34 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide information on the implementation of the recommendation of the Report of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the reform of aviation policy; the timeframe for the separation of regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if sanction will be granted for the commencement of the project; and if he proposes to accept the invitation extended by the management of the school to visit it.
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123 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive their first interview with the office of the Refugee Application Commissioner.
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23 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the imprisonment of the main opposition leader in Ethiopia and on the curtailment of political rights in a country that is a bilateral partner of the Irish Aid programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way unused CAP funds will be dispensed; when funds are expected to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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319 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that their home-help service has been cancelled as there are no funds available.
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138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official visits abroad and in respect of official business abroad by the holders of the positions of attorney general, director general, including its former title of senior legal assistant and chief parliamentary counsel, including its former title of parliamentary draftsman, for each year since 2000 to 2008 inclusive; and the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by each lawyer at the equivalent grade of assistant secretary for each year since 2000 to date in 2009.
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114 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department has met with the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation regarding Blarney Garda station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the outcome of discussions held on the future financing of the horse racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if capital projects under his remit will commence in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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721 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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348 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that they will have to wait four months to receive a test for a hearing aid.
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105 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made towards securing concessions from Ireland’s EU partners to take into account the contents of the report of the Sub-Committee on Ireland’s Future in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on introducing a special grade for community Gardaí with opportunities for promotion under a new organisational structure in order to strengthen and encourage a significant increase in the numbers of community Gardaí working in communities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the number of entry level drafters who entered the Office of the Attorney General each year from 2000 to 2008.
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138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the number of entry level advisory counsel who entered the Office of the Attorney General each year from 2000 to 2008.
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137 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the number of contract drafters employed by the Office of the Attorney General on 1 January in each year from 1996 to 2008.
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136 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the number of permanent drafters who left their positions in the Office of the Attorney General each year from 2003 to 2008 to take up other positions in the public service.
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141 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach if knowledge of Irish law and European Communities law is a requirement before being hired as a contract drafter of Irish legislation in the Office of the Attorney General.
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140 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish the written instructions given to contract drafters on being hired to ensure uniformity of style.
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135 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach if the contract drafters hired between 1996 and 2008 received training in Irish law in the Office of the Attorney General before drafting Irish legislation.
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134 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach if the contract drafters hired between 1996 and 2008 from outside the EU received training in European Communities law in the Office of the Attorney General before transposing European directives and regulations.
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133 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by each lawyer at the equivalent grade of assistant secretary level for each year since 2000 to date in 2008.
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132 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by the holders of positions (details supplied) for each year since 2000 to date in 2008.
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110 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the screening programme to prevent against sight loss associated with diabetes will not be rolled out in view of a promise in July 2008 that it would go ahead in 2008; if the Health Service Executive is allowed to defer development funds for budgetary reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a repayment of the €15,000 paid on behalf of their father.
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282 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 11 November 2008, if his Department will re-examine the person’s files.
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208 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the reason there was a three year delay in implementing the promotion procedure to the rank of captain for Reserve Defence Force officers; and if he will direct the military authorities to restore the seniority lost for promotion to commandant for each of those affected.
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206 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the reason Reserve Defence Force officers commissioned after 1 October 2005 are excluded from promotion above the rank of lieutenant in DFR R5 (details supplied); and if he intends to rectify this.
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205 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-integrated Reserve Defence Force officers by brigade who completed at least one week’s full-time training in 2008; the number who qualified for gratuity; and the number of integrated RDF officers for each brigade who completed three weeks full-time training.
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172 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the way an application made for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in late September 2007 was not decided upon until 8 October 2008 and was only then sanctioned for the period from 9 October 2007 to 2 December 2007, the date of their 16th birthday; and the reason in view of the fact that their family were not made aware of their entitlements to domiciliary care allowance, the allowance has not been made retrospective to the period that the person reached school going age as they needed special supports for their medical condition which were not made available under the public health system and the family were never made aware of their rights to domiciliary care allowance and other benefits and were forced to seek private care for the person.
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163 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the health repayment scheme has been refused; and the avenue of further appeal open to the person in view of the fact that the appeal against the original decision was heard by the same group as made the original decision.
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159 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if the bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam regarding adoptions which expires on 30 April 2009 will be renewed; and the situation in relation to same.
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102 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on an annual environmental services payment for farmers who have undertaken the long term risk of producing broadleaf plantations here and thereby assist those farmers concerned in the shaping and first thinning of their broadleaf forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications for COFORD as a result of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses and apartment units that remain unsold including those in which contracts have issued to purchasers but sale is not complete; the unit cost paid by local authorities for each and the date of completion; the current market value and date of valuation for each unit; and the total purchase cost of all such units held by local authorities.
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203 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department continues to pay Dublin City Council in excess of €10 million per annum to operate 11 ambulances in the city of Dublin on behalf of the Health Service Executive in view of the fact that she has a HSE national ambulance service at her disposal that could operate the 999 system in Dublin for a fraction of the cost; and the reason there are two ambulance services in Dublin competing with each other who have no integrated communication system.
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362 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) is free to re-enter the State; and if not, the action they need to take in order to re-enter.
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326 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when work will commence on the refurbishment of Blarney Garda station, which was seriously damaged by an arson attack on 10 October 2008; when a decision will be made on the request for an interim arrangement whereby prefabs would be provided in Blarney for use as a temporary Garda station while the necessary repairs are being carried out in view of the fact that the gardaí are operating from Gurranabraher Garda station which is a considerable distance from Blarney, especially as the present situation gives out the message that the gardaí can be driven out of a village by illegal activities.
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157 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if community employment participants aged 60 years are having their appointments terminated; if this is in line with her Department’s policy in relation to the review of people over 55 years and duration of community employment schemes; when that review will be finalised; if persons aged 55 years or over should be retained until such time as that review has taken place; and if there is a seven year duration limit on community employment placements.
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155 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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89 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the broad breakdown of the purpose of the €2.4 million allocated to the National Sport Campus in budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on the application made for rent allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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125 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Transport if he will make changes to driving disqualifications on foot of fewer penalty points as recommended by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a retrospective payment has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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340 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application for family reunification on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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292 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is paying €350 per week out of their limited income for the maintenance of their spouse in a nursing home; and if the Health Service Executive will increase the level of subvention in order to reduce the person’s liabilities which are causing severe financial hardship to them.
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