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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (27 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the universal social charge is applied to employee share ownership schemes; if private and semi-State companies are treated differently in applying the charge to such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20987/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 158. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to make Medtronic’s i-port advance injection device available on the long-term illness scheme; the reason for the delay in making this product available to children with Type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20988/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Commencement of Legislation (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a commencement order will be signed regarding section 16 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, which inserts section 51(2A) in the Civil Registration Act 2004, providing for marriages to be conducted in outdoor locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19359/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the public consultation he commenced, regarding easier access to rescue drugs in emergencies, including epipens adrenaline, salbutamol, glucagon, naloxone, and glyceryl trinitrate; when consultation will be complete; when actions will be taken following the consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19355/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that has been allocated to each local authority for refurbishing void social houses; the amount of money that has been provided to date to each local authority for refurbishing void social houses; the number of void social houses each local authority is expected to refurbish using the allocated funding; and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of elderly supports, schemes or grants that are currently funded in her Department; if she will provide, in tabular form, the annual funding for each scheme or support; the number of persons benefiting from these; the terms and conditions of each scheme; any additional demand being sought; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of a carer's allowance, a carer's benefit, a respite care grant, a domiciliary care grant, annually, for the past five years; the level of funding available for each for the past five years; the number of persons in receipt of the half rate carer's allowance, annually, for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a further extension to the tax relief for mortgage interest scheme for persons who bought during the period 2004 to 2008, as persons who bought during this period did so at a time of very high prices and are now repaying very large mortgages, and many of these persons are in negative equity, and it would be extremely beneficial, as it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the community lifetime rating regime in order that medical cards are considered equivalent to health insurance for the purposes of determining if a person has to pay an age-related levy, and that such a measure would ensure that persons who have medical cards, based on financial circumstances, and therefore neither require nor can afford...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for Older People (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 565. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of elderly supports, schemes or grants that are currently funded in his Department; if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual funding for each scheme or support; the number of persons benefiting from them; the terms and conditions of each scheme; any additional demand being sought; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 566. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding levels available to councils for home adaption grants; his plans to amend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18208/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (12 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 617. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when Carrigaline and Douglas in County Cork will be provided with high-speed broadband; if he will provide details of the exact areas in each location that will benefit from high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18608/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (7 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there was a 4% annual withdrawal limit applied to Approved Minimum Retirement Funds; if there is flexibility in this restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (29 Apr 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Jerry Buttimer: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward a mediation Bill to promote mediation as a viable, effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings, thereby reducing legal costs and speeding up the resolution of disputes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16958/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (29 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation for the resolution of problems associated with high hedges and trees, similar to provisions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which demonstrates a clear preference for the resolution of such disputes at local level, preferably by mediation, with recourse to the courts...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (28 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the regulation of mortgage providers and section 126 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995, where a person cannot get life insurance cover, the options that are available in order for that person to obtain a mortgage for a principal private residence; in such circumstances, the obligations that are in place requiring providers of mortgages to offer a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to engage with representatives of home helps, with a view to improving conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16331/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is possible for him to direct or instruct local authorities regarding granting planning permission to fast food outlets in close proximity to schools, by regulation; if it would require an amendment to existing legislation or if it would require new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Subvention Payments (28 Apr 2015) See 2 other results from this answer

Jerry Buttimer: 481. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the operational subvention paid, on an annual basis, to each airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law (21 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 330. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances in which it is permissible for wholesale suppliers to refuse to supply their products to certain retail outlets; if there are laws precluding such measures that aim to distort open competition; the remedies available to businesses affected by such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/15]