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Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 24 May 2011, if the tobacco policy review group is considering reviewing the current tobacco control framework in view of the seizure of 6.5 million cigarettes, valued at €2.7 million, on Wednesday, 6 July 2011, as well as an earlier 4.1 million cigarettes which were seized on 25 May 2011; if the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will grant an exemption from the vehicle registration tax in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that this volunteer-led organisation is securing vehicles for use in its vital mountain rescue function. [20137/11]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance pursuant to the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004 and the S.I. 190 of 2005, if he will confirm that sole traders and persons operating a business which is not a limited company are excluded from the definition of consumer for the purposes of being eligible to have a complaint investigated by the Financial Services...

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (14 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the review of the Civil Registration Act 2004 to enable the registration of the deaths of Irish persons abroad; and if she has examined the legislation as it stands in the UK which was suggested during the adjournment debate of 24 May 2011 on the issue. [20617/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for the new community school at Clifden, Connemara, County Galway; and if he will provide a timeframe for the opening of the new school. [21407/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for decisions on the carer's allowance scheme; and if any measures are being taken to speed up the processing time. [21403/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [21404/11]

Written Answers — Flood Damage: Flood Damage (14 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has condemned the house of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if the file on this issue has been sent to the Department of Social Protection in preparation for the relocation of said person. [22921/11]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (14 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has received a file from the Office of Public Works regarding the relocation of a person (details supplied) in County Galway whose house was condemned on foot of the serious flooding in the area; and when a decision will issue on the relocation of said person. [22922/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Asperger's syndrome is a recognised condition under which the domiciliary care allowance may be granted; and the number of times the list of applicable medical conditions for the scheme is reviewed. [22923/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 358: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if recipients of carer's allowance are precluded from tenant purchase schemes and if so whether consideration can be given to amending this on account of the special nature of the carer's allowance scheme. [24975/11]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to licence the cannabis derived medicine, Sativex, to alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and whose introduction into here is supported by MS Ireland. [24969/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health if emotionally unstable personality disorder is a condition which qualifies for treatment under the E 112 treatment abroad scheme; and if the decision to refuse treatment in the UK in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be reviewed in view of the seriousness of the illness. [24971/11]

Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health his views that separate policies for reducing the consumption of both legal and illegal cigarettes should be organised by the Health Service Executive and the Office of Tobacco Control, as 20 % of all cigarettes consumed are counterfeit. [24972/11]

Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the number of persons smoking legal and illegal cigarettes in view of the recently published research which shows that lung cancer is now the largest cause of cancer related deaths among women. [24973/11]

Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (20 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive or Office of Tobacco Control have conducted research on the dangers of counterfeit cigarettes; his views on the necessity of conducting a public information campaign specifically outlining the increased danger associated with counterfeit cigarettes. [24974/11]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has received a file from the Office of Public Works in relation to the relocation request of a person (details supplied) in County Galway whose home was damaged through flooding in 2009, has since been at serious risk of further flooding and who has been unable to obtain a reasonably priced quote for home insurance or any...

Written Answers — National Library: National Library (27 Sep 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, following the meeting with an organisation (details supplied) on 7 September 2011, he will confirm if the National Library will be undertaking centralised responsibility for genealogical data collection and digitisation. [26417/11]

Written Answers — Liquor Licences: Liquor Licences (11 Oct 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the cost of a wine licence for small, convenience and grocery stores owing to the very modest turnover generated from such sales and in view of the fact that such small, local businesses are in competition with the large multiples who pay the exact same amount for such licences; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Hare Coursing: Hare Coursing (11 Oct 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the granting of licences to trap hares for the purposes of coursing runs contrary to the spirit if not the letter of the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2000, particularly as hares under section 23 are a protected species. [28806/11]