391 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, at the time when Coolrain and Knockacollier were designated special areas of conservation, the other bogs in County Laois that were surveyed or considered for SACs.
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62 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the subsuming of Culture Ireland into his Department will affect the function and role of that body; how he intends to ensure the continued promotion of Irish arts internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Brian Stanley den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an féidir leis soiléiriú a thabhairt maidir le todhchaí Arramara Teo.
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36 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding discussions between her and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding making greater use of RAS.
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29 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the weekly financial impact on the affected households of her decision to include carer’s allowance in the assessment of income when calculating family income supplement; if she will reverse the decision considering the hardship it will undoubtedly cause; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to develop the micro enterprise incubation units over the coming four years.
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30 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his strategy to reduce the economy’s dependency on multinational enterprises; and the times scales of each element of its implementation.
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313 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount she expects to save by including carer’s allowance as income when assessing family income supplement.
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81 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the National Pensions Reserve Fund that is to be used for investment in key areas of the economy as proposed in the Department’s Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Medium Term Exchequer Framework.
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83 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the aspects of the programme for Government political reform commitments that will be delivered in 2012.
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56 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the importance of private sponsorship in encouraging the development of science and technology subjects; and the efforts he is making to ensure schemes such as the BT Young Scientist Award are replicated.
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48 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the updated supports that are in place to ensure the upskilling of teachers for the enhanced delivery of the literacy and numeracy strategy.
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52 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court’s 2006 arrest warrant for General Bosco Ntaganda’s, for allegedly recruiting children under the age of 15 years as child soldiers in the Congo.
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45 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the current political situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he has to introduce a requirement for taxi licence holders to have an acceptable knowledge of the roads of an area in which they are licensed to operate.
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51 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure a viable and sustainable bed and breakfast sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of any meetings he has had with his Northern counterpart, Alex Atwood MLA; the purpose of each meeting; his plans for future cooperation with him and if he has addressed climate change at any meetings.
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543 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will furnish complete details of all local authority land bank loans that have been paid by him to date for counties Mayo, Kerry and Sligo; and the criteria used to assess local authority applications for the scheme.
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542 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households with shared ownership homes and affordable housing loans that are in distress with payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois in view of the fact that the decision was taken without a medical assessment by her Department.
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904 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of doctors are charging their medical card patients for blood tests; the procedure for reporting this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to establish a statutory inquiry to investigate sex abuse complaints and concerns about former archbishop of Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish the results of a State-wide Health Service Executive audit on current child protection practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the national lottery, if he has terms of reference for the examination of how best to maximise the return on the extension of the licence for the benefit of the people; the timeframe for the examination; and if he will consider increasing the funding to good causes to 40%.
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108 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his responsibility, and that of the Irish Aviation Authority, to measure the sound levels at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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47 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will guarantee that all eligible households on the waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Mayo will have all the required work carried out by an agreed date.
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119 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Dublin City Council has applied for funding for 2012 under the retrofit programme to bring residential stock in Dublin city up to an average BER rating of C1; if he will ensure funding will be made available to the city council if any such application is made.
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118 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it contravenes building guidelines for a local authority to build a house in which the toilet is put in the kitchen of the house with a single door opening into the cooking and eating area of the family home.
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111 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has agreed on a tendering process for the proposed pay-as-you-save contracts to insulate domestic and public buildings.
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24 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce overcrowding in Cork prison; the timeframe he will use to achieve this reduction; and the date on which the practice of slopping out will end completely in Cork prison.
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29 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will end completely the practice of imprisoning 16 and 17 years olds in St. Patrick’s Institution Dublin.
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25 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to meet with the former residents of Priory Hall, Dublin.
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122 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann may expect to see local government reform proposals including the devolving of control of transport, traffic, economic development, education, responses to crime and local health care needs to local communities.
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2 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with whom the responsibility lies for the enforcement of building control standards in the situation in which the developer, having completed the development, has clearly not been in compliance; and if he will outline the way this process should operate.
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353 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if measuring the sound levels at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is the responsibility of the local authority or of the Irish Aviation Authority; and if planning permission was granted for skydives to be run seven days a week between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. at this location.
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D’fhiafraigh Brian Stanley den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an raibh aon phlé ag an Aire leis an gComhairle Aireachta Thuaidh-Theas nó le Foras na Gaeilge roimh chinneadh a dhéanamh bac a chur ar an dara céim de dhílárú Fhoras na Gaeilge go Gaoth Dobhair, Contae Dhún na Gall.
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10 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure for lifting the designation of Knockacollier bog as a special area of conservation; if he will consider pursuing this action in view of the fact that there is a neighbouring bog, Coolrain bog, already designated as an SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether cuts to social welfare have a negative impact on local economies as demonstrated by the level of retail sales which fell even further during the 3rd quarter of 2011.
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9 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to encourage persons to sign up for credited contributions.
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656 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to bring into full use the 59 beds in the psychiatric unit in Portlaoise Hospital, County Laois; of particular concern are the six beds for the over 65 year olds, which have been shut for over two years.
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317 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for the warmer homes scheme that have been received from County Mayo; the number of applications that have been fully processed and have had works completed; if all eligible applications submitted to Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland will have works as specified in the scheme carried out; if he will ensure sufficient resources are immediately allocated to Clár ICH, Claremorris and Mayo North East Leader Partnership to complete all outstanding applications without further delays; if he will ensure outstanding works will be allocated to private contractors to clear the backlog; and if the warmer homes scheme is still open for new applications.
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224 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the full report outlining the reasons and the case made to justify the closure of Abbeyleix hospital, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her position and that of the Health Service Executive in relation to recruitment of the 60 extra social workers for 2011; and if she will clarify the reason no offers have yet to be made
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27 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reassure community groups that the current level of national lottery funding to good causes will be retained at 30% of annual national lottery sales following the new arrangements proposed by him in the infrastructure and capital investment 2012-16 medium-term Exchequer framework.
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23 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he foresees job losses within the national lottery with the introduction of a profit line rather than a simple management fee as part of the new licence agreement to be awarded in January 2012 as outlined in the infrastructure and capital investment 2012-16 medium-term Exchequer framework launched by him.
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57 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for special needs assistants that were made from schools in counties Dublin, Laois and Offaly since February 2011; the schools that made these applications; and the position regarding these applications.
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52 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent annually over the past five years on the rental of prefabs for the purpose of using them as classrooms in counties Dublin, Laois and Offaly.
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608 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a full-time consultant orthodontist will be appointed for County Laois; and the steps being taken to address the waiting lists for treatment and for assessment.
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569 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the ambulance service for counties Laois and Offaly, in view of the fact that there is often only one ambulance to service both counties.
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432 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the maximum length of time that blood and urine samples from a deceased person can be held by the gardaí before they are submitted to the State laboratory for testing.
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