To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is the requirement for a review of social welfare payments to families who are living in poverty to protect the misuse of payments for drug or alcohol abuse at the expense of children or spouses; if there is a method by which teachers and persons can report suspected misuse of payments to her Department for action to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare inspectors carrying out investigations in each region in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if she will outline the resources allocated to the inspection of welfare fraud in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of fraudulent claims that have been identified per inspector during each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Wednesday) called on Fianna Fáil to stop using the situation in Cyprus to try to instil fear in Irish bank depositors.

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he expects to be in a position to offer financial support to locally organised cultural and or heritage events over the next three years..

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of any to which the use of gypsum for animal bedding is controlled or banned throughout the EU and this jurisdiction..

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has had discussions with local arts groups with a view to incentivisation of job creation activities..

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he or his Department is aware of the number and location of historical or heritage sites which are open to the public...

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of any to which the use of gypsum for animal bedding is controlled or banned throughout the EU and this jurisdiction..

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has had discussions with local arts groups with a view to incentivisation of job creation activities..

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he expects to be in a position to offer financial support to locally organised cultural and or heritage events over the next three years..