Results 2,601-2,620 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Offaly as outlined in correspondence of 15 November 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32326/07]
- Social Welfare Code. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to alter the habitual residency condition as applied to the child benefit payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32582/07]
- Social Welfare Code. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Why does the Minister believe it is achieving the purpose for which it was intended given, as he admitted in his reply, that the reason it was brought in was EU enlargement? Excluding people from those countries from receiving the child benefit payment was found to be contrary to EU law. Now those people are automatically included. Only approximately 3,000 children of asylum seekers are...
- Social Welfare Code. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister would have to admit that one would want to have many children to make child benefit a pull factor. Does he accept the amount of money given to these children each week deprives them of basic necessities? Surveys have been done on this. Children have been unable to get school uniforms and school shoes, to participate in trips with their classmates and to get proper school...
- Social Welfare Code. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: They are not provided in every school.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will amend the rent supplement scheme in order that the rent supplement is paid in advance rather than arrears and that rent caps accurately reflect the market cost of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32583/07]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Will the Minister outline any proposed changes in respect of the area as a result of all this consultation? The Minister will be aware that there are about 4,500 people in bedsits, the majority of whom are in Dublin city centre. They were described by the director of Threshold as poor quality, damp, vermin-infested firetraps, lacking basic necessities. The preliminary findings of...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I remind the Minister that there are 43,000 low income families on housing lists, compared to 23,000 in 1991. The Minister states that the review has been carried out and will not come into force until June. Will he inform the House if any of the questions to which I refer will be dealt with when changes are made in June? Does the Minister intend to review rent caps? If the limit is â¬600...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I am confused. Is there another review for next year?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the national carers strategy will be published before the end of 2007 as stated in the social partnership agreement, Towards 2016, and An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32584/07]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Why did the Government fail to prioritise the national carers strategy and meet its commitment in the social partnership agreement, Towards 2016, and in the programme for Government, which was only decided six months ago? It promised the carers strategy would be developed by the end of 2007. There are 27 days remaining and the Minister has made it clear this commitment will not be met....
- Social Welfare Fraud. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he is taking to combat cross-Border social welfare fraud; the number of people being investigated; the number of people who have been prosecuted to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32585/07]
- Social Welfare Fraud. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister will be aware of recent media reports in respect of an allegation of fraud in his constituency. That is why I raised this question and I do not suggest that cross-border fraud is the only type that occurs. The Minister provided figures on prosecutions but I am not sure whether they relate solely to this country or to a group of countries. How many of the prosecutions in...
- Social Welfare Fraud. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The question relates to cross-border fraud and to EU borders.
- Social Welfare Code. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: What level of priority has the Government afforded to this matter? The Minister's predecessor announced this change in December 2005. We have almost reached the second anniversary of that announcement. At the time, it was expected that the change would be introduced during the following year. Does the Minister accept his predecessor's assertion that the aim of the review was to help...
- Child Support. (4 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister stated that he has four extra staff available on some of those days. Would it not make more sense to have those people working in that section on a longer-term basis? Many of these people will be calling from payphones or mobile phones, so even with a lo-call number, waiting for an hour will be quite expensive for them. Can the Minister re-examine this to ensure there are...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (28 Nov 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an ambulance service, based in the town, will be provided for a town (details supplied) in County Offaly and its hinterland; the position regarding the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31392/07]
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (28 Nov 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the application by doctors in a town (details supplied) in County Offaly to provide general practitioners medical care for out of hours service as part of MIDOC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31393/07]
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (28 Nov 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a suitable premises will be provided in a town (details supplied) in County Offaly where a co-op to provide general practitioners medical care for out of hours service can be provided from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31394/07]
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (28 Nov 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when out of hours emergency cover as provided by MIDOC will be provided to a town (details supplied) in County Offaly and its hinterland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31396/07]