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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance that the excise rebate on diesel be passed onto coach and bus operators as well as licensed hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the 2011 jobs initiative has delivered value added jobs in the tourism sector in view of the fact that the cost to the State was €120 million in 2011 and €350 million in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52690/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons employed full time and part time since the introduction of the jobs initiative which involved the reduction of VAT in services relating to the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52691/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the State of each job created in the accommodation and food sector as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in terms of rates of pay for the 6,200 jobs which have been created as a result of the job initiative, May 2011, which involved a reduction in the rate of VAT in goods and services relating to tourism; if he will specify the percentage of these jobs that are at the minimum rate of pay; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students still awaiting a decision and payment of their higher education grant on the 1 January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57978/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for carer's allowance to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57997/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the criteria for the TÚS schemes to enable unemployed persons to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58074/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the application criteria for community employment schemes to coincide with the reduction of jobseeker's benefit to nine months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58075/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [1087/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite payment for carer's allowance which has been deemed medically eligible since last September but has not been finalised yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1728/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for awarded appeals for allowances such as carer's, disability and invalidity pension to go into payment; her views on whether this is an acceptable timeframe; if she will review same to allow for a quicker process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1731/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes to process allowances such as disability, carer's and invalidity pension from the date on which they have been medically approved to when they go into payment; her views on whether this is an acceptable timeframe; if she will consider reviewing same to allow for a quicker process; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to designate Famine Workhouses as national monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Famine Artefacts (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to establish an official record/data base of the Famine in the National Museum of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57924/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Famine Commemorations (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date and location of National Famine Memorial Day 2013. [57968/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget he has put aside in 2013 for the Centenary of Commemorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57973/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Reception (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people who cannot access a Saorview signal; the way he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58028/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will remain in place in 2013 for the Rapid programmes in East Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58029/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 December 2012, if this policy is in operation nationally. [1205/13]