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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta chun a fhiafraí den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta go bhfuil díospóireacht leathan phoiblí ar siúl i leith na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh
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220 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give an assurance that a school (details supplied) in County Waterford is not in danger of being closed down due to the lack of numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the portion of the €5 million fund set up to assist in the development of additional economic opportunities for the labour force previously employed in the ancillary sector of the commercial salmon fishing industry which was allocated to the three Munster Gaeltachts is now closed to applications; if all applications received have been fully processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the short to medium term proposals he has in relation to the site earmarked for decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the tourism figures from 2009; if he foresees recovery in figures during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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627 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the assistance he will give to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in accessing full-time third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 9 February 2010, his views on concerns regarding the accuracy of statements of income from applicants in the self-employed sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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592 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve the application of a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford for the replacement of windows under the summer works scheme for primary schools in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to introduce a compensation scheme for the hardy nursery stock sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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540 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to assist persons on lone parent allowance living in social housing who need to transfer to another area in order to have any realistic prospect of employment.
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503 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his plans to relax the regulations regarding non-Irish nationals joining the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-Irish nationals who have applied to join the Reserve Defence Force but have been refused.
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501 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-Irish nationals recruited to the Reserve Defence Force in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance he will give the tourism industry regarding overseas visitors experiencing difficulty in obtaining holiday visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 4,000 applications for renewal of medical card are being renewed in the Waterford community care area on a monthly basis pending processing due to the staff shortages which only allow for new cases to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if the necessary resources will be provided for the immediate and medium-term development of dermatology services, including the appointment of a second consultant dermatologist and clinical specialist nurse (details supplied), at Waterford Regional Hospital in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to exempt the retirement gratuities of retained fire fighters from income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to assist persons on lone parent allowance living in social housing who need to transfer to another area in order to have any realistic prospect of employment.
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120 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the drift towards the militarisation of aid in the European development discourse.
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101 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to extend mortgage interest relief to the full term of qualifying loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when the human tissue Bill will be published; the further information she will put into the public arena in relation to the use of children’s organs without parental consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in carrying out an inquiry into the activities of a doctor (details supplied) in the north east against whom allegations of abuse have been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the implementation of the national cycling policy framework; the cost of implementing this strategy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has decided to opt out of new EU regulations on increased consumer protection rights for rail passengers; his views on the fact that rail users here will be omitted from the increased EU passenger protection measures for 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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680 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to introduce more equity into entitlement to third level maintenance grants regarding employees and the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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678 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the concerns of a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford regarding circular 0064/2009 in the matter of the imposition of metered water charges, he will revert to the per capita charge which operated on an interim basis prior to January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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557 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if the Curragh prison was recently reopened for military prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners sentenced to eight months imprisonment or under, that have been released on licence since 1 January 2009 and to date in 2010; the length of the sentence that has been served in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 2 February 2010, her plans to rectify the issue outlined in the question.
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57 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend the legislation establishing the joint policing committees; the areas in which joint policing committees are operating; if he is satisfied with the performance of these policing committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will appoint a Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the culprits to the 78 hoax call-outs of the explosive ordnance disposal team from the period from 1 January to 15 November 2009 have been apprehended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with the putative merger of building societies (details supplied); the amount of financial support he expects the Exchequer to have to provide to these institutions, whether individually or as a merged entity; if he expects the State to hold a majority or controlling interest in any such merged entity; if such a merger, if it involved majority public ownership, would require new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of falling prices in most sectors of the economy, he envisages significant scope for savings to be made in the operation of National Assets Management Agency through minimising fees and expenses, for which an annual amount of €240 million was foreseen in the draft NAMA business plan; the instructions he has given to NAMA officials in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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670 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a copy of the children’s mental health coalition manifesto; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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643 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the situation whereby students at second level availing of the school transport scheme are charged the full amount even in the situation when they are only availing of the transport for part of the year as in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford.
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424 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1176 of 19 January 2010, if no incorrect information was sent by her Department to An Post in relation to jobseeker’s payments for Christmas week in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his view on whether the chronic shortage of prison spaces is impacting on law enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a copy of the children’s mental health coalition manifesto; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the Children’s Mental Health Coalition Manifesto; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the Ombudsman that the Irish Red Cross is excluded from the scope of the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the position of persons who are on a waiting list for training courses and are currently in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or allowance but who may no longer be in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment when a place is offered and will not then receive a training allowance; her plans to rectify this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the high level action group on green enterprise; when she expects to receive the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a report from the Labour Court in regard to a possible change in the national minimum wage; if not, when she expects to receive its report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the grant entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he will take regarding head shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on submissions from a society (details supplied) in relation to the ownership of the stud book.
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96 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the potential of miscanthus to meet fuel needs for domestic and commercial users.
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