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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Being Young and Irish Initiative (27 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of the proposals from the Being Young and Irish initiative, established by President Higgings; if she will pursue and if she has a timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52737/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safe guards that have been put in place to protect children who are housed in direct provision centres whilst they and or their parent or legal guardian await their refugee application to be processed especially as many children in said centres are forced to share rooms with adults who are not known to them; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any movement in changing the way in which pending refugee applicants are being housed in Direct Provision Centres, which are often over crowded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53102/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons broken down by county, who are using front line services for victims of domestic violence and if such a breakdown could include numerical figures for those using said services who are under the age of 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53100/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the nominee for the position of Credit Union Regulator has Credit Union as well as banking experience; that they understand the ethos of the Credit Union movement and are comfortable with the concept of volunteerism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54094/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Survey (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the implementation of a national student satisfaction survey for third level students has been delayed by 12 months; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the exact figure for savings made on the changes to one parent family payment in Budget 2012, broken down between employed and unemployed lone parents, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54051/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for a certificate of naturalisation by a naturalised Irish citizen acting on behalf of their minor child since this has been made possible, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of deportation orders signed under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the numbers of those enforced and the number of those subsequently revoked under Section 3 (11); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54881/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the number of such applications still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the estimated income that would be generated for the State by raising the universal social charge by 3% on all taxable income above €70,000 and for each €5,000 increment thereafter up to and including €120,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the estimated income that would be generated by placing a 1% levy on each unit of alcohol sold here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56912/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the way the student assistant fund was distributed across higher education institutions, in tabular form, for the most recent academic year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56914/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if safeguards will be put in place to maintain the student assistant fund after 2013 when the funding from the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56915/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update in relation to the development of a new bilateral agreement with Russia on adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56308/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (20 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed account of the way private monetary transactions between accounts that is bank transfers, in the State are monitored by the Revenue Commissioners; if there is a cut off amount on which such transactions would require inspection by the Revenue Commissioners to guarantee that they were tax compliant; if there is, the figure of said...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (16 Jan 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the need to exempt residents of Priory Hall, Dublin, tenants from the property tax in view of the situation regarding their homes and their inability to live in them due to health and safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57889/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (30 Jan 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date that has been set for Russian authorities to visit Dublin to conduct bilateral discussions; and if she will confirm the persons that will be attending these talks on behalf of the Adoption Authority of Ireland and from her Department. [4566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (6 Feb 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are only nine detoxification beds in a 4500 bed prison system in view of the fact that 80% of persons there suffer from some form of drug problem and need services to help them detox and rehabilitate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5651/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of centres/hospitals that where publicly funded screening for sexually transmitted infections is available; if he will also provide numerical data for the number of persons who used this service per year since 2006 to date in 2013, or the year on which the most recent statistics are available; and the number of...