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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8522/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8498/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8553/10]
- Community Service Programmes. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: I also support this scheme. How many participants are there at present and what is the geographical spread? The proactive nature of the groups in terms of funding is fine in some areas but not in all. It is a matter the Minister must keep under review. The positive nature of the scheme should not distract from the need to examine it constantly. Small changes make a difference and if it is...
- Community Service Programmes. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: I agree with the Minister in respect of the review and the fact that good projects should not be allowed to fail. I am of the view that if, in the context of the core goal of a project, there is an inventiveness of the part of group involved to try to create income, the Minister should look positively on its efforts. I accept that such inventiveness might involve a slight divergence from...
- Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: In reviewing the position with regard to cutbacks in the Department's Vote, is it possible that a positive approach might be taken? As we examine this can we identify areas where we can develop aspects of the project or funding that may make a difference? The negativity of cutbacks in itself is divisive. It shows a lack of enthusiasm for what is being done. Opportunities to review each...
- Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Will the Minister continue his proposals on rural recreation? The waterways in Ireland are under the control of Waterways Ireland but it is an area we have not developed to its true potential. They, along with the walkways along the banks of the canals, can be a huge tourist attraction. Will the Minister make a commitment to be in contact with Waterways Ireland to ensure that progress is...
- Controlled Drugs Sales. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he will take to close or regulate head shops in view of the serious public concern and the potential damage that can be caused by substances sold in these outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8489/10]
- Controlled Drugs Sales. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply. This item has caught the attention of people in every town, village and city in the country. There are many different views on the subject. I have a similar view to the Minister of State that this must be addressed urgently, yet his former colleague Deputy McDaid said last week that it would be a mistake to ban head shops, because we...
- Controlled Drugs Sales. (18 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: I concur with Deputy Catherine Byrne on the educational aspect of this issue. I ask the Minister to ensure the websites of his Department, the Department of Education and Science and the Health Service Executive carry warnings about these products. It would not cost much to provide information on all relevant websites, including, for example, those of local drug task forces and policing...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8353/10]
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the evidence of a person (details supplied) at the Goldsmith inquiry into the invasion of Iraq, that a consensus of legal opinion held that going to war in Iraq was a clear breach of international law, and that in so far as statements by the then Taoiseach to Dáil Ãireann, in relation to the Iraq war, relied on similar...
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made in the recommendations of the Goldstone report on Gaza; and his response to the statements made so far following publication of the report. [7162/10]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be facilitated with an earlier hospital appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7592/10]
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is only receiving home help for 1.5 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7663/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not in receipt of the free fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7593/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7772/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7901/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding a claim for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7988/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)
Jack Wall: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent allowance has been reduced and no rent allowance paid for October, November and December 2009 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7992/10]