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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 353 of 1 May 2012 and No. 366 of 14 February 2012, if she will confirm if a review of the rental markets in Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy was conducted; if so, if she will release the full report of this review; if not, will she state the justification for not raising the rent supplement levels...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, with regard to recent cuts or changes to supports affecting lone parents, she will list all such cuts or changes that have been implemented since she came into office, and which are scheduled for future implementation; if she will provide the estimated full-year saving of each of these measures; if she has any estimate of impact...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, with respect to the payment of corporation tax by operators of oil and gas fields in Irish territory under Ireland's Licensing Terms for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production, as adopted in 1992 and 2007, these licensing terms allow for the operator to write off costs incurred in other...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if two hydrocarbon exploration projects currently being undertaken by a company (details supplied) at Dalkey Island Kish Bank and the Barryroe Field, are subject to the 1992 licensing terms or the 2007 terms; and if the former, if he will explain the reason that this is the case. [25455/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is the case that the operator of an oil or gas field is allowed a 100% write-off of all exploration expenses incurred in the 25-year period prior to the commencement of field production; and if he will clarify any terms or conditions that apply to this write off. [25456/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is the case that under Ireland's 1975 licensing terms for offshore oil and gas exploration, the State would have taken a carried interest in any exploitation of an oil or gas discovery; and if this would have amounted to a 50% share in the project, irrespective of whether the State had shared in the cost...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the changes being implemented to the general allocation model for learning support and resources teachers; if it is the case that, under these changes, a three teacher school which has an allocation of 11 resource hours will no longer be able to combine its learning support and resource allocation to create one...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (24 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the rural DEIS schools in County Wicklow, his policy in relation to staffing and support services for rural DEIS schools; if he will clarify the position regarding rural DEIS schools in County Wicklow, amongst which there is concern about staff being lost due to cuts; when there are discrepancies between cuts and staff...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent publication of the My World Survey on youth mental health by the organisation Headstrong and the UCD School of Psychology, if he accepts the survey's finding that the presence of one good adult is central to the mental health of young people, and that the absence of such a person for a young person to confide in...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (6 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a new policy of the Dublin Institute of Technology in relation to job vacancies which states, if you have a current or previous employment relationship in a non-permanent capacity with the Institute, you will not be deemed eligible to apply for this post; his views on whether this complies with the...

Written Answers — National Library: National Library (6 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is or his Department has received any advice from the Director of the National Archives or the National Archives Advisory Council concerning the proposed merger of the National Archives with the National Library at any time since the announcement of that proposal in 2008; if so, he will report on that advice; if he...

Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (6 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his view on whether the National Archives has the accommodation, staff and other resources required to enable it to accept 30 year old records from all Departments of State in accordance with the terms of the National Archives Act, 1986; if he has identified any deficiency in its resources; the steps he has taken or plans...

Written Answers — European Stability Programmes: European Stability Programmes (12 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the funding requirements of Spain to cover a three year period and to include deficit funding, repayment of maturing debt and recapitalising banks should that country seek to access official sources of funding. [27979/12]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (13 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of increments for a given 12 month period being awarded in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will provide a breakdown according to the following salary brackets, or comparable: less than €25,000, between €25,000 and €50,000, and more than €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28687/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (13 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on plans to sell assets belonging to Coillte; if he intends selling logging rights to the forests, and if so, which forests, and the percentage of Coillte's forests by land size that this constitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28688/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (19 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop national and or regional integrated healthcare strategies, combining the various aspects of the health care system and the various existing strategies which address specific aspects of healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29665/12]

Written Answers — Primary Care Centres: Primary Care Centres (19 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the building and opening of a primary care centre in Greystones, County Wicklow, intended to be located at Greystones Harbour, including timelines and projected capacity, and for the same information for the planned primary care centre in Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29684/12]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in 2012 on improving mental health service provision in County Wicklow, in accordance with the targets and vision set out in a Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29666/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, or request that his officials prepare an analysis of the net cost to the Exchequer of making childcare tax deductible; if he will provide any further analysis that has been done by his Department on alternative fiscal strategies for reducing the cost of childcare to parents. [29823/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Jun 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of new teachers hired in the primary sector by training institution from which they obtained their teaching qualification, for each of the previous five years. [29825/12]