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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to activate persons on a reduced week who refuse extra days employment. [18288/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to replace the one parent family payment with a parental allowance. [18289/11]

Written Answers — Employment and Entitlements Service: Employment and Entitlements Service (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce an anti-fraud enforcement drive, namely, establishing an integrated employment and entitlements service for those of working age, using the latest technology and sharing data across Departments and Government agencies. [18291/11]

Written Answers — Employment and Entitlements Service: Employment and Entitlements Service (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to replace FÁS with a new national employment and entitlements service. [18296/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to divert staff from elsewhere in the public service to clear the social welfare appeals backlog; and introduce a consolidated appeals process. [18293/11]

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to address the issue of payment of child benefit in respect of non-resident children. [18294/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to put the household benefits package out to tender. [18295/11]

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to produce a strategy to tackle fuel-poverty. [18285/11]

Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to adopt a new area based approach to child poverty. [18286/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all services at Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals will be maintained in view of the junior doctor shortage, noting that 16 junior doctor posts remain vacant in these hospitals; and his plans to fill these vacant posts in the Laois /Offaly constituency [18859/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the 23 persons seeking day places in a centre (details supplied) in County Offaly this coming September in view of the fact that no funding has been allocated to date for 2011. [18861/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of arts education organisers around the country; his further plans to improve this crucial service in view of the amalgamation of vocational education committees. [16607/11]

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (7 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that funding can be secured through public private partnerships to build some of the 40 new primary and post primary schools required over the next six years to meet demographic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19181/11]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (7 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the national literacy and numeracy strategy to be published in view of his promise to publish it at the end of June; and if it will contain proposals in relation to the professional development of teachers in the area of literacy. [19182/11]

Written Answers — Child Welfare and Protection: Child Welfare and Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to remove child welfare and protection from the Health Service Executive; if she will provide details on the proposal to establish a new child welfare and protection agency; the time line involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (12 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she or her Department's officials have had any discussions with Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann or Veolia Transport (the Luas operator) regarding the free travel scheme; if these discussions have included proposed changes to the scheme as facilitated by these companies; the changes that have been discussed to date; if any...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (12 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will retain, for 2012, in its existing form, the free travel scheme available to all persons aged 66 years and over living permanently here, and other persons in receipt of certain social welfare benefits; if she will detail any review of this scheme that may be under way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19548/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any over-payments as a result of the automated service of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [19854/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the automated service of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is only making payments to those who are entitled to them. [19855/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (14 Jul 2011)

Barry Cowen: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on modernisation of the public sector and on the reform of the public sector. [20289/11]