230 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to introduce a pensions protection scheme for private sector pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the money granted under the sports capital programme which has not been drawn down; the amount in question; the reasons this money has not been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil sé chun an cinneadh faoi chealú na nDeontas Caipitiúil do na Coláistí Samhraidh a chur ar ceal agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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1325 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals he has to re-instate the suckler cow scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1324 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals he has to re-instate the installation aid and early retirement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1323 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals he has to support the income of those smaller milk producers who have suffered a considerable loss in their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1322 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the Fallen Animal Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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985 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals to make changes to the lone parents allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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984 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals to make changes to the carers allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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951 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to introduce a pension protection scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that when the bilateral agreement in relation to adoption between Ireland and Vietnam lapses at the end of April 2009 a new agreement will immediately take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 16 December 2008, the progress that has been made in regard to a new bilateral agreement in relation to adoption between Ireland and Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, following a joint foreign affairs sub-committee on human rights meeting in November 2008, he will make a statement on the poisoning of Roma in north Kosovo; if the Taoiseach raised this matter with relevant authorities during his visit to Kosovo in December 2008; and the assistance offered in seeking to end this violation of human rights.
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150 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding potential consultation with the Irish people on the issues contained within the Lisbon treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to meet the concerns of the parents of the west Waterford area who have children attending a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of research and development funding provided to each of the universities and each of the institutes of technology in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to provide funding for fire stations in County Waterford in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if the centre of excellence for cancer care to be provided at Waterford Regional Hospital will adequately provide for the needs of patients from the south east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the cancer services which will be provided at Waterford Regional Hospital; the accommodation which will be provided; the staff which will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money and staff which will be transferred from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2009 to the Office of Public Works to combat coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 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 within the State during 2007 and to date in 2008; the proportion of the overall flow of drugs into the country that is believed to be represented by these seizures; the new initiatives he is planning to control the flow of illegal drugs into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission of Investigation into a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the final costs for the construction of the Dublin Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to address coastal erosion at Tramore, Ballyvoile, Helvick, Cunnigar, Dungarvan and Bunmahon, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance when the design team will be appointed to commence planning for an extension to Waterford City courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the basis on which a decision was made to reduce the number of beds in the Waterford specialist cancer centre; if she is satisfied that the necessary supports will be available in the community for the needs of cancer patients who would otherwise be treated in the hospital setting; if this change has cost-saving implications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if the bilateral agreement for the purpose of adoption between Ireland and Vietnam will be renewed when it expires on 30 April 2009 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if there will be a delay in the plans to provide a hospice in Waterford to serve the needs of the south east; the reason for this delay; if she will restore the original timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals he has to urgently address the erosion problems at the Foyle Tramore, Counsellors Strand, Dunmore East and Woodstown Strand in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to stop below cost selling of alcoholic drink; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent spike in the cost of credit default swaps on Irish sovereign debt; his further views on whether Ireland could lose its AAA sovereign rating at some point over the coming two years; his further views on the expected higher cost of State borrowing Ireland will face in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he proposes measures to boost consumer spending to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on her recent official visit to the Gulf; the results achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on recent EU figures which suggested that consumers here are being charged up to 20% more for diesel and petrol; the steps she will take to ensure that consumers receive fair treatment in regard to petrol and diesel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision will be reached on the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to the university of the south east by 31 December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to eliminate overweight school bags from schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to meet the concerns of a parents association (details supplied) in County Waterford regarding the education cutbacks in budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to engage with a group (details supplied) to address dental health services reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals in regard to the future of a house (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to address the concerns of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that University College Dublin, University College Cork, the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Trinity College, Dublin, and the University of Limerick are all running budget deficits; the amount of funding each of these universities has had reduced by the Exchequer due to the €44 million cutback for higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the budget deficits of University College Dublin, University College Cork, the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Trinity College, Dublin, and the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made with regard to ensuring foodstuffs of Irish origin cannot be labelled as produced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to address the problems that will arise for a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford resulting from the budget 2009 cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of revenue funding allocated to each of the universities and each of the institutes of technology in 2008 and in each of the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to meet the problems which are being faced by a secondary school (details supplied) in County Waterford arising from the budget 2009 cuts in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has in regard to domestic violence against women (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children further to parliamentary Question No. 64 of 21 April 2005, her views on the practice of dumping crutches, zimmer frames and wheelchairs returned because they are no longer needed by patients on requiring repair by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the way an organisation (details supplied) in County Waterford can access national lottery funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has plans for extra provision of storage facilities similar to Turlough Hill; his views on whether additional storage would permit higher levels of generation from renewable sources; if he will commission a study that considers increased storage as a mechanism for facilitating greater generation from renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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