89 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will list the bodies and or agencies that are due to come under the remit of the Acht Teangan; if he will outline a timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is proposed to have the Irish Water board-Uisce Éireann included under the remit of the Acht Teangan in order that customers will receive correspondence as Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing grants or some means of assistance that will encourage householders to install rainwater harvesting systems for water that is to be used for purposes other than consumption, in order to conserve treated tap water and cut down on costs that may be incurred through metered water; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has given consideration to referring to Irish Water as Gaelige, namely Uisce Éireann; his views on the rationale behind using the English language version of the name; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of Irish Water if he will outline the nature of the 2000 jobs that it is estimated will be created by the set up of this body; if this figure directly refers to the physical installation of water meters or does this figure refer to a mixture of personnel involved in the installation and future management/technical personnel; when will these positions be advertised; when will recruitment commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on Irish Water; where it will be located; if it will have a regional presence or be centrally located; when will a board of management be appointed and in the interim if there is a designated person or persons within Bord Gais responsible for overseeing the set up; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Taoiseach his views on choosing the participants for the upcoming constitutional convention; if it is still proposed to randomly select 66 citizens to participate; the measures being taken to ensure a fair representation of LGBT citizens; if he plans to engage with key organisations such as Marriage Equality in relation to the deliberations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives being developed, or that exist to reduce child pedestrian deaths in view of the context that these are currently the second highest in the EU; if he has considered the association between social deprivation among children and injury from traffic; the measures he is taking to counteract this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the rights and needs of children have been considered in terms of traffic law; his plans to introduce home zone or play street legislation as is operated in countries such as Holland whereby pedestrians enjoy the full use of the road, and a motorist entering such a street must drive at a walking speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the review from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has been received by him on the adequacy, or otherwise, of the funding of public service broadcasters; the main findings that are in this document; if he has reached any decisions based on this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the impact the ban on eel fishing is having in terms of loss of a particular heritage and unique fishing style that has been practiced for generations in the Suir Estuary; his views on the way these very specialised and uniquely Irish practices might be documented and the knowledge recorded, preserved and passed on to future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the terms of reference of the national eel survey will be broadened to incorporate a study into the heritage value of the baited pot fishery, and other distinctive and unique fishing practices as have been carried out in the Suir Estuary; if this will be incorporated into the national eel survey, on a scientific basis in order to establish a catch per unit effort time series; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to the Conservation of Eel Fishing (Prohibition On Issue of Licences) Bye-Law No. 858, 2009, if he will provide a roadmap and terms of reference for the upcoming National Eel Management Plan, outlining the key stakeholders, and specifying how and when these stakeholders will be identified and engaged with; if he expects the consultation period to end; when the Eel Management Plan is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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455 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the impact that a ban on eel fishing is having in terms of loss of a particular heritage and unique fishing style using traditional hand-made wicker basket from Carrick-on-Suir that has been practised for generations in the Suir estuary; his views on the way that these very specialised and uniquely Irish practices that are distinctive to this region might be documented and the knowledge recorded, preserved and passed on to future generations; if he has liaised with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to this issue; the progress that has been made; if he has not liaised with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, if he will consider working with them in order to preserve a distinctive heritage and fishing style that has been practised for generations, and the knowledge retained by a small group of people but which is in danger of being lost forever; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the changes to the procedures whereby a student can obtain exemptions when sitting their leaving certificate or junior certificate exams; the way a person might challenge a decision issued by the appeals committee if they are dissatisfied with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the current legislative position regarding tackling anti social behaviour; the remedies that might be available to persons suffering as a result of this behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures that will be taken to ensure that a company complies with a recommendation of the Labour Court; the recourse a person might have in cases where a company is unwilling to act on a recommendation of the Labour Court, yet continues to benefit from Government funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his vision for the role of the Health Service Executive National Counselling Service; if it will be incorporated into the primary care model; the way and when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure that schools here are providing equality of access and admission for students; the measures he is taking to ensure access and supports for young parents in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if persons will pay for prescription costs with pharmacies once free general practitioner care is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the ban on the sale of St. John’s Wort here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to recent changes in regulations regarding mandatory testing of herds for TB, if he has considered the implications for cattle trading in view of the fact that neighbouring farmers who have stocks clear of TB may now not be able to sell their animals if stocks in adjoining lands are found to have registered TB; if he has considered that this could restrict cattle trade here; the measures available to farmers who have disease free stock and wish to sell their stocks but who neighbour lands owned by farmers who have registered TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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669 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if universal health insurance is introduced and citizens do not pay at point of access, if they will they be able to recoup expenses from the State for medications and whether these will be covered under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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668 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of universal health insurance; if he will provide details on the model being adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made, if any, in relation to plans for a proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to include the vocational educational committees under the bodies covered by the Freedom of Information Act; the reason they are not currently covered by the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1237 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the options available to patients who need transport to hospitals, particularly in the case of parents with very sick children who cannot afford transport, or those living in rural areas, in view of the fact that transport is only being provided by the Health Service Executive for those who have cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1178 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the bilateral agreement on adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam following her visit to that country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the failure of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, for the first time in its history, to adopt agreed conclusions during its March 2012 meeting, the reason such agreement could not be reached and the role that he took in the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health when he intends to bring the carer’s strategy before the Committee on Health and Children for consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress being made by him on establishing individual health identifiers for patients
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156 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeline as to when and the way the pathways to work programme will be rolled out in Waterford city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the role and functions carried out by Teaching Council of Ireland, and the amount of funding they receive from the State on an annual basis; and if he will provide a break down of this funding in tabular form
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112 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council of Ireland is purchasing a new building, the way that this will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money that an organisation (details supplied) received from the State for the year ending 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm the number of persons currently on the Irish overseas election observation panel; if he will confirm if the panel is still open, and if not when it is expected to be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to implement the Youth Work Act 2001 fully; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify the position in legislation of youth work in Ireland in terms of the merger of the vocational education committees and the establishment of the new ETBs, in view of the fact that youth work as a profession in Ireland has not been referenced in the heads of the Education and Training Boards Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how the local and community development programme is being rolled out nationally; if he will detail its success to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health when the next hospital hygiene audit is due to be published; if representatives from patient groups will be allowed to accompany auditors during this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to put on a statutory footing the 1995 guidelines for the control of MRSA published by his Department; when this will happen; the reason for the delay in implementing these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he has considered revisiting the current amount charged for the drug payment scheme for a single person, in view of the fact that they are levied with the same charge as a couple or as a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportations that took place in 2011; the reasons for same; the way deportations are administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a review of the asylum system will take place; the criteria that will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for dealing with applications for those seeking refugee status; if the proposed guideline of six months is being adhered to; if he will provide a breakdown of applications being processed over the past 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding families in direct provision centres (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for an extension to its current school building to deal with growth in numbers and the special needs of the pupils that attend same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the design team will be appointed for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will clarify the way to appeal a decision that has been issued by Údarás na Gaeltachta in view of the fact that this body is not under the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the cost of repeating the leaving certificate has increased to €301 from €126; if he will outline the supports available to any families struggling to meet this increased cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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