5 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position of students who undertook FÁS courses and are awaiting FETAC certification in regard to their CAO applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in regard to students who have had their results forwarded from FÁS to FETAC, when certificates will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a report produced by the Palestine section of Defence for Children International entitled Under Attack: Settler Violence against Palestinian Children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory which details incidents over the past number of years which have impacted on children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the invalidity pension application of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the latest position regarding his discussions with the main banks to ensure that credit is made available to all businesses and particularly to small and medium-sized enterprises; when he last met the banks to discuss these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress made regarding the commitment given in the renewed programme for Government to undertake an independent review of the effectiveness of State agency support for enterprise, including interaction between the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the cover of the free travel pass to the cost of taxis for disabled persons who have to visit hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his policy for the operation of seaports here; the reason there is no mention of such a policy in Transport 21 2005-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his policy for the development, operation and maintenance of our existing regional airports; his views on whether any other regional airport is no longer viable; if he has carried out any analysis on the future of those airports where the public service obligation and capital support has been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if there has been any change in the policy of not re-using certain aids and appliances which are returned to the Health Service Executive; if this will be reviewed in the context of a shortage of funding and the proven standard of disinfectant products on the market; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the categories of Health Service Executive and her Department staff and staff in bodies funded under her budget that are subject to Garda vetting; her plans to extend these categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance she will give regarding the problems of a care home in County Waterford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the establishment of a Budgetary Advisory Council; if he plans to put this Council on a statutory footing and the date on which he intends to publish the relevant legislation; his views on the need for a Budget Commissioner or similar office to facilitate enhanced information flows necessitated by the proposed new budgetary timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the subordinated bondholders of Irish banks in receipt of State support have been made shoulder some of the burden for their unwise investments; if he will provide a breakdown by institution of the total outstanding subordinated debts and their market values; the total subordinated liabilities paid back in full or in part since the introduction of the blanket bank guarantee in September 2008; the timescale and the mechanism for the imposition of further burden sharing on these subordinated bondholders; the amount of capital he expects to generate in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the campaign of the Baha’i international community for the release of seven former members of the Yaran group in Iran (details supplied) and all the Baha’is who are imprisoned throughout Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the Irish language requirement in the leaving certificate, an honour in the higher paper, for entry into national teaching (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his proposals regarding the governance of the Irish Red Cross; if these new proposals have been approved by the International Red Cross at the recent meeting of the chairman and acting secretary general of the Irish Red Cross in Geneva; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the possibility of substantial numbers of Irish troops serving abroad again, particularly in the Lebanon, as suggested by the Chief of Staff in his address to the recent Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the impact the reduction in provision for allowances for overseas deployment, as outlined in Budget 2011, will have on the capacity of the Defence Forces to serve overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence when he expects to present the new finalised governance proposals for the Irish Red Cross to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the review of the retail planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an bhfoclóir leictreonach Gaeilge/Béarla ag Foras na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta cathain a beidh an dréacht deiridh den Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge ag dul os comhair an Rialtais le haghaidh cinnidh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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88 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to the concerns of Waterford City community forum (details supplied) regarding future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will address the concerns of County Waterford community forum regarding its future (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the steps he is taking to combat the continuing high level of unemployment in view of the fact that the live register figures have now been in excess of 400,000 since June 2009 and ongoing announcements of job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who were locked out of installation aid in the October 2008 budget and his plans to resolve these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm the date for agri-environment options scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of bio-fuels used here that is imported; the percentage of the 4% bio-fuel obligation that he envisages will be imported to reach that target; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to implement Directive No. 2000/EC/60 for the protection of inland surface waters, rivers and lakes, transitional waters, estuaries, coastal waters and groundwater; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to implement Directive No. 2000/50/EC on end of life vehicles to prevent waste arising from end of life vehicles and to encourage the collection, re-use and recycling of vehicle components, so as to protect the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding funding for mental health (details supplied) in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the submission for a devolved grant for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he plans reforming family income supplement to ensure that more low income families qualify.
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134 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reconsider the decision which came into effect in June 2009 regarding maintenance being assessed as income for family income supplement purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the progress made since the Government’s statement on the situation in Colombia in December 2009 in relation to human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome on the Burmese elections and in particular on the present position of Aug San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will protect the universal service obligation for the postal service operated by An Post (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the pre-budget submission of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent statistics released by the Central Statistics Office which showed a very significant number of offences committed by persons on bail in the past three and a half years, including 33 murders; if he is satisfied with the current operation of the bail laws in view of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the head of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate (details supplied) at the failure of the gardaí to implement a number of recommendations of the Abbeylara inquiry; if he will list the recommendations that are still being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of the new fire station for Waterford City; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to publish the Hunt report before the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to modify the way in which the moratorium on replacement of staff in the health services is being implemented in view of the effect it has had on areas such as mental health and nursing staff and the cost of using agency personnel to supplement front-line service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation on reference pricing for drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of members of the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland who come from an angling background; the number of members who come from a commercial salmon background; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the issuance period for liabilities covered under the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme beyond end 2010; if he has sought, or intends to seek, EU state aid approval for such an extension; the guarantee income he would expect to accrue to the Exchequer in 2011 if the guarantee were to be extended to the end of 2011 on existing terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Irish banking system is dependent on the European Central Bank for funding; if the ECB have communicated to him a proposed timescale or mechanism for scaling down its commitments to the Irish banking system; if ECB support for the Irish banking system is to be phased out over the course of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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