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Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to share time with Deputies Pat Rabbitte, Liz McManus, Joanna Tuffy and Tony Gregory, with the permission of the House. In the short time available to me I want to concentrate on the part of this motion which deals with Finglas village. Members may be aware — I hope the Minister of State is — that the same developer who is the subject of this motion made a decision last week...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: ——after 15 years of good times, and all the profits that have been clocked up and wealth amassed, it is time for McNamara to be motivated by something other than profit, and for the Government to consider this and to restore hope to those communities who were not so lucky in the boom years. At a political level, of course, there are responsibilities too. It is not as if Fianna Fáil and...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: It does not.

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Government promised 10,000.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Deputy Fahey should start pretending he is in the Opposition.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: In the few minutes available I want to talk about what are, basically, cutbacks in the area of social and family affairs. The Minister concerned, in effect, pre-empted Government announcements last week as regards these cutbacks or savings, when she said there would be no cuts in frontline services in the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Patently, that is not the case. When one...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the numbers of houses built for the years 2004 to 2007 and to date in 2008, that were social, voluntary or affordable housing, as required by Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the steps he is taking to ensure this requirement is realising adequate numbers of affordable...

Written Answers — Electoral Commission: Electoral Commission (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when it is intended to establish the independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27590/08]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (9 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria used when he set the means test applying to the housing adaptation grant scheme and housing aid for older people grant scheme; the rationale for setting the lower threshold of the means test at such a low income; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the means test threshold is so low...

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public funding his Department has provided since 2007 and to date in 2008 for developing and expanding the gas transmission and distribution networks; the amount he will spend on such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28029/08]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ease the effects of the close down of analogue television in Wales on Counties Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow and Dublin; the timescale of this impact; his views on the consequences of this signal shutdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28030/08]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of funding for home help services; and her plans to address this shortage to ensure that adequate funding is available to deliver a suitable level of service required. [28805/08]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for home help assistance that were recently refused or hours reduced in Dublin North-West, by age, location and dependency level. [28806/08]

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who were referred to FÁS under the Employment Action Plan in 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of those that were interviewed by FÁS; the number that were placed in employment; the number that were placed in FÁS programmes, other education or training programmes; the number who...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of a local authority mortgage interest supplement at the latest date for which figures are available in 2008; the number in receipt of private mortgage interest supplements at the latest date for which figures are available in 2008; and the total expenditure on both of these schemes respectively...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the live register figures by nationality and by duration of period on the live register at intervals of three months. [28416/08]

Written Answers — National Employment Action Plan: National Employment Action Plan (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide details of the work of the National Employment Action Plan interdepartmental committee; the number of times it met in 2007 and to date in 2008; the outcome of these meetings; and the position in relation to meeting commitments made in Towards 2016 in relation to expanding the plan. [28480/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a monthly schedule of the actual expenditure for each estimate sub-heading for each of the months from March to June 2008; and if she will provide the actual income received by the social insurance fund for each of the months in the same period. [28482/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which revised Central Statistics Office population projections and the impact of the economic downturn and hence migration levels are being factored into the predicted dependency ratios that underpin pension reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28799/08]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the local development groups of the seven urban operational areas and 38 rural operational areas that have formally revised their areas of coverage in line with Government policies; the local development groups that have to do so; the electoral divisions that remain outside the coverage of local development groups;...