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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is the requirement for a review of social welfare payments to families who are living in poverty to protect the misuse of payments for drug or alcohol abuse at the expense of children or spouses; if there is a method by which teachers and persons can report suspected misuse of payments to her Department for action to be taken; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review has taken place of the success of the jobbridge scheme since its introduction; the employment success rate for individuals who have completed their scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13756/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise of the success of the partial capacity benefit scheme; the number of persons who have accessed the benefit; the number of persons who have returned to the workplace as a result; the savings it has made to the Exchequer since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13757/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of including all homes that have tested positive for category 1 pyrite to receive an exemption from the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the consultation paper on the proposed aviation policy; the main themes that this policy will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Savings Clubs (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any remit to protect consumers who contribute to savings clubs over a period of 12 months in cases where the company may go into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will open up retraining facilities provided by his Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will open up retraining facilities provided by her Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16968/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual spend in her Department for sending correspondence to applicants and recipients of any social welfare payment, to include the cost of postage, printing, paper and envelopes in this figure; her plans to introduce this by electronic means of communicating when email addresses are provided; if this has been reviewed by her Department; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are means by which her Department can introduce an email only policy, with appropriate exceptions, when corresponding in writing to members of the Oireachtas in order to save the cost of postage, paper, printing and envelopes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17144/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Exceptional Needs Payments (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: Come on, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Other Questions: Rent Support Schemes (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: I echo the sentiments of Deputy Durkan about the requirement to review this issue on an ongoing basis and welcome the Minister's commitment to have an announcement in May. I assure the Minister that south Dublin is not the only area seeing rent increases, particularly for three-bedroom homes. It is happening across the major urban areas in Dublin, although it is confined to individual towns...

Other Questions: Rent Support Schemes (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: I will be quick. The point I wanted to make and about which I put a question to the Minister some weeks ago concerns the disparity between areas in Fingal - for example, Balbriggan in the north, and an area 26 kilometres from the boundary in the south. There should be a vast difference in the cap between those two areas, because the rents are vastly different. The review should be ongoing...

Other Questions: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: 7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the most recent review of the income thresholds for jobseeker's allowance took place; the changes made as a result of this review, and if there have been revisions or reviews of income thresholds in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012; if she will outline the changes that were made a result of reviews taken place in these years; and if she will...

Other Questions: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: I acknowledge the sizeable part of the Department's budget allocated to this scheme. However, given that the limits have not been changed since 2007, although the manner in which the allowance is allocated has changed, I encourage the Minister to review the scheme on the basis of the number of changes made to the taxation system since 2007. For example, for a family with two children with a...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: As stated on numerous occasions, this legislation will close the loophole in our motor taxation system that is costing the taxpayer in excess of €50 million per annum. It will ensure a more fair and transparent system for road users. The evidence that we have been privy to on this issue demonstrates very clearly that there is a widespread problem with false off-the-road declarations...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (24 Apr 2013)

Alan Farrell: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will take property tax rates into considerations when means testing income to determine if an individual is eligible for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18693/13]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Alan Farrell: No one in this House is under any illusion about the absolute necessity to introduce this Bill on the basis that we have to allow banks to be banks, to lend money for mortgage purposes and for that money to be repaid over a period of time. I do not think any mortgage holder is under any illusion that is the purpose of taking out a mortgage, with the eventual aim of owning one's own home...

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy Tom Fleming for introducing the motion. As with previous speakers, I welcome any measure that will result in an increase in rates of organ donation. The reference to "presumed consent" in the programme for Government opened up a conversation on this issue and it is appropriate that the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, Deputy Jerry Buttimer, arranged for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for going through that. I invite the members to indicate if they wish to contribute. Two members have already indicated. I will start by calling Deputy Finian McGrath.