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Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the representations he will make to the European Commission with regard to a reduction in compliance measures under the REP scheme in view of recent budgetary cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for processing submissions by employers who apply for rebate on statutory redundancy; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in processing same; his views on permitting same to offset the refund due against any tax liability due with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/09]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (20 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the consultation that took place with the national voluntary childcare organisations and the city and county child care committees regarding the introduction of the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (20 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she is establishing a full time social welfare office in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20435/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (20 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on a statement (details supplied); when her policy on SSIA savings and social welfare payments changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20507/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the life long monthly payments received by the 32 acknowledged thalidomide survivors will continue to be paid in full and that it will not be affected by the withdrawal of the Christmas bonus which has always formed part of the annual sum of compensation received; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No.786 of 24 March 2009 his views on permitting an application to be made on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the farm electrification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19998/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the population over 65 years of age entitled to the full old age contributory pension; a reduced rate old age contributory pension; the old age non-contributory pension and none of the previous; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19617/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated additional cost in 2009 of giving all residents aged over 65 years an entitlement to the current full old age contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19618/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated current unfunded liability of future social welfare pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19619/09]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding approval of ocean energy projects for 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18761/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the strategy he has to encourage and promote home ownership to those on social housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18328/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a grant under the suckler cow welfare scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; if this payment will be issued manually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18329/09]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: How are the 500 kids feeling?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: I wish to share my time with Deputies Naughten, Stanton, Reilly, Breen, Connaughton and Tom Hayes.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Not by my choice.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: In the past half an hour the Opposition has been accused of attempting to misrepresent the facts, making a political football out of these children, and failing to understand that the way forward is in the mainstream classroom. I refute all of those allegations. I thank Deputy Brian Hayes for bringing this motion before the House. I speak from experience of two primary schools affected in...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: -----but they accept that for every child it simply does not work. The Government wants to promote integration. That is not something new. It is something we all support but the two special classes to which I refer, and I have been in both classes, are not a sterile unit outside the building to which the rest of the children have no access. They are very much part and parcel of the whole...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (6 May 2009)

Olwyn Enright: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of formal meetings he has had with the Permanent Defence Forces representative associations, RACO and PDFORRA, respectively, since first being appointed Minister for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17892/09]