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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the scope of the review by her Department on the implications of Budget 2010 cuts to local drugs task force mainstreamed projects; the timescale of this review; the precise format of same; when this information will be made available to each of the projects; and if in view of the impact of these cuts in the most...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to offset the impact on poor households of the full introduction of the carbon levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15648/10]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and I wish him well. It is an important Department and I hope he has a successful tenure there. My question was about a vouched fuel scheme that was promised in the budget. To which fuels will that scheme apply and when will it be announced? In ten days time, the 300,000 families living in fuel poverty will be hit with a double financial...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Whatever about the long term, what will the Minister do in ten days when poor families lose the fuel allowance and are faced with a huge increase in the cost of home heating oil? It is cold comfort for those people when the Minister says he is aware of the challenge and that there is a group working on the issue. That is not acceptable. A scheme was announced by the Government in...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: What is the Minister doing for them?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: When will we see it?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Tell us when we are going to see it.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The carbon tax, involving an 8% to 9% increase on home heating oil, is to be introduced in the next ten days.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister saying that there will be a scheme in place before 1 May to assist those families? It seems incredible that could happen if today he is saying he does not know the detail of the scheme.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Can the Minister give a guarantee that the new scheme will be in place within the next ten days?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps the Minister would answer a straight question. Will there be a new scheme in place to assist people who are faced with this double whammy of an increase in the cost of home heating?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will there be a scheme in place by 1 May?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister have a scheme in place to assist low-income families?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy is the Minister for social protection.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: There are 300,000 families who are in receipt of the fuel allowance. That will run out because they will have access to the allowance for only one more week. The following day the carbon levy will become operative. There will be an 8% to 9% increase in the cost of home heating oil. I am asking the Minister to give an undertaking that the new scheme to offset the additional financial...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: With respect, the real problem will be obvious on 1 May when people will not be able to afford to heat their homes. I am asking the Minister, who has responsibility for social protection, if he has any plans to introduce a new scheme, as promised, which would be available before the carbon levy comes in on 1 May.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Clearly the Minister does not know.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is supposed to know what is going on. He is supposed to take action to protect people from poverty.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Oil?

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It increased by about 6% or 7%, and it will increase by a further 9% next week. I do not know why the Minister is asking me, however, because he is the Minister and should know the answers to these questions. He should be ready for the introduction of the carbon tax on 1 May.