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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 549: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, with respect to the 2,000 housing units to be made available for social housing by name, this number represents actually identified units or a target to be reached; the local authority areas in which these units are located; the dates upon which the corresponding 2,000 tenancies are due to commence; the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 668: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an Army pension or financial support for psychological difficulties following time served in the Irish Army; if he will reconsider the position of the provision of an army pension to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1236/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 708: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in paying the single farm payment for 2011 to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41196/11]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 719: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the conditions that existed in the Q3 agreement entered in respect of a folio (details supplied) that was sold by the Land Commission to a person in County Donegal in 1942; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/11]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 767: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not had a social worker appointed to its case despite repeated requests from the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40958/11]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 805: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an explanation for the proposed closure of Foróige youth information centre in Donegal town; her views on the matter dealing with the impact on the young persons who currently access this service and the impact on the three persons who have lost their jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (12 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the tourist experience here through the use of mobile Internet devices and applications similar to and including the culturefox app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1540/12]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that State owned public transport companies paid in road tolls in the years 2007 to date in 2012. [1576/12]

Overseas Development Aid (17 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the nature of Irish Aid disbursed to Colombia; the way it is allocated; and the terms of same. [2342/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Colombian presidency's control over the country's judicial system; and his views that such power is compatible with a democratic State. [2343/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has taken such a length of time to process; and the date on which a decision is expected. [2307/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the details of the planned review of community employment projects, including the make-up of the review body; the criteria being used for the review; the methodology being used for the review; if academic experts, those involved in running CE schemes and participants in CE schemes will be provided with an opportunity...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 11 January 2012, if he will provide a breakdown of the 2,000 housing units by number of bedrooms; if the units involved have been inspected by the relevant local authority or any departmental staff to determine if they are suitable for use as social housing; if...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the total number of social housing tenancies provided under the social housing leasing initiative per year in 2009-11, inclusive; the average cost of these units by unit size in each year; the average length of the leases in each year; the local authority area in which these...

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (18 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the purchase price of the proposed court house site in Dungloe County Donegal; if an allocation been made to build the proposed courthouse; his views that this scheme will prove value for money, taking into account that the court sits once a month in Dungloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/12]

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (19 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he implements equality impact assessments similar to other countries when considering changes to legislation governing funding and changes in policy. [2970/12]

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (19 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria governing his decision to close small schools. [2971/12]

Private Members' Business. Promissory Notes: Motion (24 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún atá os comhair na Dála ón nGrúpa Teicniúil. Tá sé fíor-thábhachtach go bhfuil an cheist seo, a bhaineann le Banc Angla-Éireannach, á phlé againn. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this motion. I am conscious Sinn Féin brought a similar motion before the House last year. It is opportune, in particular on the eve of this Government's handing over...

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (24 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that have been put in place to date with regard to rationalisation of the State bodies under his aegis listed in Appendix IIA of the Government statement on public service reform as announced on 17 November 2011. [3785/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (24 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if robust service level agreements between parent Departments and State bodies are now in place for all non-commercial State agencies. [3786/12]