312 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for eligibility for a medical card in the State, if determining eligibility is solely a feature of the persons means; if medical cards are granted to categories of persons by virtue of an underlying condition that affects them or by virtue of other criteria.
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61 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans for the rationalisation of tourism promotion bodies here; the funding made available by the Government to these bodies in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding available for the development of public swimming pools in 2004; the number of new pools he intends to sanction; when he plans to make funding available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if regulations have been made to enable persons aged 65 or over who decide to avail of private health insurance cover for the first time or wish to renew cover after a material break in previous cover to do so; if not, when such regulations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the formation of an African peacekeeping force with funding from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a report on the political situation in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to further implement and provide resources to enable the Youth Work Act to become fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to assist in the upgrading of science laboratories in schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in the establishment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, particularly in view of the fact that the board was due to start hearing cases in January 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in her Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No, 50 of 4 May 2004 regarding the proposed reopening of the rail link to Midleton in East Cork, the further enhancements involved to cost €25.3 million mentioned in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in her Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the way in which persons with disabilities can access employment in his Department; if there are special application procedures; the criteria by which it is decided that persons qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the numbers recruited in each of the brigade areas in the past 12 months; the numbers who have left the Defence Forces in each of the brigade areas in the same period; the number of persons he intends to recruit in respect of grades in the Defence Forces in the next 12 months in each of the brigade areas, the Naval Service and the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the measures he has taken or intends to take to adjust the amount of time Naval personnel have to spend at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the request by the joint managerial body of the Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools to appoint chaplains to all voluntary secondary schools; if he will be able to accede to this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his further plans following the Your Education System meetings, which he held throughout the year; if he will make a report on these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reports that have been commissioned by his Department since June 2002; the reports that have been completed and received by his Department; the reports that have been published; the body or agency in each case that was commissioned to produce the report; the cost or estimated cost of each report; the expected date of publication of unpublished reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review rule 46 of the rules and programmes for secondary schools in relation to exemption from Irish to take into account up to date research and modern understanding of dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD and autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if EU citizens are eligible for qualification for the mature student grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role the European Commission has in the drafting or otherwise of the forthcoming Disability Bill; if a European agency or body has been consulted or is in the process of being consulted or will be consulted in relation to the Disability Bill; when he expects to publish the Bill; the groups that are taking part in consultations regarding the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 27 April, the 132 schools that will receive funding under the CLÁR primary school outdoor play facilities enhancement scheme; and the amount allocated to each school.
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209 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the details regarding his decentralisation proposals for Mitchelstown, County Cork, as announced in the budget; the numbers to be decentralised to Mitchelstown; the appointment of each worker position that will be decentralised; when he expects this decentralisation proposal to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in the plans to reopen the rail link to Midleton in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his views on the need to reopen the Cork-Midleton rail link; if further progress has been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to reform local government here; the further plans to enhance the role of locally elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to raise awareness about the value and importance of Ireland’s archaeological heritage; his further plans to prevent damage and destruction of archaeological sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has further plans to assist persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which changes in rent supplement regulations recently announced will impact on applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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825 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures to be followed to enable presiding officers to vote during the forthcoming European and local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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824 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of electronic voting machines being made available to each county and city council area; the number of backup machines also being made available in the event of a breakdown or malfunction of the voting machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of voluntary organisations providing health and personal social services that are being funded fully or partially through his Department; if he will provide in each case the name of organisation; the amount of revenue funding provided in 2003; the number of staff in that organisation providing health and personal social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter with particular reference to the action plan for people management.
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452 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is any provision or circumstance whereby a person who is dyslexic can be exempted from studying Irish at second level; the extra assistance that can be made available for such persons in the event that exemption is not possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in the State; the number of these primary schools which are wheelchair accessible; the actions he is taking to ensure that all primary schools in the State are wheelchair accessible; the procedures to be followed if a person who is a wheelchair user wishes to attend a primary school which is not wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of bachelor of technology (education) materials and construction technology and bachelor of technology (education) materials and engineering technology teachers that have graduated from the University of Limerick in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; the number expected to graduate in 2004; the number of these that have taken up positions as teachers in each year respectively in the State; the number that have permanent positions respectively; his plans to increase the number of these teachers in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request for resource teaching assistance for a person (details supplied); the date when the application was received in his office; if and when he will make such resource teacher support available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application for a resource teaching assistant for a person (details supplied); the date on which the application was received; if and when he will make such teaching support available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has made changes to his plans to relocate the Department of Agricultural staff from the premises in the South Mall in Cork to Macroom; if so, the nature of these changes; the time scale of any such movement of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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