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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons claiming family income supplement and who submitted a claim for backdating but were refused due to the lack of knowledge clause, in each of the past five years. [13172/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria laid down by his Department for social welfare officers when assessing clients who are receiving social welfare payments while actively seeking work; and the evidence such clients need to produce. [13223/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider submitting a supplementary budget to extend the fuel allowance for elderly and other persons in view of the winter conditions being experienced by clients. [13224/05]

Written Answers — Private Schools: Private Schools (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding she will be making available to fee paying schools in this year's budget. [13153/05]

Written Answers — Private Schools: Private Schools (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding from the school building fund she will be allocating to private fee paying schools in the next 12 months. [13154/05]

Written Answers — Private Schools: Private Schools (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concern among many educationalists and others regarding her Department's continued funding of private paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13156/05]

Written Answers — Private Schools: Private Schools (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding she proposes to make available to private fee paying schools in her constituency; and if her Department has made a decision in regard to the building fund of private schools as outlined in recent media reports. [13157/05]

Written Answers — Private Schools: Private Schools (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding from her overall budget which goes to wages of staff of private fee paying schools. [13155/05]

Special Educational Needs. (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify her position regarding the education of the deaf community in view of comments made during a debate on 30 June 2004 which suggested that there were mutually exclusive arguments within the deaf community regarding education models; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are not such major...

Special Educational Needs. (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration at her decision to disband the advisory committee for the deaf and hard of hearing; the number of persons on the NCSE tasked with advising her Department on policy matters and who come from a deaf or hard of hearing background; the effort she made to ensure that the...

Special Educational Needs. (26 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: I listened to the Minister's comments about the entrenched views on the committee. However, would she accept that there is anger and frustration among the deaf community at her arbitrary decision to disband the committee? Was the committee asked to produce a majority report and minority report? I am informed that there were too many professionals on the committee, as opposed to people from...

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: None of us is approaching this issue in a vacuum because we all know survivors of abuse and we have listened to their stories. They have described how they were hurt, scared, lost, damaged, frustrated and how they felt inadequate, angry and let down. A number talked about a black hole or dark room to which the door was closed in their lives. Many victims feel let down because there was great...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring forward legislation to remove the provisions which disqualify those over the age of 66 from the terms of the Redundancy Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12178/05]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (20 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to extend the maximum period permitted for participating in community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are many postboxes around Dublin still carrying the British Crown insignia; and his views on whether these trappings are appropriate or acceptable in an independent State. [12000/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post boxes which carry the British Crown insignia in Dublin and in the rest of the State. [12001/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there are plans or proposals for the removal of postboxes that carry the British Crown insignia. [12002/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of appeals being processed in relation to social welfare benefits; the number of appeals for each benefit; and the average timescale for the completion of an appeal. [12153/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of general practitioners employed to review disability claims; if there is a high turnover of general practitioners leaving the service; and the way in which they are recruited. [12154/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the unfair anomaly whereby persons claiming disability benefit are not entitled to a Christmas bonus, he will review and consider the financial implications of including this sector prior to next year's payment. [12121/05]