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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 1576. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the significant number of people who were only made aware of their NPPR liability when issued with a penalty notice to set out his views on a temporary waiver for penalty charges in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34365/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers who would be affected by any reduction in the marginal rate of tax. [32666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 18 June 2014, the reason for the delay in a reply being issued by the education and training board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32018/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Reform (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 301. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the anomaly of established public servants who are required to retire at age 65 but whose State pension entitlement does not arise until age 66; and the steps he will take to address this problem. [32830/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the anomalous position whereby an employee who is earning €18,304 requires a pay rise of over €1,000 to secure an increase in their take-home pay due to the step effect of current PRSI banding arrangements. [32086/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, a breakdown of the current number of appeals received for each social welfare payment; the average completion time for these appeals; and the percentage of appeals, in respect of each payment, which are upheld by the appeals office. [32873/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the basis for the recent decision to cut €1.2 million of funding from his Department for 25 charities; if he will provide details of the impact assessment which was carried out in respect of this decision; if he will reconsider this decision in view of the invaluable work of these charities and the relatively...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications and renewals that were granted for each of the past ten years to non-EEA applicants who sought permission to study and work here under language, non-degree and degree programmes; and if she will provide this information in tabular form. [32704/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 604. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for the approval of language and other colleges catering for non-EEA students; the number and names of such colleges; the number of student places in each case and the systems in place to ensure that these are bona fide colleges. [32731/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 610. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will undertake a review of sentencing practices and the use of judges discretion with regard to concurrent sentencing for multiple homicides from one incident. [32816/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asthma Incidence (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 662. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the rate of asthma deaths over the past 10 years and that this rate could be significantly reduced if a Government commitment to the implementation of a National Clinical Programme for asthma is met; and the actions she will take to ensure that this programme is implemented in the coming months or to otherwise meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees Data (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 804. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of City and County Childcare Committees in the State and their role and annual cost for each year from 2001 to date in 2014; if he will outline in tabular form each committee by geographical location, the size of the child population they serve and the cost of funding each committee. [32605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Inspections (17 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 805. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to inspections of early childcare providers, the current number of inspectors, the geographic location of each inspector, the size of the child population they serve and the annual cost of inspections; if he will he provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of inspections completed for each of the past ten years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department have explored the possibility of the acquisition of further religious-held property under the terms of the residential institutions redress scheme as a means of addressing the current chronic shortage of social housing; if she will provide a full account of any such plans in this regard; the targets in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Institutions Issues (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he and his Department have explored the possibility of the acquisition of further religious-held property under the terms of the residential institutions redress scheme as a means of addressing the current chronic shortage of social housing; if he will provide a full account of any such plans in this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the PCRS in cases where a doctor visit card is awarded on discretionary grounds rather than a medical card on the same grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was awarded a doctor visit card on discretionary grounds, while their spouse was awarded the full medical card on discretionary grounds. [31858/14]

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of cases pending relating to allegations of sexual abuse in day schools, if she will report on the number of such cases; the number which have been contacted on behalf of the Chief State Solicitor's office to inform them that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Louise O'Keeffe v. Ireland is not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the decision to cut funding through the local community and development programme, which benefitted groups such the Irish Deaf Society, in view of the fact that such cuts have resulted in the closure of their advocacy service for thousands of deaf persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter....