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Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the average waiting time for carer's allowance, as published by her Department, was 17 weeks in respect of the last quarter of 2011, the reason these times have increased in the past six months in spite of the modernisation process due to be completed by her Department by the end of June; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Local and Community Development Programme: Local and Community Development Programme (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 392: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the Tallaght Area Partnership and the Clondalkin Palmerstown Lucan Area Partnership, Dublin, are to be merged; the date on which this merger is due to take place; the implications for funding, staff numbers and existing projects arising from this merger; if this merger will result in...

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce a replacement for the agri-environment option scheme; the likely benefits of such a scheme to farmers on disadvantaged lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing compensation amounts paid to farmers who receive compensation under the disease eradication scheme;if he will review the current on - farm market valuation scheme and take into account the fact that pedigree cows can sell for prices exceeding the levels paid under the current scheme; and if...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information regarding the incidence of TB in County Donegal; and if he will provide statistics on the reported levels of the disease in the county over the past number of years. [30504/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the threat to the complementary funding stream to Donegal County Childcare Committee; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this funding is directed towards child protection and upskilling of employees and that cuts to this funding will result in job losses and in childcare...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (26 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise definitively the position regarding general practitioners charging for filling in confidential health reports, as requested by colleges, from medical card patients; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of this practice; the steps he is taking to have this and any other inappropriate charging ended; and if he will make a...

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire Stáit. When I raised this issue in a Topical Issue debate last October, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn said, "I share with the Deputy my concerns about the maladministration of this set of programmes by the previous administration. I will be honest with the Deputy, it is not a satisfactory situation". I agree with the statement he...

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: What has the Minister of State done since admitting the existence of maladministration last October? Has he established who is responsible for the maladministration? Has he conducted any internal investigation, given that under the last three programmes at least €10 million has gone back to the European Commission? There are serious questions to be answered. It is time for an independent...

Banking Sector IT Systems (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The debacle at Ulster Bank continues. This morning we heard from the managing director of branch banking at Ulster Bank, Mr. Jim Ryan, who admitted that despite earlier assurances, customers will continue to experience disruption into next week. More than 150,000 people have now been affected by this failure, which is causing enormous difficulties for families, individuals and businesses....

Banking Sector IT Systems (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome that the Minister of State has undertaken to ensure we receive a written response to any of the questions he cannot respond to today. The Minister of State referred in his reply to the call by the Governor of the Bank of England for an investigation into this matter. There has been no call by our Financial Regulator, which regulates Ulster Bank in this State, for any...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the European Globalisation Fund application in respect of a company (details supplied); and the measures he will take if this application is successful to ensure that the failure that occurred with previous EGF programmes is not repeated. [30990/12]

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the failure highlighted in the Dáil on Wednesday 26 October 2011 in respect of the use of European globalisation funds; and the EGF funding programmes for workers in companies (details supplied). [30991/12]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (28 Jun 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give an update on the development of the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing; and if he will endeavour to secure housing from NAMA for local authority ownership. [31205/12]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to ensure the development of fencing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32086/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to scale down wages in his Department and in agencies under his Department among the top earners. [32093/12]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the figure for the total amount of staple finance provided by the National Asset Management Agency, split by country; the average interest rate charged by NAMA; the average yield on the property sold; the maximum percentage of the sale price financed by NAMA and the maximum length of time over which the staple finance is to be...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Number 60 of 13 June 2012, if he will advise in relation to residential property, and apart from the National Assets Management Agency 80:20 Deferred Payment Initiative, the total value of deferred payments sanctioned by NAMA; the maximum length of time for which payment is deferred and the average interest rate...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he gave to the concession added in the most recent Memorandum of Understanding On Specific Economic Policy Conditionality whereby the National Asset Management Agency is now required as a term of the bailout, to redeem €7.5bn of senior bonds by the end of 2013. [31661/12]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance following the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of its intention to demolish a block containing 12 apartments in Longford, if he will provide details of the type of apartments involved and the condition of the property, as well as the condition of the property; when NAMA acquired the underlying loans on the property; the steps...