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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a social worker has been assigned to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; the reason for the delay in assigning same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24113/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Laois to attend a psychologist has been made; when the appointment will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24114/08]
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (19 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the further assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly from the Health Service Executive and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24163/08]
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (19 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason increasing the hours of assistance given by visiting help to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly was not sanctioned; if she will give further consideration to increasing these hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24164/08]
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her contribution to the Government strategy to address fuel poverty in light of the rising cost of fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24896/08]
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: While the Minister may have the results of the surveys by the third quarter, winter will have started by that time and people will be suffering. The Minister will be aware that the Institute of Public Health in Ireland believes fuel poverty levels are unacceptably high in the Republic. While the relevant statistics are old, she will also be aware that we have the highest incidence of winter...
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: There has been no response.
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: As a direct consequence of houses not being heated properly.
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: According to the instituteââ
- Price Inflation. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: May I ask a supplementary question?
- Industrial Disputes. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the contingency plans in place to ensure that customer services are not affected by the ongoing industrial dispute within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24897/08]
- Industrial Disputes. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Some improvement in resolving matters has occurred since I tabled this question last week. As I was not allowed raise and get a response to this matter on the Order of Business, I raised it by way of tabling this question. Has a backlog of work been created as a result of the industrial action to date? I appreciate the Minister said the industrial action has not caused the stoppage or...
- Industrial Disputes. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Difficulties arose initially about flexi time hours. Some concern was expressed that if the dispute escalated, which hopefully will not happen now, it could affect the agencies under the remit of the Minister's Department. Does she have an concern about that or has that issue been brought to her attention?
- National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date on the development of a national carers' strategy, which was due to be completed by the end of 2007; when this strategy will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24899/08]
- National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: At the meeting of 23 January to which the Minister referred, the impression was given to those present that work would commence as soon as possible on the strategy and that it would be completed by mid-2008. Next Tuesday, 1 July, is mid-2008. The initial deadline was the end of 2007. What is the Department's policy on deadlines? Does it follow the Government's lead on issues such as...
- National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It is not fair to suggest that the meetings being held by the Carers Association of Ireland are part of the reason that the carers' strategy has been delayed.
- National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The association was consulting its own members. In addition, it is always available to consult with the Government with a view to achieving progress. The Minister has told me what I already know. What I seek is a firm deadline. I appreciate that the pensions issue had to be dealt with, but I am not sure what role the Department had in the nursing homes issue. These matters have been on...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I certainly would not think the standard is improving. Threshold has said there are 4,500 bedsits in the State which are poor quality, damp and vermin-infested fire traps. That is not an improvement. Will the Minister empower community welfare officers, when a tenant gets local authority housing or moves on to RAS or whatever, to issue a notice to the landlord, through the other agencies,...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It rarely happens.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I would not use the early child care supplement as an example of a targeted approach considering millions of euro are going outside the country when it was supposed to be targeted at the cost of child care in this country. It is beside the point how one calculates the living alone allowance or which group's figures are used. Does the Minister agree that the living costs for a pensioner...