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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (20 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 429. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of recipients in County Mayo of his Department's National Lottery Funding for each year since 2011; the amount of funding awarded to each recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36379/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (20 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 430. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of recipients in County Mayo of funding for Youth Cafes in each year since 2011; the amount of funding awarded to each recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36380/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (20 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 564. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who are engaged in overseas development and aid work, as volunteers; as workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (20 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date in renewing the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme; the outcome of the review process of written submissions from education partners received during the consultation process that ended on 22 May 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36246/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (20 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 207 and 208 of 8 July 2015, the up-to-date status on the establishment of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Programme Advisory Group within her Department and the Technical Group to develop criteria for a new identification process for which schools should participate in the Programme;...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings Bill) 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this important and timely Bill. Its particular significance is that it speaks to the reality of what is happening regarding burglaries. It examines repeat offending, sentencing and so on. Burglary is a heinous crime which invades people's private property and personal space. We know in the case of aggravated burglary that it can cause harm to...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I am delighted this Topical Issue is being taken. There is an inherent unfairness in the operation of the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, higher education grant scheme in respect of certain citizens, and I ask that it be put right. Irish citizens who have been resident in this jurisdiction but leave to work as volunteers overseas, doing charitable development work for a number of...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I disagree totally with what the Minister of State has said. This issue was brought to my attention by an individual who is affected by it. The person in question, who has been doing excellent voluntary aid work with the likes of Médecins Sans Frontières in Africa and Afghanistan, wants to come back to Ireland to further their education in the field of overseas aid and...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I think that is what we require.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: They had it before, so there has been a derogation from what was in place previously.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: There has.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 72. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the development of a national maternity strategy; if all hospitals have reported back to him with their submissions; if not, the hospitals that have yet to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35552/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments for 2015 under the Single Farm Scheme and area aid schemes will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (22 Oct 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the member states in the European Union that fluoridate their public water supply; how Ireland's public health policy of adding fluoride to the public water supply compares with the policies in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36941/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo against the refusal of an application for an invalidity pension; if it will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for sick pay by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due to financial hardship owing to ill-health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dementia Services (3 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 846. To ask the Minister for Health the investment that has taken place in Dementia services in each Health Service Executive area for each of the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38304/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (3 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 1130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the final report of the post office network business development group is due to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37620/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (3 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 1172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of the discussions by Ministers of EU member states regarding car emission controls at a meeting of the European Competitiveness Council on 1 October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/15]

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this legislation. The word "poverty" is often trotted out and used as a cliché to describe all sorts of situations. Poverty is a serious issue. When talking about what is poverty and what is not poverty, we must be sober-minded and straight and ensure we address it in a fair manner, so as not to depress people. Reference has...