553 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas trips he has undertaken since he assumed his role as Minister for Defence; the locations to which he has travelled; the duration and purpose of each visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel employed in his Department; the location where each staff member is employed and their respective grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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551 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in procuring two new ships for the naval service; when the contracts are due to be signed; the estimated cost of each ship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received any requests for funding from Cobh Town Council or Cork County Council to prevent or alleviate landslides in Cobh or to repair damaged caused by landslides in the area; if so, will he provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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455 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government has received a formal letter of notice from the European Commission in relation to the possible imposition of fines for its failure to sufficiently clean up the toxic waste at the former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of stroke centres in the Cork region; her plans to establish a centre of excellence for stroke victims in the Cork region and the progress in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the Irish Heart Foundation’s recent publication in relation to the cost of stroke in Ireland; her views on this report in particular the cost saving potential of the report recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason rheumatoid arthritis is not one of the qualifying medical conditions under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to his proposal to designate the Blackwater Estuary in County Cork as a special protection area, (details supplied) the impact, if any, this proposed designation would have on the use of the river by those involved in water based activities such as power-boating, sailing, water-skiing, fishing and other such activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if deaf persons are deemed to be ineligible for jury service; if so, the reasons for this exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance, further to Questions Nos. 44 and 56 of 17 June 2010, with regard to the Office of Public Works working group established to develop a structured and coherent approach to the management and development of the former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, County Cork, if he has received a report from the group outlining its decisions and deliberations regarding the future uses of the site as per its terms of reference; if not, when he expects the group to report; his plans to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the date on which the sail-training vessel, the Asgard , sank; the amount of money made available to Coiste an Asgard in 2009; the way that this money was expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the availability of each of the naval service vessels in 2007, 2008 and 2009; 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 his views on the amount of Garda time and resources lost in travelling to and attending court hearings; 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, further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 10 November 2009, the further progress made regarding the roll out of decibel counters to all Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No 479 of 6 July, if a decision has been reached yet on the eight foreshore applications (details supplied); if not, when he expects a decision to be reached on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of positron emission tomography scanners; the number of same which are operational at present; the number of PET scans conducted and the locations at which they were carried out in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of PET scans which were referred from the Health Service Executive south to hospitals in Dublin in 2008 and 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of same to the HSE south for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her policy in relation to TB prevention; the measures in place in her Department to ensure that incidents of TB are detected and kept under control; the current situation regarding BCG vaccinations in Cork, in particular the success of the neo-natal BCG programme in CUMH and the community BCG vaccination programme; the numbers still awaiting BCG vaccinations in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach the status of presentations on the Central Statistics Office Census 2011; the possibility of expanding the Census 2011 questions or those of future Census to collect disability statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the imposition of handling charges or booking fees for laser card transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the 2011 overall review of the decentralisation programme to be completed; the progress made to date in the deferred decentralisation projects to Fermoy, Mallow and Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1768 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence when the eligibility criteria for cadetships in the Permanent Defence Forces was last revised; his plans to make any changes to the upper age limit and required educational qualification criteria; if there is any flexibility on the eligibility criteria for former or current PDF or Reserve Defence Force members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1767 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the decisions he has made regarding the future of Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1765 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if members retiring from the Permanent Defence Force can transfer directly to the Reserve Defence Force and retain their rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1762 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding non-commissioned officers and private soldiers on retirement from the Permanent Defence Forces joining the Reserve Defence Forces; his plans if any, to make amendments to the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1197 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to parliamentary Question No. 349 of 9 February 2010, if the Property Services Regulatory Authority has established and is administering a system of investigation and adjudication of complaints relating to the provision of property services; if a compensation fund has been established to compensate parties who lose money as a direct consequence of the dishonesty of a licensee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1196 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 9 February 2010, the progress that the Property Services Regulatory Authority has made in establishing and administering a comprehensive licensing system covering all providers of property services, such as auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents, collectively known as property services providers; when he expects this extended system to replace the current licensing system for auctioneers and house agents under the Auctioneers and House Agents Acts 1947 to 1973; the number of audits and inspections of property service providers the PSRA have conducted to date in 2010 as part of a general compliance and enforcement function; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1195 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 6 July 2010, when the Property Services Regulatory Authority was established; the funding allocated and expenditure incurred each year since its establishment; the number of persons employed by the authority; their job description and functions; when he expects the authority to begin operating on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1194 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has analysed the impact of the closure of the courthouse in Cobh, County Cork on the administration of justice in Cobh and the demands this closure will place on members of An Garda Síochána who will be forced to travel to Midleton, Youghal or Fermoy for court proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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846 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of decompression chambers in Ireland and their locations; the number of same which are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for planning permission for new primary and second level schools respectively made in her Department’s name each year since 2007; the locations for which these applications were made; the details of which of these planning permission applications were approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure of her Department each year respectively since 2007 and to date in 2010 on land or property rental and prefab rental for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure of her Department each year respectively since 2007 and to date in 2010 on land or property rental and prefab rental for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 6 July 2010, the further progress that has been made in respect of the provision of two new primary schools in Ballinacurra, Mildeton, County Cork; if any consultation or discussions have taken place with education partners or individual schools in respect of the patronage of new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 687 to 689, inclusive, of 6 July 2010 and No. 274 of 30 June 2010, if she will advise if the figure of 38 new primary classrooms will be required in the Midleton and Carrigtwohill areas of east Cork to cater for increased enrolments up to the school year 2014/2015; the steps she will take to address the future classroom deficit at primary schools in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 687, 688 and 689 of 6 July 2010 and 274 of 30 June 2010, the further progress that has been made in determining the number of new school places that will be required at second level in the Midleton and Carrigtwohill areas of east Cork and the entire east Cork area; the steps she is taking to ensure sufficient second level places will be available to all students seeking second level places in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the correspondence and discussions she has had with a school (details supplied) over the past two years following a meeting in November 2008 in relation to the provision of additional permanent accommodation for the school; the consideration she has given to the school’s proposal as to the way that this permanent accommodation can be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide 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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545 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to section 47 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, his views on conditions imposed by planning authorities requiring applicants who receive planning permission to use the dwelling for a minimum period of a number of years from the date of its application solely as the place of permanent residence of the applicant and or members of their immediate family; his views on the relaxing of such conditions in circumstances where such applicants have decided to emigrate for economic reasons in order to gain employment; if he is aware of any such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals received for each respective payment and average waiting time it takes the social welfare appeals office to process an appeal for each of the departmental payments respectively; the number of appeals received in 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of appeals awaiting decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 20 May 2010, the way in which the human bio-monitoring project mentioned in her response will impact on her decision not to conduct a baseline health study for the Cork Harbour region; if she will provide details on the way in which the group convened by the Office of Public Works to develop a structured and coherent approach to the further management and development of the site at Haulbowline will impact on ongoing health concerns in the Cork Harbour region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if new proposals regarding the provision of ambulance services in Youghal, Midleton and Fermoy, County Cork, are in compliance with her policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of special projects for youth being funded; the number of such projects for which funding has ceased in the past 12 months; the number due to come to an end in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made regarding the value for money and policy review of disability services; if a steering committee has been established within her Department to oversee the review; the service users and service providers that have been and will be consulted to help inform the review; when she expects the review to be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has completed the review of congregated settings; her views on the review in relation to the transfer of persons with intellectual disabilities living in such institutions to more appropriate accommodation including those inappropriately placed in psychiatric hospitals; the timescales for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the input she has had, or continues to have, into the Health Service Executive national review of autism services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 6 May 2009, the number of stakeholders who made submissions to the national review of autism services through the Health Service Executive website; the contact between her Department, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Skills in relation to this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 6 May 2009, the number of reviews of Autism Spectrum Disorders which were identified by the Health Service Executive as having been commissioned in each of the years from 1998 to 2009; if she will provide the details of these reviews, including the names, the date the review was completed, when the review was published and who commissioned each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the HPV vaccine will not be provided to girls free through the general practitioner network when this network is used to provide smear tests through the national cervical screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she or the Health Service Executive has carried out a detailed cost analysis before making the decision to provide the HPV vaccine through schools and special HSE clinics as opposed to making it available through general practitioner network or primary care centres; the cost of staffing and location of the HSE clinics which provide the HPV vaccine to girls in July 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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