758 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken by his Department to provide a gaelcholáiste in the south Louth-east Meath area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a proposal by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to develop a new school in conjunction with his Department meets with criteria within his Department; if this proposal will be considered by his Department; his views on whether it would enable his Department to permit the project to commence immediately and, therefore, improve education facilities for the children of Kilfinane, which are urgently required; and if he has considered the matter.
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757 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the recent decision to discontinue the National Centre for Technology in Education posts of information and communication technology advisors within the education centres here; the impact this decision will have on the work of education centres, the teacher education section in his Department, the school development planning initiative and the second level support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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551 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will issue a list of the members of the board of the Family Support Agency detailing when each member was appointed, the Minister they were appointed by and when their membership expires; and the criteria she will use to fill vacancies in the future.
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550 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will issue a list of the members of the board of the Combat Poverty Agency, detailing when each member was appointed, the Minister they were appointed by and when their membership expires; and the criteria she will use to fill vacancies in the future.
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466 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the appointees to agencies of his Department made by the previous Minister from March 2007 to May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Louth was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital and left to sleep on a trolley in an office on the night of 26 June 2008 when there were spare beds in Louth County hospital; the further reason there is no arrangement to fully utilise the beds capacity in the Louth hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint surgical department in Louth hospital is being altered and that commitments given to maintain a double on-call service are being abandoned and that this jeopardises the partnership process in Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive plans to transfer nurses from Louth County hospital to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; the nature of these nursing posts; the services in Louth County Hospital that will be discontinued as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to change the number of nursing hours in the theatre service of Louth County Hospital; and the way the Health Service Executive plans to re-deploy these nursing hours.
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383 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if Louth County Hospital is on call for theatre procedures from Monday to Sunday; the status of the theatre on-call service; and the plans for the future of this service.
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382 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the consultation made prior to removing the SHO surgical on-call cover from Louth County Hospital on 1 July, 2008; if the attention of a person (details supplied) was drawn to the changes; when attention was drawn to them; if the nursing staff were made aware of the changes; the way they were notified; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that registrars are the only on-call cover after 5 p.m. in Louth County Hospital; that at weekends these registrars will have to cover 16 hour shifts; that seven registrars have written to the medical administration of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital calling this arrangement a gross neglect of patients and a violation of health and safety standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that all SHO surgical cover has been removed from Louth County Hospital outside the hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and that this cutback was implemented on 1 July 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the representations she has received from Cabinet colleagues on the future of Louth County Hospital; the commitments sought on the future of this hospital in the programme for Government negotiations in 2007; the commitments given; the plans in the current programme for Government for Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the details of all representations made by persons (details supplied) since May 2007 regarding services at Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will issue guidance to the gardaí on ways to explain to people the consequences of remaining silent pursuant to the changes introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2007.
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81 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the roll-out of secure digital radio for the gardaí and emergency services.
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45 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will commit to ensuring the proper dispersion of the student services charge by higher education institutions; and if he will guarantee that all moneys collected through the student services charge will be invested in student services and not used to pay down institutional debt.
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16 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the way he will address the fact that tens of thousands of young people are being priced out of higher education due to their parents’ income being only slightly above the threshold to qualify for grants.
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226 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the IMPACT and SIPTU trade union campaign to attain appropriate wages and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers.
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213 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science when a phase 1.2 meeting will take place between the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Louth and his officials, together with the design team appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces annual report 2007 and the challenge she raised regarding cases which arose out of career advancement that they often need quicker adjudication; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Defence Forces Ombudsman caseload has increased 192% in 2007; the steps he will take to ensure that the office has the required resources to continue to be able to deal with the cases efficiently and retain the trust built by the Ombudsman for the Defence Force with members and former members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in talks with trade unions and employers’ organisations in the context of a proposed successor to the Towards 2016 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the lengthy delays being experienced by applicants for naturalisation.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Arthur Morgan den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na bearta a dhéanfaidh sé, mar aon le Foras na Gaeilge, chun a chinntiú go leanfar den dá nuachtán Gaeilge, Lá Nua agus Foinse, ar a laghad, a fhoilsiú.
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109 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of staff in her Department dealing with jobseeker’s allowance and benefit claims leading to a backlog in the processing of these claims; and if she plans to address the matter.
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128 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she will take on the fuel allowance, which in view of the substantial increase in fuel prices, is not adequate to help people avoid fuel poverty.
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72 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the latest figures on unemployment which show a marked increase in the past year.
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37 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the new initiatives the Government has planned to tackle the growing rates of unemployment.
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504 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is possible for a recruitment agency registered as an employer to avail of work permits for non-Irish staff; and if not, if it is legal for a recruitment agency to have staff on its books and to be supplying staff to the labour market without permits.
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135 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of Bus Éireann buses that can accommodate passengers with impaired mobility.
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69 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of Bus Átha Cliath buses that can accommodate passengers with impaired mobility.
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49 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the immediate action she will take to implement in full the recommendations of the health protection surveillance centre on the spread of Clostridium difficile and other hospital-based infections.
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129 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the ICTU economic outlook for 2008, in particular its assertion that the cost of living will continue to rise in 2008; and his views on whether this will have an impact on the current round of pay talks.
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80 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review public private partnerships as a method of financing public projects; and if he will support a full review of the use of PPPs by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
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147 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is confident that all the recommendations of the Morris tribunal will be implemented; and the timeframe within which this can be expected.
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111 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will bring forward standardised guidelines on the protection of sensitive data in view of the fact that over 120 data storage devices have been lost or stolen from departmental staff since 2002 and in view of the loss of lap-tops containing highly sensitive personal information on individuals lost by private institutions also.
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362 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a committee was set up to monitor the provision and spending of ancillary grants in schools; if such a committee has made a report on its findings; and if not, when it will do so.
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264 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if financial provision was made by her Department for the appointment of a clinical auditor at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, in line with the recommendation of Judge Maureen Harding Clarke; when such provision will be made; the level of urgency attached to this appointment; when it will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the new national homeless strategy; if his Department has set a launch date for this strategy; when the launch date can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount it would cost annually to provide paid paternity leave for two weeks at a flat rate of 60% of the average industrial wage.
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567 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding has been ringfenced by his Department for the proposed social and physical regeneration scheme for estates (details supplied) in County Louth; and when residents of these areas can expect the scheme to commence.
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566 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has sanctioned the appointment of a preferred bidder in respect of the redevelopment and rejuvenation of the Market Square and the mixed use development on the Market Square, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount it would cost in a year to increase maternity benefit to a flat rate of 60% of the average industrial wage.
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274 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the situation at a Fingal County Council social housing construction site north of Ballymun where a construction firm (details supplied) has fired BATU union staff from the site amidst claims that it was paying the workers cash-in-hand and would not allow them access to an REA or procedural agreement pension scheme; if she will investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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