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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is fair that a school that has commenced a school book rental scheme is excluded from the recently announced book rental grant, even if this scheme is only operational in one class at present; if he will consider extending this to include schools that have a partial book rental scheme; if he will review the case of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a decision made to refuse a grant for sow housing welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2749/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the hardship caused to families as a result of the fact that the remote area grant is not paid until the end of the school year; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this late payment may impact on the ability of strained families to pay for fuel to drive their children to school every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a determination as to the eligibility of a course for the purposes of the student grant with Student Universal Support Ireland (details supplied); if the reason the grant has been allocated to a large number of students in this course and refused to others; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this course is a full...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Templemore flood relief scheme; the position regarding this project; when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (15 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 329. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide breakdown by county of the number of Industrial Development Authority led jobs created in 2013; if he will provide the amount of IDA jobs delivered in North Tipperary and South Tipperary in 2013; if he will provide information on the number of visits of potential investors/IDA to North and South Tipperary in 2013;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (15 Jan 2014)

Michael Lowry: 627. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in 2008 further to a single payment inspection; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person was never notified of this penalty; if in view of this, the person can now appeal this penalty; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if prescription charges are applicable to those living in Ireland, and who hold a UK pension, in view of the fact that the UK National Health Service covers the healthcare costs of those who hold a UK pension but live outside of the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53741/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 602. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Questions Nos. 499 and 522 of 10 December, if he will address the specific issues raised with regard to the lack of supports available for teenagers who have suffered a brain injury; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of a dedicated adolescent rehabilitation unit for teenagers who have suffered an acquired brain injury; if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 316. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the warmer homes scheme, applicants can now avail of cavity wall insulation where previously this option was not available; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many previous applicants now feel aggrieved that they could not avail of wall cavity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of a dedicated adolescent rehabilitation unit for teenagers who have suffered an acquired brain injury; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of support group or organisation for affected teenagers; if his attention has been drawn to the devastation caused to teenagers as a result of these injuries; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons for the excessive and unfair delay in processing this case; if the delay was caused by a technical issue; the reasons it is taking so long to resolve this issue; if he will ensure that this application is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a transfer for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary from their current post to the Garda Vetting Unit; if his attention has been drawn to the personal circumstances of the person in question; the reason this was not considered for the recent transfers to this unit, in view of the fact that they were on the waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that funding is made available to the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland to allow them to continue their vital work, in the absence of any provision by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the school eye screening programme; his views that this delay is acceptable; if his attention has been drawn to the adverse impact on pupils as a result of these delays; the steps he will take to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51476/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (27 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an assurance that the families seeking to adopt in Russia, who have been affected by the conflict in Irish and Russian law as a result of section 63 of the Adoption Act, will be provided for prior to the Christmas recess; if a response has been received from the Attorney General on this matter; if not, when a reply is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Leave Entitlements (26 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sick leave entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the entire summer and Easter holidays will count towards the allowed period of sick leave; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50867/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (20 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate that the Minister of State has given a response on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. I believe it is totally unsatisfactory and it is in error, because an offer was made in writing. This debacle arose following the Government's policy initiative to reform and rationalise local authorities. Urban district councils were deliberately abolished and, in the case of...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (20 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise an issue of serious concern to eight employees of the local authorities in County Tipperary and their families. The issue at hand is the decision made by Garda human resources, HR, not to proceed with a number of redeployments already agreed between the local authorities in County Tipperary and the offices of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (19 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an assurance that tap water is safe for use in the making up of babies' bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49123/13]