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Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of an announcement she made in a recent interview in which she stated that she intends giving €200 per week to elderly patients to assist them in going home after an episode of admission in hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4212/05]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the requirements on life companies to contact the policyholders in respect of single premium investment bonds which have a distant maturity date; if his attention has been drawn to complaints that the standard format of communication encourages many persons to encash their policies; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the value of a policy is calculated by the NTMA in the event that the proceeds have been wrongly transferred to the NTMA and the beneficiary comes to claim their policy. [4342/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the cost of introducing tax relief at the standard rate for child care expenses; the cost if the relief were capped at €6,000 per child; the number of persons likely to qualify; the likely offset due to child care activities moving into the formal taxable economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which earnings from work as a home help are treated in the means test for social welfare entitlements; and if changes have been made in the concessions relating to home help earnings in recent years. [4334/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 and the latest information surrounding their case will be taken into consideration by her Department in the current review of the obvious and real need for additional special needs assistance support for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4330/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there has been a review of the operation of the planning exemption which applies for the conversion of private houses to bed and breakfast use; his views on whether this system adequately takes into account the possible impact on the amenity of neighbouring homes; and if he has proposals to modify the...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the future funding of regional airports after the conclusion of the current round of funding under the national development plan in 2006; his views on a system of rolling investment by the State in such airports post-2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the direction given to public nursing homes and long-stay institutions regarding the retention of the pensions of patients; the restriction on payments from a patient property account to cover only money for small comfort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4615/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the authority which is responsible for overseeing the safety and well-being of children in child care; if it is open to the public to make complaints regarding specific providers under this provision; if she has made arrangements for the compiling of statistics in regard to the compliance with standards of child care in...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made with Dublin City Council in respect of the proposals emerging from the coastal zone risk assessment; if a commitment of funding will be made by the Office of Public Works to commence some of the more urgent works; and if a commitment will be made to early action to raise the sea wall on the Clontarf seafront to...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are restrictions imposed by the EU VAT code on introducing new exempted activities, new zero rate activities, switching activities between the standard and high rate VAT bands and new VAT bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is aware that many pensioners of Eircom are now on pensions which are considerably less than those to which they would have been entitled had they remained as members of the Civil Service; if the Government provided conditions in its sale arrangements when Eircom was privatised that the legal rights of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person paying a maintenance charge for an apartment is entitled to apply under supplementary welfare for support on the basis of hardship or exceptional need; and if his Department has issued guidelines to community welfare officers regarding the way in which they should treat such applications. [5019/05]

Written Answers — Violence against Women: Violence against Women (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the proposal for the development under the strategic management initiative of a framework for addressing issues concerning violence against women; and if he will consider taking an initiative to promote the development of such a framework. [4499/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has made provision for a special computer desk and refused to sanction a computer in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3 in view of their special learning needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5009/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 520: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total allocation given to various local authorities over the past three years in respect of providing essential repair grants for replacement windows in local authority homes; his plans to increase funding in this area substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4649/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received or undertaken any report into the operation of Repak in respect of the total revenue raised; the percentage of the value of product covered by the packaging directives which this represents and the extent to which this is acting as an equitable contribution to the problem of packaging...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on strategies to encourage manufacturers and retailers to reduce packaging waste; if he will consider changing the existing regulatory provisions which provide that members of Repak are not required to take back packaging waste, particularly in view of the great difficulty in built-up areas such as...

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (17 Feb 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when phase one of the Campus and Stadium Ireland Development will be approved by Cabinet; when construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5342/05]