142 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that children from the Health Service Executive south area still have to travel to Dublin or Limerick for orthopaedic surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be given an appointment for a consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of unattached persons under 18 years deemed to be homeless on 1 April in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and type of emergency beds available for young people under 18 who are out of home in Dublin and in the rest of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the number of houses leased from private landlords under the social housing leasing initiative to date in 2010; the average monthly cost and the full year cost of these leases; the number of properties which are to be refurbished and returned to the landlord at the end of the lease period with no option to buy the property from the landlord or to sell it to the sitting tenant; the reason the option to buy was not made mandatory in establishing the SHLI in view of the fact that this is considered to be the norm in lease agreements; the number of these properties that achieved the expected 20% rent reduction as compared to market costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an appeal for carer’s allowance in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork is in a position to meet the full time carer conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence, further to the recent decision to approve 50 promotions at senior level within the Defence Forces, the number of such appointments that have been made to date; when the outstanding posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment given in Renewed Programme for Government that the Naval Service vessel replacement programme will be advanced within the resources made available by the Government.
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691 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will facilitate a re-examination of an application for a third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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628 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 13 May 2010, if she will confirm that an assessment has been completed; when a report and recommendations will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount spent on the installation of kitchens for normal purposes and for training purposes at Fort Mitchell Prison in County Cork between 1992 and its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will respond to the statement by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe that international aid is urgently needed and an independent international commission should be established to investigate recent violence in Kyrgyzstan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding his calls for an independent international investigation into events surrounding the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza; if he is working to ensure that a credible investigation will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans for the Centre for Effective Services; if he is satisfied with the mechanism that established the organisation; the cost to the Exchequer for each year since the centre was established; the number of personnel involved in the centre; the contacts or meetings that the centre has had with the community and voluntary sector for each year since the centre commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if all Departmental changes involving his Department have now taken place as a result of the recent reconfiguration of ministerial responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the limitations placed on the development of one-off housing regarding the developer having a local connection and an ability to speak Irish have been found to be in conformity with EU regulations; the queries that have been raised regarding this by the EU; and the responses that have been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will state, in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2010, the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used; the number of such cases in which prosecutions for murder were initiated; the number of such cases in which convictions were secured; if he has satisfied himself with the level of detection and conviction in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total strength of the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures area available broken down by full members, those who have attested but not yet concluded their training, those in training, the expected number that will be recruited during 2010, the total anticipated numbers at each above category at the end of 2010, the total number of members of the force who are expected to retire during 2010, the total number who will be recruited in the first half of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date the National Housing Forum last met; the input that has been provided by the social partners as key stakeholders to the consideration of new housing policies; when the housing forum is scheduled to meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the direction he has given to those bodies approved by him under section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, on whether they are deemed to be organs of the State for the purpose of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken to ensure that the provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 are compatible with the requirements of European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as incorporated into the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003, including any advice given to local authorities on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the financial modelling undertaken by the Department or any other bodies in deciding to discontinue the capital loan and subsidy scheme for voluntary bodies on the basis that it did not provide value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on the review of the Private Residential Tenancies Act; the operation of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if approved bodies are to be incorporated within the remit of the Board and the way this would be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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506 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with the National Asset Management Agency in ensuring that suitable vacant residential properties can be used in the social housing programme; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the remit of the new Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency; if this will include operational activities; the proposed corporate status of the agency; its progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection the provisions made to enable persons on disability allowance to accept occasional or part time paid employment; if an exemption is provided for part time casual work or part time self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of money spent on the installation of kitchens for normal purposes and for training purposes at Fort Mitchel prison in County Cork between 2002 and its closure; the amount recouped from the sale of kitchen equipment following the closure of the prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if dental treatment required to deal with an acute condition in a person (details supplied) in County Cork can be covered under the reduced dental benefits scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the allocation, to public patients, of WTE podiatrist positions for each county; the number of podiatry services that these positions equate to for each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the allocation, to public patients, of WTE podiatrist positions devoted specifically to diabetes-related foot problems on a county basis; the number of hours of podiatry services that these positions equate to on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the allocation to public patients of WTE podiatrist positions on a county basis; the number of hours of podiatry services to which these positions equate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care team networks the Health Service Executive intends to establish in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the allocation, to public patients, of WTE podiatrist positions devoted specifically to diabetes-related foot problems on a county basis; the number of hours of podiatry services to which these positions equate on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made towards achieving the recommendation of one full-time podiatrist in each hospital diabetes centre as proposed by the diabetes advisory group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive for full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age who also had diabetes in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons who had diabetes in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of bed days used in inpatient treatment by the Health Service Executive of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year on a county basis; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons under 65 years of age with diabetes on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons under 65 years of age on a county basis; the number of persons who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 in each year on persons with diabetes on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost, by county, in terms of staffing hours for inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive in carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons who had diabetes and were under 65 years of age in each year; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons under 65 years of age in each year; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 and 2009 on persons in each year for persons who had diabetes; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost, by county, of inpatient treatment incurred by the Health Service Executive, in both carrying out and after care, of full and partial lower limb amputations between 2005 to 2009 on persons in each year; the numbers of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive, by county, in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in persons under 65 who had diabetes and who did require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in persons under the age of 65 years who did not require a full or partial limb amputation, between 2005 and 2009, on a county basis; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost incurred by the Health Service Executive between 2005 and 2009, on a county basis, in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment of foot ulcerations in patients who had diabetes and who did not require a full or partial limb amputation; the number of such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost in terms of staffing hours for outpatient, emergency department and day case treatment by the Health Service Executive of foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation between 2005 and 2009; the number of such persons on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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