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- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: A Chathaoirligh, I am entitled to ask a supplementary question.
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The report was commissioned through the Minister's Departmentââ
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The next question deals with it anyway.
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Acting Chairman let the Minister go on.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I welcome the fact that changes are to be made in the legislation to enable people to purchase houses in voluntary schemes. That is important. I do not know whether the Minister read the Focus Ireland submission on housing last week. The main problem with the rent supplement scheme is that the capping levels do not reflect the market value, particularly in certain areas. We all know of...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: They would be in that house for life.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I would be slow to describe this scheme as successful. Is it successful because all other Government housing policy has failed? There should never be this many people seeking rent supplement if alternatives were available. The Minister reiterated my point about market value. The Focus Ireland submission deals with that quite well by discussing its being a percentage of the market value...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: No wonder the Combat Poverty Agency was abolished.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The role of the Combat Poverty Agency is to draw together the results of its own research and the research conducted by the other bodies mentioned by the Minister. It gives that research an independent voice. It is able to point out the good and bad aspects of Government policy. The failure of the Combat Poverty Agency lies at the door of the Government and its actions over the last 11...
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Its input was not good because the Government, including the Minister and her predecessors, did not listen to what the agency had to say. Its input would have been good if the Government had actually done something about what it said. Does the Minister realise that the word "poverty" was not mentioned in the terms of reference which were drawn up for the review she is so fond of quoting?...
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Government ignored all of the forum's recommendations, with the exception of a recommendation relating to disability.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: That is from the Minister's perspective.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It has not met since February.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It has not met since February.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Combat Poverty Agency was able to draw that all together.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: That initiative has been cut back in the budget as well.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: She does not know.
- Combat Poverty Agency. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The word "poverty" was not even mentioned in the terms of reference of the review.
- Written Answers — Revenue Staff: Revenue Staff (6 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies at executive officer level within the Revenue Commissioners in Athlone as on the 15 October 2008; when these vacancies will be filled from the existing panels in the Public Service Appointments Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39038/08]
- Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (6 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding allocated to a school completion programme at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly in 2008/2009; the amount of funding for same allocated in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/08]