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Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: No, I asked about same day processing. What is the problem with that?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: We are now several months into a mortgage crisis and the Minister has not yet reformed the mortgage interest supplement scheme. She has promised to reform it, such as the ridiculous rule where if one person is working more than 29 hours, they receive no help whatsoever, irrespective of their circumstances. When will the Minister announce a reform of the that scheme? Regarding people moving...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Why is it a priority?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: They would be eligible for private accommodation.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Why?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It does not make any sense.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: That review is going on forever.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her estimate of the administrative cost of means testing child benefit. [23281/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in relation to reducing social welfare payments. [23302/09]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (25 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to deal with the long waiting times for a Money Advice and Budgeting Service appointment in some areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23439/09]

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is a separate issue.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: What about the 2% cut?

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Germany, France and Belgium, to mention three EU member states have put in place financial support packages to support their dairy farmers during this difficult period; his plans to introduce a similar package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/09]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many dairy farmers will not be able to meet bank interest bills in the coming months due to the crisis in the sector and will require extra working capital to cover increases in farming costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26075/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of Appendix D of the Green Paper on Pensions, he will provide the same information in respect of PRSAs and of RACs for the last year for which figures are available. [26175/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish with the Revenue Commissioners whether a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been granted a PAYE credit for themself only and not their spouse; if this has been the case in all previous years; the practice in respect of a PAYE credit for a person who is a qualified adult on a spouse's State pension; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [25871/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 9 June 2009, if she will confirm that the medical evidence of a consultant psychiatrist and a general practitioner was fully taken into account when deciding this application for carer's allowance; the way a summary decision was made to disallow this claim in view of the strength of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statutory instrument, with details of section and subsection, which covers the minimum bedroom capacity of a local authority dwelling that a local authority may allocate to a couple with one child. [26207/09]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (30 Jun 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 where the numbers enrolled for September 2009 will warrant an allocation of eight mainstream class teachers and a full-time administrative principal but where unlike other years the school authorities have been informed that the eight mainstream...