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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (2 Jul 2013)

Michael Lowry: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a second/business passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in issuing a decision in this case; when a decision will issue in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31563/13]

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 is a vital step forward and one that will strengthen the protections in place for some of the most vulnerable in our society by transposing into Irish law the relevant EU directive. I commend the Minister on his prioritisation of this Bill despite the very extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary to complete an apprenticeship with FAS outside this jurisdiction; if she will recognise their work outside the State for the purposes of their apprenticeship; if her attention has been drawn to the person who cannot complete their apprenticeship within the State; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the criteria in place for qualification for a named FÁS course (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at present a person must be living in the State for two years to avail of this scheme; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30660/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the measure introduced in Budget 2013 to provide capital gains tax relief to enable farm restructuring or the swapping of farm land; if EU approval has been given for this measure; if not when such approval is expected; the steps being taken to secure an approval; if he will ensure that any such swaps or transfers undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurance that an essential staff member who is retiring from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be replaced for the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26601/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of student grant applications submitted to SUSI that have been deemed ineligible as they have not been completed within the time frame set out; if he will confirm the number of student grant applications in County Tipperary rejected for the same reasons; if he will concede that the delay in many of these cases was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a decision by Student Universal Support Ireland to assess a person's (details supplied) in Dublin 24 as dependent on their parents in view of the fact that they are living independently and do not receive any financial support from their parents; his views on whether it is fair that this person be assessed as dependent; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made to alter the July home provision for children with autism; his views on whether the cutting of these services is fair and equitable; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and upset being caused to parents as a result of the changes made to the July home provision for children with autism; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Lowry: 1115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of farmers in North Tipperary (details supplied) have yet to be paid for lands acquired through compulsory purchase order for the construction of a road; the reasons for the excessive delay in this case; the steps being taken to tackle this issue; when payment will issue; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (29 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary is not an exempted estate for the purposes of the local property tax despite the fact that it was exempt from the household charge; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no improvement works have been undertaken on this estate since the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (28 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that reasonable accommodations for the leaving certificate exam have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will detail the reasons these accommodations have not been awarded to the person in question; if his attention has been drawn to the exceptional circumstances at play in this case; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 276. 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 reason this application has been closed despite all information requested being returned by the applicant; his views on whether this action was fair and reasonable; if his further attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (22 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by those engaged in the now discontinued shared ownership scheme; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that countless families across County Tipperary and indeed the country who engaged in this scheme are facing significant financial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary was not granted supplementary panel rights; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the teacher in question meets the service and pay scale requirements; if he considers this exclusion to be fair and reasonable; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the refusal of invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she will confirm the grounds on which the medical officer who examined the application decided this person was capable of work of any nature; if she will confirm the type of work she or her medical officer would recommend for this person;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (21 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction the payment of a herd test for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made by Student Universal Support Ireland to refuse grant aid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will clarify the position where a person has commenced but not completed a level 6/7 FETAC course and is now returning to undertake a level 8 course; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (15 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made to formulate a replacement for mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if he will provide a timeframe for the publication of same; if he will provide a guarantee that a replacement scheme will be in place prior top the cessation of payments under the current scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2013)

Michael Lowry: 680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the reasons general practitioner cards have not been provided to those with a long term illness as set out in the Programme for Government; the reason for the ongoing delay in delivering on this commitment; the reason the deadlines set out for deliverance on this issue have continually been broken; the current status of the plans to...