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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to restore the home help hours and homecare packages which he has cut since he came to office from citizens in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57172/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to restore the home help hours and homecare packages which he has cut since he came to office from citizens in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the continuation of the sitting of the SPSV licence entry test in view of the oversupply of SPSV drivers on the road currently. [57240/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (20 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he plans to reduce the tourism marketing fund by 5%; where he expects the savings to come from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (20 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant aid, loan guarantees and tax exemptions provided to the horse and greyhound industry in 2011 and 2012. [57423/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Industry (20 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of jobs based on the horse and greyhound industry and the statistical basis for assessing the number employed in the sector; and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure. [57424/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (20 Dec 2012)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the primary purpose of the horse and greyhound fund; and if it should be used to provide funding for the prize money for races. [57425/12]

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: Ba mhaith liom beannachtaí na bliana úra a bhronnadh ar an Tánaiste agus ar bhaill an Rialtais go léir. Tá súil agam go raibh sos maith acu. Mar is eol dóibh, ní bhfuair pobal an Trá Ghearr i mBéal Feirste sos ar bith le linn na seachtaine seo chaite. I am sure the Tánaiste is concerned about events that occurred in recent weeks in...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Tánaiste for his best wishes. I thank him also for his response. I am pleased he will travel to meet with the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister tomorrow. I have been in contact, as have other Belfast representatives, with the Tánaiste's Department. I suggest he should try to carve out time tomorrow to meet with people in those communities. I appreciate...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: The Tánaiste has already acknowledged the widespread public concern about the revelations that horse meat or its DNA has been found in beef burger products. However, there is no space on today's clár for the Minister to come in and make a statement.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: The other question relates to promised legislation and the commitment to legislate for collective bargaining. The Tánaiste will be aware that this year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Lock-out in Dublin. There could be no better time or year to reflect on the rights of workers and no better way to mark the anniversary. As the Labour Party Leader I imagine the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with the Northern Secretary of State Theresa Villiers in relation to the recent decision to suspend the inquests into the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre. [53793/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a problem with the school building (details supplied) in County Louth, it is not appropriate for the numbers attending and there is a serious traffic management problem in close vicinity to the school; the measures he will take to address these problems; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, of the numbers of students on a county basis that have received from Student Universal Support Ireland payment of their third level grant or notification of when it is to be paid; the number that have actually received payment; the number of applications that have been received from County Louth...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Offices (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if her Department has a 20 year lease on a floor or part of a premises in Athy, County Kildare; the annual cost of the lease to the State; when the lease agreement was entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58172/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of family income supplement will lose payments after claiming illness benefit; and the alternative supports in place for persons who find themselves in this situation. [1623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of homelessness in County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the amount that has been allocated for such services in 2013. [58080/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Domestic Violence (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of domestic violence in County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the amount of funding that will be provided for such services in 2013 [58082/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Louth who currently avail of funding for personal security alarms; the amount spent in County Louth on this issue; the groups this funding goes to in County Louth; the funding that will be reduced in 2013; the number of persons in County Louth that will be affected by the cuts in funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (16 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of current Garda numbers for each of the stations in County Louth and a comparative figure for Garda numbers when he came to office. [1493/13]