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Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give an update on the situation in Honduras. [46856/09]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Afghanistan in view of ongoing tensions in that country; his views on the planned general election there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46855/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the request to waive his interest in a premises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46988/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 20 October 2009, the reason a formal reply has not been issued by the Health Service Executive; and if she is in a position to furnish a reply to this question. [46735/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 3 November 2009, the reason a formal reply has not been issued by the Health Service Executive; if she is in a position to furnish a reply to the question. [46745/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a decision has been reached regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 which was originally submitted July 2008; and if they will be notified of the decision. [46734/09]

(15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is the same old story. Fianna Fáil and the golden circle. It never changes.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Further to an earlier question from Deputy Gilmore, there is a requirement under the national anti-poverty strategy for the Minister for Finance to produce a statement setting out the likely impact on the poor of any budget proposal. The standard practice has been to publish such a statement along with the budget document, which has happened for the past 11 years. Did the Minister for...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I am not talking about that.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: No.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to correct the record. There is a requirement under the national anti-poverty strategy for any major proposal to be accompanied-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: -----by a statement setting out the impact of that proposal on those at risk of poverty.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: That is the requirement under the national anti-poverty strategy and it is also covered in the Cabinet's handbook.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is reasonable-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I have not had a reply. I want the Taoiseach to answer.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: There is a requirement under the national anti-poverty strategy to produce a statement on how the budget will affect the poor or those at risk of poverty. Has the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, done that? Has he produced such a statement and when are we likely to see it? It is a straightforward question which deserves a straight answer.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: This is an important matter. For the past 11 years the House has received a statement on the poverty proofing of the budget. Why did we not get one this year? When will we see it?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister can shrug his shoulders all he likes. He is required to set out a statement-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: -----on the impact of his budget on those at risk of poverty.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is not just about tax.