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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that social housing is at a premium in the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, he will make available the funding sought by a housing charity (details supplied) in County Dublin to complete for the county council, a full refurbishment of six social housing...

Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: This Bill deals mainly with certain amendments to the Harbours Act 1996. As Minister for the Marine at that time, I had the pleasure of introducing that legislation. Although I welcome some of these amendments as progress because time moves on there are some points in this legislation to which I object strenuously. I refer in particular to the abolition of local authority representation by...

Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (19 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 6 May 2009, which did not address this Deputy's query, it would be deemed appropriate for persons who ticked the "yes" box for persons with disability in the 2011 census of population to be asked to specify the type of disability in the interests of compiling valuable...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (20 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the predicted decrease made by his Department in planting due to the reduction in forestry premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of cuts in euro in expenditure in his spending in each section of his Department in 2009 in comparison to 2008; the percentage this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20155/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it can take up to 12 weeks for a person applying for jobseeker's benefit on completion of a FÁS course to receive the payment; the steps she is taking to ensure that jobseeker's benefit will be automatically payable to an applicant immediately on completion of a FÁS course; and...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the levies and taxes for which persons aged 70 years and over are liable particularly as a result of the recent budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/09]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the protracted delay in the development of an integrated ticketing system for Dublin's public transport network since it was first mooted in the late 1990s; the further reason the Railway Procurement Agency was entrusted with this task; the expenditure to date on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20981/09]

Finance Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Is there any reference in the Commission on Taxation terms of reference to the ongoing unfairness to women, mainly, who are home makers and look after their children? One of the Minister's predecessors decided to abolish the allowance that was available and strip these people of the recognition of the very valuable work they do on a daily basis. We try to substitute that by giving...

Finance Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: I welcome this proposal as it is time we decided on the exact definition of a tax exile. There are many such definitions. Is a person a tax exile if he or she is a member of the European Union but decides to live in Germany having made money in Ireland? Free movement of people, goods and services is part and parcel of what we voted for in regard to the European Union. We had better make...

Written Answers — Prison Inspections: Prison Inspections (27 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of times he meets with the Inspector of Prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21549/09]

Departmental Funding. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there is funding available to assist a person (details supplied) in the two cross-Border cross-community projects that he has undertaken and that have been crucial in promoting reconciliation and overcoming prejudice and mistrust between communities on both sides of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21688/09]

Departmental Funding. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: I have supplied to the details of this particular individual to the Minister of State. Is there a programme whereby if he applies, funding will be available?

Departmental Funding. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Are there particular guidelines on what would qualify? Would the Minister of State give some guidance to the applicant on what he could apply under? If he does not have the information available now, perhaps he could forward it to me.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposal advanced by a number of aid agencies that, for the purposes of Ireland's overseas development aid to Third World countries, Ireland should adopt a different and more efficient model involving concentrating the development aid to an individual country, thereby ensuring greater accountability, transparency and...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but it does not really deal with the issue I am raising. Is there an opportunity to reconsider the manner in which we grant aid in this area in light of the Transparency International figures bandied about that up to $150 billion is lost to the Third World in corruption annually? At a time when there is a scarcity of money throughout the world and...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle but I did not get a chance to come back to the Minister's reply.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: I did not get a minute.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: There are two ways of examining any problem, the positive way and the negative way. In this case, the attitude adopted is a negative one. Will the Minister of State consider the proposal advanced by several aid agencies?

Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: The proposal is being put forward in a positive light and not as a smart alec approach to dealing with this issue. There are benefits of adopting a developing country for a certain period, say five years, and following through a development programme to the bitter end. Will the Minister of State adopt a positive attitude in examining this proposal?