92 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, in view of the fact that there has been no change in the needs of children on the autistic spectrum in a school (details supplied) in County Wexford who were allocated special needs assistants on a 1:1 basis, the reason the allocation of SNAs for autistic children attending this school is to be reduced; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that without 1:1 SNA support, these children’s prospects of progressing to mainstream school may be jeopardised; if she will review and reverse this retrograde decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of schools that have participated in the “incredible edibles” scheme administered by Bord Bia; the annual cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the farm waste management interest will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application for funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if this application can be expedited in the interests of safety and comfort for pupils and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the date on which an application for redundancy payments was received in his Department in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason this application has not been processed to completion in view of the fact that the company is insolvent; when the person will receive their entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that as many properties are unsaleable in current market conditions, their real value at the moment is no more than the rental income which they generate; if he will amend the means assessment formula to take account of this reality; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the registration of vehicles, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the transfer of this function from the Revenue Commissioners, garage owners in County Wexford have to wait up to one week for an appointment, often must travel considerable distances within the county or even to Dublin for an appointment as most national car test centres in the county open only three days per week; his views on whether this represents a diminution in service compared with the previous arrangement where registration by the Revenue Commissioners was completed if not the same day then within one or two days; the steps that are being taken to remedy this situation which is further damaging the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) whose employer failed to either issue a redundancy notice or to submit a claim for inability to pay statutory redundancy; the way this person can access their redundancy entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if specific measures are in place to match the skills or education profile of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s payments with the requirements of potential employers; if his Department makes referrals of appropriately qualified jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance recipients to the approximately 40,000 jobs posted on employment websites in addition to the 4,000 FÁS advertised jobs; if he will consider setting up a new public website on which the skills or education profile of recipients can be immediately accessed by potential employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a visa application (details supplied) submitted on 18 August 2010; when a decision will be made in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1454 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in view of increasingly difficult trading conditions in the hotel sector, if he will explore alternative sources of funding for local authorities so as to reduce the level of their dependency on commercial rates levied on hotels, in order to mitigate loss of employment in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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918 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the average time taken by his Department to process an application for subsidiary protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 518 of 2006); if steps have been taken to reduce the time taken for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 27 April 2010, if the draft contract for unqualified or incompletely qualified teachers has been sent to the staff side or when it will be sent; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students who reside long distances from third level institutions are financially disadvantaged by virtue of travelling expenses compared with those residing in close proximity to college campuses; if this was considered in the decision to withhold maintenance funding from students on back to education allowance; the steps she will take to address this inequality of opportunity for students from Wexford and from other counties without ready access to the full range of third level courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the contents of Labour Court Recommendation No. CD/09/806 dated 26 March 2010, which recommended that employees made redundant by Wexford Area Partnership in July 2009 should receive the same redundancy terms as those which applied to redundant employees of Pobal, that is three weeks pay per year of service in addition to statutory redundancy; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that Wexford Area Partnership is unable to meet the terms of this recommendation without a specific financial allocation from his Department; the steps he will take to ensure that this Labour Court recommendation can be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any independent socioeconomic studies being undertaken of rail infrastructure here; if he will undertake to examine any such independent data on rail viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to public disquiet expressed regarding the absence of regulation of privately owned car parks; his plans to regulate this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has prepared regulations to ensure that central and local government purchases of wood products are both certified and sustainable in view of the revised programme for Government commitment to green public procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when his Department received an application for redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when this application is likely to be processed to completion and any entitlement awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a case for the inclusion of the protection of human rights in the Kimberly Process certification scheme during the meeting in Tel Aviv on 21 to 23 June 2010; if he will support the further suspension of Zimbabwean rough diamonds exports under the process, particularly after the arrest of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that he has taken to ensure the safety and release of a person (details supplied); if diplomatic representations have been made on this person’s behalf; if his representatives will monitor this case and attend the court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that patients in the south east, including a person (details supplied) must wait two to three years for an appointment with a hospital-based orthopaedic consultant; her views on whether this constitutes an acceptable level of service for patients who are often in severe pain and sometimes immobilised with orthopaedic complaints; the steps that are being taken by her and the Health Service Executive to ensure that this service is substantially improved without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to the withdrawal of assistance towards college fees from the Millennium Partnership Fund from part-time students, if she accepts that there may be no return on the funding already provided if such students have to abandon their education for want of ongoing financial support; her plans to ensure that such students receive the supports they need to continue their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a full response will be issued in respect of representations made on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford on 25 January 2010 and acknowledged by his Department on 9 February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when a full response will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in filling vacancies at non-consultant hospital doctor level within the Health Service Executive hospitals; if she has had discussions with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation regarding work permit or green card limitations imposed after the passing of the Employment Permits Act 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the non-contributory State pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 8 July 2008, the position regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason this application has not been processed to completion; when the person will expect to be notified of a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a request to meet with the chief executive officer of an association (details supplied) to discuss issues of concern; if she will accede to this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason a redundancy payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, with all required documentation, submitted to his Department in August 2009 has not been processed to completion; if he will expedite a decision and payment in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the draft contract of indefinite duration for long-serving unqualified teachers has been cleared by her Department’s legal advisers; her plans to seek trade union approval of this draft contract; when she expects the process to be completed to enable teachers in this situation to receive their entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the length of time taken to process applications for redundancy payments; if measures have been introduced for the purpose of speeding up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the that fact that proposed alterations in the Bus Éireann service between Gorey, County Wexford and Dublin will increase the weekly commute time by up to four hours; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that these proposed changes have the potential to put jobs at risk for travellers who will be unable to arrive in their workplace at the due time owing to the altered bus schedule and that they will impact adversely on family life where parents will arrive home much later than at present; if Bus Éireann sought his Department’s permission for these alterations and whether the impact of such alterations was taken into account; if he will intervene to ensure that Bus Éireann reviews the proposed diminution in service to take account of all consequences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a request to meet with the chief executive officer of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss issues of concern; if she plans to accede to this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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755 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an application (details supplied) under the once off initiative programme; if a decision has been made on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has received an application (details supplied) under the once-off initiative programme; if a decision has been made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) who applied for jobseeker’s benefit prior to Christmas 2009 is still awaiting a decision on their claim; when this claim will be processed to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time taken by her Department to process claims for jobseeker’s allowance or benefit to completion; the way she plans to ensure that claimants receive their entitlements within a reasonable period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress of democratic and political reform in Zimbabwe; the position regarding human rights repression in Zimbabwe and the recent arrests of leaders of the General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union and activists from Women of Zimbabwe Arise; the efforts of his Department’s representatives in Zimbabwe, which have been effective in applying pressure on human rights cases in the recent past; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for one parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was received in her Department; the reason this application has not been processed to completion; when the person will receive payment of any entitlements and arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when additional payments to compensate social welfare dependent families for cuts in child benefit will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 8 July 2008, the position regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation from a person (details supplied); the reason this application has not been processed to completion; when the applicant will expect to be notified of a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is dealing with the appeal of a company (details supplied) as headland of leases at Marino Point, Cork, in relation to rent increases for which a company may as a sub-tenant have partial liability; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is the only issue impeding the finalisation of the liquidation of the company; if he will expedite a decision to this appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grounds on which the basic pay rate for community employment participants has been reduced by €12.70 per week; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this represents a reduction of 5.7% compared with the 4% general reduction in social welfare payments; her views on whether it is equitable that CE participants should be subjected to a higher reduction in rates than social welfare claimants; if she has instructed FÁS to make such reductions; the steps she will take to restore the relativity between social welfare claimants and CE participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has re-examined a post leaving certificate maintenance grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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587 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the serious subsidence at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford and danger to pupils and staff; when an application was made to his Department for a new school premises; the position regarding this application; the way he plans to eliminate the danger to staff and pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
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173 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the liquidation of a company (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be completed; if a particular difficulty within her Department or any other Department is delaying the completion of the liquidation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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