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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34791/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34792/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an increase in OAP to a contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34799/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34887/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been disallowed a carer's allowance in respect of full-time care provided, despite verification from the attending general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford had been refused a carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34895/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for mortgage relief in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of empty housing units, both habitable and derelict or dilapidated in County Longford, including Longford town; the reason the situation with these units has been allowed to develop; the action he proposes to take to resolve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 365: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of empty housing units, both habitable and derelict or dilapidated in County Westmeath, including the towns of Mullingar and Athlone; the reason the situation with these units has been allowed to develop; the action he proposes to take to resolve the situation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the arrangements that have been made by the Government to compensate those affected by the cessation of turf cutting in 32 raised bogs, as ordered by the Government and announced by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in order to address their fuel needs for the forthcoming...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application made by Longford County Council to his Department to appoint two consultants for the proposed new fire station in County Longford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 372: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislation pending regarding unfinished estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34889/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a person who is availing of the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Longford or drawing down premia payments, when the person did not establish single payment entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34888/10]

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: The issue of child care and the lack of such care is evident all around us. Unfortunately, most of the exposure on the issue in the media is of the bleaker, more violent and abusive aspects of childhood for many children. While we all aspire to an ideal of child care and protection, reality is far from the ideal outcome described in the textbooks. This Bill proposes to amend the Child Care...

Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: I am glad to see that the Minister for Social Protection is here this evening to take this very important Adjournment matter on carer's allowance.

Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: Often, Ministers send in somebody else to deal with issues of importance, and I take Adjournment matters seriously and as being important to my constituents. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me time to discuss this important matter, namely the need for the Minister for Social Protection to resolve the impasse on the carer's allowance which is, it appears, being deliberately withheld...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to set up a local podiatry service in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath as part of the national foot-screening programme, in view of the fact that more than €1 million was spent in County Westmeath treating preventable diabetic foot disease between 2005 and 2009 and foot screening can reduce...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for farm assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34149/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (29 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received a report from the Higher Education Authority relating to the use of the student services fee by third level institutions; the findings of that report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33579/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (29 Sep 2010)

James Bannon: Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not being facilitated with a second and third year with FÁS on the Longford suburbs scheme. [31757/10]