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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) which was recently issued to casual workers encouraging jobseekers to use financial institutions rather than the post offices; if it is best practice to actively encourage recipients to use alternative financial institutions, given that the Government has backed processes to secure and develop the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of her contract with Turas Nua; the process by which persons are selected from the live register; if persons who have been engaging with the Tús and Gateway programmes can be selected; the fee she pays to Turas Nua for each person returned to the workforce; if there are stipulations as to how permanent the positions need to be;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering reversing the significant funding cuts that occurred in recent years, to support the vital work that is conducted in communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance further to my many written questions on this issue to confirm if there has been any update in relation to the Setanta Insurance issue following the recent decision indicating that claims should be made through the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland; to confirm if he has received a clarification relating to this decision being appealed; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rationale for regional adjudications by the workplace commission for Waterford taking place in Gorey, County Wexford; his views on whether this is a cost effective situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7820/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 256. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will authorise an investigation into Tusla, the Child and Family Agency and the Health Service Executive's handling of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7817/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers who are supposed to be employed at University Hospital Waterford; the number currently employed: when the exodus from the hospital began; if he will make the exit interview transcripts relating to these vacant posts available; when the recruitment process to fill these positions commenced and its progress; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the complement of staff by Department, and by the number of persons employed, and the number of patients waiting to be called for appointment in tabular form, by Department, in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 460. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting housing assistance in each county here in January 2016, January 2015, January 2014 and January 2013, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county in the case of single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county here for single one bed applicants, two bed applicants, three bed applicants and four bed applicants in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7377/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2016)

John Halligan: 462. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the provision of social housing in County Waterford, how many new properties were built or purchased in County Waterford in 2015; how many properties are planned to be built or purchased over the next five years and at what cost; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the growing demand for social...

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

John Halligan: I thank the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, whose members were drawn from all political parties, on the wonderful job it has done. It is interesting that some people claimed the election would result in chaos in the Dáil on the basis that too many small groups and Independents had been elected and the variety of Deputies from the right and left was too great. It was argued that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Allowances (24 May 2016)

John Halligan: Training allowances, funded by my Department through SOLAS, are paid to some participants on Further Education and Training programmes in lieu of their payments from the Department of Social Protection. These payments continue to be paid. An additional training allowance used be paid to long term unemployed people as an incentive to participate in Further Education and Training programmes....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (24 May 2016)

John Halligan: The accounting rules governing Bus Éireann's operation of the School Transport Scheme are laid down in the 1975 Summary of Accounting Arrangements. These Arrangements require Bus Éireann to charge my Department for all direct costs - contractors, fuel, maintenance etc. In line with the Accounting Arrangements, a charge of 13% of certain direct costs is levied to cover all other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (24 May 2016)

John Halligan: The purpose of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. Under the terms of this scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 May 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 204 together. The comment referred to by the Deputy on page 99 of the Farrell Grant Sparks Report (2009) is contained in a section entitled "Commentary of Associated Maintenance Staff Number", discussing the apportionment basis for maintenance staff numbers between the Road Passenger and School Transport fleet. I am satisfied with the finding of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. My Department does not have details of the number of unemployed persons with low or no qualifications or the number of adults with less than Level 4 or a Leaving Certificate qualification therefore it is not possible to provide a costing as requested by the Deputy. The Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education (ITABE) programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: The annual Student Contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending Institutes of Technology. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. Following a Budget 2014 decision, SOLAS ceased making this payment to the Institutes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: The 2011 Budget provided for the introduction of a €200 annual Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme participant contribution. This was introduced at the start of the 2011/2012 academic year and the same charge has applied each year since then. Full medical card holders, in their own right as well as their dependent children, those eligible under the student grant scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 May 2016)

John Halligan: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and will involve a very significant amount of administrative time to compile. In this regard I have requested Bus Éireann to liaise directly with the Deputy.