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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of an illness benefit application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10367/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of 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. [10374/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the principles raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the purchase or sale of houses in estates not taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10441/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if cognisant to the fact that the Irish Government became the standard bearer for human rights defenders during their EU Presidency in 2004 through the adoption of EU guidelines, if he will propose to further act on this in the course of his Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe;...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is familiar with the case of a person (details supplied) in Uzbekistan, a human rights defender and journalist; if he has or will raise the issue of the imprisonment of this person directly with the authorities in Uzbekistan; if he will further raise the issue with his EU colleagues and the European Union and...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is familiar with the case of human rights defender (details supplied) in Kyrgyzstan; if he has or will raise the issue of the imprisonment of this person directly with the authorities in Kyrgyzstan; if he will further raise the issue with his EU colleagues and the European Union and the OSCE; and if he will...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is familiar with the case of human rights defender (details supplied) of Bahrain; if he has or will raise the issue of the imprisonment of this person directly with the authorities in Bahrain; if he will further raise the issue with his EU colleagues and the European Union; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units that have been acquired under the rental accommodation scheme by a local authority (details supplied); the number of these units occupied; the period for which units have been unoccupied; if he is fully satisfied with the operation of the scheme in this area; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities may have acquired properties for use under the rental accommodation scheme, which does not meet the specific local demand; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that units consequently lie idle while the local authority...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the manner in which local authorities are managing the rental accommodation scheme; if he will indicate on a county basis the number of RAS units that have been acquired in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a county council may assume to itself the planning duties of a town authority, which has planning authority status, without recourse to the members of the council; if he will outline the formal procedures which should be adhered to in circumstances when the performance of planning authority duties are...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing units purchased under the incremental purchase scheme since its introduction; the number of applications refused; if he will supply this information on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10296/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voluntary housing units purchased since the incremental purchase scheme was introduced; if he will further identify the approved housing bodies that have entered into sale agreements and the general locations in which such housing units are located; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an 88 year old person (details supplied) will have to be removed from the care of a nursing home, which they desperately require, due to the time taken by the Health Service Executive to process their fair deal application and in a situation in which their family cannot pay any further costs...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of executives and administration staff in each of the 33 vocational education committee head offices; if he would list these by grade, that is CEO, EO, AEO, PO, APO, VII and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/12]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider points made on inter-country adoption from India in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9508/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9222/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite 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. [9236/12]

Armenian Elections (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Notwithstanding that the OSCE is the agency with responsibility for election monitoring, I am sure the EU has a role in overseeing the situation, commenting, and supporting, where possible, efforts to achieve effective parliamentary elections in Armenia. In 2008, there was serious public concern about what were seen as fraudulent presidential elections, which were followed by civil unrest....

Human Rights Issues (21 Feb 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I commend the Minister on his visit. In his meeting with Mr. Netanyahu, did the Minister get any sense of embarrassment from the man about the fact that 38% of Gazans live in poverty, 31% of the workforce are unemployed, including 47% of young people, and 54% of the Gazan population suffer from food insecurity? It is a horrific indictment of the situation that continues to prevail there....