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Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on this proposal. When one considers the latter in conjunction with what is happening in the Department of Health, one can see that a combination of things are affecting carers. Sadly, the Minister is caught in the middle of the storm. That statutory two weeks respite to which elderly people are entitled has been removed. Even though there is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (13 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that all Student Universal Support Ireland applicants will have their payments backdated to the date of application or commencement of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56087/12]

Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I echo what the Minister said regarding the handle I gave the individuals in question earlier. They are criminal terrorists. In light of the fact we have a different security environment on this island, and in the European Union as a whole, along with the increased terrorist activity and the increased trafficking of women and children across the Border, is the Minister just closing the...

Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Defence when the White Paper on the Defence Forces will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/12]

Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his reply. Some 12 or 13 years will have elapsed from the publication of the last White Paper on Defence to the publication of the new White Paper and yet in the past 12 months significant changes have taken place in the Defence Forces. There has been a move from a three-group to a two-group brigade structure, the abolition of the command at Custume Barracks in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps being taken by the Defence Forces to deal with the new threats posed by dissident republicans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54645/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2013 (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has evaluated the combined impact of the budget cuts on farm holdings in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55780/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has evaluated the long term economic impact of the closure of the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55781/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 June 2012, the position regarding the Garda review of the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy at Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; if he will accede to the request by the family for an independent inquiry into the priest's death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54353/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to be put in place in advance of any proposed closure of a rural Garda station; the specific provisions to be adopted to improve the Garda presence in a rural community following the closure of a Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55411/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54354/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date on the introduction of an E-3 visa for Irish citizens wishing to work in the United States of America; the discussions, if any, that have taken place with representatives on Capitol Hill on the implementation of comprehensive immigration reform in the USA; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to deliver upon the objectives of NewERA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55414/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of State Assets (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the disposal of non-strategic public utilities; his plans to retain control of critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55413/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to pay compensation to turf cutters who were forced to cease the cutting of turf on a special area of conservation due to their participation in the REP scheme programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55412/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Services (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of shared services at local authority level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55415/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the current processes adopted by local authorities to address the problems associated with incomplete housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55416/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the present measures to address anti social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55418/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide grant aid for the upgrade of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55421/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to cater for the handling of domestic sewerage sludge from septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55422/12]