26 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 12 October 2010, if he has finalised his response to the European Commission’s additional letter of formal notice dated 30 September 2010 regarding the 2005 judgment of the European Court of Justice Case -494/01 relating to valid waste authorisation for the former site (details supplied) at Haulbowline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions he has had with local authorities in relation to the impact of litter and fly-tipping on tourism; if his attention has been drawn to any studies conducted into this and his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of public dental clinics in Cork where young persons with a disability can receive dental treatment under general anaesthetic; the services on offer in each of these clinics; the average number of appointments or persons treated per annum at each of the clinics and the waiting lists for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the length of time the dental clinic for young persons aged over 16 years with special needs and disabilities has been running in Cork University Hospital; the types of services this clinic offers; the number of clinics held and the number of persons treated to date and a breakdown of same per month; the number of young persons waiting for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the transfer of the dental clinic service in Cork University Hospital to the South Infirmary; when this part of the reconfiguration of services will be completed by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she has initiated any policy proposals to enhance Ireland’s attraction as a tourist destination; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 28 October 2010, the cost of private security firms used to secure property vacated by the military each year respectively from 2006 to 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will provide an annual breakdown of the duration and cost of such security and the locations at which it was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated to the Irish Red Cross by the Exchequer each year since 2007 respectively; if the organisation receives directions from him as to the way this funding should be spent; if he receives detailed reports and accounts as to how this funding is used and expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money accrued to the Exchequer from the National Lottery in 2009 and to date in 2010; the way in which this funding has been expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the enrolment as of September 2010 of each of the primary schools (details supplied) in east Cork; if she will provide a breakdown of the enrolment in each school per class year junior infants, senior infants, first class to sixth class respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if funding is being made available to schools or colleges to assist foreign nationals to learn English and, if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions No. 105 of 29 September 2010 and No. 80 of 9 November 2010, the contact, if any, between her and the principals or boards of management of the schools (details supplied) regarding the acquisition of a site in Ballincurra, Midleton; the input the schools have had in the planning process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if his office has moved from Parkgate Street; the number of staff and location of his new office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money made available and the amount expended under the afforestation grant and premium scheme each year respectively since its establishment in 2007; the numbers who are signed up to the scheme; the improvements to our forest cover since the establishment of the scheme and current percentage of such cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the supports, grants and premium available from his Department to the forestry sector; the amounts available under each scheme in 2010 and the amount expended to date; the efforts he is making to ensure forestry funding is not reduced in view of the growth potential of this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of legal actions relating to Haulbowline taken by or against his Department since it took over control of the site in 2003; the cost of each action to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, under the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, mobile homes, chalets and holiday homes in holiday parks and holiday villages and used primarily for holidays are exempt from paying the non-principal private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No.1163 of 29 September 2010, the discussions he has had with An Garda Síochaná in relation to proposals for changes to white collar crime law; when he expects to publish a discussion document on white collar crime on same; the persons involved in the consultation process on this document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to his comments in a speech on 21 May 2010, the progress that has been made in the consolidation of all the anti-corruption legislation in a single statute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reasons for the delay in ratifying the UN Convention against Corruption signed by the State in 2003; when he expects to be in a position to ratify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the way in which the Courts Service is accountable to the Minister and the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied the Road Safety Authority is taking all necessary action to address the ongoing problems with online booking and availability of test times in the national car test system; if he has received figures or updates from the Road Safety Authority in relation to the backlog of appointments or the average waiting times in different test centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 11 February 2010 regarding moneys lodged to a patient’s private property account, if these moneys transfer to the patient’s next of kin in the event of the death of a patient; if not, to whom any such moneys would transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 11 February 2010, if moneys lodged to a patient’s private property account can be accessed by the Health Service Executive for use for the benefit of that patient; if other representatives such as parents of the patient can apply for access to moneys in the patient’s private property account to purchase equipment or health or other services for the patient; if so, the way this can be done; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 9 February 2010, the number of claims concluded and repayments issued respectively under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 to date; the number of cases in which funds have been deposited into patient private property accounts and the amounts deposited respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 8 July 2010, the number of special projects for youth currently funded by her Department; the amount of the €19.5 million allocation which has been spent to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 8 July 2010 the progress or developments made in the reconfiguration of ambulance services in Fermoy, Midleton and Youghal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence regarding the decentralisation of his Department and the Defence Forces to Newbridge, the total cost to his Department of same including the provision of new equipment such as IT, telephones, staff training and so on and other moving expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of relocating the communications centre staff, IT, physical communications infrastructure at Parkgate Street to another premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties under control of the Office of Public Works currently in use by the Department of Defence or Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 7 October 2010, the further progress that has been made by the Office of Public Works in relation to the future of the former site at Haulbowline (details supplied) in County Cork; if the group has concluded its deliberations; if a report on same has been received by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 October 2010, the number of Reserve Defence Forces personnel who had completed annual training of seven or 14 days, respectively, on 30 September 2010; the number of RDF training days unused at this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 October 2010, the reason the overall strength level of 7,671 of the Reserve Defence Forces that existed on 1 January 2009 has been allowed to fall to 6,075 on 30 September 2010; if it is Government policy to allow numbers to fall below this maximum strength; if recruitment is being carried out on a restricted basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications for recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces per unit per month respectively from September 2009 to date in 2010; the number that have been accepted for recruitment and signed on; the number awaiting decision; the number of applications which were not accepted, the reason for this non acceptance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 October 2010, the current situation regarding recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces in each brigade area.
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436 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to ensure that the quality and standard of training of the Reserve Defence Forces is of a high level; the way that such training is evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the legal mechanism available to him to deploy members of the Reserve Defence Forces in aid to the civil power or in any other capacity; the most recent time that any such deployment of the Reserve Defence Forces took place in any such capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of Reserve Defence Forces training man-days allocated for use in 2009 and 2010 respectively; the number of same which were used in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when a redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 2 November 2010 the details of the two leases which the office of Public Works holds for Park House; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 29 September 2010 the further progress made by her Department regarding the provision of additional second level school places in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 29 September 2010, the further progress, if any, in the provision of permanent sites with accommodation for two schools (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Forces personnel currently acting up to fill vacancies within the PDF; the number of same who are being paid additional moneys towards their additional duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 19 October 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of Permanent Defence Forces cadre personnel by Reserve Defence Forces unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence, further to reports in a newspaper (details supplied), if it is true that his Department is owed moneys from the UN for peacekeeping operations; the amount outstanding and the operations for which it is owed; the way this article reconciles with his statement to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Women’s Rights on 20 October 2010.
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163 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 12 October 2010, when the qualifying illnesses for the long-term illness scheme was last revised; the basis under which different illnesses are selected for eligibility under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 25 May 2010, the further progress that has been made with the estimates of future farm numbers in 2020, especially the demographic profile of farmers, as commissioned from the rural economy research centre of Teagasc by his Department as part of the 2020 strategy.
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12 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way in which mapping issues are impacting on payment of single farm payment and disadvantaged area payments to farmers; the number of farmers awaiting payment because of difficulties with mapping; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if his Department or the Defence Forces are purchasing or providing bus or other transport services to bring personnel to work as a result of workplace location changes; if so, the number of personnel involved; the locations to which they are being transported; the cost of this transport respectively on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if his Department or the Defence Forces will be purchasing or providing bus services or other transport services to bring personnel affected by decentralisation to new offices in Newbridge, County Kildare; if so, the number of personnel involved and the estimated cost of same per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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