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- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Why is the Minister not doing that?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: What is the Minister doing about it?
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will give a commitment not to reduce the half-rate carers payment in Budget 2010. [40999/09]
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I asked the Minister for a commitment not to reduce the half-rate carers allowance. The Taoiseach and several of her colleagues have already given a commitment to the wealthy that they will not be taxed further. If that kind of commitment can be given to people who are very well off, I do not know why she cannot give a commitment on the additional payment of just over â¬100 to those who...
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: We know that approximately â¬8 billion in tax reliefs are available to the better off. Why can commitments be given to those people? It is easy for the Minister to say she values carers but if that is the case she will not hit them financially. I am asking her to give a commitment not to reduce the half-rate carers allowance, which has a ceiling of just over â¬100 per week. Does she...
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That is where the money is going.
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: In many cases they do.
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: What point is the Minister making?
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: They are enabling other people to stay out of nursing homes.
- Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications for the legal aid system of the decision of the Supreme Court on 23 October 2009 expanding the constitutional right to legal aid for persons facing trial in the District Court for serious offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40161/09]
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment participants to date in 2009 with a breakdown by their principal welfare payment. [40187/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was charged â¬80 for an X-ray at a facility; if she will arrange for a full refund for this person. [40171/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the administrative costs of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and her plans to streamline the application process for repeat applicants. [40190/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that carers who previously availed of the short-term respite care from the Health Service Executive no longer have an entitlement to this care due to the changes made under the fair deal scheme; if she will explain the statutory basis for withdrawing short-term respite care or if the policy has changed; and the...
- Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the monthly benefit from her Department expressed in cash terms for a parent of a four year old who avails of the free preschool place from January 2010 with a breakdown for the benefit if the child attends one day, two days, three days, four days or five days a week. [40436/09]
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to public concern about the proliferation of "head shops" which sell mind-altering substances and paraphernalia for propagating illegal drugs; and her plans to regulate or restrict such outlets. [40562/09]
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied) which makes allegations in respect of some Vietnamese adoptions; and her views on same. [40566/09]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the special needs assistant support entitlement for preschool children with special needs in County Louth; the way in which this compares with such entitlement in the Dublin area; and if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth in order to improve the supports available to them. [40571/09]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the need for some children with special needs to have more than one year's preschooling and their entitlement under the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by a project in the Ballymun area of Dublin due to budgetary problems which have delayed their new premises; the steps she will take to ensure that the Health Service Executive provide the necessary supports to enable this project to continue to provide a local service...