86 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health his policy regarding a move from paper patient records to a more innovative information-technology-based records system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the way in which the podiatry profession is regulated here in comparison to podiatrists or similar professions in the UK and Europe, in particular regarding the sale, supply and administration of local anaesthetics and the carrying out of minor surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the operation of the Youth Work Act 2001 and the national youth work development plan; the progress being made by her in the development of a new youth policy framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the requirements which agencies must meet to become accredited as adoption agencies; the number of applications from such agencies currently awaiting accreditation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if he has given any consideration to allowing members of the Reserve Defence Force to serve overseas in specialist roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 28 September 2011, the progress that has been made with the recruitment of additional doctors to the Medical Corps; the number of doctors currently serving in the Permanent Defence Force; the locations at which these doctors are posted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking to address overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of his review of the current legislation on human trafficking and prostitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 17 May 2011, the further progress which has been made regarding support for adopt-a-road initiatives; if proposals to encourage the expansion of such schemes through engagement with local authorities and local communities have been completed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 36 and 39 of 16 June 2011, the progress that has been made in reforming local government; if he has received the first report of the independent implementation group charged with progressing recommendations of the local government efficiency review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the research conducted by him to support progress in wave and tidal energy and renewable energy from the marine environment; if he will provide details of any supports available for this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 29 and 34 of 5 April 2011, the further progress which has been made with regard to the ESB microgeneration programme and general supports for microgeneration; the number of customers currently signed up to the ESB tariff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 27 September 2011, the reasons a supplementary welfare allowance mortgage interest supplement payment awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork from 12 September 2011 has been stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 22 June 2011, if the review of Irish Heritage Trust has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 28 and 34 of 22 June 2011, if he will provide details of State funding received by the Irish Heritage Trust to date; his plans to further support the work of the trust in acquiring additional major heritage properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any flexibility for local deciding officers regarding the length of time for which applicants must be receiving qualifying payments when making decisions on eligibility for community employment, Tús, JobBridge and other work placement and employment training schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the qualifying criteria for community employment and Tús schemes to allow those signing for credits and not receiving a jobseeker’s or other payment to be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the current €250 threshold for qualifying for tax relief on charitable donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes with respect to tax issues affecting charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for supplementary welfare allowance, rent supplement, has been suspended in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current amount of time it takes the Teaching Council to process applications for registration; the current number of applications awaiting registration at present; if there is a process whereby registration can be fast-tracked if applicants have received an offer of a teaching position; the current number of applications awaiting registration at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a back to school clothing and footwear allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection when a supplementary welfare allowance rent supplement payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy incentives in place or which he intends to put in place to encourage greater take up of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or agencies under his auspices practice and support the concept of corporate social responsibility; if so, if he will provide examples of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of medical doctors currently serving in the Defence Forces; the locations at which these doctors are posted; the number and location of any vacant medical doctor posts; if he intends to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations governing funfairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available to businesses to assist the development of cloud computing programmes from the industrial development agencies, in particular Industrial Development Agency, IDA, Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the cloud computing implementation group, its membership, the number of times it has met to date and its objectives and progress to date; if inputs and attendances from industry and other sectors have been sought and if any Irish companies are involved in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, further to the announcement of a €5 million applied research centre in cloud computing in May 2011, if he will provide details of its location, staff and expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is engaged in research and conducting trials to determine appropriate cloud computing approaches for public service data and applications; if he will provide details of the companies, indigenous small and medium enterprises, multinationals and so on with whom he is working for the purpose of research and examining commercial models; the way these companies are selected; when he expects this research to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 76 and 89 of 1 July 2009 regarding foetal alcohol syndrome, the conclusions and recommendations which resulted from the systematic review of prenatal outcomes following alcohol exposure; the action taken by him and the Health Service Executive as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 76 and 89 of 1 July 2009 regarding foetal alcohol syndrome, if the research project undertaken by the Health Service Executive and the Coombe Hospital, Dublin, regarding alcohol exposure during pregnancy has been completed; if so, the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of preschool services who are providing the free preschool year to children in September 2011; the percentage of all preschool services participating in this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who enrolled in preschool education in September, 2011 under the free preschool year; the percentage of all eligible children participating in this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the White Paper on Defence to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason supplementary welfare allowance payment, rent allowance, has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a supplementary welfare allowance mortgage interest supplement rate was calculated for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reasons this payment was recently reduced in view of the fact that there was no change in the family income; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a supplementary welfare allowance mortgage interest supplement rate was calculated for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason this payment was recently reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if there have been any changes recently to the way community welfare officers calculate rates of supplementary welfare allowance mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her priorities with respect to youth organisations, youth affairs and youth work generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 12 July 2011, the progress that has been made regarding the transfer of the Irish Youth Justice Service to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, being considered by him to improve primary and second level school accommodation in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the accommodation needs of a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 5 April 2011, when he expects the value for money review of the Reserve Defence Forces to be completed; if the steering committee has agreed on a timeframe for completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence his plans for general service recruitment to the Defence Forces for the remainder of 2011 and in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have completed the competency based driving assessments at each level respectively to date; the way in which restrictions applying to competency based driving level 1 impacts on the use of emergency lights, sirens and speed limits whilst on patrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vetting applications received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit in each month of 2010 and to date in 2011; the number which were processed each month and the average time taken for an application to be processed; the number of complaints received from persons vetted who dispute the contents of the vetting report; the procedure which is followed once such a complaint is received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made in the development of the personal insolvency Bill to bring in changes to current bankruptcy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentay Question Nos 637, 638 and 639 of 2 Febrary 2010, his plans to implement the remaining sections of EPSEN Act 2004 necessary to allow for the Special Education Appeals Board to begin hearing appeals from parents dissatisfied with special education needs organiser allocation decisions; if the National Council for Special Education has established, across all schools, a structured appeals process of SENO decisions which was piloted in 2010; if the NCSE has established an independent appeal advisory committee; if so, the membership of same.
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