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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Pat the Cope Gallagher
314. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to compensate social protection recipients who receive sterling payments with top-up payments from his Department in view of the decline in sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19684/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Credit Availability
Willie Penrose
315. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the pilot microfinance scheme, which was launched in November 2015 and operated by 30 credit unions, to the other 300 credit unions given its widespread success and satisfaction rate; if he will extend it to social protection customers, not just those who get paid in cash, and to persons and families on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
316. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring means testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels under the farm assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
Charlie McConalogue
317. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500 and 6,000 places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Carer's Allowance Data
Thomas P. Broughan
318. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications his Department has received under the carer's allowance scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2016 to date; the number of these it has approved and refused; and the number that are pending. [19727/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Farm Assist Scheme Administration
Niamh Smyth
319. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the cuts the previous Government imposed on persons under the farm assist scheme as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Eoin Ó Broin
320. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the figures on increases under the housing assistance programme taking effect from 1 July 2016 by county, in tabular form; the guidance he will issue to community welfare officers; and the criteria that will need to be satisfied, in view of his plans to regularise informal top-up payments to landlords. [19790/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
Mattie McGrath
321. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the waiting times experienced by those applying for domiciliary care allowance in 2015 and in 2016 to date; the number of applicants for the allowance over the past three years by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19814/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
David Cullinane
322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
323. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the areas within the Belfast Agreement and subsequent agreements raised by him in discussions with the British Prime Minister or the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on the basis of a concern that implementation is incomplete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Ukrainian Conflict
Micheál Martin
324. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail any bilateral contacts or lobbying that he has received concerning the issue of the European Council's imposition of sanctions following the Russian Federation's invasion and partition of Ukrainian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17908/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
325. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report on the Loughinisland massacre that confirmed there was police collusion. [19368/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
326. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the report on the massacre in Loughinisland with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron. [19369/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Micheál Martin
327. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the most recent response to an independent inquiry into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [19370/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
328. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the increase in the number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli security forces in the past year; the number of these children who were arrested without their parents being informed; and his views on the use of unnecessary force in arresting and detaining these children, in some cases beating them and holding them in unsafe and abusive conditions. [19426/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Ministerial Meetings
Micheál Martin
329. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met representatives of Campaign to Raise Awareness of Collusion, CRAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
330. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to reach agreement on measures to address victims' issues since the conclusion of the agreement called A Fresh Start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Funding
Micheál Martin
331. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated to the Reconciliation Fund per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19066/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Passport Applications Data
Thomas P. Broughan
332. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications by United Kingdom citizens currently being processed; the extra resources he will be deploy to the Passport Office to deal with the increased demand following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19187/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Data
Thomas P. Broughan
333. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens currently working in the United Kingdom, indicated by area in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19188/16]