202 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for jobseeker’s benefit and allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was received in her Department; the status of the application; if supplementary welfare allowance will be awarded to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was received in her Department; when this application will be processed to completion; when the applicant will receive payment of any entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was received in her Department; when this application will be processed to completion; when the applicant will receive payment of any entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if supplementary welfare allowance will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford pending a decision on their applications for one parent family payment and child benefit; when these applications will be processed to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, notwithstanding her recent confirmation that the Health Service Executive cannot impose pay cuts on employees of voluntary organisations, management at the County Wexford Community Workshop has informed its employees that there are to be pay cuts; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that no discussions in relation to pay cuts have taken place between management and staff or their trade union representatives; her views on the way in which the remuneration of these workers, which is inferior to Health Service Executive pay rates, can be protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for child benefit was received from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose spouse has lived here for approximately five years; if the application has been processed to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for jobseeker’s allowance was received in her Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if an entitlement to a payment has been established; when the person will receive payment of an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some pharmacists charge above the agreed mark-up and dispensing fee in relation to prescribed medicines; if she has a monitoring or reporting system in place to deal with such breaches and to ensure redress for aggrieved pharmacy customers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in relation to an application for a non-contributory State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, the social welfare officer that was endeavouring to clarify the person’s income by seeking farm accounts from the applicant’s accountant did in fact do so; if not, if a new means assessment by reference to farm accounts will be arranged in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if a parent who is now unemployed and who paid a total of €760 during 2009 to have their two teenage daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer will be given a refund in view of the decision to fund a cervical cancer screening programme for teenage girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has been deemed a dependant of their parents for higher education grant purposes but has been refused by County Wexford Vocational Education Committee; if he will take steps to ensure that they are not deprived of the grant to which they are entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure that payment of jobseeker’s benefit is arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is entitled to continue to receive carer’s allowance for six weeks after the death of their mother; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the claimant has received no payment since the date of their mother’s death; when they will receive their entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose social welfare record indicates a yearly average of 9.69 contributions, this figure will be rounded up to an average of 10 in order to give them an entitlement to a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that carer’s allowance will cease in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if she will advise on the way they can obtain appropriate financial support to fund the necessities of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 1 December 2009, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Garda has completed its inquiries and has identified the person who illegally cashed the lump sum redundancy cheque which was issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford but inadvertently sent to an incorrect address; if this will be verified immediately by her Department; if a replacement cheque will issue to the claimant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is dealing as an historic case with the issue of retrospective payment of domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose application was late due to the fact that they were unaware of entitlement; if a decision has been made in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if a decision has been made regarding a retrospective payment of this claim in respect of the period prior to application during which there would have been an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1118 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if the tender documents for a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford have been ready since November 2007; if and when he will consent to re-tender for this project in view of changed economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport when he received the consultants’ report commissioned by the Irish Coast Guard Service on the need for an emergency towing vessel; if this report has been considered by him; if a decision has been made on foot of the report; if so, the details of the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a large proportion of pupils enrolled in a primary school (details supplied) previously attended DEIS schools, the special needs of many of these children remain to be addressed and that other schools with a lower incidence of special needs requirements are included in DEIS schools; the reason the school in question has not been included in DEIS schools; if he will review the situation with a view to including this school in Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date of acquiring, processing and securing the site in Wexford for the proposed Garda divisional headquarters; the cost of planning, legal and related works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1109 of 3 November 2009, if Bus Éireann has provided the required background information; if this matter has been examined in view of such information; the outcome of such examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fire stations in each county and their location; the number of full-time and part-time crew assigned to each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of businesses connected to the Wexford town metropolitan area network; the cost of each connection; his views on whether the usage of this network is satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has ceased to sanction teaching qualifications which for many years have qualified teachers under CL 32/92 and CL 40/00; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that because of this change, newly qualified teachers who are not recognised by his Department are working alongside co-workers who are deemed qualified; the reason sanction of qualifications under these criteria has ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to staff members employed in the further education sector in County Wexford Vocational Educational Committee have been offered contracts of indefinite duration as is their entitlement under the Protection of Part-Time Workers Act having had more than four fixed term contracts of employment; the steps he will take to ensure that County Wexford VEC is enabled to provide contracts of indefinite duration to these teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if funds are available to enable persons in straitened circumstances to access private drug treatment or counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Wexford did not receive a redundancy payment cheque issued by her Department; if this cheque was sent to an incorrect address; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the cheque was cashed but not by the addressee; the steps she will take to ensure that this claimant receives their entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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567 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the embargo on public service recruitment, only three staff members can be made available for the processing of higher education grant applications by County Wexford Vocational Educational Committee; the steps he proposes to take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children when a response will be issued to correspondence (details supplied) from this Deputy regarding Circular 5/91, which were addressed to her by letter on 21 September 2009 and again on 23 October 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence from the Health Service Executive to persons (details supplied) in County Wexford; her further views on whether it is acceptable for the HSE to ask persons not to contact them regarding their entitlements for three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 17 November 2009, if her Department has made payments of statutory redundancy entitlements to former employees of the company since June 2009 on the basis of the employer’s inability to pay; in the event that such payments have been made, the reason a former employee (details supplied) in County Wexford has received no redundancy payment but has been advised by her Department to take a case against their employer to the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has received a redundancy notice in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if this person has an entitlement under the Redundancy Acts; if so, when their entitlement will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a notice of redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford which was first submitted in June 2009 and a further notice sent by registered post on 15 September 2009 was received in her Department; the reason this person has not received payment of their entitlement under the redundancy payments Acts; if payment will be awarded without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints received by the Garda Ombudsman Commission to date in 2009; the broad categories of these complaints; the number of complaints investigated to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if access to a public representative’s website is barred on computers in his Department’s offices; if this applies to all elected Members’ websites; the reason access to these websites are denied; the person who made the decision to bar access; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1109 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the basis on which free school transport was refused in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Wexford; if he will have this case reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1093 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if financial support will be made available by his Department to a person, who, having lost their job recently, has enrolled in a third level course in order to obtain higher qualifications but does not meet the general criteria for maintenance funding; if an easement of maintenance grant criteria is made in respect of recently unemployed candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1076 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if a placement in the autism unit at a school in County Wexford or, alternatively a home tuition grant will be provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if the internal committee established to look into the review of the ethical investment policies of the National Pensions Reserve Fund is due to report to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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478 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his new criteria in relation to credit policy for local authority housing loans; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of this new criteria applicants who would previously have qualified are precluded from receiving local authority housing loans; his views on whether this change is conducive to the aims of the local authority housing loans scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who are currently in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the methodology whereby funds provided by religious orders for compensation to survivors of child abuse are to be disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason no progress has been made in relation to the building project sanctioned in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford for which tender documents have been available since November 2007 in view of his statement that 2009 funding for school capital projects could not be fully utilised owing to planning and design delays; if he will ensure that this project progresses to completion without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the emergency improvement works which have been approved by his Department in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; when work on these improvements will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is permissible for a child to utilise the school bus ticket funded by their parents to avail of a scheduled Bus Éireann service before 6 p.m. on evenings when they remain at school to participate in a homework club; if such arrangements were permissible in the past; if a policy change has been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing burden of international debt on poorer countries; the way he considers that this burden affects African countries in particular; if he will provide details of any policy initiatives currently being formulated by him for the purpose of addressing this issue at international level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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713 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if the application will be processed to completion in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1024 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence requesting him to meet an organisation (details supplied) which is seeking an amendment of section 3 of the Building Control Act 2007; his views on the request that long-established architects should not be obliged to incur the fee of €4,000 for registration with a group.
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