61 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that she has made available to support apprentices who have been unable to complete their training in view of the fact that they have been made redundant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that she is taking to ensure that apprentices who have lost their jobs can finish their apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Science in relation to the commencement of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 which relates to assessment of need since the decision was taken in October 2008 to postpone its proposed implementation dates of 2010 for children aged six to 18 years and 2011 for adults; if future timescales have been proposed or developed regarding when Part 2 will be fully implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to develop a national plan for rare diseases; the consultations she has had with rare disease and genetic disorder patient support groups and other organisations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to recruit people to work in Irish embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach the persons who represent Ireland at the United Nations Washington Group on Statistics; the State agencies, bodies or organisations that they represent; their functions and duties regarding the group, in particular the hosting of the group’s seventh meeting in Dublin in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 26 January 2010 the number of persons who have signed up to the ESB microgeneration programme; if the review of the scheme and participation levels has begun by his Department and the ESB; when he expects the review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of letters of certificate or no-impediment letters of freedom that were issued in 2009; the number of such letters that are awaiting processing; the length of time it takes to process such an application; if a provision exists to expedite such letters in urgent cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 206 and 207 of 4 February 2010, if he will outline the impediments that are preventing the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in this jurisdiction which was signed in March 2007 and also the impediments to signing the Optional Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the responsibility of his Department to oversee the progress in ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the members of the inter-departmental committee established to do same; the details of their work programme; the number of times they have met since their establishment in 2007; the progress they have made regarding ratification; if they have sought reports from each Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 19 January 2010, if her Department and the Health Service Executive receive advice on international best practice regarding supports and services for children and adults with autism; the details of the persons who provide this advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 19 January 2010, the membership of the two sub-groups formed to review issues concerning children and adults with autism spectrum disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the different Health Service Executive regions keep records of all autism service providers; the numbers who are receiving their service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the different Health Service Executive areas keep records of the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders; if so, when this practice began; if figures are available for the HSE South; the number of children in Cork who have been diagnosed with ASD in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is correct that the most recent national policy specifically for persons with intellectual disabilities was Needs and Abilities, published in 1990; if she is committed to developing a new national policy for persons with intellectual disabilities; if a working group, forum or consultation process will be established to assist in development of same; if she expects work on a new intellectual disability policy will be concluded and a policy document published in 2010; if not, when she expects this policy to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical advisers employed by the Health Service Executive in respect of the treatment abroad scheme operated by the Health Service Executive under EU regulation 1408/71 and in accordance with the procedure set out within EU regulation 574/72; if these medical advisors are full or part time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the treatment abroad scheme operated by the Health Service Executive under EU regulation 1408/71 and in accordance with the procedures set out in EU regulation 574/72, an appeals process exists in the event of an application being refused on medical grounds; the way in which such an appeal may be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in view of the parliamentary questions to which responses have not been provided due to industrial action, if answers will be provided when the industrial action has been concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued any guidelines to the public regarding the disposal of video cassette recording tapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a plan for the south-western river basin district; if so, his plans to publish same; the actions he will take as a result of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who paid social insurance using a PPS number while in employment in 2005, was subsequently allocated a different PPS number in 2009; if social insurance records under each number will be amalgamated in the case of application for any future benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passport holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 516 and 519 of 19 January 2009, the inappropriate placing of 263 children in adult in-patient mental health facilities in 2008 puts Ireland in violation of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child she will seek an exemption in the public sector recruitment embargo to enhance the existing multidisciplinary community child and adolescent mental health teams and to appoint further teams to allow for the necessary provision of age appropriate facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications under the nursing home support scheme received each month since it was established; the number awaiting processing; the amount of time it takes to process an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the incapacitated child tax credit; the number who availed of same in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach the number of times and dates when the working group on Dáil Reform has met since it was established; the proposals it has put forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the balance of the social insurance fund; the balance in 2008 and 2009; the estimated balances for the next three years; the amount taken into the fund through PRSI in 2008 and 2009; the estimated income for the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons still on the back to work allowance when the last person will complete the scheme; the number on the back to work allowance in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the cost to her Department of the back to work allowance in each of these years; if her Department has conducted research into the cost incurred by the State each year of the back to work allowance scheme through the retention of secondary benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the need for a new classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on disability payments who are engaged in rehabilitative employment; the percentage of these persons of the total number of disability payment recipients; the number of persons who engaged in rehabilitative employment each year respectively since 2005; the numbers who returned to work each year respectively following successful rehabilitative employment; the percentage of persons who successfully return to work following rehabilitative employment; if she conducts reviews and so on of the success of rehabilitative employment as a means of getting persons off disability payments and returning to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an application for State pension has been received in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will issue on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal will be considered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received data from town and county councils regarding vacant housing stock in the ownership of the respective councils; if so, if he will provide this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their supplementary welfare rental allowance stopped on taking up the back to work enterprise allowance; the possibility of restoring same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of eligible women aged between 25 years and 60 years who have been contacted by or have contacted the cervical check service since it began; when she expects all 1.1 million eligible women to have been contacted by the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women who have had smear tests carried out each month respectively under the cervical check scheme since it began on 1 September 2008; the average amount of time it takes to process results under the scheme; the number of referrals to colposcopy clinics as a result; the numbers seen to date; the average amount of time it takes to get an appointment at these colposcopy clinics; the number and location of these clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of letters issued to women for screening under the cervical check programme; the number of these women that have presented for a test; the number of payments issued to registered smear takers as a result; the length of time it takes for payment to be processed and issued to registered smear takers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 8 December 2009, if she has received the final draft of the report on the study of children as carers being undertaken by the Child and Family Research Centre at NUI, Galway; when she will publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has provided personnel to assist with the relief effort in Haiti; the number of such personnel provided and their areas of expertise; the length of time they will be available to continue with the relief effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will give a commitment that the number of community respite beds available in community hospitals and used by persons living in the community for respite purposes will be maintained at current levels following the introduction of the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to review the operation of the Youth Work Act and the national youth work development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to the payment of funds into patient private property accounts under the provisions of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006, consideration was given to notifying family members, in particular parents, of persons who were deemed to not have adequate mental capacity; if same were in fact notified, regarding their right to apply to the judge of the Circuit Court to have the payment made elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 9 July 2009, the number of advocacy projects in operation under the Citizens Information Board; the breakdown of the expenditure on this service each year since its establishment in 2005; the budget for 2010; the number of people who have availed of services by these projects; when the full evaluation of this advocacy programme will be completed by the CIB; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 21 May 2009, the number of advocacy resource officers employed across the citizens information network; the location of same; the length of their contracts; when they are due to expire; if the Citizens Information Board has completed its examination of the role of AROs; the findings of same; if a permanent ARO structure is to be established to support advocacy services across the network, especially in view of the fact that the personal advocacy service as provided for in the Citizens Information Act has not yet been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 152 and 153 of 26 November 2009, if he has given full consideration to the proposals to improve taxi services for persons with disabilities submitted by the Commission for Taxi Regulation to his Department to incentivise the upgrading of the wheelchair accessible fleet; the action he has taken or will take as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the funding to local authorities to enable them to repair the roads that have been damaged by the recent bad weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 10 December 2009, if the six departmental disability sectoral plan progress reports have been completed; the action taken as a result of the reports; when they will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas as per commitments in the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has initiated a review of the national disability strategy; if so, the terms of reference of the review; the agency or person who is carrying out the review; when the review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of repayments made 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 if she will make a statement on the matter.
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