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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his Department's response in relation to a proposal put forward by a school (details supplied) in relation to the provision of a unit for post primary aged students who are disabled or visually impaired; and if he will outline the engagement that has taken place to date with the Multiple Disabilities and Visual Impairment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47381/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will agree to attachment of earnings applications so that lone parents can ensure receipt of child maintenance payments from the other parents where this other parent's main source of income comes from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47995/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [48643/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she could expedite a decision on same. [48680/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will expedite on same. [48683/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will expedite the matter. [48695/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [48697/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [48698/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if pensioners who have availed of equity release schemes are liable for the household charge on the basis that the houses are effectively owned by the financial bodies concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the service being provided by private contractors providing domestic refuse collection, specifically a company (details supplied); if he has received many complaints regarding poor customer service and repeated missed waste collections; where the standards are clearly not being adhered to, if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding bin waivers for low income households; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private waste collection companies are now executing orders to customers for payments which require high up-front payments; if he will outline the assistance available to low income households who are unable to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for withdrawing funding from a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11; her plans, if any, to ensure that the work of this valuable service is continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47988/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding the nursing homes support scheme (NHSS) in respect of a persons when an ancillary State support loan is not possible as the homeowner has availed of an equity release scheme; the assistance is available in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48041/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48641/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48642/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the on-going concerns expressed by taxi drivers and owners in relation to such issues as the introduction of the nine year rule and the difficulty therein without the establishment of a workable taxi scrappage scheme; the reason the vetting system has not been overhauled despite concerns regarding public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a single licence holder is prohibited from transferring their taxi licence whilst a multiple licence holder can transfer their plates into company names allowing them to pass on their plates as an asset of a company. [48090/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the objective criteria that will be used to assess sports capital grant applications to ensure that allocations are fairly distributed across the country, according to sporting need. [48699/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (25 Oct 2012)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the legislative provisions which restrict a holder of pension bond to access the funds prior to their fiftieth birthday; if he proposes to include financial hardship as one such ground for accessing funds at an early stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47004/12]