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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 516 and 519 of 19 January 2009, the inappropriate placing of 263 children in adult in-patient mental health facilities in 2008 puts Ireland in violation of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child she will seek an exemption in the public sector recruitment embargo to...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passport holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9048/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who paid social insurance using a PPS number while in employment in 2005, was subsequently allocated a different PPS number in 2009; if social insurance records under each number will be amalgamated in the case of application for any future benefits; and if she will make a...

Social Welfare Benefits. (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Can the Minister confirm that 20% of those who are unemployed are under the age of 25? Does she agree that the scrapping of this scheme has robbed such people of any hope of getting employment? Can she tell me why the scheme has been abandoned at a time when the rate of unemployment in this country is the second highest in the European Union? Why has the Government decided to abandon young...

Social Welfare Benefits. (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Am I right in saying that the number of people availing of short-term enterprise allowance is greatly below expectations? Does the Minister agree with the CSO that 60% of unemployed people are at serious risk of long-term unemployment? At a time when so many people are at risk of long-term unemployment, why did she scrap a scheme which focused on the long-term unemployed? Some 12.7% of the...

Social Welfare Benefits. (23 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons still on the back to work allowance when the last person will complete the scheme; the number on the back to work allowance in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the cost to her Department of the back to work allowance in each of these years; if her Department has conducted research into the cost incurred by the State...

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

David Stanton: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal will be considered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an application for State pension has been received in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will issue on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8521/10]

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

David Stanton: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on disability payments who are engaged in rehabilitative employment; the percentage of these persons of the total number of disability payment recipients; the number of persons who engaged in rehabilitative employment each year respectively since 2005; the numbers who returned to work each year respectively...

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

David Stanton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the need for a new classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8478/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received data from town and county councils regarding vacant housing stock in the ownership of the respective councils; if so, if he will provide this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8429/10]

Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: When will we see legislation to establish the independent electoral commission? Also, when we will we see legislation to prevent employers in the public and private sector retaliating against employees who, in the public interest, disclose misconduct? These were both promised in the programme for Government. I notice Dáil reform is not a commitment in the renewed programme for Government....

Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Nothing is happening and it is the Taoiseach's fault.

Written Answers — Haiti Earthquake: Haiti Earthquake (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has provided personnel to assist with the relief effort in Haiti; the number of such personnel provided and their areas of expertise; the length of time they will be available to continue with the relief effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/10]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 8 December 2009, if she has received the final draft of the report on the study of children as carers being undertaken by the Child and Family Research Centre at NUI, Galway; when she will publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8184/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of letters issued to women for screening under the cervical check programme; the number of these women that have presented for a test; the number of payments issued to registered smear takers as a result; the length of time it takes for payment to be processed and issued to registered smear takers; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women who have had smear tests carried out each month respectively under the cervical check scheme since it began on 1 September 2008; the average amount of time it takes to process results under the scheme; the number of referrals to colposcopy clinics as a result; the numbers seen to date; the average amount of time it...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of eligible women aged between 25 years and 60 years who have been contacted by or have contacted the cervical check service since it began; when she expects all 1.1 million eligible women to have been contacted by the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their supplementary welfare rental allowance stopped on taking up the back to work enterprise allowance; and the possibility of restoring same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7758/10]

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: True.