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Hospital Services (7 Apr 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Reilly. I thank Deputy O'Brien for raising the issue. The Minister recently asked the HSE to identify any cases in which it plans to withdraw services from individual acute hospitals in the coming months and to brief the Minister on the circumstances and implications in each case. I assure the Deputy that this is not a smokescreen. The...

Departmental Funding (23 Mar 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise that written replies were not available until now. I do not know what glitch caused this but we will ensure this does not happen in future. I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy James Reilly and I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. In 2010, a grant of almost €172,000 was approved from the...

Hospital Services (23 Mar 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate Deputy Colreavy's initial comments and thank him for them. I am sure the staff of the Houses also appreciate them. As everyone is aware, the staff are extremely helpful and supportive in the context of assisting new Members to settle in and I am sure that will continue to be the case. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and I welcome the...

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (27 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the damaging impact of her decision to withdraw resource and visiting Traveller teachers on progress that has been made on raising education standards among Travellers; if she will consider the case of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 which will suffer a major detrimental effect...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the yield from applying income tax to approved profit sharing schemes. [4302/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (25 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to her budget 2011 announcement, the precise student contribution charge that will apply in the case of siblings in 2011. [3270/11]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (25 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in identifying a site or premises for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if she will report on the outcome of reports of the technical assessment section in two nearby sites under consideration; the precise issues identified in respect of each of these sites and when a decision will be made on...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (25 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of second-level school places on the northside of Dublin; and the action she is taking to address this matter [3782/11]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (25 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of options available to parents on the northside of Dublin who wish to provide a non-denominational second level education for their children, in view of the fact that a school (details supplied) is now heavily oversubscribed; the way she proposes to uphold parents rights in...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (25 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the proposed uses for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [3781/11]

Termination of Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach (20 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: What happened to that plan?

Termination of Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach (20 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach does not have the authority to do it.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (20 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations being made by him for the 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the arrests of candidates, journalists and human rights activists in the wake of the presidential election in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (20 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the lack of maintenance of a site (details supplied); the illegal dumping in the site; the allegation from local residents that the area is being used as a storage area by local criminals and the fact that the site is attracting much anti-social activity for nearby residents; if he will immediately take measures...

Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will consider amending the law to require major retail companies operating here to publish company accounts to establish the level of profits they are making, particularly in view of reports that one major retailer (details supplied) makes greater profits here than in any other part of its global empire; and if he...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (19 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in respect of EU directives for which he has responsibility, the number remaining to be implemented; the directives that are now overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Termination of Ministerial Appointment: Announcement by Taoiseach (19 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Not a blanket guarantee.

Termination of Ministerial Appointment: Announcement by Taoiseach (19 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Who advised the Taoiseach?

Termination of Ministerial Appointment: Announcement by Taoiseach (19 Jan 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The public will decide that.