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Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the important issue of youth unemployment. While I accept that there are still far too many young people out of work in Ireland, it is clear that we are heading in the right direction in reducing the numbers on the live register. Employment grew last year by 34,000 and, on average, 3,000 jobs are now being created a month. That is clear evidence that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the delegations for appearing before the committee and for their presentations, in particular the delegation from Monaghan for whom this has been an ongoing issue for many years. The main issue today is the failure of EirGrid to engage in proper consultation and take on board the public's views around health, visual impact, property devaluation and so on. Is there any scope for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance claims that were awarded following an appeal to the appeal's office in the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50047/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Government’s review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the guidelines given to local authorities to assist those in arrears with their county council mortgages; the consideration that will be given to those who participated in the shared ownership scheme and now...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (21 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49970/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment and their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50063/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (26 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the second phase of the carbon tax which is due for implementation in May 2014; if he will consider deferring the further increase in view of the difficulties many coal and fuel merchants in the Border counties are experiencing due to the fact that only a 5% VAT rate is applied to coal in Northern Ireland in comparison with 13.5% in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their disadvantaged areas payment and their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50951/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their disadvantaged areas and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of disability allowance claims which were awarded following an appeal to the appeals office in the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51183/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (28 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licensed operators available for the on-farm slaughter of casualty animals; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that delays in attending to these animals mean that they cannot enter the food chain which causes unnecessary financial loss to the farmer; if he will consider increasing the number of licensed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of land eligibility inspections carried out for single farm payments in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: EirGrid has acknowledged that the consultation issue must be addressed. I wish to speak about County Monaghan in particular because it did not get the early consultation process that is now being afforded to the Grid South and Grid West projects. In 2007, three corridors were presented at a meeting of Monaghan County Council and there has been no consultation on those study areas. It has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: Okay, but the point, which also was made by Deputy Ó Caoláin, is that the people of County Monaghan did not enjoy the same level of consultation in respect of a study of the area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: Yes, will EirGrid afford the people of County Monaghan the same consultation process as is being afforded to the west and the south?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (10 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any further rounds of funding for the sow welfare scheme in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 489. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria for a medical card under EU entitlement regulations; the reasons a medical card was removed from a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if this medical card will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2013)

Heather Humphreys: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a scheme to support businesses in providing internships or apprenticeships specifically to early school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53632/13]