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Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (17 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the refusal by an insurance company to honour cover commitments arising from a claim for a break-in to premises (details supplied) in County Roscommon in view of the fact that a conviction was achieved against the perpetrator. [47948/09]

Written Answers — Bank Closures: Bank Closures (17 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the decision by the Danish owned National Irish Bank to close 25 branches and businesses here leaving many communities financially stranded and isolated and if he will have the relevant authorities at his disposal examine the background to this decision. [48066/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure the special needs assistant services will continue in respect of a child at a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [48217/09]

Policy of Inclusion. (17 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received representations regarding the value of sports disability officers; if he supports a specific policy of inclusion in sport of persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47603/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (16 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she intends utilising the county enterprise boards to assess and collate the damage and cost incurred in recent flooding. [47458/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (16 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a 74 year old person (details supplied) in County Leitrim, who has been diagnosed with three tumours in the brain and urgently needs surgery. [47460/09]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (16 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding available for the rural transport initiative following budget 2010. [47459/09]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (16 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Why are disadvantaged area payments, which were approved last November, not being paid? The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is telling farmers that it does not have money to pay them. The Minister should order these payments to be made immediately, as these people are depending on them for Christmas. Will he make an urgent statement on the matter? Farming seems to have been...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (15 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely the jobs losses at Emerald Star and the implications for tourism potential along the Shannon; Emerald Star is the number one boat rental and cruising company, offering a huge fleet on the Shannon providing excellent employment.

Written Answers — Bank Levies: Bank Levies (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the decision of a bank (details supplied) to impose premium levies on borrowings on thousands of businesses here which will result in hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs losses. [46547/09]

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Deputy White has not convinced Deputy Durkan of her arguments.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: I received an e-mail today sent to Deputies and Senators from a woman called Maureen. She expresses her disgust and concern at yesterday's attack on the disability allowance. She says that the €8 per week her daughter will lose will have a serious impact on her attempt to live independently with all the extra costs associated with living with a disability. She adds that the mantra that...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: The Government is taking the money off the vulnerable. The annual fraud target of €533 million is lower than the target of €616 million referred to in the context of this debate. I refer to last week's "Prime Time Investigates" programme. Who was minding the shop? It is estimated that fraud amounts to €2 billion, 10% of the social welfare budget. People in this society claim...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: It sends out the wrong signal and it is not on. If the shop was run correctly and €2 billion was not wasted on fraud, none of these cuts would have to be made. The shop has not been run well. Even though there are some great aspects to social welfare benefits, money was squandered and there were no checks and balances. The 4.1% cut to the blind pension represents an attack on the most...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: That sounds like the Minister's line.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (9 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the provision of flooding defence that will be put in place for Carrick-on-Shannon. [46228/09]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (9 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the way an association (details supplied) will be recognised here as a national sports organisation. [46120/09]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to move the Inland Fisheries Ireland headquarters to Carrick-on-Shannon where a building for this purpose lies empty; if he will end the position where premises in Swords have been rented since 2004 at more than €1,000,000; if he will expedite the move as promised in 2002. [46229/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (9 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the old headquarters for Inland Fisheries Ireland in Glasnevin which has been vacant since 2004 has not been sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46230/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial package that will be made available to farmers. [46227/09]