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Written Answers — Child Abduction: Child Abduction (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on putting in place an amber alert system or another type of similar monitoring system for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25535/08]

Written Answers — Child Abduction: Child Abduction (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if she has had discussions with other relevant organisations on the introduction of an amber alert system or a similar monitoring system relating to children's safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25536/08]

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: We have no voice.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister for Social and Family Affairs was first out of the traps yesterday before the Exchequer returns have even been published to tell us what we knew, that in the current climate——

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: I do. The Minister said there would be no budgetary cuts in her Department. Can the Taoiseach confirm if, in addition, the programme for Government commitments made in respect of that Department will be fulfilled?

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Olwyn Enright: That is a surprise.

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

Olwyn Enright: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the report by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, Minimum Essential Budgets for Six Households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24749/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans she has in place to ensure customer service is not interrupted during the dispute by her Department's staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24743/08]

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Did the Minister write that?

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: We have made more progress that the Fianna Fáil manifesto is making.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Hear, hear.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: Amend it then.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister is being petty.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and thank my colleagues, Deputies Alan Shatter and Charles Flanagan, for bringing it forward. As the time available is short, I will concentrate on the impact of these proposals on the immediate victim of crime, the person against whom the crime is perpetrated, rather than on the families of the victims, which has been dealt with well by...

National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: It is not fair to suggest that the meetings being held by the Carers Association of Ireland are part of the reason that the carers' strategy has been delayed.

National Carers' Strategy. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: The association was consulting its own members. In addition, it is always available to consult with the Government with a view to achieving progress. The Minister has told me what I already know. What I seek is a firm deadline. I appreciate that the pensions issue had to be dealt with, but I am not sure what role the Department had in the nursing homes issue. These matters have been on...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: I certainly would not think the standard is improving. Threshold has said there are 4,500 bedsits in the State which are poor quality, damp and vermin-infested fire traps. That is not an improvement. Will the Minister empower community welfare officers, when a tenant gets local authority housing or moves on to RAS or whatever, to issue a notice to the landlord, through the other agencies,...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: It rarely happens.

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: I would not use the early child care supplement as an example of a targeted approach considering millions of euro are going outside the country when it was supposed to be targeted at the cost of child care in this country. It is beside the point how one calculates the living alone allowance or which group's figures are used. Does the Minister agree that the living costs for a pensioner...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)

Olwyn Enright: The strategy is clearly failing because people are suffering as a result of fuel poverty. There are 20 Ministers of State and half of us do not know what they do or even if they know themselves. Could one of them not take the lead in this regard? The Minister does not seem to accept that everyone is only taking responsibility for the small bit that relates to his or her Department. In...