Written answers
Thursday, 25 June 2009
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Departmental Offices
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the date central support units to speed up the processing of welfare claims identified for Roscommon, Tallaght and Wexford will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of additional staff requested for social welfare offices since 1 January 2009; the number received; the number fully...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied with the average time it takes to process social welfare appeals; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months; her views on the slow transfer of people from rent...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will request the Money Advice and Budgeting Service to collect and publish details on the waiting times to access MABS money...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the free broadband for older people as set out in the programme for Government will proceed; and if she will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of job facilitators; the average waiting time to access support from a job facilitator; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced by rent supplement claimants in negotiating reductions in rental...
- Employment Support Services
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures which have been put in place by her to incentivise people in employment action plan areas who received redundancy to...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to amend the mortgage interest supplement scheme; if she will make revised guidelines publically available; and if she...
- Pension Provisions
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expected cost to the Exchequer arising from measures adopted in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009 to address problems...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will indicate on a county basis, the length of time it takes to process the different schemes under jobseeker's allowance,...
- Departmental Staff
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has conducted an assessment on the impact of the early retirement scheme on the management of social welfare services and...
- Pension Provisions
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to facilitate women, who were forced out of employment due to the marriage rule, to avail of contributory...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for jobseeker's allowance received from people who were formerly self-employed since 1 January 2009 to...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions she has had with the group established by the Government to identify potential cost savings in the public sector in...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she has taken to ensure that her Department is notified when a person in receipt of a payment from her Department enters...
- Departmental Staff
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of the 300 new staff sought by her to process welfare claims who have been transferred to welfare offices; and if she...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in relation to the means testing of child benefit. [23280/09]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she proposes to take to ensure adequacy of the social welfare budget to meet the demands arising from the downturn in the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in relation to reducing social welfare payments. [23302/09]
- Social Welfare Code
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she will amend the arrangement whereby only those carers meeting the criteria in early June of each year may qualify for the...
- Social Insurance
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to expand the range of income that is subject to pay related social insurance. [23293/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of new applications for farm assist since 1 January 2009; if there is a limit to the number of dairy cows a farmer can...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Cross-Border Initiatives
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether Enterprise Ireland and Invest NI should offer similar packages to potential investors;...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the yearly breakdown of the 60% rebate for the past five years; the top five companies to which they were...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of the back to education scheme, which is funded by FÁS, will be available; when the course...
- Employment Rights
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when minimum notice payment and payment of outstanding holiday pay will be made to the former employees of a...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has failed to observe the commitment to paying outstanding bills to private companies within 15 days; and if he will make a statement...
- Tax Yield
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax collected under the heading preliminary tax for each of the past ten years and the revised projection for 2009 under this heading...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the correspondence of 20 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he will reply to this...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to a report (details supplied); if the Office of Public Works will carry out the works; and if funding will be provided by...
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions or plans he has to put in place to ensure lines of credit to small businesses are re-opened by banks; and if he will clarify the...
- Social Partnership
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to voluntary withdraw from the Toward 2016 agreement. [25516/09]
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the discrepancy and increase in bad debt provision at Anglo Irish Bank over a six month period, he or the relevant agency or authority...
- Disabled Drivers
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to amend the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulation 1994 in order to include epilepsy, which...
- Department of Health and Children
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason benefits have been removed from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Vaccination Programme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctors, nurses and clerical staff assigned to all MMR vaccination teams in the recent vaccination programme conducted in...
- Prison Accommodation
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the chief inspector of the Social Services Inspectorate will undertake inspections at St. Patrick's Institution; and if she will...
- Children in Care
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the mechanism by which the private company was chosen to operate the Emergency Place of Safety Service on behalf of the Health Service...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bodies from which she will be seeking nominations to sit on the new National Children's Advisory Council; and the date on which she...
- Child Abuse
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the complete uncensored report on Madonna House, Dublin; and the persons who have been provided with a copy of the...
- Children in Care
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the protocol the Health Service Executive go through when a child goes missing from their care; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child Protection
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish an all-Ireland child protection forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25455/09]
- Children in Care
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will initiate and implement a fully funded care matters strategy; if she will ensure that children in care have access to...
- Child Care Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the supports and services currently available to transgender children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25458/09]
- Health Service Staff
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the dates on which she will recruit the 270 extra social workers which she has committed to; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Investigations
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the reports on the deaths of persons (details supplied) who died while in the care of the State; the other persons...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of the €100 million which was set aside in budget 2009 in respect of services for children with disabilities and mental...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children is she will review the decision to close some facilities at Cherry Orchard Respite Services, Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to...
- Hospital Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Medical Cards
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an over 70's medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 12 February 2009, when the person will receive a written response to the issues raised; the...
- Community Care
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has not been moved into community housing which was purchased in 2001 for €640,000 and...
- Health Service Reform
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expand on her recent reply to this Deputy in respect of integration of Northern and Southern health services; and if she will...
- Medical Cards
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a GMS card will issue to a person (details supplied). [25528/09]
- Children in Care
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 20 May 2009. [25529/09]
- Residential Care Services
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 20 May 2009. [25537/09]
- Children in Care
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 21 May 2009. [25538/09]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to amend the organ donation law (details supplied). [25541/09]
- Health Services
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the needs of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin are met and funded by the Health Service Executive; if...
- Medical Cards
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Hospital Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for eye surgery through their general medical service card; and if she will...
- Department of Transport
- Departmental Reports
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport the value for money reviews conducted or in progress for all transport infrastructure projects since 2004 to date in 2009; and if he will make a...
- Rural Transport Programme
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that cuts in rural transport are not proceeded with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25513/09]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status regarding the provision of a closed circuit television system for the town of Ennis and specifically the area of...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to correspondence of 14 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce legislation that will give children the same legal protection from assault as adults; and if he will...
- Garda Remuneration
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will supply figures (details supplied); if he will provide same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Recruitment
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to take in a new group or groups of trainee gardaí to Templemore in 2009; if so, when and the number of places;...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for naturalisation in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Visa Applications
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the procedure for the issuing of visas to Third World country students wishing to choose Ireland as a...
- Registration of Title
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 24 February 2009, the position regarding the average waiting times; and if he...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation will be decided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will...
- Residency Permits
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he...
- Asylum Applications
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
- Residency Permits
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Refugee Status
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for citizenship in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- Residency Permits
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to long term residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and...
- Visa Applications
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 14 May 2009, wherein he stated the person concerned should apply for a visa to...
- Residency Permits
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding citizenship or long term residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
- Visa Applications
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath;...
- Residency Permits
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in regard to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Residency Permits
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in regard to the application for refugee or residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Unaccompanied Minors
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the fact that in his reply to a pervious parliamentary question he indicated that a person (details...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Territorial Boundaries
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will define the boundary in Lough Foyle which determines the area which is in the Republic of Ireland and that which is in Northern...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to persons (details supplied); if they are eligible for Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on Israel's continuing blockade of Gaza, in particular, on its arbitrary prohibition of items such as tinned...
- Middle East Peace Process
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statement made by Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu on 14 June 2009; if he will ensure that Ireland will in no...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Departmental Offices
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the Civil Registration Office has no facility in their Dublin Office for adopted persons to obtain duplicate birth...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the clothing allowance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to deal with the long waiting times for a Money Advice and Budgeting Service appointment in some areas;...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason an application for a payment by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not been finalised. [25539/09]
- Pension Provisions
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a refund of contributions made by their partner will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if they...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there is a system of paying an eligible person's rent supplement directly to the provider of private rented property; and if...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which she has examined the annual cost of rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25597/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which rent and mortgage support has been increased by her on a monthly basis over the past two years to date; and if...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied that the budgetary calculations in respect of expenditure by her Department for 2009 are accurate under each...
- Employment Support Services
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which she proposes to improve or increase back to work incentives to take account of the current or expected...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide an assurance that no further cuts in social welfare payments or schemes are expected to take place having...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Property
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 18 June 2009, the former Reserve Defence Force facilities which have been identified as surplus to...
- Defence Forces Role
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 18 June 2009, the amount it costs to provide members of the Defence Forces for ceremonial support to...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Communication Masts
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plan to erect an electromagnetic mast in the vicinity of a house...
- Public Service Staff
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will lift the embargo on the appointment of a sports partnership co-ordinator for County Leitrim; and...
- Housing Policy
Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on offering currently vacant houses to such applicants with a view to meeting their housing...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 27 February 2008, the progress made on implementing the project...
- Building Energy Rating Scheme
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of building energy ratings for all properties offered for sale or rent which have been completed...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1013 of 2 April 2008, if he will report on the status of a project...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the fee for the registration of tenancies with the Private Residential Tenancies Board has been changed...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Telecommunications Services
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a broadband connection to the home of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in view...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a salmon counter has been purchased for the River Boyne; if so, the cost of same; the location on the River...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding complications of management procedures and the validity of existing licences for...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Fishing Industry
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide exemptions to gillnet fishermen with boats of less than 15 meters in length similar to the exemptions...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to ensure that farmers here pay an equitable rate for collection and disposal as per their counterparts...
- Grant Payments
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 18 June 2009, the date he received the application from a person (details...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will furnish a copy of all aquaculture sites (details supplied) and foreshore on Lough Swilly, County Donegal; and if...
- Veterinary Inspection Service
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide assurances that the District Veterinary Offices at Kilkenny and Carlow will continue to provide the...
- Grant Payments
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the payment of REP scheme three to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the national lobster V-notching programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25499/09]
- Grant Payments
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Management
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount he has given to each of the patron bodies at primary level, for the purposes of running the organisation in question, in...
- School Inspections
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a meeting took place between officials from his Department and a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will make a decision regarding the application of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to appoint one teacher to serve mild...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to correspondence of 16 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he will reply to...
- School Enrolments
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of appeals under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 made during each of the past three years in relation to admissions in...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application made under the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the outcome of the...
- Education Schemes
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details on a yearly basis of all grants awarded to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin since its establishment in 2001;...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs assistant will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Louth for September 2009; and if he will make...
- Education Schemes
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vocational Educational Committees
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a replacement chief executive officer will be appointed in County Roscommon Vocational Education Committee. [25515/09]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if positions (details supplied) in County Mayo will be filled. [25517/09]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when full payment of higher education grant will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- School Enrolments
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school place will be offered at a school for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
