108 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and values of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs here during 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the proportion of the overall flow of drugs being imported that are believed to be represented by these seizures; the new initiatives he is planning to control this flow of illegal drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the timescale for the implementation and full operation of plans for an automatic vehicle location system, real time information system and integrated ticketing system in Dublin Bus and other public bus transport companies; the cost for implementing integrated ticketing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he is reviewing security at ports here in view of the recent seizure of 120 million contraband cigarettes at Greenore Port, County Louth; his proposals to enhance the security in all of the national ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the concerns of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Adoption Bill 2009 will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if she will introduce transitional arrangements in the context of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish the draft Report on Oral Health Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1099 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will include Foynes Hospital, County Limerick, in the schedule of the redress board (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1098 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford regarding library books which are available to school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1095 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the further financial assistance that is available to a third level student (details supplied) in County Waterford either from his Department or from any other source; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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984 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1064 and 1065 of 16 September 2009, his views on issuing draftnet licences or snapnet licences to those fishermen in the Suir estuary who still have driftnet licences, on a temporary basis until driftnet fishing may be resumed on the River Suir; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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969 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to improve the national record in regard to climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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963 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the revised preliminary report on Faithlegg water supply scheme submitted to his Department by Waterford County Council in July 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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962 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €200 charge for second houses will be paid over to local authorities in 2009 and in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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961 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Waterford library service has lost five staff members who cannot be replaced because of the public service embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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960 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious effect on the finances of local authorities of the cost of regulation initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency in regard to water treatment plants and to waste water plants in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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947 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take in regard to banks refusing the requests of local authorities to draw down bonds of developers who have gone into receivership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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946 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made on the application of Waterford County Council to clean a site (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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840 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the basic social welfare payments will not be cut in the forthcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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804 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to ensure the continuation of the community facilitator post and the language facilitator post in the Déise Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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795 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to make funding available for the provision of country walks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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755 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) on the Civil Partnership Bill 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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716 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to protect mortgage holders in arrears (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the cost of translation of new legislation in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays being encountered by lawyers as a result of the delay with the publication of new legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to stem the loss of revenue to the State arising from the illegal importation of cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to increase the overseas development budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his proposals for funding for coastal protection works in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the minimum wage will not be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the ease of access to lending, particularly working capital, for small, medium and large businesses here; the progress made to date in respect of implementing the recommendations made in the Mazars Report on small medium enterprise lending here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the National Asset Management Agency of the recent High and Supreme Court judgments relating to the examinership protection sought by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on the appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford regarding school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the Reserve Defence Forces in areas (details supplied) in County Tipperary will continue to parade each Tuesday night in their localities as they have done now for 50 years and that they maintain their own halls; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals to extend the homemaker’s scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to add Lupus to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the commitment in the revised programme for Government to restore the grants for books and certain subjects in second level schools will apply immediately; when schools can apply for these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science when the education (patronage) Bill will be published in order to empower the vocational education committees to act as patrons of community national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the guarantees he has secured from the European Commission that intervention stocks of both butter and skimmed milk powder will be firmly held until milk prices have recovered well in excess of break even and only released very carefully and in a manner which ensures it will not disrupt markets.
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43 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to assist dairy farmers here, in the grip of the worst cash flow and income crisis in a generation, bearing in mind that many of their European counterparts have been helped by their Governments, with low or no-cost loans, excise reductions on fuel, or lower social security contributions, financed using the permission by the EU Commission to use the higher de minimis state aids provision up to €15,000 per farmer over three years.
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313 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Committee on Management for Protestant Schools (details supplied) regarding the decision to remove the majority of these schools from the free education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the strategy group on higher education will report to him by the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are circumstances in which she will reconsider the decision not to pay the December bonus in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the jobseeker’s benefit appeal hearing of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be heard; and if she 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 measures he will take to ensure Ireland’s cost of energy is tackled in view of concerns expressed by the commercial sector about the high cost of energy here and his failure to tackle this cost for business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the claims that although there are up to 12,000 homes and businesses that cannot access broadband they are not covered by the national broadband scheme; the provision he will make for these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the assistance he will provide to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community welfare officers employed in the Waterford Community Services on 31 December 2007; the number currently employed; if community welfare officers on long term sick leave or maternity leave are being replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that female refugees from Darfur continue to be subjected to high levels of violence and rape despite the presence of the UN mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the directive he gave PDFORRA in regard to its representation at the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the progress he has made on the implementation of the recommendations of the independent strategic review of the defence forces medical service.
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