254. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the interim arrangements for the Office of Disability Appeals; the date on which the position of Disability Appeals Officer will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42515/12]
24 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish Aid provide funding to Irish aid organisations which have supported programmes for population planning in countries where they operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person who is without or lost the use of one leg may be eligible for the disabled drivers tax relief scheme but a person must have lost or be without the use of both arms before they can be deemed eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that a company (details supplied), in compliance with section 7.3 of the terms and conditions of the refit competition document, has been granted on extension to the REFIT scheme 1 until the end of December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish Aid currently has a programme for population planning in aid recipient countries; if so, where; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are plans to run the child care capital programme in 2013; if so, when will the application process will commence; if he will give details of other financial supports available to child care providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills in terms of the ePortfolio software to be used for the reformed junior certificate cycle, if he will ensure that this will be compatible with all hardware devices used by students, taking into consideration that many schools are rolling out IT programmes which promote particular devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an open tendering process to facilitate the introduction of ePortfolios for the reformed junior certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 25 April 2012, the position regarding the background paper on ePortfolios and when will this paper be available to the public.
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239 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a student loan scheme for postgraduate students who are no longer eligible for a maintenance grant; if so, the progress that has been made and when it is expected to have such a scheme in place; if not, if he has considered introducing a student guarantor scheme to assist struggling post graduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the number of applications for the sports capital programme 2012; the value of funding applied for; when he expects to be in a position to announce a decision on these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32047/12]
159 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 12 June 2012 when the assessment for the availability of resources to provide for the long-term treatment with pradaxa for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibriliation will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date regarding the taxi review to deal with short-term and medium-term measures to tackle tax and social welfare non compliance and illegal operations; if enhanced co-operation between the National Transport Authority, the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the annual review of the student support regulations and the student grant scheme for the 2012/2013 academic year in terms of nationality requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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620 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Health Service Executive to have completed its assessment of resources to provide for the long-term use of the drug Pradaxa to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (details supplied)
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176 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding persons who have lost their passport, the checks that are in place to prevent identity theft and the fraudulent use of the misplaced passport; the way these safeguards are undertaken; the person who completes same; the timeframe involved in reissuing of a passport to such a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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716 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the processing of naturalisation applications; when he expects that the changes introduced in June 2011 will allow for applications to be completed within a six month timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare was downgraded from 1.1 to 1.2 status on the 2012 school building programme, particularly when an application for the summer works scheme was refused in 2011 because of the school’s high priority status on the building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there have been delays with regard to the development or investigative stage of e-portfolios being used for the junior certificate cycle; when he will be in a position to move forward with the concept of e-portfolios; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons, as effective from July 2012, the level of payment for a part-time worker in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit will be based on a five day week rather than the current six day week, but that this new rule will not apply to part-time workers in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance whose payment will remain based on six days; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients that are paid pensions, social welfare, unemployment assistance, occupational payments, disability benefit, children’s allowance and all other payments at the post office in Lucan village, Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the post office ran out of money leaving entitled citizens without payments and that recipients may have to queue for up to an hour; the provision that can be made to deal with this major health and safety issue; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that, on occasions, the Garda has to assist with the queuing system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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792 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re-employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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759 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re-employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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678 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public servants who have retired from her Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on her Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re-employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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657 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re-employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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608 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Defence the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re-employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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524 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of public servants who have retired from her Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on her Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Taoiseach the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department’s payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full time, part time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will be in a position to comment on the public consultation process on the third compliance report on the implementation of the code of practice on the display and sale of alcohol in mixed trading premises; when will a decision be made on whether to commence the statutory provision on structural separation in section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the Department of Justice’s extension and continuation of the visa waiver scheme, the value of this to the tourism industry in Ireland; if he will provide details of the way the tourist agencies intend to take advantage of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views on a potential bid by the Irish Rugby Football Union for the hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16546/12]
457 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used to determine whether an applicant or reference for a holiday visa to Ireland has sufficient funds to finance their trip to Ireland; if there is a specific level of income or savings which need to be attained by either the applicant or reference before the application can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who have been classified at the incorrect rates for PRSI and superannuation contributions by his Department; and the date on which the misclassification error was first identified in his Department.
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39 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will continue for the remediation of the landfill site at Kerdiffstown, County Kildare; the future plans for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government taking into consideration the substantial population increase in County Kildare since 1996, the stage which the planned works to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare are at; when work is likely to commence on this upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the reasons in order to qualify for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme a vehicle must be purchased from an authorised person according to SI 353/1994, section 8(1); the assistance that can be offered to someone in terms of motor taxation exemptions who did not buy from an authorised dealer but has been medically certified as disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a non-EU dependent child of a person who has permission to remain in the State by virtue of marriage to an Irish national residing in the State is deemed eligible to apply for a maintenance grant by the vocational education committee however a dependent child, not of EU nationality, of an Irish citizen is not eligible to apply; if there are any plans to revise the criteria for maintenance grants in respect of residency status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delays in processing applications for State redundancy payments; the steps being taken to expedite the processing of these claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the future plans for the summer works scheme and minor works grants; if these schemes are being phased out, the funding that will be available to schools to undertake necessary minor structural works, such as improving recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a national campaign to provide information regarding Lupus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the level of State support and resources available to sufferers of Lupus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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