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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Discussions with European Leaders (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Someone is leading the people of this country on a merry dance where we are told there are negotiations and discussions that may lead to something and there are hopes of relief, but nothing materialises. Meanwhile the hammer of austerity falls again. People in this country are quaking in their shoes at the prospect of what may be done to them in the budget in December. The Taoiseach should...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Discussions with European Leaders (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Unsecured and unguaranteed bondholders-----

Order of Business (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are coming in.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Setting aside our different views on the morality of what Clare County Council has done and the precedent it may set, has the council legal authority to refuse third level grants to students whose parents have not paid the household charge?

Order of Business (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thought the only legal basis for refusing third level grants is failure to meet the eligibility criteria. Has anything changed legally? In other words, it does not matter and people will get the grant.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Could we have clarity on that? The second issue I wish to raise, which I have been doing for the past year, is the housing Bill. When will it be brought before the House for discussion, given the atrocious situation where 96,000 families continue to rot on housing waiting lists for up to ten years in a State with almost 250,000 empty houses? The Taoiseach claims the State does not have...

Order of Business (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach does not have to answer the question about the household charge.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for dealing with the 96,000 families on the housing list and to substantially reduce the long waiting times for permanent, secure and affordable housing for those families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39035/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licences (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions regarding a foreshore drilling licence applied for by a company (details supplied) concerning an area six kilometres off the Dalkey and Killiney coast, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39036/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) with regard to the Redress Board for Victims of Abuse. [39285/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will commence. [39286/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [39219/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative, the number of letters of invitation that have been issued to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39270/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of recipients that responded positively to the letters of invitation to participate in the Tús scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39271/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage that gave good cause for non-participation in the Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39272/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify what constitutes good cause as per letter of invitation for not attending the interview to take part in Tús; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39273/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients that did not reply to the letter of invitation to participate in the Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative; and of these, the number that signed-off jobseeker's; and, the number that have been referred on to her Department for follow-up action. [39274/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Social Protection of those who have completed the Tús – Community Work Placement Initiative, the percentage that entered employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39275/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive their Garda vetting as a matter of urgency to ensure they are able to take up the job they have been offered and so that he can stop claiming social welfare. [39220/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the marriage certificate supplied by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is not sufficient to grant them permission to remain on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen [39221/12]