659 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on putting a procedure in place in which tax exiles would have to pay for their children’s primary, post-primary and third level education.
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343 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures, in view of the ongoing allegations of war crimes being carried out by the Israeli army in its recent war in Gaza, he will take to ensure that these allegations are fully investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1072 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science if tax exiles are entitled to have their children educated free in Irish primary and post-primary schools or if they are expected to pay for their education; the number of children of tax exiles who are receiving free education in non-fee paying schools here; and if there are plans to review this.
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285 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on claims that Israel is partaking in a campaign of house demolition and eviction of Palestinians from Jerusalem; and the steps he is prepared to take on this issue.
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1442 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science if a dispensation will be made for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 in geography for the junior certificate.
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489 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science when and the reason the school transport scheme was introduced originally; the amount it cost the Exchequer in 2005, 2006 and 2007; his views, in view of the fact that car usage has increased since the introduction of the scheme, on whether the scheme should be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason geography is a compulsory subject for the junior certificate and science is not; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding that was provided for the two replacement linear accelerators that were commissioned at St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin earlier in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the failure rate among first year students in third level colleges; the cost to the State for repeat exams; the failure rates for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the plans for St Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if the regulations governing Iveagh Gardens could be reviewed in view of a number of recent incidents of local children being ejected from the park for playing football in the recessed area which was originally formally laid out for tennis and bowling courts.
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239 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out in children’s allowances in 2006 and 2007; the amount of that figure, in the same period, paid out to families of non-Irish nationals; if it is possible to ascertain the figure for children’s allowances paid out to parents working here whose children are not resident here; if so, the amount paid out in 2006 and 2007 to families of non-national, non-resident children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be reached on a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2.
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40 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence if serving Irish members of the Defence Forces will be serving with either the EU or OSCE cease-fire monitoring mission in Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the married quarters at Cathal Brugha barracks, Dublin; if he will report on the meeting held with the residents on 23 September 2008; the options available to the existing residents; his plans to achieve a solution favourable to all concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children if a service will confirm to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that the necessary supports will be provided in sufficient time to set up staffing requirements; if they are not able to issue this confirmation, the location where the six children waiting for entry will be educated from September 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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885 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish legislation on noise pollution as laid out in the Programme for Government; and his views on introducing a definition of nuisance and a national noise standard, increasing the powers of local authorities to combat noise pollution and the possibility of a fixed penalty for alarms which are repeatedly activated.
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801 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8.
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96 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the mandate and rules of engagement under which the Irish troops deployed to EUFOR Chad operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the air assets available to the Irish troops serving as part of EUFOR Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of an application for invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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794 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the application for residency by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been successful; the further reason it has taken so long in view of the fact that their spouse is an EU citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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785 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of the application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 4 will have a stamp reinstated on their American passports.
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306 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties involved in getting the necessary paper work ready in order to get married and the delays that are being caused as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance when the marriage ban was initiated for working women who got married; the person by whom it was initiated; when it ended; the reason it did not apply to primary school teachers; if constitutional challenges were taken as a result of the ban; and if the State if obliged to repay moneys which were deducted for a pension scheme from which a woman can not benefit as a result of the marriage ban.
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617 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with the downturn in the price of property, there will be a corresponding decrease in the cost of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the range of health services that will be available at a centre (details supplied); when it is scheduled to open; if there will be transfer of services from another centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the procedure in place for members of the Defence Forces who received approaches from persons linked to criminal activity; his views on recent media reports that a number of members have been so approached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the timetable for the deployment of the remaining troops to Chad; the arrangements in place to transport these troops to their area of operation in Chad; the duties they will undertake while there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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852 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí operating in Dublin south east; the number of members of the Garda Reserve Force operating in Dublin south east; the number of gardaí on bike patrol in Dublin south east; the number of drug seizures made in 2006 and 2007 in Dublin south east; and the number of arrests made in 2006 and 2007 in Dublin south east.
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463 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the budget for metro north that will be allocated to public art inside the metro stations; and if he will provide a figure for the number of parking spaces that are currently allocated to public servants in the Dublin 2 area.
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374 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the levels of absenteeism in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the cost agency staff amounts to as a result of this absenteeism; the levels of absenteeism among medically qualified staff on a hospital basis for 2007; the cost staff amounts to as a result of absenteeism of medically qualified staff; the levels of absenteeism among non-medically qualified staff on a hospital basis for 2007; the cost agency staff amounts to as a result of absenteeism of non-medically qualified staff; the action the Health Service Executive has taken to reduce absenteeism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for citizenship of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for a spousal visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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479 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for naturalisation or residency of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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477 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will establish a service to legally support Irish families who have lost loved ones abroad and find themselves unable to meet expense and layers of bureaucracy that they face in trying to access justice abroad in view of the closure of the trial of a person (details supplied).
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440 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of private schools the National Educational Welfare Board assessed in 2005, 2006 and 2007; and the number of private schools that contacted the NEWB in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in Dublin south east.
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438 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled in junior infants in the 30 national schools and six private schools in Dublin south east as of 30 September 2007.
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437 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled in each national and private junior school in Dublin south east as of 30 September 2007.
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692 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans, in view of recent reports of maintenance work being carried out on Dublin’s Georgian street-scape to have Georgian Dublin listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; if, in view of same reports, he will accelerate the process for listing Georgian Dublin as a UNECSO World Heritage Site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding his proposal for a national memorial to commemorate deceased members of the Defence Forces who have died in service; when he expects this monument to be ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to the operation headquarters of the EUFOR CHAD/RCA; his discussions with a person (details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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530 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make it a requirement for schools which receive public funding to make their enrolment policy publicly accessible and not only available upon request as is currently the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant compassionate leave to remain to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence if he will ask Irish Aid to strengthen its relationship with the Defence Forces on its UN peace building missions, increasing the money available to assist the beleaguered communities in Kosovo, Chad and other places where the Defence Forces serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications received to date for official replacement certificates for 1916 and War of Independence medals lost, stolen or destroyed; the number of certificates issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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896 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for naturalisation made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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889 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for asylum for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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