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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding that has been made available to the respective local authorities to develop local area networks in order to provide broadband; the plans he has to make further funding available to further expand these networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31792/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the services that are available via the Public Service broker; the future structure and plans for the operation of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32136/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a non-contributory State pensioner who earns €100 per week from insurable employment will still be entitled to the fuel allowance; if so, his views on applying a similar disregard for contributory pensioners who have additional income from occupational pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32138/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he intends to take, in relation to the statement in the report by the International Organisation for Migration for the National Economic and Social Council of Ireland (details supplied) that highlights the lack of appropriate information and orientation for new arrivals here as to their rights and entitlements, on the...

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Does the Minister agree that 32% of lone parents are living in consistent poverty, as stated by the CSO and the EU SILC last year? Does he agree it is a disgrace that so many people are under so much pressure in this day and age? Does he agree that the lack of affordable and accessible quality child care is the greatest barrier to work for lone parents? Regarding the implementation plan...

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Who is doing that?

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has completed his review of the Pensions Board report on mandatory pensions systems; if he has made recommendations to Government on the report; if not, when he expects to be in a position to do same; the actions he will take on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32083/06]

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: When the Minister says he plans to publish a Green Paper in the coming months does he mean this side of Christmas, this side of Easter, by this time next year or when? What does he mean when he refers to the coming months? The Minister has been talking about this issue for some time and now action is needed. The State pension currently stands at 33% of gross average industrial earnings. In...

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: I never mentioned it.

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Is the Minister saying the Green Paper will not be published this side of the general election, after which someone else may be doing his job?

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: That means we will have a debate on this issue and have the options before us. However, we already have the options before us in that the Pensions Board has issued two reports and there was an intense media debate on the issue. We now need concrete proposals from the Government. We have had many discussions, debates and reports but no action. Is it correct that 53% of Irish women have no...

Pension Provisions. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: The Minister brought the election into the debate, not I.

Family Support Services. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has concluded consultations on the proposed new parental allowance as outlined in the Government discussion paper, Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents; if he has received the final National Economic and Social Council report on its research into a proposed second tier payment; the plans he has to introduce...

Family Support Services. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: What is the Government's target for child poverty levels by 2007 and what will it achieve by then? Perhaps the Minister might confirm whether it was 2%, but it is now way beyond that figure. There are two payments to be considered here, the parental allowance and the second tier payment. Again, the Minister might recall that in his 2005 budget speech, made almost two years ago in December...

Family Support Services. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: I am not talking about those.

Family Support Services. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Given that so much money is involved, will the lone parent allowance legislation have to be brought forward as part of a budgetary process? Does the Minister agree that this new child care payment was designed to cover child care costs and not child poverty per se? Will the Minister supply us with the figures for child poverty levels, his targets, and the current status?

Family Support Services. (10 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: It was supposed to be achieved by 2007.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if in the situation regarding rent allowance payments to persons in receipt of the back to education allowance who also, under the terms of the back to education allowance, take up part-time employment, he will consider for the duration of the course freezing the rent supplement allowance amount; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (5 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which farmers who do not fit into either category A or category B will be treated under the single farm payment scheme and the various categories in the 2006 National Reserve; if force majeure will be applied especially where people had land leased in 2005; if it is possible for 2005 entitlements to be topped up; and if...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (5 Oct 2006)

David Stanton: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on issuing guidelines to vocational education committees and county council higher education grants awarding bodies requesting that they be more flexible in the closing dates regarding applications for third level grants; if she will allow such grants to be backdated in the case of late applications; and if she will make a...