Results 21,141-21,160 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (2 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Transport if the allegations contained in a newspaper article (details supplied) on metro north, where a source is quoted as saying, metro north will be the first to go, are true; and if he will make a statement on the future of the project and the timescale for completion. [26148/08]

Written Answers — Advocacy Service: Advocacy Service (2 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 25 June 2008, the number of posts, apart from the director, envisaged as part of the personal advocacy service budget that are to be provided out of the €1.8 million set aside in budget 2008; the date when sanction was sought from the Department of Finance for these posts; and the...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (2 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the headline crime figures in respect of 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 in the Garda districts covered by the Garda stations in Whitehall, Santry, Ballymun, and Finglas; and the details of the crimes recorded in the local area covered by these stations in these years with a breakdown by headline...

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (1 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will report on the most recent negotiations relating to a new World Trade Organisation deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/08]

Written Answers — Food Prices: Food Prices (1 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to offset food price inflation; the stakeholders that have been consulted on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/08]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (1 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has not been granted permanent recognition; and if in view of the fact that this school has satisfied the criteria, he will expedite this matter. [25560/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when approval will be given to a school (details supplied) to proceed with their new school project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25561/08]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (1 Jul 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress of negotiations between him and the authorities of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if, in view of the fact that another school does not have space to cater for its intake in September 2008, he will take steps to expedite this matter and make this premises available for the Gaelscoil. [25567/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding her Department's effort to comply with the Finance Act 2008 in respect of the collection of and provision to the Revenue Commissioners of the PPS numbers of landlords receiving rent supplement; if her attention has been drawn to section 473 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, which allows the Revenue...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to change the conditions of maternity benefit, if even on a cost-neutral basis, to allow the father claim part of the payment instead of the mother where this is the choice of the parents concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24803/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for a reduction in home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if, in view of the person's age and infirmity, the home help hours will be restored immediately. [24893/08]

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister accept that as the scheme operates, community welfare officers are put in an invidious position, given that sometimes they have to decide between making a person homeless or allowing that person to continue living in substandard accommodation? Often these are the two choices available to a community welfare officer. The inspection of accommodation is very important and...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: What does that mean? Does it mean making them homeless?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Why is that the case?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The reason there are few notifications is that there are very few inspections. The level of inspections needs to be increased if standards in private rented accommodation are to be improved. Will the Minister accept that in many situations where a community welfare officer points out that the standard of the accommodation is inadequate, the alternative is that the person becomes homeless?...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Nobody denies that welfare rates have increased fairly significantly in recent years. Will the Minister engage on this one issue? Does she accept that one cannot operate a one-size-fits-all approach in regard to social welfare payments? This is the fundamental point being made in the Vincentian Partnership research. For example, in regard to child rearing costs one cannot say it costs...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: They include CORI. It is an agreed grouping.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: That is a different point on how one measures the adequacy for different family groupings.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Once a year.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The 11% increase in the price of fuel in the past year impacts on everybody. However, it impacts disproportionately on people on low fixed incomes, who are the responsibility of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. It is not good enough for the Minister to say she is talking to various Departments and agencies. Something much more concrete needs to happen. As we speak,...