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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an all-Ireland travel pass. [37562/06]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is fair that a person who purchased a second hand car in April 2006 which subsequently passed the National Car Test was then informed that the NCT would only be valid for 6 months instead of 2 years as the previous owner failed to ensure the vehicle passed its NCT when requested; and his advice on the action the person...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the supports, funding or otherwise which a project (details supplied) has received from her Department in view of the positive educative role being carried out in supplying a breakfast club, a service for early school leavers including children with special educational needs and foreign nationals and the holistic development of...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I attended the funeral of a young girl with special needs this morning and the woman sitting beside me had a child suffering from the same impairment. I asked if she would go to the graveyard and she said she could not as there was nobody to look after the child. This gives a window on the circumstances facing many families acting as carers. Her husband sought to take time off work but...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he proposes to introduce reforms to the family income supplement regarding the eligibility criteria, the amount of the payment, and the way he now intends to increase its low uptake. [37931/06]

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister for his reply. The only part of the question not answered was on whether he proposes to increase the amount of the family income supplement. Many people consider that, through FIS, the State subsidises employers who pay low wages while others consider it a support for people on low wages. Does the Minister accept that having a job in itself is not a guarantee that one...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his view on the local drugs task force confidential anti-drug dealing phone line; and if funding will come from his Department for its roll out here. [37023/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to the fact that each RAPID area received a total allocation of €100,000 in February 2006 and his recent announcement of new allocations for estate enhancement, his views on the need for a greater spending on estate environments; if he has raised the issue with the Department of Finance; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the cost of increasing the number of homes dealt with under the Sustainable Energy Ireland warmer homes scheme form 2,000 to 10,000 homes per annum. [37272/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of raising the lowest rate of social welfare by €35.50 per week. [37323/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of increasing the non-contributory state pension by €34.80 per week. [37324/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of increasing child benefit by €10 per month. [37325/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport the range of proposals recently given to him by the Road Safety Authority. [37140/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the new measures he proposes to introduce to respond to the drug situation, in view of the new data on fatal drug overdoses, particularly involving cocaine, and the growing concern among communities. [37290/06]

Dormant Accounts Fund. (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs how the recent Government approval of the allocation of almost €1 million from the dormant accounts to fund 20 projects providing suicide prevention supports will be spent; the number of groups that applied for such funding; the number that have received funding; how they are assessed for eligibility; if further...

Dormant Accounts Fund. (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. This question is in response to the debate we had in late October. In that debate, the Minister of State said that 11,000 young people cause themselves deliberate self-harm every year and that Ireland has the fifth highest suicide rate in the EU for 15 to 24 year olds. The rate is even higher for men in their 20s and 30s, with men under 35...

National Drugs Strategy. (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: The best way of combating cocaine for publicans and everyone else is WD40. One need only spray it on cisterns and users are no longer able to snort it. Regarding evaluation of projects, I asked the Minister of State this before. At this stage I risk repeating myself ad infinitum. When will it take place? Will it be after Christmas as with rehabilitation? How many of the four original...

Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (9 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: A television advertisement that has been running for a while shows a man pulling up in his car to ask an elderly country man for directions. At the end of the advertisement, the elderly man tells him: "If I was going there, I would not start from here." Such a comment could be applied to this country's transport difficulties — if one was looking on from afar, one would not want to start...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on implementing an estate renewal scheme in view of the growing community crisis gripping suburbs in Limerick and other areas which would involve a cocktail of funding, strategic interventions in health, housing, education and enterprise and which would not be a solely property led tax relief...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the goal of ensuring all neighbourhoods and estates are healthy safe communities, where people have the opportunity to live, learn and work with dignity; his further views on whether in Limerick and other council areas there is a clear pressing need for renewal and investment in suburban...