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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (30 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider making those with a pension fund of less than €300,000 a year which would have an approximate payment of €12,000 a year, similar to the non-contributory pension rate, exempt from paying the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (28 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistency that exists between the VAT Consolidation Act 2010 and a Revenue Commissioner leaflet on VAT for veterinary services which is a great concern of the professional dog groomers industry; if he will review this inconsistency and allow professional dog groomers to charge the 13.5% VAT rate which is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (28 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider the proposed amendment S.I No. 9 of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 which if introduced could discourage the tradition of self-builders here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4147/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the intention of Irish Water, as reported recently, to charge apartment dwellers on an average use basis rather than a metered basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4137/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the cases where the loss of the single person child carer credit results in the secondary carer moving into a higher tax band, as the loss of income caused is much larger than €1,650 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2122/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (16 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised incremental salary scales to address the imbalance between those who entered the public service since 2011 and those who entered before that date, as referenced in the Haddington Road Agreement, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1929/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Fund Fees (16 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing a statutory limit on the amount of fees that a pension fund can charge as is proposed in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2087/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (15 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if the debt write off by AIB to Independent Newspapers (INM) was sanctioned by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 18 December 2013, when the capitation grant and the ancillary services grant are expected to be merged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1421/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a temporary site has been sought for the gaelcholáiste to serve the general Ballinteer/Stepaside area that will commence operation in 2014 under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge, due to the urgency of this matter and the concerns of students, parents and teachers; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (15 Jan 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 509. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending S.I. No. 80/2013 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 to include architectural technologist in the schedule of those eligible to certify under this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in order to improve difficult cash flow problems being faced by primary schools, if the capitation grant and the ancillary services grants will be paid earlier in the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54576/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address overcrowding and long waiting lists in a school (details supplied). [54183/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that he will take to help avert the looming humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to the closure of its only power point and increased tightening of the blockade of Gaza, making the area as described by UNRWA as quickly becoming uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (11 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on the suggestion that a condition of the granting of drink licences to pubs and restaurants would be the mandatory stocking of non-alcoholic beer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53178/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (10 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason neither GNP nor GDP is used as a key denominator to measure State costs in order to receive more accurate readings on public spending key performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52924/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the restrictions on access to benefits and housing to be introduced in the UK, if similar measures will now be required here on 1 January when citizens of both Romania and Bulgaria will have completely free mobility throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53177/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (10 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the changes to the allocation of funds proposed in the pensions Bill could be extended to include funds currently in wind-up but where the funds have not yet been distributed by the time of enactment. [52644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (4 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to confine early intervention services for children aged between two and four years with a diagnosis of autism, including the home tuition scheme, to primary school teachers registered with the Teaching Council to the exclusion of psychologists with specific training and experience in working with early...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Data (3 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 33. To ask the Taoiseach if in future, earnings and labour cost reports will continue to use the baseline year 2008 for table No. 1, and throughout the report in view of the fact that for the foreseeable future, progress or otherwise should be measured against the peak year of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51787/13]