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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 24 September 2009, the funds provided by the EU regarding the establishment of Natura 2000 sites; the breakdown of the funding between REP scheme and non-REP scheme farmers; the funding available to non-REP scheme farmers up to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No 115 of 24 September 2009, the way provision is to be made for participants in REPS 3 with land designated under a Natura 2000 site if REPS 4 is closed to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47151/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 18 June 2009, when he intends to publish the Animal Health and Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47163/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1255 of 16 September 2009, the progress of the review and a date for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47164/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole-time equivalent language support teachers for migrant pupils employed in the primary school system in September 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the total number of pupils in receipt of such support in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47165/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total number of whole-time equivalent language support teachers for migrant pupils employed in the post-primary school system in September 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the total number of pupils in receipt of such support in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47166/09]

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: I move: That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to reverse the unjust cuts directly affecting carers, the blind and the disabled. With the agreement of the House, I wish to share my time with Deputies Crawford, Connaughton, Joe Carey and Doyle.

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: The motion calls on the Government to reverse the unjust cuts directly affecting carers, the blind and the persons with disabilities. The argument made here last week by Members on the Government side was that there was no alternative to the cuts to these vulnerable groups in our society. That is just not the case. For example, a constituent of mine, John, is a single parent and full-time...

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: It would not do to forget.

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Far less.

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: The point is about savings.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: I had hoped to speak to the section but everyone is speaking to the amendment. Young people are looking for jobs. They need the hope of a job but nothing was presented in the budget to give them that hope. One in four young people is out of work. The Minister says that the thinking behind this measure is to give people an incentive to get into a training course but the courses are not...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: They would do a better job than FÁS.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Why is the funding being cut?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: As a result of the changes being made, what will happen on the occasion of the 21st birthday of those people who will already have had their payments cut?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: The payments of those under 20 will have been cut already under the April budget. These amendments extend that to their 20th birthday from their 19th. What happens when they pass 20 into the new threshold of €150?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: Okay. What happens those people when they reach their 22nd birthday? These are people who will already have had their payment since the April budget and it applied up to their 19th birthday. Will those people go onto the full rate or will they move on to the reduced lower rate? There is some confusion in that regard.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: It seems then the announcement made by the Minister for Finance on the budget was incorrect. He said the new reduced rates were for new applicants. It seems now they include people who already suffered the cut as younger groups. They are also being penalised, even though they are not new applicants.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: My point is these are existing applicants, not new applicants.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Denis Naughten: We would all hope that. As I mentioned earlier, Fine Gael has put forward detailed proposals for getting these people back into work. However, my point is that, when the Minister for Finance addressed the House on Wednesday, he stated these reduced payments would apply to new applicants only. This Minister is now telling us that is not the case and that people who are already signing on...