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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Creed: 310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in communicating the outcome of an oral hearing of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Creed: 311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their appeal for supplementary welfare allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42034/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Creed: 529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation within his Department regarding the provision of patient information to Oireachtas Members who have received representation from their constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41854/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Creed: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current situation regarding the public service pension reduction as it relates to combined or aggregated pensions and the application of the 28% reduction in same as provided for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 and amended by the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (19 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the poor weather and extra costs associated with same, his Department is agreeable to renegotiating and deferring specific commitments in REP scheme plans to a later date by agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38929/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the situation regarding recently established panel rights for special needs assistants; the way this operates on a geographical basis; if he will clarify the discretion allowed to local Boards of Management to recruit outside the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37720/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the changes in the primary school transport scheme that have commenced in September 2013 as they relate to closed schools and or central schools; if he will clarify that persons resident more than 3.2 kilometres from their nearest school are still entitled to transport on a priority basis; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (18 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: 1153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of the remainder of their forestry grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36821/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (18 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: 1201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to pay a forestry grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38020/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: It is welcome that Ulster Bank is looking at the figure of 80% because there are many people who are under as much and perhaps more pressure than those who have reached the point where they acknowledge that they cannot pay any longer. There are those who, for some reason, continue to pay enormous amounts of their disposable incomes. Is Ulster Bank stress-testing them on the basis of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: Is the downside of that the fact that the unsecured loan is very often with the local credit union? If one enters into that arrangement, one burns one's local credit union as the unsecured creditor. Some mortgage holders are reluctant to engage in that process because in a couple of years' time they may have a child who is going to college and want to borrow €5,000 and it is unlikely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: Has Ulster Bank discussed it with the Irish League of Credit Unions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Michael Creed: I thank the representatives of Ulster Bank for their presentation. Much of our emphasis has understandably been on the 19% of borrowers who are in arrears of 90 days or longer. I want to focus on the other 81% of borrowers. Mr. Bell spoke about current lending practice and the bank's lending rates in the mortgage market. It is difficult to put all of the aforementioned 81% of borrowers in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will pursue with the Revenue Commissioners the requirement for a tracking mechanism for former employees who switched to C2 operators without any intervening period of unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (16 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by the Irish Post Masters Union regarding the requirement for anti-money laundering regulations to be complied with in respect of the sale of prize bonds over €25 in value; if he sees merit in their suggestion that this limit be set at €100.00; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions (16 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: 1122. To ask the Minister for Health the current regulations regarding hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors; if Irish hospitals are compliant with labour law in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35175/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: I wish to make a few brief observations on this section and on the amendments. We have spent an extraordinary long period of time - six months or more - in considering all the views and trying to balance the rights of the mother and of the unborn child. These are fundamental rights to life. What I say is probably against the grain of all previous contributions. It is being unrealistic if...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: The people voted for it to be in the Constitution.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: She can.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Michael Creed: I will speak on amendments Nos. 22 and 27 and pursue a point raised by Deputy Calleary. There is much confusion among the public about gestational limits in the legislation. It is a very emotive issue. I ask the Minister to clarify the point. As I understand, the danger in providing for a gestational limit in the context of a woman whose life is threatened during pregnancy is that a...