Results 13,061-13,080 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if having a masters qualification is a disadvantage to somebody who wishes to become a member of the Garda SÃochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9915/06]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which the nitrates directive will be enforced; the bodies that will be charged with enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/06]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress being made in relation to nitrates directive and derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9945/06]
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: I welcome the way in which FIS is being promoted through the advertising campaign. It will be interesting to see what the take-up will be. We all have people coming to our clinics on a weekly basis who are in dire straits financially. They find it a great help when we inform them about family income supplement. I have a question for the Minister on family income supplement which he may be...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: On the Department's double payment rule the Minister maintains it is not possible to pay the widow's pension at the same time as the carer's or other allowance or pension. Is this rule set down in legislation or is it more of a convention?
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: A best-seller.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: I wish to raise a related point on this important issue regarding the carer's allowance and the need to make a report on a particular matter, namely, older people who look after spouses, parents, sons or daughters and are in receipt of carer's allowance. However, when they reach pension age, they are told they can have one or the other but not both. In effect, they are told that their work as...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: My colleague, Deputy Penrose, has made many points on my behalf and these were raised on Committee Stage. I refer to the case of a gentleman in receipt of a small occupational pension. His wife is currently in receipt of the non-contributory State pension. His occupational pension means he exceeds the income limit for the fuel allowance. It also reduces his wife's non-contributory pension by...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: We have debated this many times and it is complicated. It is important that people realise that if they accumulate money over a certain amount they will be liable to have a reduced non-contributory State pension. The clawback kicks in after they die. We should examine the possibility that if a person proved that he or she had no source of income other than the non-contributory payment the...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: I will speak briefly about children as carers, an issue raised by me at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Social and Family Affairs. The Minister gave a commitment during a previous Question Time and at that committee meeting to examine this matter and take action. This is a very important issue which demands a cross-departmental response from the Department of Health and...
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: That is right.
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his progress to date on the implementation of the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/06]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the implementation of the nitrates directive, if he is satisfied that this legislation has taken into account all the advice he has received from different bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9544/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of claims for the carer's allowance received in each of the past three years; the percentage in each case of persons who transferred to the carer's allowance from other social welfare payment; the approximate proportion for each year of such cases that transferred from carer's benefit, an unemployment payment, sickness...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of claimants for carer's allowance who receive 100% of their potential entitlement and the percentage receiving less than 50%, less than 75% and less than 90% of their potential entitlement at present; the equivalent figures for 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/06]
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff currently working in the maintenance recovery unit of his Department; the number of these who have chosen to relocate under his planned decentralisation programme; the way in which he intends to fill the posts that will be vacated by staff who opt not to decentralise; the date by which he expects the full...
- Written Answers — Disability Act 2005: Disability Act 2005 (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform , further to Question No. 414 of 13 December 2005, if he has received the draft codes of practice for the implementation of sections 26 to 28 of the Disability Act 2005 which cover the accessibility of public services, accessibility of goods and services supplied to a public body and accessibility of information...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: When will the family law Bill, the DNA database Bill and the enforcement of fines Bill be published?
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: He was walking the streets.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: The Government is supposed to protect us from them.