48 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if the introduction of a 21% VAT charge to the admission fee to visitor farms from 1 January 2012 will be abolished or reduced in order to promote the tourism industry.
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278 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will make funding available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expected processing time for REP scheme 4 and agri-environment options scheme at the Johnstown Castle office, County Wexford and the Portlaoise office, County Laois and if there is a discrepancy in the processing times between both offices.
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197 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding being allocated by the Health Service Executive to transport cancer patients in County Kerry to the centre of excellence in Cork; and the amount each organisation involved in transporting the patients receives.
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826 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue by the Health Service Executive on an application for funding under the nursing homes support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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81 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position on curriculum provision and children’s entitlements with particular reference to English in the junior and senior infant classes at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria to ensure that the allocation of the number of gardaí to areas in rural Ireland is adhered to; and if there is a maximum response time or distance that a sub-station can be from a Garda station.
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624 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the starting date for the planned residential centre for autism to be built at Dromavalla, Ballyseedy, Tralee, County Kerry; and if special needs assistants will be hired to work at the centre.
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564 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the bypass for Macroom, County Cork, will commence in view of the fact that the delay caused by having to travel through the centre of town is a serious deterrent for business having to transport goods between Cork and County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the strategy he is developing to deal with the paediatric diabetes services in Dublin in view of the fact that this service has become inundated with referrals from all over the country; and his plans to alleviate the problem by allocating resources to local services.
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227 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection if the information, communication and technology community office at a location (details supplied), formerly funded by Pobail which closed in March 2011 will be re-opened and funded by North and East Kerry Development.
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150 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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57 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a need to appoint Government representatives to the National Asset Management Agency; the number of times the head of the National Asset Management Agency reports to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the wake of the recent report by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland which indicates high levels of radon gas in houses in County Kerry, if there are or there will be grants available to assist low income families test for and treat high radon levels in the home.
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519 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if ownership of the commonage at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry can be transferred to a group of persons who have had long-term rights to the commonage.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the EU recommended 116000 hotline for missing children will be set up here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a maximum area in square kilometres that a station, with one garda assigned to it, is expected to patrol.
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155 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to terminate the position of rural co-ordinator at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reversed due to the vital role the position plays in the community.
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221 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health and Children if he intends to continue the policy of centrally locating nationally the control function for ambulances.
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98 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider another source of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry on the grounds of health and safety.
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206 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider exempting students in receipt of the non-adjacent education grant living in rural areas without suitable public transport system and who were enrolled in full time third level education prior to the budget of 2011 from the new measures regarding grant allocation introduced in the budget.
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204 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the students of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will continue to receive free school transport as agreed during the amalgamation process.
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136 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the valuation for VAT purposes provided by the Valuation Office to Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited in 25 October 2002 is a valid valuation for VAT purposes; and if he is further satisfied that it was appropriate for the NSCDA to allow the Supreme Court to rely on the valuation in the recent case that came before the Supreme Court in June 2010.
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186 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the local farming community in Portlaoise regarding the decision to relocate the Portlaoise district veterinary office and staff of 30 persons to a new rented building in Naas, County Kildare; the reason behind this decision; if it makes economic sense to move this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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