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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [27729/09]

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: That would be a good occasion for the Minister to announce he intends to take a shot at becoming party leader.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Like other Members, I am glad to have the opportunity to express my views on the re-running of the referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Like many Members, I canvassed during the last referendum but as was noted earlier, collectively they took their eyes off the ball in respect of the issues with which they were being confronted. As politicians and parliamentarians and people with their ears to...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (8 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the review of the equality for women measure access to employment has been completed; if funding will soon be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28130/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available for social housing (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28327/09]

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: I welcome this opportunity to discuss the Bill. Where politicians are concerned, nothing has taken up as much space on the airwaves or column inches in the print media as pay. Every Deputy wants to be open and fair. The main issue is the lack of understanding on the part of the public and the media about how politicians accrue expenses. Deputy Barrett illustrated the issue of pensions...

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Some have two and others have three; that is the reality. The offices may not be open full-time but people come to them in these difficult times with various problems that must be solved. I set up an office here when I started in Leinster House. I needed this office but, because of the demands on Members, I had to open offices in my constituency to serve people. Their cost must be...

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: We might see it in the newspapers over the weekend.

Written Answers — Sustainable Transport: Sustainable Transport (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated specifically to meet objectives and targets in the sustainable travel and cycling documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional FÁS courses and post leaving certificate courses that have been organised in south Tipperary in order to handle the huge increase of people who are unemployed in the area. [29370/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the length of time employers have to wait to receive their rebate of payment of statutory redundancy; the maximum waiting time for payment; the number of staff that are allocated to this task; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29381/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of taskforces that have been created by her Department in the past five years; the recommendations of the taskforce created in the aftermath of the announcement of a company (details supplied) to close; and if she will make a statement on her Department's attempts to organise EU funding for the...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the agreement between his Department and the Financial Regulator on the high costs to consumers of opting out of fixed-rate mortgages; if a final decision has been made regarding these payments; if the Financial Regulator has finished consulting with the various banking institutions on this matter; the steps he will take on same; and if he will...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to ensure that gardaí, social workers, Health Service Executive staff and education staff are working together in terms of child protection; the person whose responsibility it is to deal with child protection issues; the service that people should go to in order to highlight any specific concerns that they may...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy measures he will take to tackle the problem of boy racers in rural areas here; if he has taken into account the high level of fatal road accidents in rural areas and the impact of speeding in these accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29368/09]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to reintroduce the community alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29382/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 717: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a small business rate relief scheme similar to the one that has been introduced in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Status: Local Authority Status (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 722: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application from Newbridge Town Council, County Kildare, to change the status of that council; and when he will make a decision regarding same. [28834/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 723: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of waste water treatment projects that South Tipperary County Council has applied for funding for in tabular form; the stage these projects are at; the amount of funding required for each project,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28835/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 724: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the water services investment projects South Tipperary County Council has applied for funding for; the stage these projects are at; the amount of funding required to complete each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28836/09]