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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding a review for a work exemption in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14426/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded farm assist. [14434/10]

Obesity Levels: Statements (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: The Ceann Comhairle is keeping rural Deputies here. We would prefer to be in our constituencies.

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his priorities following the restructuring of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/10]

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: I wish the Minister, Deputy Carey, and the Minister of State, Deputy White, the best of luck. Today is their first day to take Priority Questions and I wish them well in their briefs. Rural, community and Gaeltacht affairs are very important to rural areas. I wish the previous Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, who had a great understanding of rural life, well on his new appointment. I have dealt...

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: I ask the Minister to send to me and Deputies McGinley and Byrne the information on who has responsibility for what within his Department, what is included in the Department and what has been taken away. Deputy Byrne will raise further questions on this on another issue. What will it cost the Department to make the necessary changes to signage and the website as a result of the new title?

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action that he will take to combat the problem of head shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/10]

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Michael Ring: I object to the name "head shops". They are not "head shops", they are drugs shops. People should stop calling them "head shops" and should call them drugs shops because that is what they are. Recently, a drugs shop in Dublin was burnt down, accidentally or otherwise, and €500,000 was found in the safe by the Garda, probably more than in any of the banks in the country. The Minister said...

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Two minutes is a very short time. I compliment my colleague on bringing the motion before the House. Three Ministers have spoken in the House tonight but none of them addressed the problem of the appeals mechanism that was set up under the 2004 Act. This is wrong. If an Act is passed in the Dáil, it should be implemented. The Government is breaking the law by not putting in place the...

Flood Relief. (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: I wish to share time with Deputy John O'Mahony. I will be very brief because I have raised this issue before. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I wish him well. I have raised this matter on two occasions in this Dáil. The OPW has funding in place and has submitted a report to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. On two occasions in this House it was confirmed to me...

Flood Relief. (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: I want to assure him, his Department and his officials, as Deputy O'Mahony will confirm, that I was at a very angry meeting in Hollymount a number of weeks ago. The only reason that they held off on coming up and taking over the Minister of State's offices and the offices of the National Parks and Wildlife Service is they are waiting for this meeting to take place between the OPW and the...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Will the Minister pay the people entitled to REPS 4 as they have been waiting some time for their money? If the Minister of State wants environmental schemes to work, those participating must be paid on time. This scheme will not work if farmers do not enter into it. As €5,000 is the maximum payment available, it will not be worthwhile for many of them. From what I know from the islands...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available to dyslexia services over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14122/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services that are available to people suffering from dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14123/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding made available to disability services over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14124/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (30 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding persons bringing cigarettes from EU countries here; the position in respect of people returning from trips to Europe with cigarettes and cigarettes posted from an EU country to family members living here; the legal position in this regard; if cigarettes can be brought in once the duty has already been paid in the EU country...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded illness benefit. [13571/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded occupational injury benefit. [13592/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded jobseeker's allowance. [13620/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved family income supplement. [13660/10]