601 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the rate of illiteracy amongst under 25 years; the number of persons under 25 years who are illiterate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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590 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the list of schools included in the Abair Leat Irish language pilot project.
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559 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason his Department has denied two fishing vessels (details supplied) their full mackerel quota; his views on whether there is discrimination against these boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth was refused carer’s benefit and carer’s allowance; and if she will reverse this decision.
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338 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if closed circuit television systems in RAPID areas will be joined to gardaí CCTV systems; if there is a regulatory basis in place for such connection; the areas that are being considered for such connection; and when such connections will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of training places for young persons that were provided by FÁS at the end of December 2009; if there was an increase in the number of training places for young persons in January 2010 in view of the reduction in jobseeker’s payments for claimants under 25 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if vacancies existed in training places for young persons provided by FÁS at the end of December 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of career guidance counsellors that are unemployed; the number of career guidance counsellors on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his role in the negotiations for the devolution of policing and justice in Northern Ireland; his views on the outcome.
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87 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the issues surrounding the labelling of products from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory; and the steps he will take, in conjunction with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to deal with this issue.
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215 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out to persons in receipt of the widow’s pension that have previously been divorced from their deceased spouse on a year by year basis for the past five years.
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58 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children when legislation will be published to clarify eligibility for health and personal social services; the reason for the long delay in publishing this legislation; the number of persons concerned in the drafting of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has approved the Health Service Executive draft service plan for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of these positions which have been temporarily replaced as and from February 2010.
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235 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of positions in Donegal social welfare offices where the employee is on paid leave as and from February 2010.
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234 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons working in social welfare centres in County Donegal in February 2009.
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233 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons working in social welfare centres in County Donegal in February 2010.
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119 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with Bus Éireann officials regarding the proposed redundancies and route curtailments.
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675 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools here as and from January 2010.
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674 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools here in September 2009.
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663 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of enterprise education in second level schools; if he will review and extend the enterprise education programme outside of current programmes; his views on whether enterprise education should be a compulsory part of secondary level education in view of the demands of the smart economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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661 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools here that offer transition year to students; the percentage of secondary schools that offer transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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660 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will hold a consultation process with teachers and other interested education parties in regard to the drawing up of new guidelines for the administration of early total immersion education in gaelscoileanna; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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659 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science when the new rules for the administration of early total immersion education in gaelscoileanna will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of security at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth in each of the past five years; the number of security personnel employed in each of the past five years; if security personnel at this hospital have certificates from the Private Security Authority; if security personnel are employed directly by the Health Service Executive or agency workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of full or partial lower limb amputations carried out on patients residing in County Louth in 2007 and 2008; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients under 65 years residing in County Louth treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2007 and 2008; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients in County Louth treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial lower limb amputation in 2007 and 2008; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the work placement programme is supposed to provide work experience to 2,000 unemployed individuals in view of the fact that there have been 257 placements as of 20 January 2010 and only 955 vacancies for placements are available; the locations at which the other 748 people who are supposed to be facilitated under the programme are to be placed; if State agencies and public bodies will be mandated to take on unemployed people under this scheme if no other companies are forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that are supported by the Industrial Development Authority on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the locations of the site visits made by the Industrial Development Authority to County Donegal for each year since 2003 on a yearly basis.
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77 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to calls for a reinvestigation of the unsolved murder of a person (details supplied); if he has discussed this matter with the Garda Commissioner.
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348 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date in ensuring that broadband is made available to a community (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made to date in delivering a scheme (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of nationalising Anglo Irish bank to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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693 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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624 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 27 January 2010, the details of the measures geared to improving the competitiveness of the food industry which will be operated by Enterprise Ireland using €7 million from budget 2010; when these measures will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Arthur Morgan den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil cinneadh déanta maidir leis an ráta laethúil do mhná tí sa Ghaeltacht faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge.
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406 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a decision has been made on the daily rate available to the mná tí in the Gaeltacht under the Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge.
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155 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has met with the new board of FÁS; the occasions she has met with the new board; the details of these meetings; if she has scheduled meetings with the new board over the coming year on a regular basis to discuss their work; if she has given the new board of FÁS a work programme for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria that will be attached to the inability-to-pay provision for the hotel, catering and retail sectors in respect of the way companies will demonstrate if they are in financial trouble that prevents them from paying their staff the minimum wage; the provisions that are being put in place by her Department as part of this clause that will prevent the exploitation of this legislation by employers who do not want to pay their employees the minimum wage; the steps that are being planned by her to make provision for workers in the business affected whose wages will be cut; if there will be a cut-off point at which employers will have to pay their employees a set wage below which they cannot go; if the remainder of the wage will be met by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will enforce the technical department in his Department to issue a response to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal.
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23 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the budget decision to abolish funding to the millennium partnership fund.
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19 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse his decision to cut the allowances of participants on vocational training opportunities scheme, Youthreach and senior Traveller training centres.
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335 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the €9.5 million allocated in budget 2010 to support the food industry to enhance the competitiveness of the industry will be made available; the way in which this money will be spent; his plans for this money; the way in which he expects this allocation to enhance the competitiveness of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received for support under the employment subsidy scheme on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received from County Donegal for support under the employment subsidy scheme in 2009; the location of these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received for support under the enterprise stabilisation fund in 2009 on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received from County Donegal for support under the enterprise stabilisation fund in 2009; the location of these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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