1226 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to provide access to culture for children in DEIS primary schools following the withdrawal of funding; the reason funding was cut off to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1026 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the levy payable on a non-primary residence is payable on a house which has a tenant on rent allowance but not where the tenant is on the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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766 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when section 132 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 in respect of the removal of the upward-only restriction on rent reviews will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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637 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a hearing has been listed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been resident here since May 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card has been denied to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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721 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Housing Finance Agency is applying interest rates of the order of 11% to local authority loans despite the reductions in European Central Bank interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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720 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minter for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the incremental purchase scheme as presented in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 will be applicable, on its commencement, to existing residents of voluntary housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has lodged an appeal in regard to disability payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 9 June 2009 and the subsequent response from the Health Service Executive of 23 of June 2009, her views on whether it is acceptable that a 76 year old person should be put on a waiting list of 18 months approximately before being assessed for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of outpatients who have been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund in regard to each hospital in the Health Service Executive south area in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which has been raised from the sale of bioethanol fuels; the way the revenues raised compare with the targets set in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the public attention surrounding the examinership of a company (details supplied) and the issues relating to depositors and the potential that finances required to fund the scheme of arrangement proposed by the examiner will emanate from Anglo Irish bank, he will ensure that the bank and the company will act in the wider public interest and with due regard to persons who paid deposits for dwellings which will not be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not appointed a new chairman for the Dublin Port Company; when the appointment will be made for this job in view of the challenges facing Dublin and all of the national ports at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport when the chief executive officer, CEO, for the Dublin Transport Authority, DTA, will be appointed; the estimated salary for the new, CEO of the DTA; the person he plans to appoint to the board of the DTA; the mechanism for appointing members of the public to the DTA board and advisory body; when he will publish promised legislation to transform the DTA into a new national transport regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of BER inspections undertaken within the social housing sector; if he will confirm that the inspections were undertaken by qualified inspectors; if he will confirm that the relevant certificate was produced to persons expressing an interest in availing of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 to cover the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator, the State Claims Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, including the National Pension Reserve Fund and the National Asset Management Agency, as recommended by the Information Commissioner; if he will bring forward amending legislation to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the imposition of a smaller mark down on assets transferred to the National Asset Management Agency in order to avoid having to inject capital into the banking system once the asset transfer has been completed to ensure the banks meet the regulatory capital requirements is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to provide sufficient finance to continue the provision of area co-ordinators in the family mediation service in the southern and western regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when, in view of the fact that the information referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 9 April 2009 was supplied some time ago, a decision will be made in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanism which has been put in place to enable graduates who are unemployed to gain professional experience with businesses unable to hire as a result of financial difficulties; the provision which has been made to enable unemployed graduates to progress their professional development in conjunction with professional bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the continuing difficulties being faced by small and medium sized companies which are being refused credit by banks; if she has had discussions with the banks on this issue, particularly in view of the importance of maintaining employment in this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing isolation beds and other appropriate services for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to introduce new legislation to ring-fence funding for mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a teacher under the developing school status in regard to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made for citizenship for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was granted naturalisation in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in regard to an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the numbers employed in the retail sector and the tax yield by way of income tax, levies and so on; the total tax yield from the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining 2008 REP scheme four payments will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining 25% payment will be awarded under REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the flexibility available to a community welfare officer not to impose an 8% reduction in rent supplement to tenants in existing tenancies.
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55 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that the waiting time for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service is significantly reduced.
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103 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who applied for a medical card in April 2009 can expect a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities which have received approval in principle to date in regard to the new leasing initiative; the number of units in relation to same; the local authorities which have entered into lease agreements; the number of properties, the leasing period and the cost involved; if these properties have been leased on a fixed price basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to monitor market value in each local authority area to ensure that leasing costs of at least 20% below market value are achieved under the new leasing arrangements; the further action he will take to exclude break clauses from lease agreements to prevent owners from simply terminating the agreement in the event of a substantial increase in property values; if he plans that persons placed in social housing under the leasing arrangement will be excluded from local authority tenant purchase schemes and that they will forfeit a place on the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effect of circular letter Fin 03/2009 of 13 February 2009 on the funding of each local authority, particularly in relation to the prohibition of spending of development levies that were held on account before 1 January 2009; his rationale for issuing said directive; the estimated sum that is held by each local authority along with the total sum held nationally; the time he will keep the directive in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the discharge services which will be available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is soon to undergo surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to pursue the phased opening of three houses intended to house 17 residents of a care centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the criteria which will be used to select candidates for housing; the schedule in place for the move; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who has a requirement for medical products, can expect to be issued with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) who was referred by their general practitioner to the Cork University Hospital neurology department in March 2008 will be granted an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number of civilian employees working for his Department or the Defence Forces under short term contracts; the number of such contracts which will expire by the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the refurbishment programme for the Creidne ; when it will be available for training purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to combat the growing numbers of people in fuel poverty; when he will publish the findings of the fuel poverty action research project; when this was first due for publication; if he has ensured that adequate funding has been given to the Combat Poverty Agency to complete its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs and timeframe of the MANs project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made with regard to his discussions with a number of voluntary groups in relation to the suspension of the community support for older people scheme; when he expects the discussions to be concluded and a decision made on the restoration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications received to date in 2009 and each of the past three years for grants under the Dormant Accounts Fund, RAPID and CLÁR; the funding provided under each heading; the number of programmes fully funded and completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the number of persons on the register of electors who have indicated that their details can be used for a purpose other than electoral or other statutory use; the reason behind the statutory requirement that electors must provide such an indication; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Cork can expect to receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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, in the public interest, to provide for the imposition by way of Government Order of a requirement that landlords charge market rents only in respect of commercial premises, and to provide for related matters