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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42308/09]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the responsibility his Department has in the national disability strategy; the amount expended on this strategy to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will consider reducing the amount of time people have to be in receipt of social welfare benefits in order to qualify for the back to education scheme especially at third level in view of the current unemployment situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42323/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 29 April 2009, the effectiveness of the Dial to Stop Drug Dealing campaign, particularly in County Cork; if phase two and phase three have been completed; if he plans to run anything similar in the Cork region in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding allocated to each of the drugs task forces in 2009; the amount each task force received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41670/09]

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (12 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to support small business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40909/09]

Child Poverty. (11 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress being made by her in the development of a second tier child income support payment as per commitments in the programme for Government; if the National Economic and Social Council are examining this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40675/09]

Child Poverty. (11 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Is the Minister telling us that this proposal, which was first recommended by the Commission on Social Welfare in 1986, is being completely abandoned? What are the most up to date figures regarding child income poverty in Ireland? I refer to both forms of poverty - consistent poverty and relative income poverty - that would be addressed by the proposed new payment.

Child Poverty. (11 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Can I ask the Minister to give the House the date of the study she has just quoted? Does the study relate to relative income poverty or consistent poverty? Can she give us a breakdown of those two types of measurement?

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money expended to date in 2009 for the purchase and usage of decibel counters by An Garda Síochána to monitor the level of noise emitted from motor vehicles; if a pilot project is in operation and the details of same; his plans to ensure that decibel counters for vehicle noise pollution are available to An...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of long-term illness books on issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39971/09]

Written Answers — Peace Commissioners: Peace Commissioners (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Peace Commissioners appointed in 2007 and 2008 and to date in 2009; the procedure for appointing Peace Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40019/09]

Services for People with Disabilities. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: I understand it is difficult. Will the Minister of State consider these figures and come back to me with a comprehensive and easily understood table of figures because I cannot follow the figures provided to me at all? Hundreds of millions of euro are missing. It took six months to get the figures to me, but they are still not right. Last year, €17 million in current funding that was...

Services for People with Disabilities. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: It is not happening.

Services for People with Disabilities. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Will the Minister of State give the House the figures I asked for six months ago?

Garda Strength. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure that positions made vacant through members of the Garda Síochána retiring are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/09]

Garda Strength. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Is the Minister concerned about the loss of experience and expertise to the Garda Síochána, especially from its senior ranks? Can he guarantee the House that front-line services will not be affected? When gardaí retire from the front line, those positions should be filled rather than left vacant. Can he give any reason, apart from the 2006 change in the retirement age, for the increase...

Garda Strength. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: I asked about the possibility of expertise being lost to the force as a result of the retirement of senior gardaí.

Garda Strength. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: The Minister is sitting on the fence.

Services for People with Disabilities. (10 Nov 2009)

David Stanton: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review and revise the national disability strategy in view of the postponing of the implementation of legislative elements of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40363/09]