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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of higher education maintenance grants awarded in the last academic year; the number awarded to students with a parent working in agriculture or the farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35386/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Value for Money Reviews (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the value for money assessment by the National Development Finance Agency on the proposed waste to energy incinerator in Poolbeg, Dublin, in 2007; the projected cost of the current value for money assessment under way; his views on whether this is an appropriate use of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 491. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the amount that was spent on the core weekly social protection rates for each of the past five years; the amount projected to be spent in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 492. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected spend respectively on jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of the year to end of June; the projected amount for each for the full year 2013; if she will indicate the outturn to end of June 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 493. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the projected number of claimants for both jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of 2013, and the year as a whole; and what the outturn for each was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 494. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected amount of PRSI to be paid to the State for the first six months of the year to end of June and the projected amount for the full year 2013; the outturn to end of June 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 655. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has achieved the savings indicated in Budget 2013 of €5 million in the cost to her Department of medical certificates and reports for illness and disability related schemes for the year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35491/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 656. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on medical certificates and reports in 2012; the amount of reduction achieved in 2011; the way the savings were achieved and the projected spend for 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 657. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on medical certificates and reports in 2011 and 2012; the highest payment, and the average payment made to a medical certifier; if she will provide a breakdown of the range of payments made by category as follows €0-€999; €1,000-€4,999; €5,000-€9,999;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 658. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount saved in the year to date from additional fraud and control measures as indicated at Budget time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 659. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount recovered from overpayments to citizens in the year to date; if legislation has been implemented to date; if her Department on schedule to meet projected savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 660. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered reducing the eligibility period for activation schemes such as community employment and JobBridge to nine months to bring it in line with the eligibility period for jobseekers benefit to ensure citizens do not fall through the 3 month gap; if she has any plans for resolving this issue for persons who are unemployed, have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 661. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social employment scheme places filled to date; have any trial schemes being launched; if she will provide a breakdown by local authority of the number of allocated places and the number filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35497/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Statistics (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 662. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on farm assist in 2012 and to date in 2013; if she will provide a breakdown by county of where recipients are based; do recipients need to prove that they are seeking work or intending to improve their income from their farm; if a person may remain on farm assist indefinitely and is each recipient's income reviewed annually or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 663. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for assessment under farm assist why are only some, rather than all payments under rural environment protection scheme, agri environment scheme and special areas of conservation assessed, the reason the first €2,540 per year of payments under these schemes along with 50% of the balance disregarded for income assessment when all expenses...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 726. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there has been an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions from Ireland's three peat burning power stations and the way this contributes to our carbon emissions; what those emissions are on an annual basis from 2007 to date in 2013 per station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Payments (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 727. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount on an annual basis from 2007 to date in 2013 that was provided as a subsidy to Ireland's three peat burning power stations; if all of this subsidy came from the PSO levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Payments (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 728. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the length of time for which the PSO levy to subsidise peat burning power stations will continue; his views on whether it is the most efficient use of public subsidies which could be allocated to renewable energy sources which would also contribute to reducing our carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Payments (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 729. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an annual breakdown from 2007 to date in 2013 of the amount raised in the electricity PSO levy; the rate of levy for each of those years; the amount of the levy that came from commercial or residential/personal electricity consumption; if he will provide an annual breakdown of the amount of the levy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 808. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to resume disbursement of funds from the Dormant Accounts Fund; if he will provide an update on the current status of money in the account including the current balance; the amount that was disbursed in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the amount being added to the DAF in each of those years to date; and...