227 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have been brought before the Courts and charged with the offences of membership of a criminal gang under the legislation enacted in 2009; and the number of those convicted of such a charge and sentenced since the coming into force of the relevant legislation.
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226 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have to date moved from the Mosney Centre, County Meath, to alternative accommodation as sought at the end of July last by the Reception and Integration Agency attached his Department; the locations to which their residence has been moved; the numbers and circumstances of those who remain in Mosney who were originally informed that they were obliged to move; and in respect of each individual who has moved if he will detail the comparative costs to the State of their remaining in Mosney monthly as compared to their residence in an alternative location.
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134 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concern that has been expressed at the length of time being taken by National Asset Management Agency to consider business plans submitted to it in respect of acquired assets; if the length of time being taken is rendering business plans submitted out of date and exacerbating the difficulties being experienced by companies in continuing trading; if such delays expose NAMA and the State to an unnecessary risk of incurring financial losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the number of business plans received by National Asset Management Agency offered to date to designated accountancy firms for their consideration; the number of occasions on which such firms have declined to accept such work in respect of individual plans; the reasons, if any, given for them doing so; and if he will detail the number of business plans that remain to be assessed in circumstances in which firms have declined to undertake such assessment.
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132 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the number of business plans furnished to date to National Asset Management Agency in respect of acquired assets; the months and year in which such plans were submitted; the number of business plans awaiting consideration and not yet examined; the number examined and still under consideration; and the number to date agreed in original or modified form.
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1491 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Private Members’ Bill published by Deputy O’Donoghue to amend the Building Control Act 2007; if he intends to introduce his own Bill further addressing the registration of architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1390 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will maintain existing levels of funding for agencies involved in the arts including the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and Culture Ireland, to protect local authority arts funding and to make appropriate new funding available to the arts and cultural sector so as to build on our cultural and tourism potential and maintain and contribute to the creation of additional employment in the arts.
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1180 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent, if any, the Ombudsman for Children was consulted during the planning and preparation of the alcohol test purchasing scheme; if a draft of the scheme guidelines was furnished to her for her input and observations pursuant to section 7 of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002; and if not, the reason therefor.
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940 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason applications for citizenship take in excess of 24 months; the respective timeframes for such applications in other EU member states and to clarify the reasons for any disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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923 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for vetting awaiting decision or clearance as at the 1 September 2010; the month in respect of which such vetting applications were first received; and if he will detail the current waiting period for vetting assessments to be completed.
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466 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the reason a rent increase of 100% is being sought from tenants of a commercial scheme (details supplied) which is now under the control of National Asset Management Agency at a time when business has already been negatively affected by the current economic climate and the specific businesses are already struggling; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such a rent review may result in existing tenants of the scheme ceasing to trade and others being placed under unnecessary financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant to the board of a school (details supplied) the necessary permission to allow it move, on a temporary basis, to an alternative school building (details supplied) which more adequately caters for the needs of the pupils; if any progress has been made in relation to the provision of a new permanent school building for said school in view of the fact that the school is currently operating from split-locations.
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431 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant the permission required to allow the school project team prepare the necessary documentation to apply to the local authority for planning permission in respect of a new permanent school building to the board of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18.
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33 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether a Defence Forces mission at battalion level should occur within 18 months; his further views on whether a failure to provide for such a mission could damage the Defence Forces in view of his agreement (details supplied) that such a mission is the lifeblood of the organisation; the international contacts he has made, or has had made on his behalf, to international bodies to ensure participation in such a mission; and if he will make a statment on the matter.
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263 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimates made as to the extent of the gas field off the shores of County Mayo that a company (details supplied) is licensed to exploit; the studies undertaken regarding same; the number of years supply of gas estimated to be contained in the field and if he will give details of the financial arrangements with the company regarding the bringing ashore and exploitation of this gas field.
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382 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the technology available to the Garda Síochána to identify those downloading child pornography from the Internet; if the technology discussed in a recent television programme (details supplied) on this issue is available to An Garda Síochána and if not, why not; the action he will take to ensure that the most up-to-date effective technology is available to the Garda to facilitate investigations in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in establishing the European Union 116000 hotline number for missing children; the steps she will take regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in sanctioning the construction of an extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; if her attention has been drawn to the need for an extension to be constructed in view of the increasing numbers of students; if her further attention has been drawn to the possibility of the recurrence of subsidence in the main school building which may necessitate classes being moved from the main school building; and if she will prioritise the construction of the extension in view of the urgent need.
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488 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11, a DEIS school, continues to have the service of a librarian for the library which is open both before and after school; if there is a possibility that funding for the librarian will be withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for tenants in private rented dwellings as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); the consideration he has given to such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to establish a national house price register database; his views on whether there is a need for such database to which the general public should have access and for greater transparency regarding house sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding the status of legislation to give the Garda and the probation service new statutory powers in the monitoring of released sex offenders; the details of these new powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will take the necessary action to attach to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 a full clinical team, including a consultant psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as was attached to it until approximately six years ago to provide essential services for the educational needs of 60 children attending the school with emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties, that such a clinical team be provided in conjunction with a clinic (details further supplied) or through the appointment of appropriate staff directly to the school; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the children attending the school are in urgent need of structured and regular occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the records that are maintained within her Department concerning communication between her, the Minister of State with responsibility for children and departmental officials relating to children who have died since 1 January 2000 who were in care or who had been reported to either the Health Service Executive or the former health boards as being at risk.
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71 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of staff dealing with medical card applications in south Dublin has been reduced from nine to two in the past 18 months; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that some individuals suffering from chronic illnesses who qualify for a medical card are being issued with temporary medical cards with a two month validity and are required to re-apply several times a year for a new card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements that are in place when non-consultant hospital doctors change job on 1 July 2010; the impact of the European working time directive on NCHDs and services offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which public service contracts are allocated to domestic small and medium enterprises; the way this proportion compares to other EU countries; if he plans policy initiatives to make contracts more accessible to Irish SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that individuals acting as children’s officers in local sports clubs are concerned that should they make any report of possible abuse of a child to the Health Service Executive in accordance with the child protection guidelines, there is no certainty that any such report made by them will be followed up; there is no structure in place to inform them of the action taken pursuant to any such report made; there is widespread concern that as a consequence of the HSE failing to properly assess or follow up children at risk they could in future years be held responsible for the failings of the HSE.
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107 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps, if any, taken by her with regard to concerns expressed to her about the alleged substandard consultant and management within the Brothers of Charity southern service, child and adolescent mental health services; if her attention has been drawn to the reason for the Health Service Executive engaging a recruitment agency to employ on a short-term basis a number of professionals to form a multidisciplinary team to undertake the assessment of children on the waiting list of south Lee team A; if she has investigated the reason the waiting list is currently three years despite there being no such waiting list in the neighbouring geographic area of south Lee team B; the number of psychologists or others who have reported to her that there are serious clinical and managerial inadequacies in the provision of this service; and the further reason nothing has happened for a period of 12 months to resolve this problem to the detriment of the children on the waiting lists in need of mental health services.
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326 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for vetting to the Garda vetting office take between 12 and 14 weeks to process; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in the vetting process is creating an obstacle to persons unemployed taking up employment and is a cause for concern to schools and voluntary organisations across the country that wish to fill vacant positions; if he recognises that the increase in the number of vetting applications requires the allocation of additional staff to the vetting office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman for Children has recommended that there should be a dedicated child protection service within the Garda Síochána; the consideration given by him to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if approval has been granted by her for the national child care information service included in the Health Service Executive national service plan 2010; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman for Children has strongly recommended that work to standardise processes and improve data sets by the HSE be continued as a priority and that there is an urgent need to provide the national uniform system in view of the current position regarding the application for funding for this system.
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203 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the level of State funding, if any, an organisation known as Lucca Leadership Ireland has received from the Health Service Executive and other State agencies such as Comhairle na nÓg and vocational education committees to date; the number of successful tenders the organisation has received from Comhairle na nÓg and from various vocational education committees here; the details of the due diligence performed by these bodies into the organisation; the courses it provides and its links with the School of Philosophy and Economic Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in the progress of the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will bring legislation on the setting up of a directly elected mayor for Dublin to the Houses of the Oireachtas; when he expects to hold an election; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service staff is not accepting telephone inquiries as a result of ongoing industrial action; that e-mails sent to INIS are being responded to only by post; that this situation is causing significant difficulties for the general public and for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; the action, if any, he is taking to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the capital funding that he has put in place for the development of small fish processing businesses for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland’s permanent mission to the UN is actively pursuing Ireland’s participation in further UN peace keeping missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) which revealed that Health Service Executive’s Dublin north east region received 33 complaints of physical or sexual abuse of children in foster care between 2006 and 2008; if she has been informed by the HSE of the number of such complaints received from children in foster care for each of the years 2005 to 2008 inclusive; if she will state to whom such allegations can be communicated by a child in foster care; and the action taken when such an allegation is made.
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44 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent report of the Ombudsman for Children based on an investigation on the implementation of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children; if she will detail the actions that she has taken to protect children at risk; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a person (details supplied) who, it is alleged, suffered injuries during their arrest on 18 April 2010; if he will ensure that this person is not deported from the State until such investigation is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a waiting list at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for funding in respect of a procedure to replace used batteries in neurostimlator systems implanted in patients to provide relief from chronic pain; if she will provide funding for the necessary procedure to be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 whose neruostimulator system battery expired several months ago and whose health and quality of life has deteriorated as a consequence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding Irish broadcasting masts in the vicinity of the Border following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Irish and UK governments, which provides a framework for continuing co-operation on broadcasting issues on the island of Ireland; if it is envisaged that control and or ownership of such masts will be transferred to a cross-Border holding body or other co-operative or joint arrangement or if they will remain in the ownership of this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made, if any, to facilitate the completion of adoptions in Vietnam by persons who were promised assistance in completing such adoptions almost a year ago; and if she will clarify the current position.
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146 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce amending legislation regarding probate values given to homes in the 2006 and 2007 period which are grossly unrealistic and over-valued and which have, since the furnishing of such valuations, proved impossible to sell at the valuation price to the detriment of testamentary beneficiaries who have been fixed with inheritance tax liabilities which they are incapable of discharging based on the unrealistic values; if he will make provision for inheritance tax to be charged on the basis of the price obtained from the sale of such property where such property is sold within seven years of the grant of probate for a sum below the probate valuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of children between the ages of five years and 16 years attending a recognised primary or post-primary school; the numbers of such children undergoing home education; and the steps being taken by the State to ensure each child receives an education of appropriate standard.
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386 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will prioritise the advancement of the building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16, architectural plans having been submitted to her Department since March 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the poor structural condition of the school; the reason an application to the summer works scheme for a grant to replace rotten windows was unsuccessful; and the steps she will take in respect of this school.
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243 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the protocol, if any, in existence regarding communications between An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive in relation to children in the care of the HSE who go missing; if copies of any such protocols will be furnished to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens who are required by a prospective employer located and registered outside this State to provide proof of no convictions in this State cannot currently obtain such proof from An Garda Síochána or any other State agency for the purposes of obtaining employment and that this situation is causing difficulty for some Irish citizens in securing employment abroad; the action he has taken or proposes taking to address this difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the long waiting lists encountered by adult adopted children tracing birth parents through the Health Service Executive, with such long lists resulting in an inordinate delay in the processing of such applications; the numbers of such adoptive persons whose applications for tracing services are waiting to be processed; the steps being taken to resolve the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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