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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in formulating housing policy, he has undertaken an inventory of the number and profile of empty dwellings that are available for occupation in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27269/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the information that €28,623,328 is spent annually on taxis and hackneys for patients and staff by the Health Service Executive; the reason some HSE regions have a much higher [i]per capita [/i] spend than others; the action which will be taken to save money in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Auctioneers' Licences: Auctioneers' Licences (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of auctioneers or house agents that were awarded licences by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008. [26598/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 22 April 2009 if he will provide a report on the progress made by the Revenue Commissioners in ensuring that the concerns of the Covered Institution Remuneration Oversight Committee in respect of pension arrangements are in compliance with the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26646/09]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the planned reorientation of the millennium partnership fund by the Higher Education Authority; his views on whether the absence of information on the new plans has led to considerable uncertainty and concern in those areas which have previously benefitted from this fund, resulting in a contraction of his stated...

Health Service Staff. (1 Jul 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the report of the Expert Working Group on Future Skills Needs carried out for her and the Health Service Executive which found that there will be a need for more than 100 additional general practitioners annually to meet the needs of the population and to address changing work practices and gender distribution; if the...

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Germany, France and Belgium, to mention three EU member states have put in place financial support packages to support their dairy farmers during this difficult period; his plans to introduce a similar package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/09]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many dairy farmers will not be able to meet bank interest bills in the coming months due to the crisis in the sector and will require extra working capital to cover increases in farming costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26075/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of Appendix D of the Green Paper on Pensions, he will provide the same information in respect of PRSAs and of RACs for the last year for which figures are available. [26175/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish with the Revenue Commissioners whether a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been granted a PAYE credit for themself only and not their spouse; if this has been the case in all previous years; the practice in respect of a PAYE credit for a person who is a qualified adult on a spouse's State pension; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [25871/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 9 June 2009, if she will confirm that the medical evidence of a consultant psychiatrist and a general practitioner was fully taken into account when deciding this application for carer's allowance; the way a summary decision was made to disallow this claim in view of the strength of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statutory instrument, with details of section and subsection, which covers the minimum bedroom capacity of a local authority dwelling that a local authority may allocate to a couple with one child. [26207/09]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 where the numbers enrolled for September 2009 will warrant an allocation of eight mainstream class teachers and a full-time administrative principal but where unlike other years the school authorities have been informed that the eight mainstream...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the cutback in resource hours for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the implications of this for the special classes in the school; the assistance which his Department will provide to the school to compensate for the cutbacks in order that the school can meet the needs of its pupils with special needs; and if he...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is a separate issue.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: What about the 2% cut?

Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: This delay is a disgrace.

Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is an absolute disgrace that the Minister is dragging her heels like this on such an important issue.

Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is twiddling her thumbs on a very important issue.