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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive made an application to recruit nursing staff to Belmullet District Hospital and Áras Deirbhle, Belmullet, County Mayo following the retirement of nursing staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9014/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the nursing staff numbers required at Belmullet General Hospital and Áras Deirbhle, Belmullet, County Mayo when there is full bed capacity to ensure compliance with Health Information and Quality Authority standards. [9015/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing staff working at Belmullet District Hospital and at Áras Deirbhle, Belmullet, County Mayo; the number of nursing staff who have retired in the past twelve months; the number of nursing staff that have to be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9017/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will issue on the nursing home loan (ancillary State support) portion of the nursing home support scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if this matter will be expedited. [8689/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the nursing home support scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8814/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 9 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [9056/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is entitled to backpayment of the child benefit compensatory payment; and if so, when payment will issue. [8752/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an illness benefit payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for a specified period. [8775/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8838/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded disability allowance. [9020/10]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when gardaí will be replaced at a location (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8597/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when jobseeker's allowance will be restored to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8458/10]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing aid for the older people scheme, the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and the mobility aids housing grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8552/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Question No. 319 of 20 January 2010, when a reply will issue. [8476/10]

Community Service Programmes. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: The rural social scheme is an excellent programme. I hope the Minister will contact his colleague, the Minister for Finance, to seek additional funding so that more places can be provided on the scheme. Rising unemployment has led to increased demand and I hope the scheme will be allocated its fair share of funding. As the Minister pointed out, allowances in regard to health and safety,...

Community Service Programmes. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: I agree with Deputy Wall that it is a great scheme. Perhaps some of the funding the local authorities get should be diverted to the rural social scheme. In some cases they are doing better work than the local authorities. Perhaps the Minister might discuss that with his colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, so local authority schemes have their funding...

Community Service Programmes. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: A number of groups have made representations to me about this scheme, including many women's groups, active retirement groups, security services for the elderly, rural transport, community development and enterprise and local radio stations. They are concerned that following the cutbacks they will not be able to meet their health and safety criteria or cover their insurance. The schemes...

Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: Deputy Durkan indicated to me that he would be present to deal with this question. As he is not here, I will pose some supplementaries in respect of it. What are the cutbacks affecting the Minister's Department that have been announced in the past hour? Is the Minister in a position to guarantee that he will do everything to protect the positions of staff who provide front line services.

Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: This House should debate where we are going and where we have been with rural development. Has the Minister introduced Gaeltacht house grants for windows, doors and roofs again this year? Is there any hope for their introduction? I am disappointed the Minister had to cut back on the scheme where children stay in houses in the Gaeltacht. I compliment the Minister on that scheme and I...

Community Development. (18 Feb 2010)

Michael Ring: In regard to small and large Gaeltacht areas, will the Údarás na Gaeltachta elections be held this year? Will the Minister give an undertaking to the House that he will speak to the directors general of RTE and Radio na Gaeltachta about their public service obligations to broadcast Irish mass on four Sundays every year? I ask that he restore the Sunday mass to Radio na Gaeltachta.