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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the State of care provision to a person with a disability living in State residential care [44776/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (16 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress made in the retrospective application of Circular 20/2005, which provides for the recalculation of pension entitlements for low paid workers in the Health Service Executive for the Eastern region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44797/12]

Report of the Pyrite Panel: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: We need action by the Government to tackle the pyrite crisis and we need it urgently. The pyrite panel report can lay the foundations for a path out of the pyrite crisis. It is nowhere near perfect but it is a basis from which to begin to resolve the crisis and this process must begin now. In July, when the much delayed report was finally released, I stated I saw no reason to delay the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit scheme to make it available to those in receipt of incapacity supplement. [46480/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource Opportunity will report to him with its recommendations on measures to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income houses; when he will implement the working group's recommendations; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit scheme to make it available to those in receipt of incapacity supplement. [46480/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource Opportunity will report to him with its recommendations on measures to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income houses; when he will implement the working group's recommendations; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit scheme to make it available to those in receipt of incapacity supplement. [46480/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource Opportunity will report to him with its recommendations on measures to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income houses; when he will implement the working group's recommendations; and if he will...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: Following the report by the pyrite panel and the extensive debate held in this House on the subject three weeks ago, have proposals yet come before the Cabinet on how to deal with this important and urgent matter?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the decision to discontinue the adult refugee programme, if the services provided by the programme will be replaced by new schemes or if existing schemes will be enhanced to cover the gap in service; if staff employed under the adult refugee programme whose contracts are not now to be renewed will be retained under these schemes; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be allocated and works carried out by the Office of Public Works and or other relevant bodies, as a matter of urgency towards emergency coastal protection measures at the Burrow, Portrane, County Dublin in view of the rapid dune erosion in recent days and the imminent risk not only to family homes and business' but to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many applicants for positions through jobbridge are having their applications unacknowledged by host organisations; if there is any mechanisms in place to ensure that all applicants receive an acknowledgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48244/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the situation in an estate in North County Dublin (details supplied) which is unfinished and exempt from the household charge but where residents living in the unfinished section of the estate have been issued with late payment penalty notices, when no resident should have to pay any household charge;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Needs Education: Discussion with Special Needs Parents Association (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: On the two elements of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs, EPSEN, Act the witnesses highlighted in terms of identifying a need for the early introduction of measures, one of those is an independent appeals office, and the principle that it would be an independent appeal process is something anyone would advocate. Does the association's promotion of this come down to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Audits: Discussion with Social Justice Ireland and TASC (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: I like the idea promoted by both groups of pre-budget audits and equality-proofing of budgets. The question is how we get to that point and how difficult it would be to introduce such a system. Reference was made to kite flying. One wonders whether with a year-long process one would increase the amount of kite flying. One could also ask who would carry out the process. How do the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Audits: Discussion with Social Justice Ireland and TASC (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: I want to add one brief point to my contribution. Regarding the two-party Government approach, having to agree a programme for Government at the outset of the term of the Government may put the entire budgetary process in a straitjacket for the remaining four or five years.

Topical Issue Debate: Coastal Erosion (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to speak on this most important matter in the House today. I have been pushing strongly to get this matter discussed and I welcome the opportunity given to me today. The issue of coastal erosion in the Burrow, Portrane, in north Country Dublin, is not something new. The sea has threatened and eroded the area for decades, but it is the increased...

Topical Issue Debate: Coastal Erosion (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Unfortunately, however, she has no responsibility in relation to this matter. Also, the latter part of the Minister of State's reply relates to Baldoyle rather than Portrane or Rush. I would ask that it be revised. The Minister of State also indicated in her reply that primary responsibility for this matter rests with Fingal County Council,...

Topical Issue Debate: Coastal Erosion (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Ryan: We cannot allow this situation to develop to a point of a catastrophic emergency. This is a very serious matter which needs urgent attention. While I acknowledge that the Minister of State is not in a position to give the following commitment, I ask that the Minister, as part of the process of finding a solution, agree to his officials, in conjunction with officials from Fingal County...