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Written Answers — Veterinary Medicines: Veterinary Medicines (25 May 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed that proposed new EU regulations on animal medicines (details supplied) will lead to significant additional costs for farmers; when it is intended to make the required amendments to the animal remedies regulations; if she intends to designate pharmacists as suitably qualified...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (31 May 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent call from the chief executive of the chambers of commerce for the introduction of savage penalties to deter companies from underpaying foreign workers and a more rigorous enforcement of non-national worker rights; his response to the call; if he will undertake any review of the...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (31 May 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to discussions between the labour inspectorate and a company (details supplied) regarding the treatment of a person who had been employed as a beautician on a vessel at a rate of €1 per hour, having been recruited through a foreign based employment agency; the steps he intends to take to prevent...

Written Answers — Interest Rates: Interest Rates (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from One Parent Exchange Network, which found that finance companies and money lenders were charging up to 200% interest to vulnerable families; if such rates of interest are acceptable; if he intends to take steps to further control such interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the operation of the tonnage tax, under which certain shipping operators will opt to pay a notional tax based on tonnage, rather than standard corporation tax; the number of vessels that qualify and the amount of tax foregone; his further plans to impose any conditions on companies opting for this system, such as a requirement...

Written Answers — Senate Committee Hearings: Senate Committee Hearings (2 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent Senate Committee hearings in the United States dealing with the abuses of Iraqi oil resources in the early days of the occupation of that country. [18485/05]

Written Answers — University Post: University Post (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the circumstances under which the Government agreed to an extension of four years in the term of office of the president of UCC; if it is planned to extend this facility to any other head of a third level college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19652/05]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has resolved the issues of persons (details supplied) who wish to retain the right to send their children to a school in County Wexford; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is room in the school for the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19651/05]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance if the OPW has acquired a site for the new Garda divisional headquarters in Wexford town; the location of the site and the amount paid; if the views of local public representatives were taken into account in deciding on the best site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19301/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all documentation and information provided to the Irish-born child unit will be returned to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19796/05]

Written Answers — An Post: An Post (15 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to the recent announcement in An Post's 2004 annual report that the company recorded a pre-tax profit of €7 million for 2004; his views on whether the company is justified in seeking up to 1,500 redundancies in view of such profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19900/05]

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (16 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will consider bypassing the Arts Council as a means of funding the Abbey Theatre and implement a system whereby the theatre is funded directly from Government; his views on whether the funding of the Abbey Theatre requires urgent review in view of the losses recorded for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting senior citizens from the annual Government levy of €10 per ATM card, €20 per laser card, by way of encouragement not to keep cash in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to allow families to write off child care costs when being assessed for eligibility for medical cards; her estimate of the number of persons or families which benefit from such a move; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that income levels for medical cards are so low that few of those holding medical...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the call made by a person (details supplied) for the scrapping of plans to introduce the general practitioner-only card and for the Government instead to honour its commitment to provide an additional 200,000 full medical cards; her views on this call; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has fallen short of the requirements for naturalisation; if his Department has received representations from this person in relation to their naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20610/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the application for business permission in the State for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under Clause (ii) of the criteria governing exceptions if an applicant cannot meet the €300,000 minimum capital investment or employ two EEA nationals; if he will arrange the release of this person's...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if the NRA has yet reported to him on the outcome of his engagement with NTR in relation to the current contract for the M50 toll bridge; if so, the details of its report and the action he is taking on foot of it; and if not, when he expects the NRA to report to him on the matter. [21242/05]

Written Answers — Vehicle Safety: Vehicle Safety (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to proceed with the European Union proposals to require safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles except for buses used on stage stop routes as approved in May 2005 by the European Parliament, ahead of directives legally requiring the State to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21241/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if Oireachtas secretarial assistants who accept the current buy out arrangement and any future VER package will retain entitlement to a pension lump sum on reaching pension age in addition to both components of the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21366/05]