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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (13 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider including the words natural environment on the list of purposes to which National Lottery funds could apply in the National Lottery Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish National Flood Forum (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not. It was pointed out that the reason is that they are working up-river, so they are working up to it. They did not have to do an environmental impact statement further down the river because they did not have to go near the river itself to set the wall. I will check what the position is with the planning application and refer back to Ms Ní Bheiglaoích.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish National Flood Forum (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. My first experience of flooding was when my family home in Ballsbridge Avenue was flooded in the 1960s. There were further floods in 1986 and 2011. There was also a major flood event in Ringsend in 2002. It has been a long and difficult road. The last time the IIF appeared before this committee, I highlighted a survey of over 1,000...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for on disability allowance issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all properties purchased since 2003 for the purpose of providing homelessness accommodation by local authorities; if the property is occupied or currently vacant; the price paid and the intended purpose of the purchased property; if his Department funded the cost of the purchase; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all properties purchased since 2005 by local authorities; if the property is occupied or currently vacant; the price paid and the intended purpose of the purchased property; if it is being used for that purpose; if his Department funded the cost of the purchase; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all properties purchased since 2005 by Dublin City Council; if the property is occupied or currently vacant; the price paid and the intended purpose of the purchased property; if it is being used for that purpose; if his Department funded the total or partial cost of the purchase; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (12 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 13 February 2013, on medical intern places, the plans there are to accommodate non-EU students attending Irish medical schools in medical intern positions here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there will be a shortage of about 30 places; the responsibility the Health Service Executive has to resolve...

Autism Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: While I had planned a contribution, I will not repeat points mentioned previously. First, I compliment Deputy McCarthy on introducing this timely and worthy Bill and I will concentrate on just one or two elements. Deputy McCarthy mentioned the postcode lottery and people sometimes think this is about the difference between Dublin and Cork or between Donegal and Limerick. However, as far as...

Autism Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: On a Friday sitting, Members must get away from this practice and I commend the Minister's contribution this morning because he did not try to kick anyone. He recognised there is a real problem for which there must be real solutions. I believe this Bill comprises part of the real solution.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Sale of State Assets (7 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the power stations abroad that the ESB is selling; the reason they are selling same; if it is his policy; the expected yield for the ESB and the expected special dividend for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on the appeal for invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11774/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of providing non means tested medical cards to EU citizens over the age of 60 years who have worked in other EU countries but retire to Ireland with a contributory pension from abroad; if the costs of those are recouped from member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Health the process and policy for the awarding of non means tested medical cards to Irish citizens over the age of 60 years who have worked in other EU countries but retire to Ireland with a contributory pension from abroad; the number of medical cards that are currently awarded to such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Appointments (5 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the members or former members of the judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forfeiture of Oireachtas Pension Benefits (5 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is possible to remove the Ministerial pension entitlements of a person who has been convicted of a crime or political corruption in particular a crime associated with their tenure as a Minister; and if not the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Health when the palliative medical card will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11540/13]

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I compliment the Ministers, Deputies Noonan and Brian Hayes, for the work they have previously done in this regard. I did point out that the ECB did publish its holdings of Irish Government bonds of €14.2 billion in the securities market programme. What is not clear is what other member states' Central Banks hold. I maintain it is approximately €20 billion. I accept we are...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, for taking the debate. The Minister of State may know that I have been raising this issue for some time through parliamentary questions and questions to the NTMA and the Governor of the Central Bank. It is a very important issue. In 2010 and 2011, the European Central Bank, ECB, and national central banks purchased almost €20...