75 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if a separate allocation is made by her Department to the Health Service Executive for services to the homeless or if the funds come from the general HSE budget; the funding made available by the HSE for the provision of services to the homeless in each of the past four years; the amount of that funding that was spent; the allocation made for 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure by the Health Service Executive on services for homeless people in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Dundalk in each of the past four years; 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 if she will confirm that there is a moratorium on increases under the nursing home subvention scheme and enhanced subvention scheme pending the introduction of the fair deal scheme; if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork faced with an increase of €60 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the funds allocated to the nursing home subvention scheme in 2007; the increase in funds allocated for 2008; the scope that exists to deal with cost increases charged by nursing homes in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of the decentralisation of his departmental offices; the cost to date of such decentralisation; the cost of a transfer of his Department on a temporary basis or the cost of leasing buildings and so on to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans or proposals to ensure a document (details supplied) or a document of a similar nature is given to every school and every relevant age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way he will improve his Department’s performance in relation to customer service targets particularly in relation to processing times for claims.
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111 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the methodology of measuring consistent poverty as used under EU-SILC provides a true measure of the level of consistent poverty here.
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659 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if hotels and other licensed premises are required to pay a television licence fee for each TV set on the premises.
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593 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the performance improvement indicators applied to local authorities and to which Departments; the person who is responsible for the measurement of performance improvement; the remuneration linked to performance improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money spent by An Garda Síochána on motor vehicle maintenance and repair for each year since 2001 to date in 2008.
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549 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money spent by An Garda Síochána on motor fuel for each year since 2001 to date in 2008.
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328 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to regulate agency workers; the areas the legislation will cover; when he expects it to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the cystic fibrosis services available at Cork University Hospital; the number of patients availing of these services; the plans in place to improve these services in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the sanctions imposed on tenants who fail to meet their obligation to deduct tax or to provide a certificate to the non-resident landlord of tax deducted; the sanction that applies to a tenant who fails to meet the requirement to make a return and pay to the Revenue Commissioners the tax that they have deducted from the rent due to a non-resident landlord; the number of tenants who have defaulted on the foregoing obligations in each of the past five years; the amount of tax paid to Revenue by tenants on behalf of non-resident landlords in each of the past five years; the number of tenants who have collected tax on behalf of non-resident landlords in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the length of time a motor vehicle imported from a State within the EU by a non-Irish national resident here may be driven on Irish roads before it is required to be registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on the redevelopment of the National Theatre on Abbey Street; the estimated cost of this project; 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 Employment the number of EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility, remaining to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 to date in 2008 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of recent substantial increases in prices of a range of food prices and forecasts that food prices will rise further by the end of 2008; if he is satisfied that sufficient protection is available to protect consumers against unwarranted price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals he has for reducing the democratic deficit in relation to common, foreign and security policy at national, Parliamentary and European Union level.
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127 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the present EU and Irish positions in relation to the future of Kosovo.
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140 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a rail freight subsidy on a per tonne basis for materials that are transferred from existing road freight onto rail freight; if his Department has examined developing new rail lines to facilitate modern freight flows; if he will ensure that the Limerick to Foynes rail line will be urgently reconnected to the national network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on legislation to establish the new Dublin Transport Authority; the geographical area the proposed DTA will have responsibility for; the functions it will have; if it will have network ownership, route licensing and price setting roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when the fair deal legislation will be published; when it will be debated in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the consultation she and her Department have undertaken with groups and bodies which represent the interests of older people regarding the fair deal legislation; the bodies that were consulted; the account that has been taken of their views in drafting the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1404 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be introduced; when a legislative framework will be put in place to enable council tenants who live in flats to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1390 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, where a local authority social housing scheme is below cost limits and where a housing association can demonstrate a capacity to carry out a housing development programme professionally and within costs, there is still a requirement for prior approval from his Department before entering a contract to build out a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1389 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a system of standard construction costs has or will be established and introduced to help streamline the negotiation of Part V agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1386 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the parameters of the discretion available to local authorities in admitting tenants to the rental accommodation scheme who are less than 18 months on rent supplement and who have been assessed as having a long-term housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1385 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria under which certain homeless persons who have been less than 18 months on rent supplement, and who have a long-term housing need, are eligible for consideration under the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1383 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports that have been commissioned by his Department since he took office; the number of committees and commissions that have been set up by his Department in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1382 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the internationally accepted norm that, of those entitled to register, 85% is the highest number of persons who appear on the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1388 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that have produced and disseminated written guidance for developers on Part V policy for Part V output and pre-planning negotiation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1381 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has provided local authorities with detailed guidance on Part V pre-planning discussions; if this guidance emphasises the importance of discussion as a prerequisite to any application for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1380 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, where written guidance for developers on Part V policy exists, it encourages a joint approach by developers and housing associations for the development, delivery and management of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1378 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if teams with responsibility for the negotiation and successful conclusion of Part V agreements have been established by local authorities; if he has placed a requirement on local authorities to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1377 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action required of citizens of other EU states in order to be entered into the electoral register; if an equivalent requirement is placed on Irish citizens living in other EU countries; the position regarding non-EU citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1376 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to remove the charge for planning objections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1387 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects the value for money and policy review to be completed in March 2008; if it is his intention to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1384 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce regulations and standards for the rented housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1128 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount An Garda Síochána has spent on the purchase of firearms and handcuffs and other restraints each year since 2000.
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1127 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of television licences purchased for use in each prison in the jurisdiction for each year since 2000; and the annual cost of same.
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796 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the community development funds will be paid out; the groups that will receive funds and the amounts of same; the total amount payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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674 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will confirm that an agreement was reached, and when it was reached, for the IDA to purchase the site in east Cork from a company (details supplied); if, after three years, the company has decided not to locate on the site; the details of this agreement; the amount of the expected loss involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce registration and regulation of driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to require local authorities to introduce a visual indicator to replace parking tickets in order to alleviate the present confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the newly built emergency department of the Mercy University Hospital has been lying idle since March 2007; the planned opening date; if she will make provision for the 25 extra staff which hospital management have projected will be necessary for the new unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason tax collected by airlines is not refunded to the customer when a trip is cancelled; if a uniform rate of taxation is applied to all flights and all carriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that where a landlord is resident outside the State, that a tenant is required to discharge the landlord’s tax liability in respect of rental income by forwarding 20% of the rent due to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s forecast for the expected level of economic growth for the full year of 2008; the way this compares with the forecast he gave in his Budget 2008 speech in December 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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