607 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the numbers who have retired each year from the Health Service Executive since 2004; the number of these persons who are still awaiting determination and payment of pension and lump sum entitlements; if an estimate has been carried out regarding the total amount to be paid out in respect of each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that was made available to the National Education Welfare Board in 2010 and 2011 and the amount she expects to make available to the board in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers and others accommodated in the respective centres under the direct provision scheme; the number, gender and ages accommodated in each of the respective centres; the average and longest time that these persons have been accommodated; the total cost of direct provision in 2010, 2011 and the expected expenditure in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration, if any, he has given to facilitate blind persons and persons with severe visual impairment to vote at polling stations independently of third parties by way of, for example, allowing the use of templates to enable such persons to mark ballot papers correctly using touch; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he is taking to combat digital piracy, in particular, the downloading of movies and the copying of pirate downloads and the illegal viewing and downloading of movies from the Internet; if he has an estimate of the cost of these actions to both the legitimate industry and the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when each of the 22 members of the Valuation Tribunal were appointed; when each of their terms of office are due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount made available to the National Qualification Authority of Ireland in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the teacher education centres that have received support from him in 2010 and 2011; the amount of such support received by each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the National Behavioural Support Service; the numbers working in the service; the cost of the service in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments in 2010 and 2011; the number of assessments carried out under this scheme; the average cost of each assessment; the amount that he expects to expend on this scheme in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a set standard number of hours that special needs assistants are expected to work per week; if he will provide details of same; if he will provide details of any extra hours or days over and above the standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts made available to the National Centre for Technology and Education in 2010 and 2011 and the amount expected to be made available for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his position regarding persons in mortgage arrears; the details of the instructions, if any, issued to banks and other financial institutions by him or the Financial Regulator regarding the need to negotiate with clients who are unable to meet their mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 17 November 2011, the further progress which has been made in drafting legislation and consideration of outsourcing and self-valuation options to expedite the national revaluation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 28 September 2011, if he has finalised the cloud computing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to National Education and Psychological Service in 2010, 2011 and the amount expected to be allocated in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to the National Council for Special Education in 2010, 2011 and the amount expected to be allocated in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes to the home tuition and July provision schemes; the budget allocated for all the home tuition schemes for 2012; if he has details of the number of tutors delivering tuition under this scheme this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making changes to current driver licensing regulations for holders of foreign licences, in particular holders of full US licences, who on being resident here for more than 12 months are required to sit and pass theory and practical driving examinations in addition to taking 12 driving lessons before they can be issued with a full Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the online application facility for redundancy payments is currently operating correctly and has been over the past few months; the steps being taken by her to correct any possible faults with the online application facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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953 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 30 June 2011, the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive in relation to the opening and staffing of the PET-CT scanner unit in Cork University Hospital; if he has received any indication from the HSE as to when the PET scanner will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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853 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 12 October 2010, the further progress that has been made regarding his plans to establish a centre of excellence for stroke victims in the Cork region; if he will provide details of when such a stroke unit or units will be operational; the staffing requirements and locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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696 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made under the single farm payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health his policy in relation to diagnostic and preventative screening for cancer patients and those needing screening for other conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the way in which the staffing embargo and high level of retirements is impacting on the delivery of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 27 September 2011, the further progress that has been made regarding the transfer of the Irish Youth Justice Service to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has taken over responsibility of the operation of St. Patrick’s Institution in Dublin; if not when this is due to take place; her future plans for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he received a report from the Financial Regulator in 2009 regarding an investigation into a company (details supplied); his plans to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is supporting agricultural based renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which Coillte is responsible to him; the interaction he has had with Coillte since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, with reference to the programme of international student assessment 2009 assessment, consideration was given when evaluating the different countries scores and ranking, to the increase, since 2000, in the number of pupils taking the reading literacy assessment from disadvantaged schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, with reference to the programme of international student assessment 2009 assessment, consideration was given when evaluating the different countries scores and ranking, to the increase, since 2000, in the number of pupils taking the reading literacy assessment who have special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, with reference to the programme of international student assessment 2009 assessment, consideration was given when evaluating the different countries scores and ranking, to the increase, since 2000, in the number of pupils taking the reading literacy assessment whose first language was not English; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 21 September 2011, the further progress that has been made by him on the proposed Green Paper on Defence; when he expects to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 21 September 2011, the further progress that has been made with the value for money review of the Defence Forces; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the average cost per day of an acute bed in a public hospital for high-dependency patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the average cost per day of a bed in the National Rehabilitation Centre in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that members of An Garda Síochána have received adequate training to deal with cases of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in Irish prisons who suffer from mental illness; the types of condition from which they suffer; if he is satisfied that prisons are an appropriate location for such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 20 October 2011, if he has received the first report of the local government efficiency implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 20 October 2011, the further progress which has been made in bringing to Government more comprehensive policy proposals regarding structural reform of local government at regional, county and sub-county levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made with regard to making broadband available to all households; if his attention has been drawn to the much higher tariffs being paid by some households in rural areas for broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 19 October 2011, the further progress that has been made with the ESB microgeneration programme and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 18-month pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to persons in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance payments, if her attention has been drawn to delays in payments being reinstated if the jobseekers sign off for a number of weeks to avail of full-time temporary work and then return to the live register after the work is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the average occupancy in 2010 for each of the Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policy directives given to enterprise support services under the auspices of his Department, with reference to the possible need to encourage enterprise in provincial towns across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the agencies under the auspices of his Department; the amounts made available to each and their expenditure or indicative expenditure in 2010 and 2011 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 40 and 41 of 5 July 2011, the further progress that has been made regarding the roll-out of the revaluation programme to local authorities outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 22 June 2010, if other forms of photo identification (details supplied) will be accepted by local authorities for social housing applications; if so, the details of the forms of identification that will be acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 15 June 2011, the further progress that has been made by the National Assets Management Agency in discussions with Government Departments and State agencies regarding the development of proposals to contribute to social development such as the selling of property to State bodies for development of community facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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