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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I too compliment the Department of Social and Family Affairs on the prompt service it provides in respect of Deputies' questions. It is very much appreciated. However, there are a few anomalies and it would be appreciated if they could be addressed. A few principal issues which have an impact on the lives of ordinary people have been omitted. One is the means tested respite care grant,...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: No, he sought the respite care grant for three weeks to undertake necessary work on his 50-acre farm during the summer. There is a degree of danger on the farm, with tractors collecting silage. He has never claimed anything from the State and felt he was entitled to it. I made representations to the Department and the response was that he would have qualified if he was not working more...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I want to speak, not on behalf of my constituents, but on behalf of friends. I will make an observation before proceeding. It sickens me that only six Members of the Government parties are present during this debate on a national issue.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: When I discuss autism, I would like to use some adjectives — disillusionment, distress and frustration. This is what the parents of autistic children go through every day of the week. Not only should the Minister for Education and Science be present, but also the Minister for Health and Children. If autism is not dealt with, it will fall on the latter's lap in years to come. I will be...

Leader Programmes. (14 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the new Leader programme; when it will be announced; the funding that has been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5457/08]

Disabled Drivers. (20 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Will the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance consider awarding primary medical certificates to persons with mentally disabilities and Down's syndrome under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994? I put this question to the Minister some weeks ago. I dislike categorising any individual but there are six categories under which one may qualify for a...

Disabled Drivers. (20 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Given that the scheme is 40 years old, it is time to update it.

Written Answers — : (20 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide in the budget for Kerry General Hospital €20,000 for the provision of four glucose monitoring systems for the diabetes patients and sufferers in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6938/08]

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: When will the Minister update the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act to give effect to amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, SOLAS? Will the Minister make a commitment to the people of Valentia to keep the Valentia coastguard station open? It is a question of the safety of life at sea. Recently the coastguard service rescued 18 people from a...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I was hoping the Ceann Comhairle would be the one man to help me out.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: The Tánaiste might state when legislation will be brought before the House on the plebiscite held in Dingle over a year ago.

Aquaculture Licences. (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a new aquaculture licensing regime has been in operation since 1 January 2008, implementing recommendation 6.2 of the seafood industry strategy; the number of licences that have been processed since that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7297/08]

Aquaculture Licences. (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: When does the Minister of State envisage the backlog will be cleared? When we spoke about this matter on 6 November last, I received a reply, which is a copy of the reply he has just read. He said he was totally committed to the elimination of this backlog as a matter of urgency. In terms of the number of applications that have been processed since 1 January, many more than that number...

Aquaculture Licences. (21 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I am glad to hear of the Department's interest in the aquaculture sector as it presents important opportunities in terms of jobs and value-added benefit.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (26 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry only receives €94.50 per week subvention. [8017/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received stamp four. [8018/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a person (details suppled) in County Kerry. [8019/08]

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Has the Tánaiste received a Supplementary Estimate from the Office of An Taoiseach to cover the moneys required in respect of Killarney House, as announced by Deputy Healy-Rae at the weekend?

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Sheahan: We do not know whether they are for another dehumidifier or something else about the house.

State Property. (4 Mar 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Killarney House is an historical building, part of a French-style house which was home to the Earl of Kenmare. It was owned by the late Mr. John McShain, one of the biggest developers in America who redesigned the White House and built the Pentagon, who died in Killarney in 1989 and whose wife died in 1998. They bought this estate in the 1950s and bit by bit, from 1970, started gifting it,...