138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the request for an outpatient appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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137 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons discharged from acute hospitals in the Mid-Western Health Board area on a hospital by hospital basis and in each case the nursing homes these patients were discharged to on contract by the Health Service Executive; and the procurement practices in place to obtain the best rates possible from those nursing homes and the safeguards in place to ensure standards.
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45 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Transport the capital investment projects that are commencing in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to present full details of the worked costings of keeping Anglo Irish Bank as a going concern, compared to an orderly wind down of that bank.
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59 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to publish the National Asset Management Agency business plan; and if he has discussed the key parameters with the board following the decisions taken on the first tranche of loans.
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80 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out combined heat and power plants fuelled by biomass in public buildings across the country.
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886 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the reason Bus Éireann is now charging pupils attending a school (details supplied) for the school bus starting in September 2010 despite the fact that the children of these families have been attending the school for generations and had never been asked for a payment; and if he will investigate the situation.
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770 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a further allocation will be made to Cork City Council to deal with the list of applications for housing upgrades and extensions under the disabled person’s grant scheme in view of the fact that existing applicants are waiting anything between 12 months and two years to get a decision on their application.
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679 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason mortgage supplement has been reduced from €47.50 per week to €30 per week in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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649 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the flood fund that was available for victims of flooding both in County Cork and other areas; the amount that was originally allocated; the amount that has been awarded to date; and the amount that still remains in the fund.
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540 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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408 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Cork will be called for orthopaedic surgery in view of the fact that the surgery has been considered necessary by their general practitioner and their consultant.
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98 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is concerned that people face the prospect of spending up to three years in retirement without the State pension in view of the national pensions framework.
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334 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Cork was not awarded an illness benefit for a week in March 2010.
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333 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason mortgage supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been reduced from €47.50 per week to €30 per week.
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76 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Dublin Airport Authority and an airline (details supplied) regarding hangar 6 at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain a decision not to grant a refund in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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56 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the eligibility criteria for applications to the new agri-environment options scheme in view of the fact that contracts for many REP scheme participants will expire following the 17 May 2010 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the increase in staff within the Central Bank and financial regulatory system; and if the embargo is being applied in these bodies.
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112 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it continues to be appropriate that the target of promoting the development of the financial service sector be part of the mandate of the Central Bank.
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101 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason payment has been ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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232 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on the application for illness benefit or disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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427 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made on the application made by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of a sheltered housing scheme in Cork.
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378 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will get a companion free travel pass in place of sole use pass.
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291 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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60 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to amend the Gate 3 system to facilitate commercially viable new wind farm proposals getting grid connection without unreasonable delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is only receiving €160 per week old age pension; and if this application will be reconsidered with a view to granting an increase.
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72 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to introduce national guidelines for the operation of the mortgage interest supplement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in the assessment of the General Post Office complex as a feasible location for the redeveloped national theatre; the timescale envisaged for the assessment of this alternative site; and when a report will be submitted to Government on the proposal.
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451 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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404 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is still awaiting a decision on their carer’s allowance application.
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10 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation to regulate and inspect disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has being refused illness benefit, disablement benefit and disability allowance.
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351 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for family reunification will be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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252 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for living alone allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork made in October 2009.
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513 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a companion pass will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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511 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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123 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consultations he has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the proposed introduction of a statutory code for the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an appeal, submitted in June 2009, against the decision refusing an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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308 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if the fair deal nursing home grant is payable from the date of application rather than from the date of approval in view of the fact that a large number of acute hospital beds are being occupied by persons who are awaiting approval under the fair deal scheme and cannot move until such time as the approval is received.
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250 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene in a situation whereby the client registration unit in Finglas, Dublin 11, is sending letters to applicants for medical cards with no signature except a scribble, therefore, there can be no contact made with the person who signed the letter.
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738 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on the application made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for domiciliary care allowance.
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666 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will summon the Iranian ambassador to his offices to discuss the trial of seven imprisoned Baha’is in Iran in view of the fact that there is concern for the safety of these people while they are in prison prior to and after the trial in view of the fact that there are strong suggestions that the outcome of the judicial process has been predetermined.
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552 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for a declaration as a refugee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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551 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for residency made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be decided upon.
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546 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for residency on humanitarian grounds made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be completed.
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397 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a decision was made to reject the application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a back to school clothing and footwear grant in view of the fact that their income is below the limit except on the few occasions when they were obliged to work overtime.
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13 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if in contacts with officials of the Department of Finance in relation to tax breaks for the film industry he has sought to have games development and computer animated film included in this tax break; his views on the value to Ireland of the creation of a centre of excellence for digitally generated entertainment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made by a housing association (details supplied).
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214 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy of the probation service in locating probation centres in residential areas; if it is planned to do so at Westview House, St. Patrick’s Hill, Cork; the guarantees the probation service gives to allay the concerns regarding the safety of school-going teenagers in five adjacent secondary schools and for local residents; and his plans to move the young persons probation service from the centre in Cove Street.
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