209 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the levy applying to second homes will be applied to mobile homes in set bays in holiday parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial and legal implications of terminating the present storage contracts in view of his stated intention to have another inquiry into the use of the electronic voting machines in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether a group (details supplied) has met all requirements of the Financial Regulator to provide monthly data on capital adequacy for the past year, and for the months of November 2008, December 2008 and January 2009 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure that the Irish banks covered by the bank guarantee accurately report on the true present value of their property loan books; his views on whether the injection of State capital of some €7 billion into Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland may turn out to be insufficient to meet future capital requirements; if he has proposals to introduce a bad bank or impaired asset insurance scheme to help provide certainty as regards asset quality in the banking system here; his views on both of these models; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is intended to provide a legislative framework to encourage or require the installation of photo voltaic/thermal panels on private homes or business premises; if in the future new constructions will be required to incorporate renewable energy solutions; the incentives available to encourage the use of renewable energy solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives available for persons installing solar energy solutions on private homes or commercial buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the target set nationally to obtain energy from natural resources; the percentage of the energy needs here which will be obtained from renewable energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a date for an oral hearing for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will put in place a system of free legal aid for persons facing repossession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans in place to provide a comprehensive stroke treatment service in the Cork and Kerry region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans in place to develop an acute brain injury rehabilitation facility in the Munster area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Wrixon review will be published; the reason for its delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 3 February 2009 and the delay in implementing the fair deal scheme, further consideration will be given to the granting of enhanced subvention to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is paying €120 per day in a nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is intended that the accident and emergency units at South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork are to be closed or downgraded to minor injury units; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when the transfer of the symptomatic breast cancer unit from South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital to Cork University Hospital will occur; the funds being allocated to facilitate this transfer; her views on whether such funds would be better directed towards the cervical cancer vaccination programme in view of the fact that an established centre of excellence in breast cancer treatment exists at South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if she would reinstate the home care package hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the letter from their consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if he will give special consideration to people who have become recently unemployed and people who face difficulties as a result of inflated mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if he will propose a moratorium on repossessions to enable persons who are in arrears to renegotiate their mortgages; if it is his intention that following recapitalisation banks should reschedule excessive mortgages; 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 recent decision to reject a takeover bid by an airline (details supplied) for Aer Lingus; if he will publish a White Paper on national aviation policy in view of the recent turmoil in the sector as a result of that airline’s takeover bid and the challenging global aviation environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the operation of the range of extra charges and levies that are currently imposed on airline passengers in view of the need to maintain passenger volumes in the airline sector; if he will work with the Commission on Aviation Regulation and the National Consumer Agency to review the increasing burden of excessive extra charges on airline passengers including the new €30 levy on passengers carrying a separate duty free bag that an Irish carrier has recently introduced and, if necessary, bring forward legislation specifically to protect air travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the criteria applying to a grant under the Higher Education Access Route; the way it would apply to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he proposes to take on foot of the expressed concern of international human rights groups, including the International Commission of Jurists, and the special appeal made by priests in the province of Wanni, at the abuse of human rights and general breaches of international law taking place in Sri Lanka.
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21 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance he and the EU propose to offer to the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between warring groups in Sri Lanka.
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217 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the time normally taken to process applications for statutory redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers he expects to participate in REP scheme three and REP scheme four by the 15 May 2009 single farm payment deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme two farmers paid in 2008; the amount of money paid to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has applied for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the publication of the national energy efficiency action plan which was promised by the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the adequacy of the upload speed as part of the national broadband scheme; if he is satisfied that the coverage map used for the national broadband scheme is an accurate reflection of the areas not served by broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the system of monitoring performance indicators he has in place regarding the reporting by local authorities of the taking in charge of estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of locum consultants employed in the Health Service Executive south; the number of locum consultants replacing consultants who have retired or resigned; the number of permanent orthopaedic surgeons employed in HSE south; 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 if she will confirm that children from the Health Service Executive south area have to travel to Dublin or Limerick for orthopaedic surgery; the reason this has been necessary; 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 if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive south has a fleet of transport vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that emergency ambulances are used to transport non-urgent cases for investigative and other procedures at Cork University Maternity Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork.
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97 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the element of funds which it was intended would be used for the promotion of sporting activities when allocating funds collected by the National Lottery; the purposes to which such funds will be put in view of the announcement from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism of the suspension of sports grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an interpretation of the rules regarding income levy as they apply to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have made an application under the home choice scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in regard to his statement that new regulatory standards would apply to all privately rented dwellings from 1 February 2009, local authorities have been furnished with the new regulations and guidelines on their implementation; if landlords bringing new rented properties onto the market have been informed of the newly applicable standards; 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 date for the introduction of the cap on local election spending; the spending limits and the framework which will be introduced to monitor spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the steps taken to secure the sites recently vacated by the Defence Forces; if private security firms have been engaged for this purpose; the estimated cost of providing such security services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to her Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost to his Department, in each year since its introduction, of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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