469 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science when his Department will implement the summer works scheme; and when schools can make an application under this scheme.
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468 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of days uncertified leave taken by teachers in both national and secondary schools in County Kilkenny to date in the 2008-09 school year; and the cost to his Department to provide substitute teachers for that period of leave.
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467 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the average number of pupil-teacher ratios in both national and secondary schools in County Kilkenny.
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247 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in having payment made to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has been providing substitute teaching since September 2008 and to whom no payment has issued.
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239 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve the application for EWS grant to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in which the condition of the prefab is such that it is in the interest of health and safety of the staff and pupils of this school that repairs are carried out without further delay.
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196 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Defence the reason an additional gratuity agreed with PDFORRA and his Department on retirement from the Army was not granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress to date on the appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny on their carer’s allowance claim.
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254 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the long delay in processing an application for a foreshore lease lodged in 2002 by Port of Waterford in which all relevant documentation requested has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is confident that he will secure sufficient funding to protect future REP schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a European certificate to operate heavy machinery on site and for excavation work is not recognised by FÁS; her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits who have enlisted in the Reserve Defence Force, the Army Reserve, since its reorganisation on 1 October 2005; the number of reservists who have resigned or left the Reserve Defence Force; the number of reserve officers who have resigned their commission since reorganisation; if the strength of the Army Reserve meets the establishment strength; his proposals to deal with the shortage of manpower in the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in having the national breast screening programme extended to Waterford; and when this service is expected to be available.
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38 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will approve the application for a long-term residency permit by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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15 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to approve finance towards the provision of a primary care centre in Callan, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an EWS application from a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and, if so, if he will approve the application without further delay.
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209 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an EWS application from a community school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will approve the application without further delay in view of the works which are needed to this school.
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546 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason he has discontinued home tuition to a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will restore the home tuition to this child.
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192 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of a grant under the farm waste management scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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895 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his priority list of fire stations for County Kilkenny; the location on the list of the Castlecomer, Graiguenamanagh and Urlingford stations and if he will make a statement on the status of each station.
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610 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will approve the application for aid under the new installation aid scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has submitted all necessary documentation to his Department.
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182 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the revenue commissioners to review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if approval can not issue, if they will be allowed to pay the duty by instalments.
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142 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the decision of his Department to refuse an additional teacher for a national school (details supplied) in County Carlow where they had 47 children on the roll in September 2007 for the coming school term; if he will take into consideration that in fact another child had applied for enrolment to the school on 1 September 2007 but due to the fact that the child’s parents were delayed in returning from England they were unable to attend within the month of September.
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508 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give approval to the application for a grant under the emergency works scheme by a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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445 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the administration of the higher education grants scheme by the vocational education committees; and if additional funding will be made available to them to employ additional staff to deal with the extra work.
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806 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date on the application for long term residency by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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691 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the extension building programme for a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will respond to the correspondence from the chairman of the board of management to his Department on 28 May 2008.
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689 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will have arrangements made to inspect a site at the earliest opportunity to provide suitable permanent accommodation for staff and students at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the persons who were granted independent status by his Department in 2007.
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334 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to approve a bath seat for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is 82 years of age and has been informed it will be 18 months before this facility will be provided.
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192 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve funding for the replacement of prefabs in a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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170 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide funding to a local FÁS community employment scheme in Clogh, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny under the 2008 to 2009 scheme for additional workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is his intention to reintroduce the summer works scheme as administered by his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the huge loss of this scheme to the upkeep of schools and in particular the improvements that are required under health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve the application by the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for an extension which is urgently required.
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171 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve funding for the replacement of prefabs in a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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153 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when approval for grant aid under the farm improvement scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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597 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status on the provision of a new fire station for Castlecomer in County Kilkenny.
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139 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve funding towards the cost of work needed at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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90 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the intention of the Health Service Executive to withdraw the services of the occupational therapist from a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will liaise with the HSE to ensure such services are retained.
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208 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children when her Department will abolish the mandatory retirement of GMS doctors on age grounds solely as advocated by the Irish Medical Council at its recent congress and outlined recently (details supplied); and if she will put a moratorium on implementing this outdated regulation in the interim.
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207 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the intention of the Health Service Executive to close the pre-discharge unit at Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny for the months of June, July and August 2008; if she will take steps to reverse this decision on a facility which has been acclaimed as one of the best in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the level of funding available under the farm improvement scheme has been reached; and when applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications.
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154 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time for assessment for hip replacement operations within the Health Service Executive south area is 18 months; and the action she proposes to take to reduce this waiting time.
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452 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 12 March 2008, the reason the commitment given that the local special education needs officer would contact the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny seeking increased resource hours before the school re-opens after the Easter holidays has not been honoured; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress to date on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for grant aid under the farm improvement scheme.
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230 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the appeal sent by this Deputy to her office dated 5 February 2008 to increase resource hours for a pupil (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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390 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science the time-scale for the implementation of the curricular change to meet skills needs and ensuring a broader range of educational opportunities for the increased numbers of students attending agricultural colleges as agreed in the programme for Government 2007 with the Agricultural Science Teachers Association; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the tax relief scheme administered to assist disabled persons in purchasing a car to include persons who are not wholly disabled so they can obtain tax relief on a percentage scale depending on the level of their disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the regulations governing the primary medical certificate issued by the Health Service Executive to allow persons who are not wholly disabled obtain tax relief towards the purchase of a car on a percentage scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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543 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the provision of a new fire station at Urlingford in County Kilkenny where a site is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the provision of a new fire station at Castlecomer, County Kilkenny.
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541 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the provision of a new fire station at Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny where a site is available following the opening of the ring road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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