168 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of children in primary school in the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas who are in receipt of the back to school allowance for the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Adoption Bill 2009 will take into account the case of inter-country adoptions with Mexico; if such adoptions by Irish couples will be permitted into the future; if she will assure couples currently in the process of adopting a child from Mexico that these adoptions will be allowed to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding FÁS courses offered to people in receipt of jobseekers payments and who are required to attend for interview with FÁS; the age profile of those embarking on such FÁS courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the additional supports that have been given to job facilitators to deal with the increased demand for access to support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of all community organisations based in Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 receiving funding under the national drugs strategy; the funding received by those organisations in 2009; the funding allocated for 2010; the source of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the national substance misuse strategy; his views on the primary aim of this new document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts that are being made by drugs task forces in communities to highlight the dangers of drug and alcohol misuse at regular information evenings; the way taskforces promote such events; the way they inform the wider community, not just persons already involved in drug addiction services; if such events are organised on a scheduled or ad hoc basis; his views on making such public events a requirement for each taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the proliferation of head shops here in recent months; the steps he will take to tackle the prevalence of legal highs and their mind altering effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sentencing laws for sex offenders; if a life sentence has ever been handed down for a sexual offence; if re-offenders are automatically given a life sentence; how communities will be protected from repeat offenders who are released from jail and move into particular neighbourhoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children further to funding being granted for a project (details supplied) when construction work will begin; the timeframe for opening this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding closed wards in Our Lady’s Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12; her views on the difficulties these closures present for patients and families; when St. Joseph’s ward will re-open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the post of Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy was first created; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the budget allocations for his Department to tackle the drugs problem for 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that has been taken at EU level to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a proposed new multidenominational primary school in Dublin 8; when this school will be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science if he is committed to a new multidenominational primary school for the Dublin 6 and 8 catchment areas; his views on whether there is an shortage of places for children in multidenominational schools in Dublin south city, especially Dublin 6 and 8 in view of the fact that demand is increasing.
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241 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding teachers that transfer to a new greenfield site school within the vocational education committee sector, thus losing their special duties and assistant principal posts and therefore are not deemed eligible for deputy principal positions in the new greenfield site school due to the fact that special duties and assistant principal posts are a prerequisite for eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the process and criteria for appointing a deputy principal, assistant principal and special duties posts in greenfield site schools within the vocational education committee sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons that are on the methadone treatment programme here; the cost of this programme in 2009; if these persons are encouraged to come off methadone after a certain length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of drug addicts here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of needle exchange services operating here; the location of each; the cost of running each service; the number of patients each service treated in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds available for drug detox in community based residential detox units; the location of these beds; the cost of each bed; the number of persons on a waiting list for admission to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical detox beds available for rehabilitating drug addicts; the location of these beds; the cost of each bed; the waiting time to access one of these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on a recent OECD report which shows that Ireland ranks among the top consumers of alcohol; if she will fast-track the publication of the new substance misuse strategy that is to tackle alcohol misuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of all drugs task force co-ordinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost each year to send cervical smear tests to the USA for laboratory analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the initial cost of the cervical cancer vaccine was stated to be €16 million but the cost announced in January 2010 was €3 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding child maintenance and arrears outstanding; if he is committed to ensuring that maintenance payments are made when due; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the treatment services in place for cocaine users; the number of cocaine treatment clinics operating here; if new treatment projects and clinics will open in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have acted as witnesses in criminal trials and now have to avail of 24/7 Garda protection; the number of gardaí involved in this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide social housing through long-term leasing and the rental accommodation scheme from landlords in the private sector in 2010; the percentage of developments that can be used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to curb the proliferation of head shops here; the way he will inform and educate young persons regarding the dangers of legal highs which can have devastating effects; if he will connect drugs taskforces and schools to ensure that children and teenagers are made aware of the risks of experimenting with these substances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of keeping one prisoner in St. Patrick’s Institution, Dublin, for one year; if health and education schemes are available to these prisoners; if prisoners receive a daily monetary allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisons that are currently operating a methadone maintenance programme; the number of prisoners that are accessing this programme; the cost of this programme each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of parents that have signed up for the new early childhood care and education scheme; the number of child-care providers participating in the scheme; the way child-care providers distinguish between children that are entitled to lunch and those that are not; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the details of the new cervical cancer vaccination programme; if she will vaccinate girls in second year up to sixth year in view of the high incidence of cervical cancer in young women here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if dentists have been redeployed to administer the H1N1 flu vaccination; if so, the number of dentists that have been redeployed; the way this has affected waiting lists for dental treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if drinking water is provided free of charge to patients in hospital accident and emergency departments here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if patients suffering from cancer have an automatic entitlement to a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons that have registered on-line for FÁS training courses in the past 12 months; the average length of time it takes to process an on-line application; the age profile of applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that child maintenance enforcement orders are processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8 were not awarded a medical card; if they can appeal this decision to grant a general practitioner visit card only; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to introduce funding for orchestral music projects in primary schools in view of the success of such projects in place in schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12 and Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the primary health care centre planned for Inchicore, Dublin 8; if funding has been allocated; and if so, when work will commence on the centre.
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120 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will seek a strategic partnership with Eircom under the new partnership with a company (details supplied) to roll out fibre broadband to the home.
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67 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on privately run drug treatment programmes; if he supports these programmes; if he will ensure that local drugs task forces channel funding into these programmes even if they cater for the wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on drug users participating in community employment schemes as part of the rehabilitation process; his views on the value of such schemes for recovering addicts and the need for even more incentives to help rehabilitate them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new schools in the Dublin area being built on flood plains in view of recent flooding across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the report on the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty provisions on the enhanced role for national parliaments of the joint committees on European affairs and European scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the services a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is providing; the catchment area for this centre; the age group it caters for; the illnesses being treated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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