208 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person who is in receipt of REP scheme and who has been asked to attend a training course can have a member of their family complete the course on their behalf as they are unable to attend due to ill-health.
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471 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance his views on amending Section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997 in order to allow credit unions to increase the proportions of their resources which they may advance in loans to their members.
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463 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend Section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997 to enable credit unions to lend a greater percentage of new loan books.
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210 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive in County Mayo have ceased paying enhanced subventions for new applicants in view of the fact that there has been an increase of €50 per week to €750 per week for subventions in Dublin and the gap in subventions as a result continues to widen despite assurances from her to bring about equality in this area.
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170 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding is available from his Department to assist a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to establish a sports facility to cater for local youth and sporting groups and tourists to the area.
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168 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding is available from his Department to assist a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to establish a sports facility to cater for local youth and sporting groups and tourists to the area.
[25189/06]
345 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of expenditure on national road projects for each year of the current National Development Plan for each separate county within the Border Midland Western region (details supplied).
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267 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown under each operational programme and for each year, for the Border Midland Western and south east regions, of funding allocated and expended as sourced from the EU and the Exchequer and private sources separately in relation to the National Development Plan (details supplied).
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216 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the home schooling entitlements available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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195 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a citizenship application by persons (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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361 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for the single payments scheme will be considered under the force majeure scheme.
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50 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the 2001 suckler cow grant and beef premium schemes and the 2002 slaughter premium will be awarded.
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223 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to be allowed to sit their LCVP exam as they were unable to sit their exam on the date scheduled due to illness.
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217 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite a dealing item for registration (details supplied) as a major urban renewal project cannot proceed until the necessary registration takes place.
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353 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of expenditure on national road projects for each year of the current national development plan for each separate county within the Border midland western region.
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257 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the plans which are in place to make good the shortfall in non co-financed expenditure in the Border Midland Western region which will remain unspent at the end of 2006.
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256 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of National Development Plan spending, on a yearly basis in each county within the Border midland western region.
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255 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown under each operational programme and for each year, for both the Border midland western and south east regions, of funding allocated and expended as sourced from the EU, the Exchequer and private sources separately in relation to the National Development Plan.
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217 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if, having regard to the fact that the National Development Plan is part of the Agenda 2000 Agreement, which in turn enabled the designation of two separate regions here to facilitate the access to EU structural funding necessary for balanced regional development, subsequent underspending or reallocation of funding committed to either region is in breach of the aforementioned binding agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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822 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which some schools in County Mayo within the same catchment area will gain or lose disadvantaged status when the same students are transferring from one school to another; and the criteria involved in this decision.
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821 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of development plans for schools which were based on their having disadvantaged status, but who are to lose it under DEIS; and the way in which they can plan going forward.
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127 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on extending the mobility allowance to those above the age of 66 years.
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176 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the reintroduction of hearing screening for all newborn babies.
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421 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in County Mayo for the year ending December 2005; the way in which this compares with the previous year; his plans to increase the numbers for 2006; and the locations where they are stationed.
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204 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the spend on national roads in the Border, midland and western region as against the planned spend to date under the national development plan 2000-2006.
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866 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grants which are available to replace an asbestos roof on a community centre.
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691 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision has been made on a family reunification application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if no decision has been made the stage the application is at; when a decision is expected; and if the contact details for the person have been updated to their new address in County Mayo.
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380 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the employment dates for a former employee (details supplied) of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
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330 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if a taxpayer will qualify for an incapacitated child tax credit for providing full-time care for their brother.
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220 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on including patients who have undergone illeostomy procedures in the long-term illness scheme.
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174 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person diagnosed with Down’s syndrome will qualify for a mobility allowance; and if not, the criteria they fail to meet.
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458 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to carry out a review of catchment areas for the purpose of school transport as they are unchanged since the 1960’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers accommodated in the town of Kiltimagh, County Mayo; and if he intends to locate a large number of single male asylum seekers in the town; and if so, the number approximately.
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227 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the money under PEACE I, PEACE II and INTERREG III programmes was allocated in the past three years; the percentage of available moneys that was spent on consultants and agencies advising the way in which the money would be allocated.
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224 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the status of the proposed Tuam regional water supply stage two extension to Shrule, County Mayo; if tender documents have been approved; and when the scheme will commence.
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295 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the motion submitted to him in June 2005 by Donegal County Council calling for a full independent public inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been considered; if his attention has been drawn to the deep public concern over the circumstances of this person’s death and the failure to bring their killers to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1352 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application for a physical education hall at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the project is listed under the current school building programme; and the priority same has been given.
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540 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the gap in income per capita between the BMW region and the south and east region stands at 42%; that this gap has widened in the past ten years; that the BMW region accounts for a declining share of national wealth; that the shortfall between projected and actual expenditure under the national development plan in the BMW region stands at €3.65 billion; and in view of the fact that this underspend will not be made good in the remaining short lifetime of the national development plan, he will make a statement on the way in which he intends to address the crisis.
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539 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the diversion of €4.36 million in funding earmarked for tourism in the west to other projects in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to Knock Airport.
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289 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he has completed his review of the question of the hire by local authorities of tractors and trailers on minor road works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will make statement on the reported plans of private sector operators to enter the rail freight business; and if it is the policy of Irish Rail to disengage from the rail freight business.
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148 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to review the mandate of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency; and if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Pro-Life Campaign in relation to the advisory role of the agency.
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572 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will have its application for additional accommodation reviewed in view of the huge amount of development which has taken place in the area in recent years with a view to progressing the application to a more advanced stage.
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776 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding available to a community group that wishes to develop a park and heritage centre on a site leased to it by the local authority.
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620 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in receipt of an EU pension was denied access to a VTOS course in County Mayo two weeks after commencing the course.
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302 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent decision of the Health Service Executive to discontinue the payment of enhanced discretionary subventions to qualifying patients in private nursing homes in the west region; and the reason enhanced subvention has been discontinued in the west since 18 October 2005. [32980/05
297 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the compensation package on designated bog lands will apply to farmers who sold their bog in 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the report of the working group on the review of vehicle tax rates; and his views on the special provisions for the hiring by local authorities of small haulage vehicles on minor road works.
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188 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new State sponsored jobs created in each of the years ended 30 September 2002, 30 September 2003, 30 September 2004 and 30 September 2005 in the towns of Castlebar, Ballina, Westport and Claremorris and for County Mayo as a whole.
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