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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time of social welfare appeals that were refused in 2008 and 2009. [18632/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the target waiting time for social welfare appeals. [18633/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport if all recent industrial relations issues at Aer Lingus have been addressed; when he was last briefed by the three Government appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus; the latest directions that he has given these board members in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17890/10]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the new research from the Road Safety Authority which indicated that learner drivers are responsible for more than one in five fatal crashes in 2008; his views on Garda figures which show that almost 14,000 learner drivers have been caught driving unaccompanied or without learner signs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to amend employment legislation in conjunction with the raising of the pension age to ensure that workers are not forced by their employer to retire earlier than the age at which they can claim State pension. [18037/10]

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date in meeting the commitment in the programme for Government 2007 to establish a judicial sentencing commission; the timescale of same; the budget provided for the commission; and if it is his intention to make statutory provision for this body. [17675/10]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the fact that the scheme of community support for older people is due to cease on 21 May 2010, he will provide details for the proposed new senior alert scheme which is due to replace this existing valuable scheme. [17854/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to amend current rules in relation to working while receiving a State pension; and if proposals are envisaged in conjunction with the proposals to raise the State pension age. [18038/10]

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the proposed name changes for the Departments require legislation? What will be the statutory basis for the name changes? There is also concern about the decision to abolish the position of Minister of State with responsibility for the drugs strategy. There is a lot of concern that this would signal a lowering of priority for the drugs issue. Given that the office of the Minister...

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the OMD continue in existence?

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will legislation be needed to change the name?

Written Answers — Cereal Sector: Cereal Sector (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the precarious situation grain farmers are in as a result of the decision by a company (details supplied) to import from England. [16921/10]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the implementation of a statutory code of practice to ensure transparency in the grocery sector pricing model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16922/10]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the pension arrangements of top management within the covered institutions as recommended by CIROC in its report in February 2009; and if he has addressed the specific issues raised in the CIROC report that the arrangements of making pension cash payments is unacceptable and that pension arrangements for senior executives...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in whole time equivalent terms employed in the social welfare appeals office in each of the past five years including the number at present; the number of staff lost due to the various incentive schemes over the past 18 months to two years. [17493/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average waiting time for an appeal to be heard in the social welfare appeals office. [17494/10]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (28 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on comments attributed to him that he intends to phase out the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17222/10]

Written Answers — General Government Deficits: General Government Deficits (28 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the publication by EUROSTAT of 2009 data on deficits and debt burdens of EU Governments which showed Ireland to have had the biggest general government deficit of any EU member state for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17221/10]

Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Government promised vouchers from 1 May.

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise two issues. First, further to the question asked by Deputy Gilmore on the impact of the carbon levy on poor and low income families-----