24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is an indication from the expert group which is examining the provision of radiotherapy facilities here as to when their report will be made available; and the length of time thereafter he will be in a position to publish that report.
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24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is an indication from the expert group which is examining the provision of radiotherapy facilities here as to when their report will be made available; and the length of time thereafter he will be in a position to publish that report.
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13 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his plans to increase the resources of An Bord Pleanála to ensure that hearings involving major retail outlets (details supplied) are dealt with in an expeditious manner.
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18 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands if progress has been made regarding the restoration of the ancient paved well at Shandon, Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if members of the public applying for social welfare entitlements can do so in absolute privacy in all social welfare offices without their conversations being overheard by other members of the public.
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37 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if members of the public applying for social welfare entitlements can do so in absolute privacy in all social welfare offices without their conversations being overheard by other members of the public.
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26 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the waiting period from the time of application to receipt of first payment for a person who qualifies for a pre-1953 pension; if, when new schemes are introduced, applications will be processed within a reasonable period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the waiting period from the time of application to receipt of first payment for a person who qualifies for a pre-1953 pension; if, when new schemes are introduced, applications will be processed within a reasonable period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will introduce statutory measures to control the movement of Travellers, especially convoys of caravans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has identified serious variations in the occurrence of cancer in different areas here; if so, if the sources have been detected; the remedial action being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has identified serious variations in the occurrence of cancer in different areas here; if so, if the sources have been detected; the remedial action being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on the announcement by Iarnród Éireann that the amount of rail freight is going to be halved; the implications this will have for the road network system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on the announcement by Iarnród Éireann that the amount of rail freight is going to be halved; the implications this will have for the road network system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will establish a task force specifically to examine the unemployment difficulties which continue to occur in the west Waterford area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will establish a task force specifically to examine the unemployment difficulties which continue to occur in the west Waterford area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will arrange with the National Museum to have artefacts which have a local interest transferred to museums around the country on a temporary basis to stimulate an active response to our heritage.
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83 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance when he will announce details of the proposed programme of decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance when he will announce details of the proposed programme of decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that all Departments are accessible directly by telephone by Deputies during normal working hours as is the case with the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs inquiry lines.
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9 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach the number of people engaged in horticulture; and the way in which the trend has varied over the past 20 years.
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6 Mr Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if there are any proposals to provide a structure other than Bord Fáilte and the regional tourist boards which would be more dynamic in promoting tourism here and in attracting tourists from Britain, mainland Europe and other European Union countries.
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40 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will consider introducing subsidies to help promoters operate on a viable basis and help solve the massive problem of disposal of refuse.
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40 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will consider introducing subsidies to help promoters operate on a viable basis and help solve the massive problem of disposal of refuse.
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26 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if the programme for decentralisation of Departments is being abandoned; if not, when will there be an announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the way in which the plans for the privatisation of Aer Lingus are proceeding; and when it is expected that they will be completed.
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39 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the way in which the plans for the privatisation of Aer Lingus are proceeding; and when it is expected that they will be completed.
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56 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will meet, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment and Local Government, senior officials of Waterford County Council to discuss the ongoing dispute over the provision of a sewerage scheme for Cheekpoint, County Waterford, to resolve the problem regarding the issuing of a foreshore licence in order that the scheme can proceed without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will meet, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment and Local Government, senior officials of Waterford County Council to discuss the ongoing dispute over the provision of a sewerage scheme for Cheekpoint, County Waterford, to resolve the problem regarding the issuing of a foreshore licence in order that the scheme can proceed without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if his attention has been drawn to the anger felt by those engaged in the tourism industry at the Government's reluctance to take full account of the huge losses they have incurred due to the foot and mouth outbreak; if he will devise a reasonable scheme to protect hotels and other enterprises which are suffering heavy financial and job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if his attention has been drawn to the anger felt by those engaged in the tourism industry at the Government's reluctance to take full account of the huge losses they have incurred due to the foot and mouth outbreak; if he will devise a reasonable scheme to protect hotels and other enterprises which are suffering heavy financial and job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the proposals he has to ensure that applicants under the housing aid for the disabled scheme do not have to wait for up to six months for a medical assessment to qualify for necessary alterations to their dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to receive a report from the Special Task Force on Dyslexia; the timescale given for the deliberations; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to receive a report from the Special Task Force on Dyslexia; the timescale given for the deliberations; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will repeal the Managerial Act, 1942, and return power to representatives of local authorities.
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29 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will repeal the Managerial Act, 1942, and return power to representatives of local authorities.
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11 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in the context of his plans to appoint full-time mayors of corporations and chairmen of county councils, he will outline their powers; and the way in which they will affect the existing powers of county and city managers.
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14 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands if she is satisfied that her Department employs sufficient staff to ensure listed buildings and archaeological sites are adequately protected; and, if not, the measures she will take to rectify the matter.
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43 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the source of the payment for the advertisements placed by the Minister of State at his Department in local newspapers in Waterford city and county in the run-up to Christmas 2000; and the details of the cost in each case.
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43 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the source of the payment for the advertisements placed by the Minister of State at his Department in local newspapers in Waterford city and county in the run-up to Christmas 2000; and the details of the cost in each case.
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33 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will bring forward legislation to provide for a statutory parole board; and if he will introduce interim measures to provide for an independent and structured par ole system pending the enactment of such legislation.
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33 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will bring forward legislation to provide for a statutory parole board; and if he will introduce interim measures to provide for an independent and structured par ole system pending the enactment of such legislation.
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103 Mr. Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will extend the terms of FÁS schemes to benefit people who have found the schemes to be beneficial and who have performed their work in a satisfactory manner.
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103 Mr. Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will extend the terms of FÁS schemes to benefit people who have found the schemes to be beneficial and who have performed their work in a satisfactory manner.
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59 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation his views on whether the strengthening of the Euro will have serious repercussions for the tourism industry in 2001.
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59 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation his views on whether the strengthening of the Euro will have serious repercussions for the tourism industry in 2001.
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15 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the reason for the delay in granting a foreshore licence to Waterford County Council to enable it proceed with the much needed sewerage scheme for Cheekpoint, County Waterford; and if he will ensure that the licence is issued without further delay.
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8 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the reasons for the reported drop in British tourists; when this reported decline commenced; and the proposals he has to reverse the trend.
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97 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will change the current policy of his Department to ensure there is a special grant made available to local authorities for the provision of open spaces and the development of such spaces into playing pitches, children's playgrounds, parks and so on, in order that the local authority are not dependent on the housing allocation for the provision of these amenities, as is currently the case.
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97 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will change the current policy of his Department to ensure there is a special grant made available to local authorities for the provision of open spaces and the development of such spaces into playing pitches, children's playgrounds, parks and so on, in order that the local authority are not dependent on the housing allocation for the provision of these amenities, as is currently the case.
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49 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will set up an independent committee consisting of high level civil servants to oversee the proposed public service decentralisation programme to eliminate any possibility of political party advantage being tolerated.
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