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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was not granted unemployment benefit on finishing work; if he will provide a full and complete breakdown of their PRSI contribution record. [29706/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the decision not to award unemployment benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [29707/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (19 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport if, with regard to the current backlog of driving test applications, his Department has considered making an arrangement with the existing driver testers to clear this backlog; if the existing driver testers submitted a proposal to his Department in this regard; if so, the outcome of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (19 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport if, with regard to the high number of road deaths recently, the outsourced driver testers being recruited at present will have the same qualifications as those who are currently employed by his Department as driver testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29693/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 464 of 17 November 2004 and 278 of 9 March 2005, when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded incremental credit as a special needs assistant based on previous experience. [29704/05]

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: I am having difficulty getting in this morning, but I am glad to be allowed speak at last.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for that. On the criminal injuries compensation tribunal, people have been made awards this year but no funding has been put in place since May. Does the Minister for Finance intend to bring a Supplementary Estimate to the Dáil to provide the money to the people entitled to it? The Minister for Finance is responsible. The information provided in reply to a question...

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: The people are waiting for payment from the Department of Finance.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: I would like to share time with Deputy Paul McGrath.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: How much time have I left?

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: When I last spoke on this Bill two weeks ago, I referred to the back to education and foster care grants. I hope the Minister, Deputy Brennan, will respond to my comments, particularly in respect of the foster care grant, when he brings this debate to an end. I referred on that occasion to the case of four children in my constituency whose parents died of cancer within two years of each...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: I would never use the word "lies", which is a terrible word. I would like to know how the Department got it so wrong and how the media was taken in by it. I have all the newspaper cuttings from the time in my office and at home.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: People rang me to ask where they could get the application forms to try to get mobile telephones under the free schemes. They were waiting to find out when it could be done. The Minister, Deputy Brennan, has been responsible for social welfare for almost 15 months——

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: ——but we have not heard anything more about it. Some people have moved on since then. The person who spun that story was good. He must have done a great deal of work on a mobile telephone.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: That is right. I ask the Minister to re-examine the matter. Deputies make representations about the fuel scheme, which does not cost a fortune, at this time every year. The duration of the scheme was extended by a month in the last budget, so that it now runs from October to April. It should be extended further, however, so that people are given fuel vouchers for the entire year, especially...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: To be fair, we acknowledge that.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: It would pay for the fuel scheme all year.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason wind farms with full planning permission are prohibited from connecting to Ireland's public grid; his plans to remove this anomaly and direct the Commission for Energy Regulation to fast-track those applications forthwith for immediate connection to the national grid (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he will take to speed up the production of electricity from wind power and other non-fossil fuel concepts in view of the significant increase in fossil fuel energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded the disability allowance. [29955/05]