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Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the person who is responsible for the plan and orderly transfer of a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to the Oberstown campus, County Dublin; the management structure proposed and the director of this facility; if there will be a review of the whole service prior to the amalgamation of the centre into Oberstown; if...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the public concern about the increasing availability of alcohol to minors through home deliveries; his views on the severe difficulties in enforcing the law in this regard; and if he will give consideration to banning such deliveries in order to help combat the abuse of alcohol among...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if her attention has been drawn to public concern about the proliferation of Head Shops which sell mind-altering substances and paraphernalia for propagating illegal drugs; and his plans to regulate or restrict such outlets. [40563/09]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will establish with the Courts Service or other source the number of cases which have been prosecuted under section 185 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in relation to assaults or threats to members of the emergency services; if he has satisfied himself that the existing law is sufficiently strong to address these...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of funds that were recovered from control activity by her Department in each of the past five years, detailing consistently the year in which the fraud was perpetrated or the year the money was recovered; and the percentage of the total overpayment or fraud these recovered amounts represent. [40447/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the current recipients of rent supplement by work status and those on welfare by principal welfare payment. [40557/09]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons waiting for accommodation under the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority or by area. [40556/09]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (5 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Metro North; when a decision will be made between the two final bidders; the estimate of funding that will be allocated to Metro North under Budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on his meeting with Northern Ireland's Environment Minister at the North South Ministerial Council Meeting in terms of moves to harmonise blood alcohol levels for drink driving in the two jurisdictions; the position regarding his plans to harmonise driver disqualification laws and penalty points between the Republic of Ireland...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in reducing the number of children and adolescents that are inappropriately placed in adult psychiatric hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39305/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (4 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to deal with the backlog of applications for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [34407/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (4 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the number of community welfare officers is sufficient to meet the demand for supplementary welfare allowance, mortgage interest supplement, rent supplement and other basis allowances. [34423/09]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (4 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will include, in the forthcoming Road Traffic Bill 2009, provision for free of charge residents only parking to deal with the problem that current parking laws only allow for residential disc parking which requires a charge and acts as a deterrent for consensus among neighbours on measures to deal with parking problems; and if, failing...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions between National Treasury Management Agency, departmental or Government officials with Eurostat and with any international rating agencies with respect to the statistical treatment of debt incurred by the National Asset Management Agency, particularly in relation to the treatment of this debt in the national...

Written Answers — Debt Management: Debt Management (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals envisaged under the Revised Programme for Government to help those in debt; his plans to introduce personal insolvency regulations allowing for a statutory non-court based debt settlement system; when he expects these new regulations to come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37692/09]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 13 October 2009 in regard to the reference to outsourced contractors if she will comment on reports that these contractors are offering employees at a company (details supplied) working conditions that are inferior to that of the original contracts and which break...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the savings that would accrue to the Exchequer if a 1% levy was applied to tracker bonds sold by banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39376/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if, in view of the fact that this application was lost, she will expedite a decision. [37952/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if, in view of the fact that this application was lost and that this person is expected to undergo surgery in a matter of weeks, she will expedite a decision. [37953/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outstanding applications for medical cards and medical card renewals in respect of persons over 70 years regarding the primary care reimbursement service in Finglas, County Dublin; the number of outstanding medical card applications and applications for medical card renewals in respect of individuals and families under...