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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: The Minister outlined some of the financial criteria. I am glad he outlined some of the medical criteria that are needed. Last week I was made aware of a man who applied for carer's allowance to look after his wife. There was a letter of refusal from the Department and this has been sent to the Minister. The letter stated his wife, whom he was seeking to become a carer for, was not ill...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria in place for those applying for carer's allowance; if any reviews of those criteria have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3060/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: Will the Minister outline the eligibility criteria for the carer's allowance and indicate when the last review of those criteria took place?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: At a committee meeting last December, the Minister indicated that in the first half of 2016, there was a 19% increase in applications for carer's allowance compared with the same period in the previous year. I asked at that meeting what percentage of those applications were refused and I am still awaiting a formal response. Will the Minister provide it now? Statistics showing a high...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: Last December, the Taoiseach launched the Creative Ireland programme, a five-year Government initiative. One reason for this was to develop Ireland as a global hub for film and television production and to further enhance our global reputation in this regard. If the Taoiseach is genuine about this, will he clarify the State's position regarding the 32% shareholding in Ardmore Studios?...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: It is. There is a commitment in the programme for Government around TV and film production and core to that is Ardmore Studios, of which the State has a 32% shareholding. Will the Taoiseach clarify whether the State will continue its involvement in Ardmore Studios, or, as the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has alluded to, will it review its ownership...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the drop in supplementary welfare allowance scheme payments being issued from community welfare offices in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2766/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action his Department is taking to tackle fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2764/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the most up to date figures on the refusal rates for those persons applying for a carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2768/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (24 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking with regard to pension reform, including closing the gender pension gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for changes made to the ambulance service at Arklow, County Wicklow; when these changes were made; the reason the public were not informed of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 214. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore 24-7 ambulance cover in Arklow and Baltinglass, County Wicklow to ensure that an adequate ambulance service is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the current ambulance service in place in County Wicklow including the hours in which each service operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2342/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

John Brady: In May last year, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Varadkar, announced the long awaited and long sought scrapping of the JobBridge scheme. In correspondence with the Minister last September, he said he would announce his proposals for a new replacement scheme for JobBridge just after the Indecon report, which was due last September. We are now in 2017 and there is no replacement...

Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: Deputy Martin should take his head out of the sand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to bring practice in line with the commitment the State has made in signing the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence, in view of the fact that the convention contains rules on the retention of residence status by victims of domestic violence; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to bring practice in line with the commitment the State has made in signing the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence, in view of the fact that the convention contains rules on the retention of residence status by victims of domestic violence; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Homeless Persons Supports (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures taken to ensure that women experiencing homelessness due to domestic violence are not adversely affected by the right to reside test and the habitual residency condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41610/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant NAMA owned properties here, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (17 Jan 2017)

John Brady: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas for which the EU funding under the youth guarantee was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/16]