288 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has asked the relevant persons whether restructuring has taken place within the CABAS facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if, with regard to ABA facilities she has received reports by the inspectorate on autism specific provisions; if the findings of said reports will be made available to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of consultancy days paid for by her Department at each of the CABAS facilities for 2004-05 and for the year 2003-04; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in regard to the consultancy allowances awarded to facilities, there is a daily rate applicable to consultancy at said facilities; the amount of the daily rate; if this daily rate has increased from 2002 to 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if special education teacher hours will be made available to assist a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the amount spent by his Department on advertising for each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 29 June 2004, if she has plans to amend the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2001 (details supplied) which empowered the commission to inquire, through its investigations committee, into the circumstances of the legality, conduct, ethical propriety and effects on the subject of the three vaccine trials referred to in the chief medical officers report; if she will conduct inquiries into any other trials that took place during the period 1 January 1940 to 31 December 1987 in view of the fact that the Supreme Court has raised concerns regarding the vires of this statutory instrument; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the 1,000 new frontline staff who are to be recruited in 2005 to provide services to persons with disabilities, as announced in her statement on the publication of the Estimates in November 2004; the details of the qualifications of such staff; the services they are to provide; the locations at which they will be assigned; when and the way in which they are to be recruited; the estimated cost of the provision of such new staff in 2005 and in a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the allocation of an additional €205 million of current funding vote in 2005 announced in the Estimates will be ring fenced for services to persons with disabilities; if the multi-annual current funding for 2006 to 2009 of €500 million and the capital funding of €55 million in each of years 2006 to 2009 announced in budget 2005 will similarly be ring fenced to disability specific purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the decision to reintroduce the half rate payment for lone parents in cases in which earnings are in excess of the upper threshold of €293 per week for six months and not the previous position of payment for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he intends to keep the minimum contribution of all recipients of the supplementary welfare allowance rent and mortgage supplement under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the actions he is proposing to take following his comments at the launch of the report, Strengthening Families through Fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of former spouses, and in the case of unmarried applicants, the other parent of the child, currently paying maintenance towards the support of their child; if he has satisfied himself that the maximum number of such liable relatives is contributing; the number of staff working in the recovery unit; his further plans to ensure that the maximum number of liable relatives contribute; and the action that he intends to take as a result.
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102 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of rehabilitative training places available nationally funded by her Department in 2004 to persons with a disability; the number of hours of home and personal assistance available in 2004 to persons with physical and sensory disability; the number of persons with significant disability currently in inappropriate settings who will need to be given an appropriate service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time residential care places nationally funded by her Department in 2004 for persons with intellectual disability; the number of persons on the waiting list for such a service; the number of day care places nationally; the number of persons on the waiting list for such services; the number of respite places nationally; the number of persons on the waiting list for such services; the number of persons deemed to be inappropriately placed and in need of appropriate service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the weight given to a consultant’s opinion that a serving member of the Defence Force is fit to continue serving as a member of the Defence Forces even though Defence Force medical personnel recommend otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the DFR governing serving personnel who have been diagnosed as diabetics; if he will direct that such personnel be assessed by appropriate consultants to ascertain their level of fitness in order to continue serving in the forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the procedure involved in changing or amending Defence Force regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the further progress that has been made in extending Southdoc, the primary care out of hours service, into the remaining rural areas of north and east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 dated 23 November 2004, if she is satisfied that the plans of the South Eastern Health Board to build a special needs residential unit on the hockey pitch at St. Dymphna’s Hospital in Carlow are in line with the policy of her Department as outlined in her reply; if her attention has been drawn to or has she had representation on, the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has carried out or intends to carry out comparative research into local government systems here and in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the development of local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to assist in making child care more available and affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the views of the Equality Authority on the possible implications of the impact of the Disability Bill 2004 on current equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to establish an independent public transport procurement and regulatory body; the legislation that will be required; the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications being considered for the family income supplement; the average time it takes to process an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 25 November 2004, if the working group on carers’ needs assessment, which was established by her Department following the publication of the action programme for the millennium in November 1999, still exists; if so, the details of the current membership of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has been in communication with or intends to communicate with the National Roads Authority and local authorities to discuss the need to ensure that roads and footpaths are accessible for those with mobility and sensory impairments; his further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the extra funding that will be made available to enable his Department’s sectorial plan for accessible public transport to be developed; the way in which this extra funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will be given the same level of support and assistance in school that was received up to June 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the exemptions which are available under the scheme of early retirement from farming 2000 to 2006; the exemptions that have been considered and granted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding sexually transmitted diseases here, the details of the different diseases, rates of infection and trends; the actions that are being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on recent reports which identify obesity as a major emerging health problem here; the steps she is taking to combat obesity, especially obesity in children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the list of occupational injuries prescribed diseases; the extent of COPD here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he is concerned at the decline in the number of tourists travelling here for the purpose of engaging in hill walking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount made available to each local authority in 2001, 2002 and 2003 regarding the disabled persons grant; the amount expended by each of the respective local authorities in the respective years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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532 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application to allow a new library to be made available in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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450 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for resource teacher assistance for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if these extra hours can be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need to expand a school (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans to assist the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number receiving the contributory old age and non-contributory old age pension payment in each of the years 1998 to 2004 to date; the number he estimates will receive the payments in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the languages that can be used in order to communicate with customers of his Department; if customers of his Department can be communicated with using Braille, large print, audio cassette or computer disk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the increase in charges for inspection of taxi meters by the legal metrology office of the National Standards Authority of Ireland; the details of same; the amount collected in 2003 and the amount estimated to be collected in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number who received special payment from the President in 2003 and to date in 2004 on reaching 100 years of age; the way in which persons apply for this payment; the total paid out in 2003 and 2004 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount in the special fund for new, innovative and additional public service broadcasting; the amount of this fund spent to date; the way in which such moneys were spent; the further plans for using this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the Minister who has responsibility for e-Government; the further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 172 of 18 November 2004, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the minor capital works account for the school in question does not have funds available in order to repair the damage that was caused to the roof of the school during the recent storms; if she will make contingency funding available for the emergency works; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has satisfied herself with the administration of the school meal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting crèches and pre-schools from local authority rate charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the members of the Valuation Tribunal as established under section 2 of the Valuation Act 1988 and as amended by the Valuation Act 2001; the number of appeals made to the tribunal each year since the coming into force of the Valuation Act 2001; the results of any such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the membership of the working group on carers’ needs assessment; when the group was established; when she expects the group to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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