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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The administration of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme, including the processing and approval of individual applications, is assigned to local authorities within the framework laid down in statutory regulations. If any applicant is dissatisfied with a decision made in relation to an application for a Disabled Persons Grant, it is open to them to specify their case and to request a review of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I refer to the reply to Question No. 266 of 8 February 2007. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The group concerned applied for assistance from the Dormant Accounts Fund under the disability category. Applications received under this category are currently being processed and it is anticipated that decisions will be made shortly in accordance with the legislation.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The Group to which the Deputy refers made an application under the 2006 Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Community and Voluntary Organisations. The application was not approved for funding as it was considered ineligible in accordance with the Programme guidelines. These Guidelines stipulate that health services or elder care provision are not funded by this Programme. Correspondence...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The group in question applied for assistance from the Dormant Accounts Fund under the measure providing supports for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Initiatives for Disadvantage Young People. The intention of this funding is to provide greater access to ICT and to promote ICT skills development among disadvantaged young people. The group's proposal did not score high enough...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: Approval was given to Westmeath County Council in May 2005, under my Department's Remedial Works Scheme for a pilot project which consisted of refurbishment works to 10 houses in the estate in question at a cost of €1.2m. The Council recently submitted proposals in respect of future works. These are currently under examination.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (28 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The group in question applied for assistance from the Dormant Accounts Fund under the measure providing supports for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Initiatives for Disadvantage Young People. The intention of this funding is to provide greater access to ICT and to promote ICT skills development among disadvantaged young people. The proposal from the group in question did not...

Cancer Incidence. (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I am taking the Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The Government welcomes the report on patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland between 1994 and 2001 which was published this week. This report, funded by the Department of Health and Children, adds significantly to our understanding of survival patterns of...

Pension Provisions. (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I am taking this issue on behalf of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan. The social welfare code provides for the avoidance of multiple payments. That is, where a person is entitled to more than one income maintenance payment at any time, only one such payment can be made. However, there are a number of exceptions to this principle provided for in regulations,...

Parking Regulations. (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport. Under the Road Traffic Act 1994 responsibility for traffic management was devolved to individual road authorities. Responsibility for the implementation of traffic management measures and the application of road traffic regulatory provisions in the Dublin city area is therefore a matter that falls to Dublin City Council...

Parking Regulations. (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I assure the Deputy that a number of them park in Griffith Avenue, Whitehall and Santry. Something is being done about it.

Parking Regulations. (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: It may not be a total solution to this issue. Such motorists can be restricted from parking in one area or street and they might then park in my constituency. It is a case of addressing this issue in a number of ways. I recommend that the Deputy tease this out with the Minister, Deputy Cullen, during the debate on the Roads Bill next week.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I have previously advised the Deputy that funding for the Society in question was withdrawn in 2004. Since then, my Department has provided funding to support the validation process for the degree programme on the island. I have also advised the Deputy that a process is under way to achieve simplified local delivery structures with improved coverage and levels of service locally. Any...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: The need for further legislative provisions in the matters referred to in the Question will, as necessary, be considered in the context of the forthcoming Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007.

Seanad: National Parks (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Roche, and I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. I know the Senator has a keen interest in Innisfallen through his role both as an Oireachtas Member and as a past chairman and one of the trustees of Muckross House. Innisfallen Island is located at Lough Leane within Killarney National Park, which is managed by the...

Seanad: National Parks (29 Mar 2007)

Noel Ahern: ——consider issues from their own perspective. Some challenges remain for us all. In addition to its historic interest, the island is also known for its many plants, and herbs which, as the Senator said, were thought to be useful to the monks because of their medicinal properties. There is a suite of old botanical records associated with the monastic settlement, the earliest of which...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (3 Apr 2007)

Noel Ahern: The provision of socially-monitored alarms to older people is managed by local community and voluntary groups, with the support of my Department under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. My Department provides a grant to community groups of up to €300 per individual per alarm in respect of the costs for the once-off installation of such alarms. I understand that this amount...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Apr 2007)

Noel Ahern: The processing of the approximately 1,300 applications received by my Department under the 2006 Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Community and Voluntary Organisations is nearing completion and I have already to date announced two tranches of funding under this Programme. The group referred to by the Deputy is not amongst those so far processed, however, I will be announcing further...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Apr 2007)

Noel Ahern: The group concerned applied for assistance from the Dormant Accounts Fund under the measure in support of Jointly Funded Flagship Projects. This measure is intended to provide funding for innovative initiatives addressing disadvantage and applicants must have secured matching funding from private, philanthropic or community sources. Applications received under this category are currently...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (3 Apr 2007)

Noel Ahern: The administration of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme is delegated to local authorities within the framework laid down in statutory regulations; as far as is practicable, this is designed to give an appropriate degree of flexibility at local level. In the light of substantially increased demand for grant assistance, the majority of local authorities have reviewed their schemes in recent...