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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the person who will be undertaking the departmental review of community employment schemes; the criteria that will be used to assess these schemes; when the review will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount that will be saved by the cut in the materials grant to community employment schemes to €500; if this reduction has been enacted as yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4830/12]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the eligibility criteria for the rental accommodation scheme will be reduced from 18 to six months this year as indicated in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount it will cost to install water meters in every home in the country; where the finance for this initiative will be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the levels of funding provided under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the projected amount in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding drawn down in the period 2008-2011 and projected for 2012 by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Is the Government still committed, as under the programme for Government, to legislate to strengthen the rights of workers to engage in collective bargaining and, in that context, when will the amendment to the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the provision of a planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the current status of the project; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4481/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the need for a new permanent school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (24 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application to participate in the JobBridge national internship scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the application will be approved; when the €50 increase will go into payment and arrears issue; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3361/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the claim will go into payment and arrears issue; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3425/12]

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I am delighted to continue the debate on this very important Bill and to put forward some ideas. One of the things I noticed both in the debate around this legislation and yesterday in the discussion around the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill was the very lukewarm response it has received from some elements within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, although there have been positive comments....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the card will be approved and when it will issue; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2782/12]

Gas Exploration (18 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department plans further research on hydraulic fracturing and is currently in the process of drawing up specifications for a more comprehensive research project alongside other stakeholders; the names of these stakeholders; if they will include local...

Gas Exploration (18 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out research into the natural gas extraction process hydraulic fracking, which included consultation with the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, on this method; his views that the...

Gas Exploration (18 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I thank the Minister of State. It is vital that the research undertaken is objective and is seen to be so. The University of Aberdeen is funded substantially by the oil and gas industry and the Government should examine whether having the research done by a university whose key funders have a vested interest is appropriate, given that fracking is banned, for example, in New South Wales,...

Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I wish the Taoiseach well for the new year. In regard to promised legislation, this week the Taoiseach will have seen the chaotic fashion in which waste collection services were privatised in Dublin city, which is one of the final nails in the coffin of a publicly provided waste collection service. When will legislation be brought before the House to provide for a national waiver scheme for...

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I thank the Technical Group for facilitating me in making my contribution to this important debate. I support this legislation. We must bear in mind the wider context of this legislation which is the struggle of workers in this economy to protect their rights, to fight for their entitlements and to achieve secure and safe pay. I refer in particular to the Vita Cortex workers who were...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to cut the allocation for guidance counsellors in second level schools; his views that this will have a acutely detrimental effect on the educational and personal development of second level pupils, particularly those in disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41292/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the claim will go into payment and arrears will issue; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41085/11]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (11 Jan 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the advisory group on tax and social welfare will publish its report looking at child and family income supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41219/11]