334 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals in regard to entitlement to a contributory old age pension for people who give up their careers to look after relatives in the home and in the community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. further to Parliamentary Question 390 of 26 June 2007, the strategies and programmes of the development agencies currently in place in or on behalf of the Waterford constituency in regard to the development of productive and sustainable employment for the people of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for the holding of a referendum on the European Constitution; when this will happen.
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156 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in the context of a referendum being held on the European Constitution, there are plans to seek a derogation on the European Charter of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has received applications for a licence to harvest cockles at the Back Strand, Tramore, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the steps he proposes to take to conduct feasibility studies into Luas style light rail transit systems in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
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43 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the way he proposes to reform bus licensing; the timescale he is working to in this regard; and when legislation will be published.
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253 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his proposals, having particular regard to the safety of fishermen who are fishing alone, to approve the type of electronic positioning emergency radio beacon which can be pinned to the fisherman’s life jacket; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding to be given to groups supporting those with acquired brain injury; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the lowest number of medical rehabilitation consultants per capita ; the waiting times from 2006 for the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on claims by the former Irish Medical Organisation president that trolley counts in large hospitals’ accident and emergency departments are being artificially reduced by refusing to admit seriously ill patients from other hospitals; the number of patients that have been affected to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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767 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to provide a new fire station for Lismore, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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760 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to enact Part 8 of the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 1 February 2007 if the file of the person involved (details supplied) has been passed on to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to receive the preliminary assessment of the submission made by the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology seeking university designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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582 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of the new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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390 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals in regard to job creation in the Waterford constituency; the discussion he has had with the relevant State agencies in this regard since the general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of palliative beds at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the estimated €370,000 spent on prevention which is less that 1% of the estimated €580 million spent on diabetes treatment here in 2006 is inadequate; her proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that 250,000 people here have impaired glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, of which 50% will develop diabetes in the next five years if lifestyle changes are not made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that newly diagnosed diabetic patients can wait up to two years before they see a specialist doctor; her proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of radiotherapy for public patients at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals to progress the Tramore Road section of the St. John’s River flood relief scheme, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals to weight vehicle registration tax in favour of cars with lower emissions; the estimated annual cost of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of indexing tax bands and personal and employee tax credits to the average rise in wages each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he proposes to take to bring replacement jobs and investment to Nenagh and north Tipperary following the series of job losses and factory closures to date in 2007; the reason the Government has apparently abandoned north Tipperary in its job creation and investment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; the number of documents that were published in both languages in 2006; the number of documents that were published in only one language; the number of documents that were published in both languages, but where the version in the second language was published more than two weeks after the version in the first language was published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. O’Shea den Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cathain a thabharfar cuairt ar an suíomh i dtaca leis an iarratas ar Mhórthionscnamh Tógála Ghaelscoil Philib Barún (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh.
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633 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to extend the payment of fuel allowance throughout the whole year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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618 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will raise the rate of contributory old age pension to the level of the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals he has to pay arrears of half rate carer’s allowance which is due to be introduced for those already in receipt of a pension from September 2007 back to January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the €5 million community support scheme fund to aid the development of those communities where the impact of the cessation of drift netting will be hardest felt and to provide alternative employment and economic opportunities for those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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535 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to withdraw the present scheme in regard to the banning of drift net salmon fishing and substituting a voluntary buy out scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the application of Dungarvan Town Council for funding to carry out urgently needed coastal protection works at Landsend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the putting in place of the national protocols in regard to the availability of a drug (details supplied) for heroin addicts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the review of the dental treatment services scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his legislative proposals in regard to human trafficking in order to prevent this human rights abuse, penalise those who engage in it, protect and rehabilitate those trafficked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce measures to have the UN protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking of persons, particularly women and children, and the Council of Europe’s Convention on Actions Against Trafficking in Human Beings ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an mó Scéim faoi Acht na dTeangacha atá glactha aige anois; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an bhfoclóir leictreonach Gaeilge-Béarla.
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39 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date on the aim of significantly reducing the hardship caused to individuals and society by drug misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the application of a youth project (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to expedite the processing of the applications for the foreshore licences required for the proposed sewerage schemes at Cappoquin, Ballyduff/Kilmeaden, Ardmore, Sradbally, Cheekpoint, bearing in mind the long delays in the process and the need for the construction of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 1 February 2007, if the file of the person concerned has been passed on to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide a palliative care unit at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide a weekend consultant led palliative care service at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether prisoners who are on methadone maintenance programmes before they start their prison sentence are adequately catered for in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the current 20% shortfall in positions occupied in the Garda national drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to an e-mail of 22 January 2007 from a person (details supplied) in England; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 27 February 2007, her views on whether the now deceased person has been unfairly treated by her Department in view of the findings and decisions of the Rights Commissioner; the proposals she has to rectify the injustice; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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