119 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the National Carers Strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he has received an analysis of the reason Irish debt costs are rising relative to other states.
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197 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date a request was received from Cork City Council for funding in respect of remedial works at Spriggs Road, Cork; the amount sought; and when a decision will be made on the application.
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116 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been waiting so long to have cataract surgery, in view of the fact that the surgery was to have been carried out some time ago but has been deferred on a number of occasions; and the reason they have not been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for surgery in view of the fact that they have been waiting so long.
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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 receiving no social welfare benefit or assistance from the State; and if there will be a reassessment of their case.
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132 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for 2009, in the context of the 25% cut in the information and communications technology programme, outside of the national broadband scheme, to invest in promoting next generation broadband networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence if he will honour the commitment he made to the 12 families who have been living in Cathal Brugha barracks married quarters for more than 30 years in view of the recent notice to vacate the houses issued by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to set up a dedicated community policing unit.
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138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of unauthorised payments made in respect of jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit in each local area social welfare office; the average length of processing time of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in processing applications in respect of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a wheelchair and chair as requested and recommended by their medical advisors.
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246 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of a High Court ruling to ensure that a person (details supplied) will get fair procedures; and if he will take the necessary action to fulfil the spirit of the High Court ruling of July 2005.
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159 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application made on 31 July 2008 by a person (details supplied) in County Cork who applied to have their spouse, who is currently living in Bangladesh, join them here by way of the family reunification scheme.
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105 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason an application made for a refund under the health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been rejected; and if she will ensure that this decision is reversed.
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130 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide the ongoing funding necessary to mainstream the touring experiment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Cork docklands forum report will be published in view of the fact that it was submitted to Government in June 2008 and was due to be published by the end of September 2008.
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302 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a land registration application by a club (details supplied) will be finalised.
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236 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a waiting list of approximately six months in the southern area of the Health Service Executive for orthotics for children as set out in a letter from the administration officer of the scheme; and if she will investigate the situation.
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97 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not receiving the physiotherapy treatment that was recommended for them in view of the fact that they had surgery seven years ago but have been confined to a wheelchair for 14 to 15 hours per day for the past four years due to a lack of physiotherapy.
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13 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Transport the cost to the Exchequer of the Dublin Port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements in place between the Land Registry and an Indian company in relation to the registration of deeds for the Munster area; the details of the arrangement that is in existence; and the way the arrangement is working.
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57 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Finance his intentions in relation to funds held by the pension trustees of certain non-commercial State sponsored bodies in view of his letter proposing a full guarantee of pensions by the State and a transfer of funds; the way the transfer will be accounted for in terms of general Government borrowing in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1722 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request for an additional €55,000 to fit out a new premises (details supplied) in Cork; and if so, when the €55,000 will be allocated to the City of Cork Vocational Education Committee.
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1376 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service are employers under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; if so, his views on whether a safe place of work has been provided for the officers and men; and if monitoring of their property adjacent to Haulbowline has been undertaken by an occupational hygienist.
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897 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fines imposed for breaches of the speed limits at the 50 km per hour limit; at the 60 km per hour limit; at the 80 km per hour limit; at the 100 km per hour limit and at the 120 km per hour limit for each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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896 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation made by a person (details supplied) in Cork who submitted an application in 2006 and has been told that their application has not been examined in detail.
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548 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a payment under the health repayment scheme.
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547 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a payment under the health repayment scheme.
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546 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a payment under the health repayment scheme.
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497 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the need for a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme as requested by the Diabetes Federation of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a participant in a community employment scheme, on reaching the age of 64, can have their period of employment extended until they reach old age pension age.
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198 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority at the Haulbowline site in the past two years; if the works come under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Construction Regulations 2006; and, if so, whether all the duty holders complied with the relevant statutory provisions.
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916 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will explain a situation whereby Cork County Council have told a person (details supplied) in County Cork that they can not get a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme for the replacement of defective windows and doors because money has run out for that scheme.
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822 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; if he will clarify the statement made by him in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 1 May 2008 that a letter had been sent to the applicant on 22 September 2005, which the person states that they did not receive.
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200 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the funding of a centre (details supplied) in County Cork in view of that fact that the Health Service Executive have cut back hours for personal assistants and, as a result, in some cases people who are dependent on personal assistants are losing up to 65 hours per week of support.
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256 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been told that their application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme can not be considered due to financial constraints on the scheme in view of the fact that they themselves and their spouse are both old age pensioners.
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160 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when payment will be made under the nursing homes repayment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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114 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made reactivating the first line reserve as recommended in the Reserve Defence Force implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on the planned review of the medical services of the Defence Forces by external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if an application has been received from a group (details supplied) in County Cork requesting grant aid for the construction of a community and sport centre in Blarney village, County Cork.
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237 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that they cannot get their dentures fixed under the medical card scheme due to the fact that the scheme has terminated; and the steps they should take to have replacement dentures provided.
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86 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the approach he will take to negotiations surrounding the changes to milk quotas under CAP health check proposals; the way the dairy sector can be best supported going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the exact breakdown and location of the community welfare services within her Department and those to be retained by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions that have taken place between her Department and the Health Service Executive on where the community welfare officers will be based when they move to the remit of her Department; if they will remain in health centres; if her Department has chosen new locations for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost of the cervical screening contract entered into by the National Cancer Screening Service with a US company (details supplied).
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137 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the roll-out of primary care teams; the number that were planned; the number that have been put in place; the number working to full capacity; her views on a recent statement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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692 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the situation whereby several classes in a school (details supplied) in County Cork, have pupil numbers into the mid to high thirties which is not conducive to ideal learning; and the action he proposes to take in relation to this situation.
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316 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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235 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reduction in services that has taken place over the past six months at St. Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Gurranabraher, Cork and those planned over the next 12 months including ward closures and limitations on operating hours.
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