146 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of a total hip replacement and total knee replacement in private hospitals under the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
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145 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of a total hip replacement and total knee replacement in public hospitals.
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54 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his legislative and action based plans to clamp down on the growing prevalence of firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider the decision to refuse the higher education grant to a person (details supplied) in County Louth for the academic year 2008-09; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action which has been taken to identify and prosecute, if necessary, those landlords who have not registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the number of prosecutions that have taken place for County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of private rented accommodation in use or available for use in County Meath; and the number of these which are registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board, as required by law.
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405 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of council houses built in County Meath in each of the past five years.
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404 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons on the council waiting list for housing in County Meath.
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403 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a fire safety study or fire risk assessment was last carried out for County Meath.
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171 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth was refused a primary medical certificate when there is clear professional evidence of their disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance when new criteria under Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in relation to primary medical certificates will be published; if these criteria offer greater consistency than is currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on taking action that would lead to employment opportunities for north Meath, particularly in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the manner in which the money raised from the sale of psychiatric hospitals and lands will be ring-fenced to fund mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for the implementation of the transformation plan for hospital services in the north east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he has had with the Irish Pension Board since 1 January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he has had with a group (detail supplied) since the announcement of the Government's credit institution guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will review the appointment process of members of the board of FÁS.
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81 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to tackle the deterioration of Irish manufacturing exports.
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333 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position with regard to putting the Money Advice and Budgeting Service on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will confirm that the Money Advice and Budgeting Service telephone helpline number is a 1890 number, which charges users a fee of up to 35 cent per minute; her views on whether this is fair and on whether the helpline should be a 1850 callsave number which charges a flat fee of approximately 30 cent irrespective of the length of the call; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the Money Advice and Budgeting Service telephone helpline was established; the number of calls received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the waiting times at each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office at present; the waiting times at each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office in November 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of clients dealt with or on a waiting list at each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office to date in 2008; the number of clients dealt with at each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in the appointment of the new Financial Regulator consumer consultative panel in view of the fact that the mandate of the previous panel came to an end in early October 2008; when the new panel will be appointed and will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the way he is monitoring and the action he is taking to ensure that section 44 of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme SI 411 of 2008, which states that a covered institution shall not pass on the costs of the guarantee to its customers in an unwarranted manner, is being adhered to by financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the cost incurred for pay at each coast guard station here in each of the past three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the disparity in funding for rape crisis services throughout the State; the reason the north-east region is receiving only €500 per 1000 population compared to €1,800 per 1000 population in the south east; if or when she will correct this disparity; the way this disparity has arisen; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the level of funding in 2007 and 2008 for rape crisis centres (details supplied).
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225 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that almost 400 symphysiotomy procedures were carried out on women in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, some taking place after childbirth, she will arrange for an external review to establish the reason for this number of procedures; the outcome of these procedures generally for the women involved; the need for clarity in these unusual circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if her further attention has been further drawn to the pressures being placed on staff and resources in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the hospital services which have been curtailed or suspended due to end of year cutbacks or budget over-runs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to restore services at the north-east regional orthopaedic unit at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional FÁS training places are to be made available in the wake of her decision to cut jobseekers benefit from 15 to 12 months.
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469 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has directed local authorities to accept money from developers instead of either social or affordable houses under Part V; if he has given local authorities advice or direction in this regard; if so, the advice or direction he has given; if he expects local authorities to have a uniform approach across the State in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will enter discussions with the Garda Commissioner aimed at launching an effective Garda operation targeting groups and businesses that fraudulently collect second-hand clothes from householders under the guise of being charities in view of the growing scale of the problem, which has recently been reported to net profits in the region of €10 million a year, and in view of the negative impact the practice has on legitimate charities.
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26 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 29 October 2008, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Money Advice and Budgetary Service made a submission to the Law Reform Commission recommending the introduction of an out-of-court alternative debt resolution process and that a pilot scheme was launched by MABS, FLAC and the Irish Banking Federation six years ago; his views on whether the current economic climate heightens the urgency of such provision; and if he will make preparation for the introduction of legislation to this end.
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211 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether fathers here are discriminated against by the non-availability of paid paternity leave.
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127 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if there are demand-responsive-type taxi systems operating in the rural transport programme.
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372 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children when appointments will be made for women who have been referred by their general practitioners to Dochas Centre, Drogheda and Beaumont Hospital Breast Clinic for consultation; the reason no one has been designated to arrange appointments for many of these women; her views on whether no transfer of services from Dochas Centre to Beaumont Breast Clinic should take place until proper arrangements are in place; her views on the stress which these women are undergoing as they wait, for many weeks in some cases, for appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if the external review into the procedure of symphysiotomy in some Irish hospitals (details supplied) is complete; if not, when it is expected to be complete; the person who is conducting this external review; when they were appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the new PRSI requirements for jobseeker’s benefit unfairly penalises young people who may have lost their first jobs due to the economic downturn.
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134 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rationale behind changing the PRSI qualification for jobseeker’s benefit from the standard 52 weeks to 104 weeks.
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244 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is examining alternative methods of cockle fishing in Dundalk Bay; if a method, which includes a vacuum process, is being considered suitable for cockle fishing in the bay; when a decision will be made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he has had with directors or boards of any Irish credit institution since the announcement of the credit institutions guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he has had with the chief executive of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority since the announcement of the credit institutions guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the overall cost of the Teamworks Report and the Report of the Health Partnership Group.
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253 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if the evaluation report into the Rape Crisis and Serious Sex Assault Centre, Dundalk will be published; and when it is expected the report will be complete.
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