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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their REP scheme due from February 2009; if he is satisfied that a payment should be delayed for such a length of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26922/09]

Register of Electors. (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise on the Adjournment the need to take steps immediately to ensure that those added to the register of electors in the run-up to the next election, whatever that may be, are full-time residents at the stated address. I ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to consider the use of PPS numbers along with a proof of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will provide the necessary additional funding for hardship cases in respect of persons in private nursing homes who are being asked to pay the difference between 2007 and 2008 nursing home costs; her views on whether the people concerned were placed in these homes by the Health Service Executive due to the fact that there was...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent on the preparation, printing and delivery of the leaflet Changes to the Delivery of Health Services in Cavan/Monaghan; if she is satisfied from the information available to her that Cavan General Hospital is in a position to deal with all the extra patients it will have to deal with when Monaghan General...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I appreciate the interest the Minister has shown in the matter in his reply to Deputy Tuffy and others. It is a very serious issue and needs to be addressed either through this Bill or other urgent legislation. Last Friday a lorry driver drew my attention to the fact that he needed to go down a narrow country road to get to his house. He regularly loses the side mirrors on his lorry on...

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I cannot say I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. It is not a matter on I wish to speak but I feel I have to. I did not say anything when the Ryan report was published and, in a similar way, this issue of Mr. Shine is extremely serious and has had some serious effects on many people. I have not had the same contact with as many people in this case as colleagues from both...

Health Service Staff. (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: How many of the trainees are being retained in Ireland and how many leave the country? I am concerned with the aging population of doctors in the north east and the need for their replacements. With the new services proposed by the Minister, their replacement will be necessary.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: In light of the debate last night on Dr. Michael Shine, and the fact that the Minister for Health and Children mentioned the cost of inquiries, with even small inquiries costing a great deal, will the Taoiseach tell us when the long-promised legal costs Bill will be brought in? We were promised by the then Minister, Michael McDowell, that there would be a curtailment of legal costs some...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2009)

Seymour Crawford: The difficulties people are experiencing were caused by the Government.

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to prevent the collapse of dairy farming and consequently the dairy industry; his views on whether the price being paid for milk cannot and will not cover production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25845/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers entitled to grant aid under the farm improvement scheme; the number of farmers waiting to be sanctioned; if there are sufficient funds to pay the grant committed within the next few weeks in view of the fact that the farm waste management should now be finalised; if he will verify if all farm waste...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent on taxi services for patient transport in each of the counties Cavan and Monaghan for each of the years 2005 to 2008, inclusive; if she is satisfied that all of the money was used for patient transport, or if taxi services were used for other purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25846/09]

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the transfer of property between persons (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25716/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive their REP scheme three payment which was applied for in March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25847/09]

Milk Quota. (30 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I also ask the Minister of State to reconsider. In light of the fact that there is no installation aid, and the quantity is so small, does he believe young farmers will be able to take up the scheme? There is no longer any grant aid to build a milking unit or to build a house on a separate farm. How can the Minister of State expect young farmers to be able to use the scheme?

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I appreciate the extraordinary pressure the system is under due to the doubling of the number of unemployed. I want to focus on the issue of jobseekers, particularly those who were previously self-employed. There is a major problem in their regard. There seems to be a degree of enthusiasm among the inspectorate to insist on all sorts of documentation of back income etc. I understood from...

Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: It was only yesterday that I was advised of this issue by the Dundalk office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will indicate on a county basis, the length of time it takes to process the different schemes under jobseeker's allowance, farm assist and carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25311/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of new applications for farm assist since 1 January 2009; if there is a limit to the number of dairy cows a farmer can have in order to collect farm assist; if the inspector takes into account the factual income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25312/09]

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Seymour Crawford: He cannot.