265 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the terms of reference for the Irish Medicines Board; the way members are appointed; the persons who are the appointed members and when they were appointed; if there is a fixed period of service; if there is a payment or expense granted to board members; the way the board is funded; the extent of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the present legalisation and licensing system governing the importation, processing retailing and distribution of St John’s Worth; if licences have been granted for same; and if so, to what companies and when; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and value of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs here during 2007; the proportion of the overall flow of drugs into Ireland that is believed to be represented by these seizures; the new initiatives he is planning to control the flow of illegal drugs into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to end the flow of drugs to prisons, in view of the disclosure that inmates have tested positive for drugs 40,000 times over the past three years; the prisons or places of detention that are regarded as drug free; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will suspend the deportation order to allow a person (details supplied) to complete their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was referred by their general practitioner in February 2007 is still awaiting a specialist appointment; if she will examine this case in order to secure the earliest possible appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who applied for an increase in subvention in January 2008 and who has yet to receive a response; if she will take cognisance of the financial hardship resulting from a weekly increase of €95 since January 2008 forcing the applicant to borrow €800 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose nursing home subvention was reduced from €472.70 per week to €184.24 per week causing severe financial hardship for those who support them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the disquiet expressed by the Irish Primary Principals Network and the Irish National Teachers Organisation regarding unregulated commercial marketing and advertising in primary schools; if she will develop an official code of standards related to the Code of Advertising to children on television and radio which would clearly distinguish between commercial marketing in schools and the promotion of genuine philanthropy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the seven universities here face a budget deficit of approximately €25 million, that direct Government support fell by €11,240 per student, 18% in real terms, between 1995 and 2001, that further cuts have resulted in a 32% reduction in the student core grant funding during 1995 to 2005 and that €50 million, taken out of the third level budget in the years 2002-03, has never been replaced; the steps she will take to reverse this serial reduction in gross funding for universities here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will confirm that the contract between an agency (details supplied) and his Department is to be terminated; his views on whether this agency provides valuable support services to community development projects; his rationale for termination of the contract; the way it is intended that community development projects are to be supported in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in putting in place the fair deal scheme is causing financial hardship to those who depend on the subvention and enhanced subvention schemes as increases in 2008 are not covered by subvention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the liability for rates that applies to sporting clubs which are operated on a purely recreational and social basis and where any bar or other profits are used exclusively for the improvement of facilities; if it his intention to make legislative changes in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all applications for grant aid received and approved under the farm improvement scheme will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will reopen the farm improvement scheme to enable farmers in the middle of some developments to complete the work so they are fully compliant with the nitrates regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it his intention to make changes to the regulations whereby a tenant when purchasing a local authority property is entitled to a maximum reduction of 30% off the current market value and the equivalent of a first time buyers grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1019 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the European Commission has initiated proceedings in regard to discrimination in the granting of planning permissions for rural housing and a possible breach of the EC Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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980 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views, in the interests of equity and in the public interest and considering the facilitation of preplanning meetings between developers and planners, on legislating for a reciprocal arrangement enabling representative groups to meet with planners during the submission period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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952 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 4 March 2008, the breakdown of the number accommodated through the rental accommodation scheme by town within each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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976 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the fee payable by landlords registering with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the amount of that fee allocated to cover the cost of inspecting the accommodation; the funds from other sources allocated to inspections; the average cost of carrying out an inspection; if the money collected for inspection is allocated in full to the local authority responsible for the rented dwelling or if not in full, at what percentage; the amount allocated to each local authority in each year since the setting up of the PRTB; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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975 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of inspectors employed by each local authority for the inspection of rented dwellings; the breakdown of rented dwellings, both private and local authority, per local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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863 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way funds collected in the court poor box are disbursed; the guidelines, procedures and records that apply to such disbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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844 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legislation and regulation in place to protect children and adolescents from on-line gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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721 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 30% of all classroom space in Cork Institute of Technology’s Bishopstown campus is located in prefabricated buildings; her plans for capital grant application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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720 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the review and prioritisation of capital projects in the higher education sector in September 2004 recommended that an apprentice skills building be a priority for Cork Institute of Technology; when she proposes to implement that recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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707 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will allocate funds for the construction of a new primary school at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a suitable site is available, if the design plans have been approved, that the present school is overcrowded and in poor condition and not in conformity with her Department’s guidelines and that major development has taken place and is planned for the area as a result of a 13% growth in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role of each of the statutory bodies under the aegis of his Department; the overall annual cost of each body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to introduce legislation to require the disclosure of the report submitted by the liquidator of an insolvent company under section 56 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001; if he introduces such legislation, if he will indicate the reason this report should be confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure that vehicles brought into the State under Section 135 (a) of the Finance Act 1992 are adequately insured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 12 February 2008, the measures in place to track the temporary importation of vehicles; when a person, previously established outside the State, is considered to be established here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the legislation and regulation in place to protect children and adolescents from gambling at race tracks and betting shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the very slow impact of the rental accommodation scheme on the number of households in private rented accommodation claiming rent supplement for 18 months or longer, he will review as a priority the barriers to employment currently experienced under the qualifying criteria for rent supplement.
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89 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Central Statistics Office’s consumer price index detailed sub-indices report of February 2008 which indicates that rents have increased by 10.5% in 12 months; and when he will increase rent supplement limits to reflect this trend.
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42 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he expects the national sports facility strategy report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position of Ireland in relation to each one of the targets on energy commitments (details supplied); the targets set out for the year 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the tendering process for the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the supports or incentives in addition to funding streams that have been put in place by her Department to facilitate student exchanges between Ireland and France for children between the ages of nine and 13 for the purposes of linguistic development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding provision in total and per student in each of the primary, secondary, post leaving certificate/further education and third level sectors; the number of students in each sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the number of posts currently vacant or not filled by psychologists on the National Educational Psychological Service panel to undertake psychological assessments of students; the fee or payment arrangements that have been set in place by her Department for the delivery of this service; the mechanism or procedure through which her Department decided upon this sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science the alternatives available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been discouraged from taking a place in their local secondary school; 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 the regulations in place for the monitoring and auditing of the occurrence of meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, in private hospitals; if it is intended to make adjustments in these regulations; the requirements placed on private hospitals to publish the results of the monitoring and auditing of MRSA; if she will legislate to make public the reports of the monitoring and auditing of MRSA cases in private hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to Health Service Executive cutbacks, a pool care assistant will not be available in the afternoons in Cork University Hospital with the result that 30 patients will be denied hydrotherapy each week thus endangering their recovery; if she will confirm that the amount of money required to provide a pool care assistant in the afternoons is €150; the action she proposes to rectify the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax incentives in place to encourage the use of energy efficient or energy saving equipment at both a private domestic household level and industrial or commercial level; if he will introduce or create additional tax incentives in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax incentives in place to encourage the use of energy efficient or energy saving and monitoring equipment at both a private domestic household level and industrial or commercial level; if he will introduce or create additional tax incentives in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of discussions to which he and his officials have been party as part of the international quartet charged with heading the peace talks in Israel and Palestine on foot of the latest atrocities perpetrated in the Gaza area.
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251 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the areas and functions where responsibility has been devolved from him to a State or statutory agency; the agencies involved; the arrangements in each agency to respond on a priority basis to inquiries from Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the areas and functions where responsibility has been devolved from him to a State or statutory agency; the agencies involved; the arrangements in each agency to respond on a priority basis to inquiries from Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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