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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 30 January 2014, the number of schemes and payments in her Department that are paid out with non-statutory rules and guidance not based in primary legislation as she recently indicated applied for back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any fundraising or social activities have been hosted in any Irish embassy or consulate or facilitated by staff of his Department since 21 May 2012 for the Irish Jewish Museum, or if any are planned; if he will ensure no such events are facilitated until the friends and board of the museum engage in a meaningful way...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact person(s) his Department has engaged with on fundraising events for the Irish Jewish Museum; if he will provide all copies of the correspondence for these events to this Deputy; and further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 18 September 2013, if he will provide a list of the names of the group that was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the person who is the representative of the Irish Jewish Museum on the DFAT standing committee on Holocaust education, research and remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the Office of Public Works ceases co-operating with the redevelopment of the Irish Jewish Museum until the board engages in a meaningful way with local residents in the vicinity of the museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5931/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of all records, documents, contacts and communications with external bodies related to the design work and support provided by the Office of Public Works to the Irish Jewish Museum redevelopment project, along with an itemised list of hourly staff work on the project with name, job title and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans by the National Treasury Management Agency to issue Sharia-compliant Sukuk, also known as Islamic bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stock Exchange Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to encourage Islamic finance here; the number of such funds that are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6178/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the incapacitated child tax credit to be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 in view of the fact that the updated medical information shows a disability, and they qualify for domiciliary care allowance and other State supports; if the incapacitated child tax credit has been granted to parents of children with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if the incapacitated child tax credit has been granted to parents of children with dyspraxia; if so, the number that currently receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 547. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be made available to each specific project under the design stage of the ABC programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 656. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff that were employed by the Railway Procurement Agency in each year from 2010 to date in 2014; the staff grades; the annual salary costs; the duties carried out by each staff member at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: On a point of information, I know that the Chair was very fair to the Opposition at the last meeting, to the detriment of the Government. At meetings such as this it was my understanding that the order moved in turn from the Opposition to the Government in the early stages. That is what normally happens in other committees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome our guests. To follow on from the regulator's point, water services in Ireland have suffered from decades of under-investment. The statistics are frightening. A total of 40% of all treated water is being lost through leaks. Another statistic that is even more worrying is that 25% of water treatment plants have failed to meet international standards. We have an enormous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Can Mr. Tierney detail what Irish Water will be putting into the price control submission to the regulator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The next step will be the tariff structure and connection charges. Will that include the price per thousand litres and the cost of the connection charge to the business or the customer, which is to be made in March?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Quite a number of customers will have a non-metered supply. A large number of customers would be connected to the mains water supply but would not have an outfall to a treatment plant; they would have a septic tank or whatever. Would the regulator expect there to be a difference in the charging level because the costing there would be double? Would there be two costings within that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The regulator would take into account that the treatment of the water is much more costly than the production process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Will the standing charge be included at that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: That would not be the cost per thousand litres, but would be just in regard to the standing charge.