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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds in each Health Service Executive area dedicated exclusively to adolescents at present; her plans and timescale for same to increase this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10272/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the situation pertaining in the different Health Service Executive areas regarding refunds or payments of travel expenses in cases where older people are unable to use or avail of public transport and where they are obliged to attend for medical appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10916/06]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount saved by the operation of the means test for the carer's allowance in the most recent complete year for which data is available; the percentages of that amount that are attributable to the carer's own income from earnings and self-employment, the carer's own income from other sources, the carer's own investments, the...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proportion of carers who are known to have resumed employment or transferred to another social welfare payment within three months of when their entitlement to carer's benefit or allowance ceased in the most recent 12 months for which data is readily available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/06]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average age of carers at the time of application; the proportion of carers aged under 40 years, under 55 years and under 60 years when they first apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10345/06]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of carers claims that ceased in the most recent complete year due to the death of the person being cared for, the admission of that person to an institution, a change of residence of that person, a recovery in the ability of person being cared for, the carer's own death, the carer's incapacity, the carer ceasing to...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions he has had or intends to have with the Minister for Education and Science on the issue of young carers and the problems they are faced with; the outcome of such discussions; the action he intends to take to provide support and assistance to young carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10618/06]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions he has had or intends to have with the Department of Health and Children on the issue of young carers and the problems they are faced with; the outcome of such discussions; the action he intends to take to provide support and assistance to young carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10620/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of his Department's investigation into welfare fraud in 2004 and 2005; the number of staff involved in the investigation; the number of hours these staff spent investigating cases and the cost of same in 2004 and 2005; the number of people investigated and the number of people prosecuted; the total amount recouped by his...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the poverty rates for each county here; the number of children who are at risk of poverty or living in consistent poverty for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10622/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who work on the lo-call number for information regarding pensions in his Department; if the staff have targets regarding the time it takes to deal with the public who ring the helpline; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many elderly people wait inordinate lengths of time to get through to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his progress, to date, on implementing a flexible working hours system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 588: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme; the reason a payment has not been issued to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10830/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received under Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools; the schools offered the programme to date; the variables used in deciding which schools will be designated under this new programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10053/06]

Written Answers — Disability Act 2005: Disability Act 2005 (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he can provide a full listing of the sections of the Disability Act 2005 which have been implemented and are fully operational; the dates when they came into effect; the details of the sections of the Act which remain to be implemented and the timescale for the implementation of same; if all sections of the Act have and...

Written Answers — Equal Status Acts: Equal Status Acts (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he agrees with the Equality Authority that, following the findings of the recent report entitled Inequality and the Stereotyping of Young People, there is an urgent need to redefine the age ground under the Equal Status Acts to extend the provisions of the Acts on the age ground to people under 18, the equality...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to alter, amend or introduce legislation in relation to organ donation and transplantation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9856/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Records: Nursing Home Records (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is acceptable to her Department and to all Health Service Executive inspection teams that inspect private nursing homes that patient and other records in these homes are maintained as electronic based record systems; if she has or intends to issue advice or directives in this regard; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children how means are calculated when assessing eligibility for home help services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9946/06]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of new gardaí recruited each year since 2000; the number of these recruits who had graduate or postgraduate qualifications; the breakdown of same; the age profile of these Garda recruits in each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9914/06]