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Social Welfare Inspections. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: -----with €650 of farm assist-----

Social Welfare Inspections. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: He got farm assist all right. He got €650 for himself, his wife and his children. We asked the Department to get the inspector to re-examine the matter.

Social Welfare Inspections. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: The inspector refused to do so. What is the Minister going to do about that?

Social Welfare Inspections. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I assure the Minister that the example I have set out is only one of many. What efforts will be made by the Minister to ensure that inspectors follow her directions? It appears that a few people are ignoring them. Is it fair that somebody should have been waiting since early summer for a result?

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan in receipt of farm assist has had payment reduced from €15.90 to €2.10; her views on whether this is a serious income reduction for someone on such a low income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1524/10]

Social Welfare Benefits. (19 Jan 2010)

Seymour Crawford: This man's wife earns a low income by working in retail four days per week and he owns a farm comprising 14 acres. I hope his application will be reassessed in order to take account of his actual income because the decision as it stands is extremely unfair.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have applied for the new nursing home package replacing subvention; the number of cases sanctioned to date; if she is satisfied with the progress of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48088/09]

Written Answers — National Herd: National Herd (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of cattle in the national herd; the number of cattle in the national herd at the end of years 1995, 2000 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48090/09]

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: The Bill is in Limbo.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Further to the issue raised this morning about the robberies from bank tills, etc., can the Taoiseach ensure that the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill is brought-----

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: We need more security in the Border areas and we need some way to discuss that here.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: The barracks in Clones and Cootehill are closed except for a few hours and ATMs are being robbed.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: What is happening to the legal costs Bill that was promised five years ago? When will it be brought before the House and when will it save this Government and State a great deal of money?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise an urgent matter of local and national importance, namely, the fact that more Garda personnel need to be made available in the Border region in light of the serious crime being carried out at present. Recently, two ATM machines were taken out of the walls in Cootehill on the one night. Only a few months earlier, this...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views in the context of the preparation of an offshore renewable energy development plan and the commissioning of a strategic environment assessment of that plan, on the way in which offshore wind projects with valid applications for foreshore leases pending determination will be affected; and if he will make a...

Official Engagements. (16 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the Taoiseach's recent involvement in the talks in Northern Ireland. It is a very delicate time there and, as my party leader said, there is great concern that young people are getting involved in the dissident organisations. The sooner we can get the policing and justice issues settled, the better. I urge the Taoiseach to continue working on that. On the issue of the National...

Official Engagements. (16 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: What about the Monaghan section?

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Dec 2009)

Seymour Crawford: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a certificate of registration will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if there is a problem with this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46620/09]

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

Seymour Crawford: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil servants granted their three year incentivised career break who applied for one parent family payment while on career break; the number of these who were granted one parent family payment; the number who were refused one parent family payment while on career break; and if she will make a statement on the...

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

Seymour Crawford: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil servants granted the three year incentivised career break who were granted one parent family payment while on a career break; the number of civil servants who took the career break for a purpose other than educational reasons; the number of civil servants who were refused one parent family payment who took...