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Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to amend the statutory code of conduct on mortgage arrears to rectify the shortcoming by which the moratorium period commences from the point at which arrears first arose but does not involve any requirement for cumulative arrears. [15872/10]

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to amend the code of conduct on mortgage arrears to make specific provisions for homes in negative equity including steps required to ensure best value for borrowers on the disposal of any such properties for which repossession is sought or achieved. [15875/10]

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to implement the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs that the moratorium period under the statutory code of conduct on mortgage arrears be extended to 24 months. [15873/10]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that borrowers remain liable for any outstanding debts and related costs following the repossession of their homes in a context of growing mortgage arrears, negative equity, pay cuts and unemployment; and if he will take legislative or other steps to address this matter. [15874/10]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take the legislative or other steps necessary to oblige banks availing of NAMA to write off the difference between the purchase price of the dwelling and its current market value for those households with mortgages taken out on primary residences since 2004 up to €500,000 in view of the growing negative equity problems in conjunction...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider banning the charging of penalty interest on mortgage arrears. [15877/10]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if the expert group set up to investigate the issue of increasing mortgage arrears has reported any interim findings or recommendations; and if so, if he will give details of same; and if not, when such a report is expected. [15878/10]

Written Answers — Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use his veto to prevent the admission of Israel as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development until such time as Israel ends its occupation of Palestinian territory, ends the systemic and institutionalised racism and discrimination against all Palestinians living in Israel which amounts to an...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will advocate a policy of boycott, divestment and sanction against Israel by Ireland and the EU in protest against the institutionalised and systemic racism and discrimination against Arabs living in Israel which amounts to a system of apartheid; his views on whether it is untenable to reward a country with preferential trade whose...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (21 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of using private security firms to secure Defence Force's barracks each year for the last three years. [16002/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 718: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has concluded its report on mortgage interest supplement; if not, the reason for the delay; and if the report has been published. [15724/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the pension insolvency payments scheme which came into effect in March 2010 fails to meet the State's obligation under the EU Insolvency Directive (EC council directive 80/987/EC) which requires the State to protect employees in insolvency situations; his plans to make changes to PIPS to ensure that in cases...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is equitable to require workers to wait until they are 68 years of age before receiving their State pension, as proposed by the National Pensions Framework, while others such as ex-Ministers can receive a public pension well in advance of this age and while they are still in employment; and if he intends to introduce...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to the decision to cease funding to the Dublin Inner City Partnership following which Pobal indicated its intention to enter into direct funding agreements with the community groups and organisations affected, if FÁS will do likewise and ensure that all bodies that previously received FÁS funding via DICP will...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 1 April 2010, the moneys that will be made available for the national campaign on legal highs; and if this campaign will involve TV, radio and billboards. [15516/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8 were refused a full medical card in view of the fact that both of them are in need of regular medication and both are on social welfare payments. [14798/10]

Written Answers — Funeral Expenses: Funeral Expenses (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has a debt of €9,000 for funeral expenses in respect of the burial of a family member. [14818/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the process involved in contacting women to remind them of their right to a free cervical cancer smear test; the numbers contacted each year; the way they are contacted; the effort made to ensure the database is up to date; the action taken when someone is uncontactable or has not taken up the offer or reminder of a smear test; and if...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 cannot get a surgical procedure for another nine months. [15587/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the scale of and the reasons for different interpretations employed by community welfare officers here in terms of whether they consider the amount of interest to be reasonable when using their discretionary power toward mortgage interest supplement or not. [15752/10]