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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (21 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in the development of a national sexual health strategy and his target month in 2013 for the publication of same [9492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9163/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 29 January 2013, when funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older persons and persons with a disability; the level of funding that will be allocated to each local authority and if he will ensure that funding levels for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration (20 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a Health Service Executive employee (details supplied); if he will outline this persons pension rights; the supports available to assist with recouping lost salary and pension payments following a serious illness prior to their return to work in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Marriages of Convenience (19 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to address the issue of marriages of convenience by way of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (19 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the concerns of the pharmacy sector in respect of the loss of driver photo ID business arising from the awarding of a contract to the National Driver Licence Service; if he will explain the process involved in the awarding of the contract and the reason pharmacies were not allowed to tender for it in view of the fact that many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take to ensure the recruitment of a thousand directly employed nurses in 2013 in view of the very low take up of his graduate nurses scheme [7973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the total average monthly cost of an agency nurse, and the reason he will not recruit graduate nurses on the standard pay-scale [7974/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify whether or not a pensioner couple will be permitted either an exemption or a deferral of the local property tax in circumstances where they they have a nominal income which is in excess of threshold to allow for a deferral of the local property tax but who are availing of the nursing home support scheme under which the pension income of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of reviews of taxpayers that have been undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years since the self-assessment system was adopted; the number of these where a discrepancy was identified; the amount recovered from such cases; if he will outline the way the Revenue Commissioners are minimising the risk of fraud and error arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hospital Equipment (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if the use by hospital consultants of public health facilities for work for which they charge private-patient fees is taxable as a benefit in kind and if not the reason for same and his estimate of the yield that would arise if it were [7980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the exemptions to paying the water charge and the criteria to determine same [7977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the approval of the drug ampligen as a reimbursable drug under the GMS in Ireland [7975/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health when agency workers employed by the Health Service Executive in a company (details supplied), will receive their full entitlement under the Agency Workers Directive; and when back payments will be made [7976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will expedite a reply [7978/13]

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I share Deputy Murphy's concern about the disregard with which the Government treats duly elected Members of this House. That action seriously undermines our democracy and it is something on which the Government must reflect. Like most deals, the deal to restructure the promissory notes has good and bad points. On the positive side, this deal is better than no deal. We have swapped a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special education needs organiser that was assigned to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in view of the fact that this person is currently on extended leave; the efforts that have been made to find a replacement or a referral to assist this person; if he will expedite this matter.; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a request for additional funding to address acute capacity concerns in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; in view of increasing enrolment numbers and the fact that in the coming 2013/14 school year the school will not have a classroom to accommodate an additional allocated teacher, if he will outline the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the widespread concern among NCHDs, if he will request HIQA to investigate compliance with the EU Working Time Directive on the grounds of patient and doctor safety.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (13 Feb 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the budget allocations to each hospital in the State in 2013, and in each case the basis for the reduction or increase vis-a-vis the 2012 budget allocation [7530/13]