514 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 19 November 2009, if the strategy has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to strengthen the protection of old age pensioners and vulnerable people in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the claims that although there are up to 12,000 homes and businesses that cannot access broadband of any kind they are not covered by the national broadband scheme; the provision he will make for these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the new measures he will take to ensure that the cost of energy here is tackled in view of concerns expressed by the commercial sector on the high cost of energy and his failure to tackle this high cost for business; and if he 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 number of persons on social housing lists by local authority in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that have engaged with the leasing initiative; if participating local authorities have been unable to identify properties suitable for leasing; if local authorities have indicated that they will not participate in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service; the way these compare with the establishment level in each case; his plans for recruitment to the Defence Forces during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the role played by the Defence Forces in providing assistance to the civil authorities during the recent bad weather at Christmas and the new year period; if he is satisfied with the role played by the Defence Forces; the level of liaison between the Defence Forces and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the copy of the internal governance reform review of the Irish Red Cross Society; the action he proposes to take arising from the recommendations in this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a case for a Defence Forces role in promoting physical activity fitness and supporting the delivery of physical education in schools here as proposed in a recent paper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1107 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1106 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the schools capital building programme 2009 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1044 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the strategy group on higher education has reported to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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917 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the public consultation process has been concluded regarding the total allowable catch for wild salmon and sea trout on the Munster Blackwater; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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889 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the new public water supply scheme for the Ring Gaeltacht, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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864 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded the examination of Waterford County Council’s revised preliminary report for the Faithlegg water supply scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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863 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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750 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the confusion in regard to the payment dates for jobseeker’s payments in the period prior to Christmas 2009; the action she has taken to ensure that this does not happen again; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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701 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be restored to a project (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans regarding mandatory sentencing for break-ins on old age pensioners and vulnerable persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will receive the final report of the Law Reform Commission on debt management and debt enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to ban so-called “head shops” (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the substances that have been added to the list of scheduled substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 on the basis of evidence that these substances were being abused or were causing significant harm to the public health in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if there will be any improvement in 2010 regarding the two to three-year wait for the 3,500 patients awaiting routine dermatological appointments in the south-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed pensions insolvency payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 1 December 2009, the stage of the process that the proposed extension to the Waterford court house has reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 10 December 2009, the position regarding the European globalisation adjustment fund application containing proposals for the co-financing of a range of measures including occupational guidance, training, upskilling, entrepreneurship and educational opportunities for a total of 653 workers who were made redundant at companies (details supplied) in County Waterford.
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181 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 12 November 2009, the further discussion she has had with the industrial development agencies with a view to securing replacement jobs in the Waterford Constituency.
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116 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her estimate of the fraud detection rate arising from calls from members of the public.
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91 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the planned vouched fuel allowance scheme for low income families to offset the increases in fuel costs associated with the introduction of the carbon tax.
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269 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he has received a copy of the Irish Red Cross governance reform report following the recent council meeting of the Irish Red Cross; his views on the proposals; 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 clár ama atá i gceist aige chun an straitéis fiche bliain don Ghaeilge a chur faoi bhráid an Rialtais le haghaidh cinnidh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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70 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the ongoing conflict in Gaza has served to exacerbate many of the pre-existing problems in the region including in the environmental sphere and related issues of sewage treatment and availability of drinking water; if these ongoing problems have been discussed recently at European Union level; if progress is being made on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to Israel during which time he was refused access to Gaza; his views on whether the ongoing blockade of Gaza is unjustified and in breach of international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application under the summer works scheme 2010 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of compensation awarded to the various interests arising from the contamination of pig feed by dioxin in 2008; the persons who benefited; the amount in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the salmon stocks on the Munster Blackwater for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to grant restricted licences to traditional salmon fishermen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans submitted by her to the European Commission on 25 September 2009; the number of former employees of a company (details supplied) in County Waterford that are included; the ancillary enterprises that are included in the submission; the number of persons in the case of each ancillary industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the Judiciary; former Taoisigh or former Government Ministers; if he has plans to review the numbers involved with a view to transferring some of these Garda officers to front line duties fighting crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the fact that almost €32 million has been paid out over the past five years in respect of claims made against members of the gardaí for wrongful arrest, assault and other reasons; the steps he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will legislate for the graduated driver licence scheme which is Action 72 of the 2007 to 2012 Road Safety Strategy with a target completion date of the third quarter of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the transcript of the recent appearance of a person (details supplied) before the Joint Committee on Transport on the alleged operation of a bus service (details supplied) between Dublin and Galway without a licence; his views on the opinions that were expressed by a person at the Joint Committee on Transport; the position regarding his Department’s investigation into the operation of this alleged unlicensed service; the date on which the Public Transport Regulation Act will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied the Irish Red Cross have appropriate plans and structures in place to disburse the moneys being collected to deal with the national flood emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Red Cross intends to introduce compulsory redundancies together with pay cuts, pension benefit reductions, pension contribution increases, reduction in time in lieu and abolition of privilege days for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans regarding the quarterly certification of all children who continue to reside here; if the cost of implementing this certification has been estimated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the way in which the proposed unpaid leave for public servants will operate within the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the increasing cost of health insurance; the factors contributing to this increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of capital spending for 2010 that has already been contracted; the average reduction in tender prices in school building, road building and public transport; the scope that exists for re-negotiating pre-existing contracts to avail of lower prevailing tender prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the fact that some €1.59 billion has been refunded in respect of 2008 preliminary tax and losses attributed back to 2007; the way this compares to tax refunds in previous years; the steps he has taken to ensure that financial institutions and property companies will not be able to avail of significant tax refunds arising from their participation in National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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