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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of proposed providers of PLC courses in County Kildare in 2012 that had their applications refused; the location of such providers; the number of participants which it was proposed to accommodate on the PLC course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50665/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if payment of a third level grant will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50729/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Rates (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50673/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection ; if she will approve an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50632/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 711 and 712 of 6 November 2012 if he will indicate on a county basis the number of rental accommodation scheme units in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50672/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Leases (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 and 712 of 6 November 2012, the number of units held by each local authority in the current year; if he will also indicate the trends discernible in relation to his Department's scheme of long term leasing; if, on a county basis, long term leases are being initiated by local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 6 November 2012, if he will clarify his response and state specifically if it may be possible for householders to make payments, other than the full amount or the full amount plus penalties, of the household charge to the local authority at any given stage; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50658/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will be brief. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their overview which sets the scale of the challenge that faces them. I have a couple of questions about the housing area. The first point to which the Minister referred is that of the transfer of the rent allowance to local authorities. Does the Minister agree that we have major problems in store unless local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (13 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the relevant points made in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49540/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (8 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if will arrange to have a manual payment raised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose rent allowance was temporarily suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49159/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of correspondence (details supplied) if she will now arrange to have arrears of rent supplement paid to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49160/12]

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does the Minister accept that the Border allowance received by a declining number of members of the Defence Forces is part of core pay and covered by the Croke Park agreement? Will he, in his dealings with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, fight to ensure the allowance, which is essential to those who hold it, is retained? Will he give the House that assurance?

Other Questions: Irish Red Cross (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does the Minister intend to bring forward a new Red Cross Bill for consideration? If so, what is the timeframe? Is the Minister happy that the serious deficiencies previously identified in the accounting system of the Red Cross have been addressed? In any legislation the Minister brings forward, will there be strict time limits on the duration of appointments to the board?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We might do well not to politicise these discussions as much as we have been doing today. The Minister has a job of work to do to convince representative bodies of his commitment in this area. I accept his intentions are positive but it might be useful if he could report to us at some stage that he has been actively engaging with the representative bodies. He did not attend the annual...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: A bit like political party conferences.

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will maintain the border allowance payment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48827/12]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are I suppose at this stage going over ground we have already covered. As such, I will be brief. The Minister spoke about the demands which the reorganisation is placing on members of the Defence Forces. It is important to say that Defence Force personnel are dealing with this reorganisation and are looking to the Minister's promised White Paper which may bring further reorganisation....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Unfortunately the members of PDFORRA do not share the Minister's analysis of the situation because at their conference they talked about the role of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces being downgraded to a part-time role and being a mere "nixer". They talk about the Department not taking the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces seriously and consequently not being serious about...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister is being facetious.