513 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will quantify the expressions of interest received from the private sector regarding investment in a public bike scheme for Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will quantify the average cost of providing a public nursing home bed in facilities catering for up to 30 patients, versus the cost of providing a similar service in a private facility of similar or higher capacity.
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309 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to locate a new regional Garda headquarters on a site at Murrough, Renmore, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who availed of the incentivised scheme for early retirement and are now aged under 60; and if he will consider bringing forward payment of the balance of the lump sum in these instances in view of the unforeseen impact that the public service pension levy and the introduction of the universal social charge have had in many of these cases.
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82 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in respect of an application for an Irish passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an assurance that access to public records will not be inhibited in any way by the merging of the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission with the National Library; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an external investigation being conducted into an alleged incident of cheating at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology last year; the reasons for the delay in its conclusion; and if the findings of that investigation will be published in the interests of transparency and the integrity of the institution.
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590 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the provision of crisis pregnancy support accommodation in Galway city, which was discontinued last year, in view of the fact that similar important services are provided in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford
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218 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if service providers funded by the crisis pregnancy programme in County Galway are operating at capacity; if there is additional demand for these services; and if funding is available to support another such service provider.
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217 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of service providers in receipt of funding through the crisis pregnancy programme based in County Galway; and the amount received this year by each.
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216 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid statutory redundancy in respect of their service with a company (details supplied) from 20 February 1989 to 22 October 2010.
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81 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of changes to both the economy and the jobs market which have required persons to retrain and adapt in accordance with demand, he will consider removing the qualification criterion for student grants that currently precludes applicants from receiving funding in respect of a degree at the same level of that which they have already attained.
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79 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved for a student grant.
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78 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a permanent additional classroom will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Galway instead of the rental of a prefab classroom for an indefinite period, which has been approved, in view of the modest cost of construction compared to the long-term cost of the rented prefab.
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250 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide a home care package to allow for the discharge of a 21 month old child (details supplied).
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572 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of the Irish Aviation Authority employing or upskilling a small number of up to five air traffic controllers who are to be made redundant from Galway Airport on 1 November.
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67 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put the school transport scheme out to public tender for the year 2012/13; or if such a move might be considered.
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151 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be allowed to retire on grounds of ill health in line with medical advice.
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509 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health his views on the introduction of an individualised budget for the care of people with disabilities as recommended in a recent report on disability policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway is now a priority after planning permission for the project was granted following approval of material contraventions of local areas and development plans; the timeframe for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the student assistance fund to third level institutions to reflect the increasing hardship being experienced by students from certain socio-economic backgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that changes made by the previous Government to the adjacent and non-adjacent student maintenance grant scheme which has resulted in a fall of up to 60% in some maintenance payments, is resulting in an increase in the drop out rate among students, particularly mature students; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance his views on the provision of a Government-backed insurance scheme for the small number of cases in which homeowners are not in a position to purchase adequate insurance cover as a result of previous claims made in respect of flooding; if progress has been made in talks between the Office of Public Works and the Irish Insurance Federation on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider changing the upper age limit for recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application by a family (details supplied) in County Galway to relocate from a dwelling destroyed by the flooding of November 2009; and when a decision is likely to be made regarding their application.
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139 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the feasibility of providing for the construction of a new school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway as a matter of immediate priority in view of the fact that €376,348 was spent last year on prefab rental and repairs to the existing building, which is in poor condition, and it is expected that a further €489,405 will be spent this year.
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849 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a case regarding a prosthetic limb request for a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue.
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848 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the ongoing efforts by the Health Service Executive to appoint a senior audiological scientist in Galway will be affected by the decision announced in July 2011 to pause current recruitment except for critical vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress made by the Health Service Executive in filling the senior audiological scientist position in Galway, which has remained vacant since 2002; the number of children who are on the waiting list for audiological services in Galway; the average waiting time for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a formal protocol to facilitate the referral of patients with a history of mental health needs directly to a psychiatry unit instead of first requiring such patients to be assessed at an emergency department, which has been described by the Health Service Executive as the long-standing practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses and area medical officers currently providing public health services in County Galway; the number of retirements from these positions in the past two years; the number of PHN and AMO positions in the area that are currently unfilled; the geographical areas within the remit of those positions; the length of time that each of these positions have remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care in each local health office administrative area; the number of social workers currently employed by the Health Service Executive with a breakdown by Health Service Executive administrative area; the number of the 60 additional social worker positions created earlier this year that have now been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a case regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, which has been ongoing for some time; and if a decision will be expedited.
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134 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the reintroduction of a first-time buyer’s grant would assist in dealing with the problem of unsold housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the terms of the recently announced tenant purchase scheme to allow for the inclusion of apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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579 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants who are understood to have treated a higher ratio of private patients at public hospitals than is permitted under the terms of their contracts; the total number of instances in which financial penalties have been imposed against hospital consultants who have breached their ratio; the amount of each fine; the way the Health Service Executive is addressing this problem; if he will provide a breakdown for each of these figures according to HSE administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider including persons on lone parents allowance for consideration on the Tús initiative scheme and other such employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the reintroduction of a stamp duty exemption for first-time buyers; if he considers that the reintroduction of a first-time buyers grant would assist in dealing with the problem of unsold housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine and reverse the decision of the previous Government to withdraw a resource teacher for Traveller posts in the small number of cases in which there is a high concentration of Traveller children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will classify Down Syndrome as a disability in respect of all children with the condition in order to facilitate access to early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to improve neurological care services; if he has considered the recommendations contained in the Neurological Alliance of Ireland’s Thinking Ahead campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission Third Programme of Law Reform on legal aspects of family relationships; if and when he expects to implement these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will quantify the amount of commercial rates outstanding to local authorities as at 31 March 2011; if he will consider the introduction of measures to assist hard pressed ratepayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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