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Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: It is not correct that the rent limits have been reviewed. The Minister took a blanket decision to reduce them and require tenants to pay more rent. If she had reviewed the limits, she would have made a fair decision based on the rent payable in each area. Take-up of the rental accommodation scheme is only half of what was envisaged when the scheme was announced. Despite the brouhaha...

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: People are dying to get an offer under the scheme.

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister should be trying to persuade landlords to enter the rental accommodation scheme. I thank her for clarifying the position on whether landlords are paying tax on income from the rent supplement scheme. I ask her to raise this matter with the Minister for Finance because it is not acceptable for her to inform Deputies repeatedly during Question Time that the issue of taxation is a...

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Did the Minister speak to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan about it?

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: What percentage of the rent supplements are paid to landlords who are registered with the PRTB? Will the Minister make any changes to ensure the payment of the supplement is linked to the standard of the accommodation? It would be one way of sorting out the situation, particularly the very poor standard of bedsits. I understand some 172 were found in the last report not to meet the minimum...

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: What about standards?

Social Welfare Benefits. (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: There is no link with rent supplement payments and standards. That is where the Minister has power to do something about it.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time from the first appointment with the orthopaedic surgeon or a specialist at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, to the patient's operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17117/09]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if formal communications have been sent to all community alert groups outlining the reason he is not taking more applications under the supports for older people scheme; if so, the groups which have been contacted and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17130/09]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the provisions put in place for people involved with the community alert groups, who may lose their positions as a result of the recent announcement that no more applications will be accepted under the supports for older people scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17131/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she does not collect information and statistics on the number of people who apply for mortgage interest supplement or the number of people who have been refused mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17304/09]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 216: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to his moratorium for recruitment to fire services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a station (details supplied) in County Offaly is operating below capacity, putting both public and personal at risk; if he will authorise recruitment in this area; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to his moratorium for recruitment to fire services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a station (details supplied) in County Offaly is operating below capacity, putting both public and personal at risk; if he will authorise recruitment in this area; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to his moratorium for recruitment to fire services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a station (details supplied) in County Offaly is operating below capacity, putting both public and personal at risk; if he will authorise recruitment in this area; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 Apr 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 219: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to his moratorium for recruitment to fire services; if his attention has been drawn to a the fact that a station (details supplied) in County Offaly is operating below capacity, putting both public and personal at risk; if he will authorise recruitment in this area; and if he will...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of formal meetings he has had with the Permanent Defence Forces representative associations, RACO and PDFORRA, respectively, since first being appointed Minister for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17892/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance his intentions in relation to the Shannon tax scheme; if he will extend the duration of same; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a considerable amount of pre-planning work had been completed in some areas in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17725/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the visit by the Irish delegation to Vietnam to discuss the provisions of the renewal of the bilateral agreement regarding adoptions between the two countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17572/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the qualifications necessary for providers to be eligible under the new pre-school programme; her views on the difference between pre-school providers and child minders in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17664/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the means assessment system, which places a notional income on commercial property, in view of the 7 April 2009 budget; her views on reviewing same in view of a person not being able to rent a commercial property due to the economic climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17442/09]