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Social Welfare Payments. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: It is also my main concern that it would be more difficult for the relatives of older people and of people with a disability to access payments for them. In my usual portfolio of transport, we are pursuing the new smart card for the Dublin transport system. The comment has been made that there is much scope for integrating a transport smart card with other facilities. Have officials from...

Departmental Records. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Minister saying the disaster in the UK, when 25 million sets of information were transferred between the inland revenue and the work and pension sector, could not happen here? The Minister referred to the data protection section. Have the Minister and her predecessor thoroughly reviewed the procedures in that section in light of the number of cases of improper accessing of data? Two...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I used to stand in this position when Deputy Dermot Ahern was the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. His target was £100 per week for the contributory State pension. In the era of the Celtic tiger we went past that. I tried to get him to commit to having the State pension as a high percentage, perhaps 35% to 40%, of the average industrial wage. Deputy Ahern refused to do so while he...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: What is the average industrial wage?

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: They live in the same world.

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister needs to go beyond that now. May I ask a brief supplementary?

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I want to make a few suggestions to the Minister in respect of her administration——

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I want to ask the Minister about pensioners aged over 80 years. A qualified adult, usually a woman, does not receive further increases in payment when she reaches 80 years of age. Is this an issue the Minister intends to address? Her predecessors failed to address it and many other issues affecting women and, in particular, widows. I ask that the Minister examine these issues.

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The post office has been called the fortress of rural life, the place where senior citizens and others can meet, communicate and keep up to date with neighbours and friends and with what is going on in the community in terms of local events. It is a shocking indictment of the Government that it has since 2002, as my colleague said, closed 500 post offices. I note that Leitrim has lost 41%...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Has the Department had discussions with An Post and its partner, Fortis, with regard to the banking system, the orange part of the green, white and orange image of the new An Post? Has the Minister had discussions on linking the small local banking services into the social welfare and post office operation? Will she do this in her administration?

Live Register. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The increases on the live register in some districts throughout the country are truly astonishing. Portlaoise has had a 70% increase in people signing on, Monaghan and Kells have had increases of 51%, Trim and Portarlington have had increases of 55%, Navan has had an increase of 41%, Ballybofey has had an increase of 48% and Carlow has had an increase of 44%. Some of these places are in the...

Live Register. (14 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The annual figures——

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make a submission to the next round of the National Drugs Strategy to highlight the vital role youth participation in sport and the arts can have as a deterrent on youth substance abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17671/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reviewing the level of excise duty on diesel for licensed and own account operators in the haulage industry; if he will conduct a general review of the level of VAT and excise duties on diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that there have been only 15 new day service places made available at a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for 2008; if she will provide funding to make more places available at this facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18294/08]

Written Answers — Airport Landing Slots: Airport Landing Slots (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is supporting the new European Commission communication adopted on 30 April 2008 that will allow the potential trading of airport slots; the impact this development will have on the allocation of slots for Irish airports and for routes between Irish airports and foreign destinations; his views on measures that will safeguard Irish airport...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport when planning applications for the Dublin rail interconnector will be submitted; if this project will be progressed under the Strategic Infrastructure Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18236/08]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport the capacity for Metro North; the way this figure compares to the total capacity on the DART and Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18237/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount being spent on transport by the State per head of population in comparison with EU and OECD partner states; the figure for transport spending by the State per head of population every year since 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drivers who have been prosecuted for drug driving offences each year since 2005 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/08]