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Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Illness Benefit Payments
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
740. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person in receipt of a contributory widows pension may only receive illness benefit for a maximum period of 15 months; if she believes this to be discriminatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Illness Benefit Appeals
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
763. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38301/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
764. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38341/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
766. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is carrying out a review of all existing rent supplement recipients; the number of cases in which rent supplement has been cancelled or suspended as a result of any such review; if any review being undertaken is nationwide or simply localised; if she has given consideration to the plight of any long-term rent supplement recipients who have had their payments cancelled or suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38379/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Community Employment Schemes Places
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
786. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants engaged in community employment schemes nationwide on 1 August 2011; the numbers so engaged on 1 August 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38501/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
787. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment projects operational nationwide on 1 August 2011; the number of such projects operational on 1 August 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38502/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
788. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38536/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Job Initiatives
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
800. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants engaged in job initiative schemes nationwide on 1 August 2011; the numbers so engaged on 1 August 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38602/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Job Initiatives
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
801. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of job initiative schemes operational nationwide on 1 August 2011; the number of such projects operational on 1 August 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38603/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
817. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38697/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
836. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the relationship between the rent allowance section of her Department and local authority housing departments; the new procedures that have been put in place in relation to the assessment of housing applicants seeking rent supplement from her Department; her views on whether the systems in place are adequate to enable fast and efficient processing of genuine applications for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
843. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38880/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
854. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38945/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
872. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an urgent review is carried out in the case of an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39226/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Job Creation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
899. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has carried out an analysis on the impact on jobs of removing the jobs role from Údarás; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36977/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Special Areas of Conservation Designation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
900. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that protected bogs are being cut by turf cutters, if he has had any success in securing a 12 month extension in the derogation from the EC on these bogs; if he will provide an update regarding the talks with the EC on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36978/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Property Transfers
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
901. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it remains his position that he intends to take Bank of Ireland's College Green Branch into the hands of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36980/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Defence Forces Operations
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
1306. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the cost of patrolling bogs by the Air Corps to check if illegal cutting is occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36979/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Card Eligibility
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
1685. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was issued a doctor-only card and not a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37927/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
1699. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/12]