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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the former Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach was facilitated by him to retire with a full pension at 57 years with no actuarial reduction despite section 6 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1963 stating that a notional period shall be added to the established service of a civil servant if...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards to be included in the legislation governing the implementation of the statutory trust fund that will ensure transparency and openness in its implementation; and his views that lessons can be learnt from the operation of the redress fund in which a number of victims' groups and survivors of abuse raised important...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Statutory Fund: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (22 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give assurances that the statutory trust fund will not be used to replicate existing services that are in place to deal with persons seeking assistance on housing, welfare, and other social issues. [25096/11]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on progress made in the implementation of the youth homelessness strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26075/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the decision by FÁS not to continue funding for a project (details supplied) and if alternative funding can be found to keep such a vital service running. [26227/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades within the public and civil service entitled to receive a special severance gratuity payment on retirement; the number of public and civil servants that will be eligible for the special severance gratuity payment on retirement; the way the special severance gratuity payment calculated for each eligible grade; the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades within the public and civil service entitled to benefit from added years enabling the latter to retire before the standard pension entitlement age with full pension benefits; the number of public and civil servants that will be eligible to benefit from added years; if he will give details of the saving to the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the State if all existing public and civil service pension payments were capped at €35,930 per year. [26023/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has applied to the EU for a derogation from the EU Electricity Directive. [26006/11]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent judicial inquiry recommendations into conditions at Mountjoy Jail, Dublin, with respect to the installation of proper toilet facilities before Christmas will be implemented; and his views on the recent finding that the slopping out practice has been adjudged a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by the...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of his commitment that frontline services will not be affected by depleted public sector numbers, the reason the Health Service Executive has decided not to replace a retiring neighbourhood youth project 1 project leader in the north inner city. [25703/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State when all publicly employed hospital consultants exceed the cap of 25% in private practice by 15%. [26009/11]

Written Answers — Non-Governmental Organisations: Non-Governmental Organisations (28 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Health his views whether it is appropriate that the CEO of Rehab, a large non-governmental organisation in receipt of significant amounts of public money, be paid a salary as reported, far in excess of the public service salary caps recently announced by him; and if he intends to take measures to bring pay levels of such NGO CEOs into line with public...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to enhance mental health inpatient services in Dublin in view of the closure of inpatient facilities at St. Ita's, Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26383/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether CIE is a strategically important State asset; and if so, his plans to retain it in State control. [26572/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to appoint members to the board of National Sports Campus Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26499/11]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons who hold multiple or more than one State agency board positions; their total remuneration; the number of board memberships said persons hold and their names in tabular form. [27205/11]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who hold multiple, more than one State agencies board positions; their total remuneration; the number of board memberships said persons hold and their names in tabular form. [27204/11]

Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the professional development for teachers support service intend to have an Irish version of the website; the reason there remains an English only version of the website; and the way he intends to raise the standard of Irish taught in schools if the primary website for teachers in-service remains available in English only. [26738/11]

Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (29 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that he is complying with the Official Languages Act 2003 in view of the fact that the professional development for teacher support website remains only in English; if he is satisfied that all personnel who provide the support service have the ability to deliver services through Irish; if he is satisfied that PDST...