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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the names of community organisations based in south Tipperary receiving funding from her Department for community programmes and the funding received by those organisations in 2009. [2675/10]

Social and Affordable Housing. (21 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 8: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that have reduced affordable housing prices in line with the market fall; the way he will instruct other local authorities who have not reduced prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/10]

Written Answers — Job Clubs: Job Clubs (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs clubs here; the amount of funding each club has received for each year since 2007; the number of staff employed in each club; if there are plans to expand the work of the jobs clubs in view of increases in unemployment over the past 18 months; and the plans for south Tipperary with regard...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent on rural transport in south Tipperary every year since 2004 to date in 2010; the number of routes that are funded by his Department; the number of passengers that avail of this service in south Tipperary annually; and if an expansion of routes is planned for 2010. [2441/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount that has been allocated to RAPID funding in south Tipperary every year since 2004 to date in 2010; the projects that have received funding; the projects that will receive funding for 2010; the number of full-time staff employed by RAPID in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement regarding the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has assessed the impact of cutting off children's allowance at 18 years of age; the impact this has had on child poverty; if there is a corresponding increase in applications for supplementary welfare allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2270/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students in 1996, 2007 and 2008 who were on vocational training opportunity schemes and qualified for higher education grants; the rationale for disallowing these students from applying for higher education grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2267/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rationale for stopping persons on back to education allowance from applying for higher education grants; the number of persons on back to education allowance that also had higher grant in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2268/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the systems and policy that is being set in place to ensure that attendance in third level education is maintained despite the possibility of college fees being imposed on students and the decrease in the higher education grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2269/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 751: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of households and payments that have been delayed due to poor weather conditions; the facilities that are available to those affected by delayed payments; when this will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1193/10]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (19 Jan 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 867: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he had a meeting with animal welfare activists in his Department in the weeks leading up to the vote on the Lisbon treaty, as reported in the media; the date of that meeting; the groups with whom he met; the persons who represented those groups; the purpose of that meeting; the person who initiated the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason an application in respect of a person (details supplied) for payment of redundancy from the social insurance fund has not been processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48218/09]

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: I am very interested in the debate about how we do our business in this House. As a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, I see at first hand the way we run and do our business. One matter on which I want to focus is the way we communicate our message, what we are doing and how we do it. Regardless of whether we like it, we are elected by the people for the people. We have a...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (16 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question : To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the name, title and number of special advisors in his Department between 1 January to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47488/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (15 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans in respect of overseas aid funding for each of the core programme countries in 2010 and subsequent years; his views on guaranteeing that there will be no further cuts in the overseas development aid budget allocated to these countries in the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46644/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (15 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when redundancy payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46580/09]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (15 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding his plans for connection of gas for a town (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46986/09]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: No one doubts that this was a difficult budget to put together as we are living in extremely difficult economic times. I have no doubt the Government intended doing the best it could but the way it went about it poses many questions. Workers in the public service are concerned, demoralised and unhappy with their treatment and the large amount of criticism meted out to them. It is very...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a policy for the Revenue Commissioners of requiring an invoice for registering an imported used tractor purchased in Northern Ireland or in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46442/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Dec 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if the wear and tear allowances for agricultural vehicles will be increased from 12.5% to 40%, as is the case for taxis, in view of the fact that this would improve vehicles being used on farms and would encourage investment in the best technology for our agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46443/09]