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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (7 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing the age limits in place for the free smear test under the National Cervical Screening Programme in view of the incidence of this cancer in younger women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21550/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the on-going issue with regards to the non-payment of a community based organisation (details supplied) which has been carrying out insulation works under the warmer homes scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that this is causing for the organisation in question;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the reasons general practitioner cards have not been provided to those with a long term illness as set out in the Programme for Government; the reason for the ongoing delay in delivering on this commitment; the reason the deadlines set out for deliverance on this issue have continually been broken; the current status of the plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the reasons a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not been approved to offer a post leaving certificate programme for 2013/2014; if he will reconsider this decision in view of the fact that between 15-20 students have expressed an interest in this course; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his comments made regarding the cutting of child benefit; if he will make his intentions clear with regards to the future of child benefit; if child benefit will be cut in order to fund additional free pre-school care; if he will clarify the current status of these proposals and if costings have been undertaken; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make her intentions clear regarding the future of child benefit; if child benefit will be cut in order to fund additional free pre-school care; if her attention has been drawn to the distress, fear and upset being caused as a result of these reports; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of child benefit in assisting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the timeframe it takes to process an application for a firearm certificate and the timeframe after the application has been lodged that it actually takes to issue the licence/certificate; if he will further confirm if out of date certificates are being issued in respect of applications which are taking in excess of 12 months...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (15 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made to formulate a replacement for mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if he will provide a timeframe for the publication of same; if he will provide a guarantee that a replacement scheme will be in place prior top the cessation of payments under the current scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made by Student Universal Support Ireland to refuse grant aid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will clarify the position where a person has commenced but not completed a level 6/7 FETAC course and is now returning to undertake a level 8 course; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary was not granted supplementary panel rights; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the teacher in question meets the service and pay scale requirements; if he considers this exclusion to be fair and reasonable; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the refusal of invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she will confirm the grounds on which the medical officer who examined the application decided this person was capable of work of any nature; if she will confirm the type of work she or her medical officer would recommend for this person;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction the payment of a herd test for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (22 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by those engaged in the now discontinued shared ownership scheme; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that countless families across County Tipperary and indeed the country who engaged in this scheme are facing significant financial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (28 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that reasonable accommodations for the leaving certificate exam have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will detail the reasons these accommodations have not been awarded to the person in question; if his attention has been drawn to the exceptional circumstances at play in this case; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason this application has been closed despite all information requested being returned by the applicant; his views on whether this action was fair and reasonable; if his further attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (29 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary is not an exempted estate for the purposes of the local property tax despite the fact that it was exempt from the household charge; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no improvement works have been undertaken on this estate since the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the measure introduced in Budget 2013 to provide capital gains tax relief to enable farm restructuring or the swapping of farm land; if EU approval has been given for this measure; if not when such approval is expected; the steps being taken to secure an approval; if he will ensure that any such swaps or transfers undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurance that an essential staff member who is retiring from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be replaced for the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26601/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of student grant applications submitted to SUSI that have been deemed ineligible as they have not been completed within the time frame set out; if he will confirm the number of student grant applications in County Tipperary rejected for the same reasons; if he will concede that the delay in many of these cases was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a decision by Student Universal Support Ireland to assess a person's (details supplied) in Dublin 24 as dependent on their parents in view of the fact that they are living independently and do not receive any financial support from their parents; his views on whether it is fair that this person be assessed as dependent; and...