84 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 19 January 2010, the result of the discussions between her Department and the Health Service Executive in relation to meeting the information gathering and administrative requirements of the Disability Act, in particular section 13(2) which relates to the reporting on the aggregate unmet needs of the children assessed under the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach his plans regarding Dáil Éireann reform; the timescale for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of companies who have benefited from the enterprise stabilisation fund; the amount which has been allocated to date from this fund; his plans to make additional funding available through the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 2 December 2009, the efforts he and bodies under the aegis of his Department, such as Enterprise Ireland and the South Cork County Enterprise Board, are making to support enterprise development and innovation, maximise entrepreneurial development and promote enterprise culture in Youghal, County Cork, and the entire east Cork area; the amount of grant support made available to local businesses and entrepreneurs in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in the Youghal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 22 April 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the take up of anti-litter awareness grant funding by each local authority; the local authorities who failed to take up their full allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the community hospital in Cobh, County Cork in relation to the fair deal nursing home support scheme; if she will ensure adequate funding will be provided to keep the community hospital open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on cattle prices at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the likely impact of carbon tax on agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of a child satisfying the additional care criteria of the domiciliary care allowance scheme, the provision of a full-time special needs assistant for a child would be considered by his Department to illustrate the extra level of care required by a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the conditions ODD, ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction and dyspraxia or a combination of these conditions are considered by his Department as conditions which meet the medical criteria for a child to qualify for domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 20 April 2010, the responsibilities of his Department in respect of formulating, implementing and overseeing policy in relation to disability issues and the national disability strategy; if he and his Department will retain these responsibilities following the recent reconfiguration of Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 2 March 2010, the details of the further progress between his Department and the Electricity Supply Board in relation to the review of the microgeneration programme and its participation levels; the action he will take to improve take-up of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 2 March 2010, the total number of customers who have signed up to the microgeneration programme being operated by the Electricity Supply Board; the number signed up under each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 June 2009 if the total anti-litter awareness grant scheme 2009 allocation of €1.07 million was expended by local authorities in 2009; the total grant allocated in 2010 broken down by local authority; the additional funding, if any, made available through his Department for local authorities or other organisations to combat littering and illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 June 2009 the progress, if any, made regarding the appointment of a waste management regulator; the progress made regarding the establishment of a national household waste register whereby every household will be required to register for waste management services with either a local authority or a private operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of court martial that took place during 2006 to 2010, inclusive; the number ongoing at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the new military courthouse in the Curragh, County Kildare; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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787 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when section 22(3) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 is due to come into operation; if he is satisfied that all local authorities will be in a position to comply with provisions in this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the responsibilities of respective Ministers and Departments in respect of formulating, implementing and overseeing policy in relation to disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the findings, recommendations of the National Hospitals Office on the Health Service Executive strategic review of neurology and neurophysiology services report following the submission of the report to the office by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continued delay in the publication of the Health Service Executive strategic review of neurology and neurophysiology services report, which was completed in December 2007; when she expects this review to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant neurologists and other specialist neurology staff; the location of same in all Health Service Executive areas; the plans to recruit more consultants and specialist nurses respectively to bring Ireland in line with EU neurology staffing levels and minimum neurology recommendations in the 2003 Comhairle na nOspidéal report on neurology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of neurological beds recently closed at Cork University Hospital; if it is intended that these beds will be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of neurological beds; the number of persons awaiting a neurological bed; the average waiting time for such beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the organisations, groups, bodies and so on that receive Health Service Executive funding or are contracted by the HSE to provide services to children with intellectual disabilities in the HSE south; the number of children who are receiving these services and the location of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the office for social inclusion or his Department carried out a poverty impact assessment of measures taken in budget 2010 to reduce many social welfare payments; the details of its findings; if he will publish same.
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105 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for and Family Affairs the amount expended under the supplementary welfare allowance travel supplement scheme and the funding made available for it in 2010; the amount expended under this scheme in 2009; the funding provided by his Department for the rural transport scheme in 2009 and 2010; and his plans to introduce a cost of disability payment to assist people with disabilities in meeting additional costs in accessing transport and social services, as outlined in the Citizens Information Board report, Getting There — Transport and Access to Social Services, published in February 2010.
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89 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role of the tourism development policy unit in regard to regional tourism structures and enterprise development in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the actions that have been taken to date in implementing the framework for action to allow survival recovery and growth of our tourism industry as laid out in the report of tourism renewal group since its publication in October 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls and their location; the numbers of vacancies for the position of honorary consul; the locations of same; his plans to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens who are permanently resident abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of appeals from parents and schools regarding special education needs organiser decisions and special needs assistants allocations which have been received by the National Council for Special Education since its internal appeals process began on 22 February 2010; if parents and schools who are unhappy with SENO decisions made prior to 22 February 2010 will have the opportunity to appeal these decisions using the same appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the sections and subsections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which would need to be implemented to allow the Special Education Appeals Board to begin hearing appeals; the estimated cost of implementing same in one full year; the nature of appeals which SEAB will be charged with hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of non-Irish national families receiving child benefit in 2009; if certificates continue to be issued on a quarterly basis to non-Irish national child benefit recipients to check eligibility to the payment on employment or residency grounds; the number of such certificates issued in 2009; the cost of issuing same; the number of claimants whose payments were stopped as a result of these checks; the savings which accrued to his Department as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of child benefit payments; the cost his departmental review and control measures in respect of checking eligibility and combating fraud; the details of the review and control measures in operation by his Department for child benefit; his views on the viability of using PRSI paid or credited contribution records or other social welfare claim information as a means of checking eligibility to child benefit and reducing the level of fraud on the scheme; the barriers to introducing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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763 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application for major capital funding from a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will make arrangements for this application to be processed as quickly as possible with a view to making funding available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 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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243 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 249 and 301 of 19 January 2010, if she will list all the bodies who qualify as Health Service Executive service providers under section 38 of the Health Act 2004 and so are classified as public service bodies; the list of all the bodies to whom the HSE pays a grant towards running costs under section 39 of the Health Act 2004 and so are not liable for pension levy nor salary reductions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of any forthcoming recruitment campaigns for the Permanent Defence Force in 2010; when they will occur; the numbers he is seeking to recruit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons serving in the Garda Reserve; when he plans to hold the next recruitment drive for new Garda reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of pre-school services offering the free pre-school year in the early childhood care and education scheme which came into operation in January 2010; the number of these providers who are seeking optional extra charges or voluntary donations from parents to cover additional costs such as extra hours, food and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who are enrolled with pre-school education services across the country; the number who are receiving a free pre-school year from the early childhood care and education services in each county child care area; the breakdown of these children that is available per age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of pre-school services in operation here; the number of pre-school providers participating in the free pre-school year in the early childhood care and education scheme; the breakdown of same in each child care committee area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way in which he is supporting farmers and other producers who wish to grow miscanthus grass as an energy crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the incentives provided by his Department to grow myscanthus grass as an energy crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings, discussions and correspondence he or officials from his Department have had with the National Asset Management Agency in relation to a social dividend such as leasing of residential properties for social housing purposes; the progress in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if the terms of reference of the Office of Public Works working group to manage and develop the former ISPAT site at Haulbowline, County Cork have been agreed; the details of same; if the working group has been convened; the members of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 116 and 147 of 3 November 2009, if the Office of Public Works working group to manage the former ISPAT site at Haulbowline, County Cork has been established; its relationship with the group established under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has completed her consideration of providing medium term export credit insurance in the context of the action plan for trade, investment and tourism; if the final draft of the plan has been presented to the Cabinet committee on economic renewal; when this plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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