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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not think Dr. O’Gorman answered the question. If we were to set a 2030 target, should the State include in it forestry, grasslands, bog revitalisation and the deposit of carbon in the Kinsale gas field? If the parameters are not in place in terms of what one is counting, what does the target mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: We have a goal to work towards for 2020, which will be quite difficult. The Government must ensure it hits this target with all of the parameters included. Many have pointed out that the 2030 targets are so vague because we have not got the 2015 negotiations sorted. Forestry should have been included in our 2020 target and it was not.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs in primary and secondary schools here at the end of March 2011; the number that have been replaced since then, providing a breakdown of the figures by 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number projected to be replaced by end of 2013; the spend on construction of replacement classrooms for prefabs in each of those years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that was spent or invested by his Department over the past twenty years on capital infrastructure, summer or emergency works and other schemes for school buildings in the past twenty years on the educational buildings (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new primary or secondary classrooms that have been built or provided for including the replacement of prefabs since 1 March 2011 by his Department; the cost of same and the projected number of classrooms to be built by the end of 2013 and the cost of this building work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35384/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of higher education maintenance grants awarded in the last academic year; the number awarded to students with a parent working in agriculture or the farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35386/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Value for Money Reviews (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the value for money assessment by the National Development Finance Agency on the proposed waste to energy incinerator in Poolbeg, Dublin, in 2007; the projected cost of the current value for money assessment under way; his views on whether this is an appropriate use of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 491. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the amount that was spent on the core weekly social protection rates for each of the past five years; the amount projected to be spent in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 492. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected spend respectively on jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of the year to end of June; the projected amount for each for the full year 2013; if she will indicate the outturn to end of June 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 493. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the projected number of claimants for both jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of 2013, and the year as a whole; and what the outturn for each was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 494. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected amount of PRSI to be paid to the State for the first six months of the year to end of June and the projected amount for the full year 2013; the outturn to end of June 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 655. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has achieved the savings indicated in Budget 2013 of €5 million in the cost to her Department of medical certificates and reports for illness and disability related schemes for the year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35491/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 656. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on medical certificates and reports in 2012; the amount of reduction achieved in 2011; the way the savings were achieved and the projected spend for 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 657. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on medical certificates and reports in 2011 and 2012; the highest payment, and the average payment made to a medical certifier; if she will provide a breakdown of the range of payments made by category as follows €0-€999; €1,000-€4,999; €5,000-€9,999;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 658. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount saved in the year to date from additional fraud and control measures as indicated at Budget time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 659. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount recovered from overpayments to citizens in the year to date; if legislation has been implemented to date; if her Department on schedule to meet projected savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 660. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered reducing the eligibility period for activation schemes such as community employment and JobBridge to nine months to bring it in line with the eligibility period for jobseekers benefit to ensure citizens do not fall through the 3 month gap; if she has any plans for resolving this issue for persons who are unemployed, have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 661. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social employment scheme places filled to date; have any trial schemes being launched; if she will provide a breakdown by local authority of the number of allocated places and the number filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35497/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Statistics (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 662. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on farm assist in 2012 and to date in 2013; if she will provide a breakdown by county of where recipients are based; do recipients need to prove that they are seeking work or intending to improve their income from their farm; if a person may remain on farm assist indefinitely and is each recipient's income reviewed annually or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 663. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for assessment under farm assist why are only some, rather than all payments under rural environment protection scheme, agri environment scheme and special areas of conservation assessed, the reason the first €2,540 per year of payments under these schemes along with 50% of the balance disregarded for income assessment when all expenses...