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- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if all carers providing full-time care are awarded social welfare contributions for retirement or old age pension regardless of whether they have had previous insurable employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24816/08]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will award contributory old age pension credits to carers who have provided care for ten years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/08]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the entitlements to contributory State pension for carers who have spent a specific number of years caring notwithstanding the fact that they might not have had other insurable contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24988/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a grant will be awarded for the provision of speech and language and occupational therapy services required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24994/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will further improve and ease the qualification guidelines for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24979/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons eligible for free travel; if she is in a position to extend the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24980/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has carried out an evaluation of the extra household running costs incurred by widows or widowers with young families; her proposals to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24981/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of respite grant applications refused in 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the most common reason for this refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24982/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for respite grants in each of the past five years to date in 2008 on a monthly basis; the numbers granted or refused in the same periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24985/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time taken to process an application the subject of which comes under social welfare bilateral agreements and relating to contributions in two jurisdictions; if her attention has been drawn to the particularly long delays associated with some countries with which Ireland has such arrangements; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the criteria governing eligibility for the back to education allowance with particular reference to the habitual residency clause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24984/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of carers in receipt of carer's allowance; the number who have applied in the past year on a monthly basis; the number granted or refused in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24986/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if adequate provision has been made in budget 2008 to meet the expected cost of rent or mortgage support for the full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24989/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total expenditure in respect of mortgage support in each of the past five years; the extent to which this is expected to change to take account of the increased number of people expected to need such support with particular reference to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24990/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total expenditure in respect of rent support in each of the past five years; the extent to which this is expected to change to take account of the increased number of people expected to need such support with particular reference to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24991/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she proposes to take to address difficulties created for families arising from the economic downturn with particular reference to adjusting rent and mortgage support to meet their requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24992/08]
- Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (25 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will give an assurance that an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare will continue to provide research and promotional services in the future; if there have been recent developments on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25025/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposed extent of expenditure under the CLÃR programme in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposed extent of expenditure under the RAPID programme in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24997/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (26 Jun 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance when a P21 statement for 2007 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/08]