61 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when minimum notice payment and payment of outstanding holiday pay will be made to the former employees of a company (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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the money which is to be paid under the Kyoto Protocol for exceeding Ireland’s carbon emissions targets for 2008; if Ireland will be required to purchase carbon credits for 2008; when these carbon credits will have to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps being taken by him to ensure Ireland reaches its EU targets for diversion of waste from landfill by 2010; the date on which the targets must be reached; if Ireland will reach these targets; the consequences if Ireland does not reach these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposals he has in regard to the reopening of salmon fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to remove the imposition of VAT on the cost of swimming lessons for primary school children as part of their curriculum.
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42 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the investigation which has been held into an incident in Kilworth Camp, County Cork, at which an officer working as a safety umpire during a training exercise was seriously injured; if changes are planned to safety procedures as a result of this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel expected to be recruited up to the end of 2009 in regard to his recent statement announcing the resumption of limited and monitored recruitment to replace existing members of the Army Reserve or Naval Service Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if concerns have been expressed to him from inside or outside his Department in regard to the alleged underperformance of the Irish Red Cross both in Ireland and overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outside organisations working on the national broadband scheme; the amount that has been paid out to them since the start of the scheme; the reports and advice they have given; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth go bhfuil líon ceanncheathrú eagrais na hearnála deonaí ag déanamh tinnis dó ag am go bhfuil post nua á fhógairt ag a Roinn féin ar thuarastal suas go €120K agus go mbeidh an té a cheapfar lonnaithe i gceann de thrí phríomhoifig na Roinne, i mBaile Átha Cliath, i dTobar an Choire nó sna Forbacha; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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46 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he has taken in regard to the non-renewal by the end of 2008 of the three year language schemes for some 22 State organisations
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén comhrá a bhí aige leis an gCoimisinéir Teanga maidir lena thuarascáil bhliantúil don bhliain 2008; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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27 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will inform all of the bodies which come within the remit of the Official Languages Act 2003 that an electronic copy of the Irish version of the various documents which come within the remit of the Act is sufficient to meet the statutory obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Taoiseach his plans, in view of the cutbacks being imposed within the Defence Forces, to restrict the use of Air Corps aircraft by Ministers, particularly for travel within Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to the university of the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if dedicated funding is being provided from his Department towards promoting cultural tourism in 2009 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals in regard to the guidelines used by her Department in policy documents to prescribe disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed extension to Waterford Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he will abandon his proposal to either tax or means test child benefit from 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the situation of confining mortgage interest tax relief to the first seven years of a mortgage in view of the number of families whose mortgages are falling behind in repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of foreshore licences outstanding in regard to the Waterford grouped towns and village sewerage schemes; when it is proposed to issue these licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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702 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to provide additional assistance to third level students who have to leave home to attend college; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the national fish stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to ban crop spraying except before sunrise and after sunset as is the case in England, France and Germany in the interest of protecting the bee population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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556 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to carry out remedial work on the grid at Dunmore East Fisheries Harbour, County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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554 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his strategic proposals to ensure the survival and expansion of the native fishing industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals in regard to the eel fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals in regard to the driftnet salmon fishermen who did not opt for the compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage scheme for Cheekpoint, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 26 May 2009, the fully automated major treatment plants funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reinstate the system of grants for personal alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had with a bank (details supplied) in terms of constructing an appropriate response to the impact of the global economic crisis on sub-Saharan Africa.
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71 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the commission of possible war crimes arising from recent events in Gaza.
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214 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he proposes to take in regard to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who will lose their special needs assistant in September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make a decision in regard to the sanctioning of positions (details supplied) by Waterford County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to meet the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in regard to the proposed takeover of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta by Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the failure to implement the 2005 EU directive on money laundering by the deadline of December 2007; when the required legislation will be published; if he will confirm that there are enforcement proceedings imminent against Ireland for its failure to implement the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility remaining to be implemented; the directives which are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he proposes to take to ensure that a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford will not lose a teacher in September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the construction project for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the representations he has made at European level to ensure that all existing disadvantaged areas are retained and that new natural handicap criteria will be introduced to allow new areas to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fully automated water treatment plants here; the number of water treatment plants that it is proposed to fully automate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 13 May 2009, if he will respond to points raised by PDFORRA in regard to the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the drug sodium amytal was withdrawn from the market here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his views on proposals to develop a new national airport in the midlands; if he has been briefed on the proposals for same; the contacts he has had with stakeholders involved in this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on Metro North; when infrastructural works will commence for Metro North; if he will confirm that there have been no changes to the route or underground nature of the service provided in the long-standing Metro North plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the money which has been allocated to Waterford County Council in regard to the construction of new fire stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be reached in regard to the release of funding to proceed with the equipping of the new community hospital in Dungarvan, County Waterford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is planned to provide extra beds in 2009 for young people with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the extra beds planned for 2009 for child and adolescent psychiatry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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