Results 141-160 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 41 of 27 May 2010, the reason any outstanding applications made under the former special housing aid for the elderly scheme in counties Laois and Offaly were not completed under the funding allocation of €500,000 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to investigate the reduction in people signing for social welfare payments during the period in which flights were grounded by the ash cloud; if this reduction has been brought to his attention by his officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 1 June 2010, if she will confirm whether a person (details supplied) meets the criteria in terms of being unemployed and entitled to remain on and receive free fees on their programme of study under the Labour Market Activation Programme; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the grant assistance available for primary school students with a specific speech and language impairment for the purchase of computer equipment for the home to help with reading, speaking and overall education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26120/10]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Those families do not receive any assistance from the Minister's Department.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: To pay for that all summer is costly as none of those activities is free. Let us deal in the real world.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Not in the vast majority of places.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: It is amazing that the Department will have that technology when it does not have the technology to allow fuel payments to be made in twice yearly lumpsums or to pass PPS numbers to the Revenue Commissioners.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: It is not sent to the Revenue Commissioners.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: What happens where a person prerecords his or her answers?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: So it will be a person rather than a recording?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: What is the aim of this?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Staff will continue to have to speak to people although not person to person.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: What if a person is at work while making the phone call?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Yes.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: I do.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Will the Minister get retired people to do this or will he train unemployed people?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: So those people will get their pension and this payment.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Is the Minister concerned about the number of appeals which are successful? It is a problem when the wrong decisions were made the first time.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Olwyn Enright: Some of the Minister's colleagues would know such people.