72 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the latest support he has given to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in view of the concerns expressed by the organisation that they are being swamped with requests for advice; his views on the increasing levels of personal debt among Irish families; his further views on whether the structures and organisation of MABS require reform to cope with these new circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has to encourage and promote extensive research into the extent of illegal drug-taking in the State; and the reasons there is an apparent increase in illegal drug-taking across the whole community.
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71 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when work will commence on the development of the 20-year strategy for the Irish language to increase the use and knowledge of the language nationally; and the length of time it is estimated that this work will take.
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445 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department is in a position to assist in providing a shelter for ferry passengers at the ferry terminals at Leabgarrow, Aranmore Island and Burtonport, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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444 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views, with reference to financial support to Mná Ti who accommodate students in the Gaeltacht under the Irish language learners scheme to bring their houses up to standard to meet health and safety regulations on the extension of the deadline to have engineers' reports submitted as it may not be possible to meet the final date in several areas of the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average size of a new house in Dublin and nationally in July 1997 and corresponding average sizes now; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent decision of the EU Environment Council to commit to a 20% reduction on carbon emissions by 2020; the consequential levels of carbon reduction that will be required from Ireland; and the way he proposes that Ireland will achieve those new targets.
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154 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of radiotherapy for public cancer patients at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the final report of the Competition Authority; if he will implement the recommendations contained in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to have a methadone maintenance programme introduced in Cork Prison; if, in regard to prisoners with addiction who are on a prescribed sedative before being sent to Cork Prison, he will outline the proposals he has to ensure that this treatment continues in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to recognise all qualified Montessori teachers trained within the State for the purposes of providing home tuition for children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to meet the concerns of the Waterford branch of the Irish Nurses’ Organisation in regard to the current nursing and midwifery issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport when he proposes to bring forward legislation in relation to changes to driver licensing law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date in complying with Directive No. 2005/14/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to provide funding for the construction of a new fire station in Tallow, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the introduction of the proposed pension scheme for full-time primary school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to disregard savings in SSIAs when assessing eligibility for non-contributory old age pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to bring services for persons with acquired brain injury up to an acceptable standard (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on IMPACT’s recent criticisms of the running of the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. 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 for 2006 for the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the recently announced licensing scheme for the Porcupine basin; if he will provide a detailed report to Dáil Éireann on which gas and oil exploration licences he proposes to issue in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to develop biofuel production as a rural enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the time-frame for implementing the recommendations of the task force on student behaviour; when schools can expect to have practical assistance in dealing with difficult classroom behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the cap on the number of extra teachers allocated to schools to teach English to those whose native language is neither English nor Irish has been lifted; the way schools with large numbers of such children are being assisted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the Commission of the European Union’s undertaking that the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement, adopted by the Agricultural and Fisheries Council on 22 May 2006, would not affect the overall issue of the status of the Western Sahara regarding the exploitation of the resources of the Saharawi people; his views on whether fishing and exploitation activity in the waters of an occupied territory is fundamentally illegal; and if he will raise this matter at the General Council of the European Union.
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75 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent comments of the UN rapporteur for trafficking on the Government’s knowledge of aircraft used for extraordinary rendition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant the additional funding which City of Waterford VEC have applied for in order that their adult education programme can be resumed in the Autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals he has to backdate the half rate carers allowance to be introduced for pensioners in September 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the tax incentive measures he proposes to ensure that Ireland meets the target set down by the European Commission in January 2007 for a 30% reduction in emissions over 1990 levels over the next 13 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the central evaluation expenditure unit; if there are plans to increase the number of staff in the unit over the period of the National Development Plan 2007 to 2113; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money from dormant accounts that has been paid over to his Department from financial institutions in the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to designate moneys seized from drug dealers in a particular area to the provision of services for persons with drug abuse problems in that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the provision she will make for an appropriate advance notification scheme for part-time farmers who might be subject to on-farm inspections at times when they are engaged in off farm work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to provide funding for a number of projects at a college (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be reached on the family reunification application of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be reached on the application of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford to be allowed to remain here on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if there will be a military parade to mark the 91st anniversary of the Easter Rising; and if the all-party parliamentary group will be reconstituted.
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1902 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to provide funding to Waterford City Council to extend the current main sewerage scheme to the Blenheim Heights Estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1841 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government will meet the Kyoto targets in regard to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1840 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to addressing the problems surrounding the disabled person’s grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1806 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 5 December 2006, when he is to receive the preliminary proposals referred to in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1804 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to the setting up of the national fire authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1706 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department will provide the necessary funding in order that the City of Waterford Vocational Educational Committee can continue its adult education programme in the 2007 and 2008 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1540 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in the event of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford being sanctioned for home tuition for the 2007/2008 school year and bearing in mind the tremendous progress being made by the pupil with the present tuition provider, she will also sanction the present tuition provider for the 2007/2008 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a chuirfear an tuarascáil i leith theorainn na Gaeltachta os a chomhair agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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1023 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the proposed development of Dunmore East Fishery Harbour; the proposals he has to provide the funding to have the urgently needed dredging carried out at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1019 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the amount to be spent on the coastal protection sub-programme under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 is substantially less than the amount provided under the previous NDP; the further reason no provision has been made to assist coastal counties, with low commercial rate bases that have serious coastal erosion problems and have difficulty meeting 25% local contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1018 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to provide counters in the Suir, More, Barrow and Munster Blackwater rivers in order that the salmon stocks can be scientifically assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1012 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that small fishing boats in the south east are being excluded from fishing their herring quota due to navigating difficulties when carrying herring catches at night and being allowed to land their catches at designated ports only and that same can result in them losing their licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1011 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the weight of herring catch that can be landed at a non-designated fishing port; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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