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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the backlog in processing claims for carer's allowance still exists; the number of claims which are awaiting decision; when he expects these claims to be dealt with; the number of claims processed by his Department to date in 2006 and the numbers processed on 2005 and 2004 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average amount of time it takes to process a claim for carer's allowance at present and for 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively; the longest amount of time it has taken his Department to process a carer's allowance claim in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons for delays in processing carer's allowance claims; the efforts his Department has made to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32412/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (12 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force members to be committed to the UN force in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32260/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to whether the practice exists in any local authorities to include the weekly fuel allowance as assessable means or income when calculating rent increases for local authority housing tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32546/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued or intends to issue guidelines to local authorities as to what constitutes assessable income for local authority tenants; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32547/06]

Disability Act 2005: Motion (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: I am pleased to speak on the motion. The Disability Act and the departmental sectoral plans are key elements of the national disability strategy which was launched in September 2004. The debate on improving services and supports for people with disabilities began with the establishment of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities in November 1993. The report of the...

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals she has to support the modernisation of the dairy processing industry to help improve efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32929/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the advice and information that she has given to farmers regarding the implementation of the Nitrates Directive on farms; her views on holding information meetings on the issue; her further plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32928/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in each of the respective Health Service Executive areas each year since and including 2000 and to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32640/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when it is anticipated phase two of decentralisation is expected to commence in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim. [32619/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need to provide extra accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32629/06]

Written Answers — Education Grants: Education Grants (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of home tuition grants applied for and approved and drawn each year since 2000 to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32638/06]

Written Answers — Education Grants: Education Grants (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to the review being carried out into the home tuition grant scheme, the persons carrying out this review; when she expects the review to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32639/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all buses used in the school transport scheme have been fitted with seatbelts; if not, when she expects this to be completed; the legislation governing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33241/06]

Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: The House was suspended three times last week.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: That is not our problem.

Pension Provisions. (18 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter and I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, for coming in to participate in the debate. As the Minister of State probably knows, Cobh General Hospital is a voluntary independent hospital that is community-run and not directly funded by the HSE south. It is...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 23 May 2006, the number of people who have indicated their desire to decentralise to Youghal in the Public Appointments Service and Valuation Office, respectively; if decentralisation is still on target for mid 2009; if negotiations regarding the identified site for offices have been completed; the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the backlog in processing family income supplement claims still exists; if so, the reason for same; when he expects the backlog to be cleared; the reason for delays in processing FIS claims; the action he is taking to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33504/06]