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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate provided in 2004 for the school meals community programme; the amount expended in 2004; the number of schools and pupils involved; the number of primary and second level schools, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11738/05]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to introduce the sickness allowance as legislated for in the Social Welfare Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11902/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if reimbursements from the State, to be received by persons as a result of moneys or charges that were taken illegally from them, will be disregarded from assessments for social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12128/05]

Written Answers — Vaccine Trials: Vaccine Trials (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to her reply to the Adjournment matter raised by this Deputy on 14 April 2005 on the subject of vaccine trials, the procedures that are required and that are being put in place to revoke S.I. 280 of 2001, Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Additional Functions) Order 2001, resulting from the findings...

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount his Department has saved by increasing the qualifying period from six to 12 months for the back to education allowance; if he plans to reduce the qualifying period to nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12129/05]

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Surely the Minister is not suggesting that people are taking up unemployment benefit or assistance just to qualify for the back to education allowance. That is ridiculous. The Minister and Deputies have participated in this debate from time to time. Can the Minister tell me if he intends to bring back the qualifying period to nine months before next September? I am sure he recalls telling me...

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Will the Minister agree that time is running out? He tells us his philosophy is to help people go back to education, especially those on long-term unemployment. Will the Minister agree that the measures being taken now are stopping people returning to education? This has been going on for several months. When will the Minister make a commitment? Time is running out. The Minister told me in...

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: What is stopping the Minister from making the decision now?

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Money.

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which his Department calculates child maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/05]

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: In the light of an earlier response from the Minister, what is he doing with all these savings? He said he has no money. Is it true that when fathers pay directly to the mother — in most cases the liable relative is a father — the child is better off because the payment is 50% more than it would be if the payment was paid directly by the Department, in other words, if the payment is made...

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: The Minister has acknowledged that there is a problem which needs to be addressed. How soon will he set the wheels in motion to deal with this issue? For instance, when the maintenance section of his Department sends out letters, would he consider including in the letter the fact that if the payment is made directly to the mother by the father that the child and his or her mother would...

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: The Minister is missing the point.

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: There is a disregard if the mother receives the payment directly from the father.

Child Support. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: Then there is a substantial financial benefit to that.

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Does he suffer from a sense of déjÀ vu? All that work was done in 2001 by the National Economic and Social Forum. Is the Minister taking account the findings in that report, which was very good, but which has gathered dust since? The Minister speaks of combining the CDA and FIS. The CDA is a payment for people who are unemployed and FIS is for people...

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: The 2001 NESF report recommended family service workers be appointed by the Department of Social and Family Affairs to work with families in times of crisis. These are the counsellors referred to by the Minister. However, none of the report's proposals has been implemented. There seems to be no sense of urgency with regard to the 90,000 children living in poverty. While the Minister has...

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: It is not working.

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: They are still out there.

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

David Stanton: There are 90,000 of them.