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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (1 Apr 2015)

Brian Walsh: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of 2014 will issue from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13471/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (1 Apr 2015)

Brian Walsh: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discretion will be applied in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13476/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for jobseeker's allowance respect of a person (details supplied) in county Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be provided to the extension of the JobsPlus scheme to incorporate apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13338/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the implementation of recommendations arising from the recent report on the performance review of the public works contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13337/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 440. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12694/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13030/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to the public procurement process in respect of works to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13336/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Load Transport Permits (31 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 722. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider centralising the issuance of abnormal load permits or standardising the issuance of such permits as variance in criteria employed by individual local authorities for this purpose is causing confusion for haulage operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13339/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (26 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been any provisions made for a parent (details supplied) who was in receipt of the single person child carer tax credit as the secondary claimant, under the new legislation to replace the one-parent family credit in 2014, now that the single person child care tax credit has been withdrawn in 2015, due to the fact that the ex-partner married in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 844. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the basis on which the income threshold for social housing is decided; his views that a person with net earnings in excess of €35,000 should require State assistance for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11080/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 845. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is realistic to set a target of constructing 18,000 new social-housing units before 2017, in view of planning and procurement requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11081/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 846. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the types of housing developments that are likely to be developed under the Government’s social housing initiative; if he will ensure that quality is not sacrificed due to demand for quantity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11082/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 847. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the removal of the buy-out clause from Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in areas with a high demand for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 848. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the €3.8 billion earmarked for the development of 35,000 social housing units is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11084/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 849. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units being made available by the National Asset Management Agency for use in social housing; if there is a reason more units are not being made available by the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11085/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 850. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that applicants for social housing should be entitled to choose whether they are accommodated in a city or country area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the construction of a large number of bedsits, as part of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, would be a feasible policy objective towards relieving the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11087/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 852. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if new Central Bank of Ireland regulations pertaining to first-time buyers will have an impact on demand for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11088/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Brian Walsh: 853. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans in relation to the tenure mix of new social housing developments, in order to avoid problems historically associated with social housing crises in the past. [11089/15]