213 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has advised local authorities regarding the taking in charge of unfinished estates when the developer is unable to meet his obligations; the number of such estates and the number in respect of which a bond is in place; if funds have been set aside for the purpose of assisting local authorities to meet the health and safety requirements of residents in partially occupied but otherwise abandoned estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Acts or Bills that have been initiated by him since coming to office; the Acts or Bills were initiated in the Dáil Éireann and those in the Seanad Éireann; the time given to each stage of the passage of the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to rectify an anomaly arising under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to one off housing, whereby the owner is restricted for seven years regarding those to whom the property can be sold, whereas, if the owner defaults as a result of job loss and so on the financial institution which repossesses the house is unrestricted and may profit at the owner’s expense; if he will consider a relaxation of this rule on a case by case basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person with whom legal responsibility rests for re-housing tenants under the social housing leasing initiative at the expiration of the lease period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the grounds for refusal of the appeal of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if an oral hearing will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a hearing test, first applied for on 20 April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams that are now operational; the number that operate from a designated centre; 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 discussions she has had with the Department of Finance in relation to possible incentives for general practitioners and other health professionals in relation to the building and equipping of primary care centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made to accommodate a student (details supplied) in County Cork who was forced to miss a Leaving Certificate Vocational Applied exam due to the volcanic ash disruption; if there is a backup paper available to cover emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a date will be set for an educational psychology assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of non-residents per local authority area who made payments under the non-principal private residence legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number of Reserve Defence Force who completed annual training in 2009; the number of same that were paid a gratuity; the expenditure on the Reserve Defence Forces for 2009 compared to the budget provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the number of landlords eligible for tax relief on interest paid on borrowings to purchase investment properties on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the membership and terms of reference of the working group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews; when he expects the group to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the operation of the local policing committees; the numbers of such committees established to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number by rank of all Reserve Defence Forces discharged or resigned and retired separately in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the promotions by rank in 2009 and to date in 2010; the number recruited in each year; the approved structure for the RDF in 2010; the number of vacancies by rank unfilled as at 30 April 2010; the budget for direct RDF expenditure in 2010; the number of Permanent Defence Forces attached to RDF at 30 April 2010; the estimated total cost of these for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the draft consumer rights directive; if he is satisfied that the existing rights of consumers here, such as the right to reject will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the work of the company law review group; the timeframe for the publication of legislation following the reports of this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the shortfall of at least €5,000 in the grant provided for the installation of a rain-water recycling system under the summer works 2010 grants scheme in respect of a school (details supplied in County Cork; if she will review the grant in order to reduce this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 25 March 2010 and the subsequent reply from FÁS (details supplied) which restates the existing position, her views on changing the existing practice whereby trainers are paid only at the end of the contract period and are consequently precluded from unemployment benefit or assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be reached on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and type of emergency beds at present available for young persons under 18 years 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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75 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if supports are available for skateboard parks in view of the importance of such facilities for communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason fuel allowance is not granted in conjunction with illness benefit but is allowed in conjunction with jobseeker’s allowance; his plans to correct this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will facilitate an oral hearing at the earliest possible date regarding an appeal for carers’ allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social Protection the grounds on which rent supplement was discontinued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider a request for an extension of the time by six months within which a person (details supplied) in County Cork is required to leave the State in order to afford them every opportunity to obtain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Taoiseach the role, function and membership of the IFSC clearing group located in his Department; the members since 2002 coming from Departments, State agencies and the private sector; the methodology for identifying persons from the private sector to serve on the group; the workload of the group since 2002, specifying particular aspects of Government policy including proposals for legislation that were considered by the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Taoiseach the counsel that are currently nominated by the Attorney General to appear before the Moriarty tribunal to appear on behalf of the public interest; the arrangements in place over the years since the tribunal was established for the nomination of counsel to represent the public interest; the arrangements previously and currently in place in the Office of the Attorney General to ensure that counsel nominated by the Attorney General to represent the public interest and those nominated to represent clients of the Attorney General could, if necessary, represent different interests and make different arguments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the arrangements for the operation of the coast guard search and rescue service; if the four existing bases will continue on a 24 hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number of man days allocated for annual training in respect of paid duty for the Reserve; the number of days allocated for promotion courses; the number which refer to seven and 14 day periods; the number of days allocated for special courses, weapons or promotion courses, NCO/officer; the nature of such courses for each year from 2004 to 2009; the take up of paid man days for each category; the number of days allocated and taken up by brigade for security and barrack duty for each year; the rationale for such duties; when the allocation of paid days for 2010 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid in allowances, over and above salary, to Permanent Defence Force personnel employed with the Reserve Defence Force and Slua Muirí for the years 2005 to 2009; the number of personnel in receipt of such allowances; the rate per mile per engine capacity as regards mileage allowances; the amount paid in mileage in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an assurance that farmers who apply for the agricultural environmental options scheme before 17 May 2010 will receive payment from a start up date of 1 June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans he has to deal with hardship installation cases locked out of the scheme in budget 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans that are in place to continue the existing services and to implement improvements in view of the imminent retirement of the only consultant paediatrician in Cork University Hospital dealing with approximately 300 children living with Type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the taxation applicable to the gratuity paid on retirement to retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the terms of reference of the Lee Valley catchment area review of flooding; the person who will conduct the review; when same will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the liabilities currently guaranteed under the credit institutions financial support scheme; the liabilities currently guaranteed under the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme; the liabilities he expects to be guaranteed under ELG guarantee scheme before 30 September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the preparation of a revised National Asset Management Agency business plan; when he expects the publication of a revised NAMA business plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department or its agencies are considering introducing a pay as you save scheme for energy efficiency; when he expects to roll out this scheme; his views on whether speculation about such a scheme is delaying energy efficiency projects as consumers adopt a wait and see approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards the establishment of a house price database which will provide accurate and reliable information regarding specific house sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial provision made available to local authorities in 2010 to enable them to deal with the problem of graffiti; and if he 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 actions that he has taken on foot of the Ernst and Young report on capital projects funded by his Department; the cost of commissioning this report; the measures that have been taken to curb the series of concerns expressed in this report regarding the attitude of local authorities to project fund management; the measures that have been taken to ensure current and future projects each have a project brief based on a thorough appraisal of project requirements; if direction has been provided to local authorities on the implementation of the report’s recommendations; if so, if he will outline same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence his plans for members of the Reserve Defence Force to serve overseas with the Permanent Defence Force in 2010.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the establishment of the new centralised medical corps for the Defence Forces.
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914 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if a new regulation regarding the design of disabled toilets is to be applied to existing projects; if the new regulations will delay progress towards the construction of the Star of the Sea National School, Passage West, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue on naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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