to this? Was it an employer demand or a demand of participants? Does it undermine the JobBridge programme in giving people experience and moving them into the fully paid workforce as opposed to an internship? Indecon has also pointed out that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Procurement Service Framework Agreements (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the ability of schools to purchase stationery supplies from local stationery businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Powers (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have legitimate powers to remove funds from the bank accounts of small farmers without their consent following their completion of the Revenue form 12s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41847/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she will not relax the habitual residence rule for those returning here to care for relatives and who seek carer's allowance; if she will cite the relevant EU directive that her Department has previously cited as a block to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42131/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 428. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal including Garda numbers in 2011, 2012 and 2013 together with the future plans for the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/13]