243 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount spent in the past five years in refurbishment and upgrading the Department of Agriculture and Food laboratories located in Model Farm Road, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans he has concerning the regional veterinary laboratory, the dairy science laboratory and the brucellosis laboratory located on Model Farm Road in Cork; if it is his intention to move these facilities to other locations and if so to indicate where; the number of staff employed in each laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications that were made under the terms of “A” Administrative Instruction, Part 10, paragraph 303 and Defence Force Regulations A 10, paragraph 38(8) for promotion for the rank corporal in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and to date in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress on the proposals to make CLÁR funding available for recreational facilities for national schools; the way in which funding will be disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress that has been made in the provision of the new rural social scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sections of the Planning and Development Act 2000 which have yet to be implemented; the time scale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the schools which the Minister of State for youth affairs has visited and intends to visit to discuss young people and politics; the matters raised; the actions the Minister of State intends to take as a result of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if, when the national education psychological service following assessment recommends that a child needs a certain number of resource hours allocation, his Department will take steps to ensure that the allocation is made available; if his attention has been drawn to the instances in which NEPS recommendations have not been followed due to monetary and staffing resource shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding available for the next round of the local authority swimming pool programme; when he will announce successful applicants for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the support available for and his views on the state of the Irish film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action the Government is taking to ensure that a site (details supplied) in County Cork is cleaned up; the estimated cost of such a clean-up; the way in which it will be financed; the timescale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress in the appointment of the assessor of youth work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the ministerial youth conference held in County Clare recently; the number of delegates; the overall cost of the event; issues discussed; the decisions reached and actions to be taken to include timescales as a result of the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a report from the national youth work advisory committee on the future requirements in relation to youth information provided and services as mentioned in Parliamentary Question No. 280 dated 7 October 2003; the recommendations in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 dated 2 October 2003, the progress that has been made on the implementation of the child protection training programme; the funding expended on this issue in 2003; if the project manager has been appointed and, if not, to indicate when he expects the appointment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 dated 25 November 2003, the further discussions his Department has had with the IVEA-CEO’s Association and the National Youth Council of Ireland on various aspects of the Youth Work Act 2001; the dates on which these discussions have occurred; the persons involved at each meeting or discussion; the issues discussed; the decisions reached and timescale for actions agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding which has been made available in 2003 to the respective vocational education committees for costs relating to the implementation of the Youth Work Act 2001; the amount that is available in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding available to assist in the development and promotion of school student councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the existence, work and role of the Union of Secondary School Students; his plans to support the work and further expansion and development of the organisation; the funding that he has made available or intends to make available in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will remove the restriction in force by his Department that makes it difficult, if not impossible, for educational welfare officers to travel to schools more than ten miles from their offices; the budget available to the National Education Welfare Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Tibet is an integral part of China; if the pursuit of a one-China policy has been discussed by the EU in the context of Ireland’s Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the refused applications made on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when he will extent BreastCheck to the Southern Health Board Region; the reason for the long delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 25 February 2004, the sources of the 55 applications for funding mentioned; the status of each of the applications; the number and location of further applications received since the closing date on 31 July 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which his Department promotes and supports high quality teaching, education and research at university and college of technology level; the funding specifically available in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the Bologna declaration; the further progress that has been made to establish a European higher education area; the work that has yet to be carried out; the readiness of third level institutions here in comparison with others in Europe; his further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress in relation to the action research pilot project on teacher induction in second level schools supported by his Department during the 2002-03 school year; the number of new qualified teachers and mentors that participated; the outcome of the project; the situation in the current school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government policy towards the granting of permission to children of workers from outside the EU who are employed as nurses here under the work permit system and may go to work in the UK or elsewhere, if their children are unable to join them here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the total number of primary teachers; the number of males and females; the age profile in ten year intervals with reference to males and females; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to improve the pupil-career guidance counsellor ratio in second level schools; the current ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the accessible system to be provided to enable blind persons to exercise their constitutional right to cast their ballots at elections in secret; the consultation that he has engaged in to ensure the suitability of any such proposed system and the user testing that has taken place or will take place; and the way in which verification of the vote will be made available to blind persons in the upcoming elections and in future elections.
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89 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special education resource applications, received by his Department before 31 August 2003, which have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make resource hours available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork on whose behalf an application has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the mechanisms in place to carry out seed trials on malting barley; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress regarding his plans to decentralise the offices of his Department to Macroom from Cork city; when he expects this decentralisation to be complete; the number of personnel and appointments involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the funding available to support families of suicide bereaved and to further support such families with funeral costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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622 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money allocated by her Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access her Department’s services.
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602 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Question No 169 of 9 March, the programmes operated by his Department that provide funding to youth groups for capital development and refurbishment of building and facilities for youth activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access his Department’s services.
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578 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered making funding available to support both sides of planning appeals to enable them to make a reasoned argument for the common good; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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556 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to fund directly services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to access more easily the services of his Department.
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554 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the bodies or individuals consulted by his Department regarding the access by persons with a disability to the electronic voting machines to be used in the forthcoming elections; if those machines will be fully accessible to persons with disabilities, the measures he has taken to ensure such accessibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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442 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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375 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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316 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children adopted from outside the State each year in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and to date in 2004; the countries of origin in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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288 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the amount of money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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276 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the mechanisms through which youth groups and youth organisations and others providing facilities for youth work can apply for, and avail of, funding to enable capital and refurbishment works to be carried out on premises to be used for youth activities; the amount of such funding made available by his Department specifically for capital and refurbishment works for youth activities in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the money allocated by his Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access services of his Department.
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