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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2009
257 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy on incineration as a waste management option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2009
258 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the incentive that he has put in place or will put in place to encourage and support industries associated with recycling of waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2009
239 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives and supports that he has put in place or will put in place to support and develop industries here that will reuse and recycle waste materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2694/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2009
199 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has carried out studies into the operation of electronic monitoring of offenders; if he will provide detailed analysis of costs, advances in technology, and the offender cohort most suitable and other research that his Department has carried out on this matter; when he envisages such a system being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2531/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2009
144 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has carried out research into possible job creation in support of industries that will reuse and recycle waste materials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2694/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1639 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1638 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of times officials from his Department met with Cork County Council officials in 2008 in relation to the provision of new schools in the Midleton and east Cork area, in particular a new second level school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2456/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1366 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2463/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1155 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2465/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1122 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2470/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1121 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications awaiting decision in each local authority under the housing aid for older persons scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1119 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenants currently housed through the rental accommodation scheme; the number of properties in which RAS housing is provided; the budget and expenditure on the programme each year respectively since the programme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2452/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1120 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who were on the social housing waiting list at the end of each of the years from 2004 to 2008 respectively; the number of those who have been receiving rent supplement for 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2453/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1114 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding he will make available to the local authorities in relation to the various disabled persons grant schemes administered by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1028 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed. [2467/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1007 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2475/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
1006 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she expects the transfer of income support and maintenance schemes from the Department of Health and Children to her Department to be completed; the schemes included in the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2451/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
916 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2466/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
864 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
777 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2472/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
730 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2474/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
580 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2477/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
537 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2473/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
535 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make changes to the medical card eligibility scheme to allow all participants on the wage subsidy scheme to retain their medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2460/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
534 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the national review of adult day services has been completed by the Health Service Executive; if it will be submitted for the consideration of the national disability steering group by the end of January 2009 as envisaged; when the findings of the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2459/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
532 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of a nursing home subvention; the proportion of same who have been classified as medium, high and maximum dependency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2455/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
531 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 9 December 2008, the number of personal assistants currently employed or funded by the Health Service Executive through the assisted living service in each HSE area; the number of these located in the Cork area of the HSE south; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2450/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
529 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when a payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2434/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
523 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the budget that her Department is making available to the Health Service Executive in 2009 to enable the employment of personal assistants for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2237/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
533 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 25 September 2008, if full national coverage of the CervicalCheck programme has been achieved; the number of general practitioners, assistant general practitioners, family planning and other smear takers registered with the programme; if testing has begun under this programme; the number of people tested to date; the average time it is currently taking for results to be given to the women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2457/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
536 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 227, 253 and 265 of 17 December 2008, if she has received a response from the Vietnamese authorities in relation to negotiating a new adoption agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2462/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
309 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2471/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
226 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2469/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009
225 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people employed through the wage subsidy scheme; if people are still employed under the employment support scheme; if so, the number employed and the cost of same in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2458/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
382 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the advice he has for parents with low incomes whose children are not attending DEIS schools and who would normally have benefited under the free books scheme on the way they will purchase school text books for their children in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
381 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the budget allocation and expenditure of the special education support service since its establishment in 2003; the number of staff employed in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
299 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on statements in the recently published report on the environmental assessment of the east tip area of Haulbowline Island by a company (details supplied) published on 8 December 2008 that the harvesting of mussels is prohibited in Cork Harbour; the way this statement can be reconciled with findings published by the Marine Institute of Ireland which indicate that the toxicity in mussels has only required that the fisheries be closed on two short occasions since 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47551/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
298 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the results of routine bacteriological sampling of the oyster beds in the lower Cork Harbour since such sampling began; the impact these results will have on his obligation under Article 4 of the EU Shellfish Waters Directive (79/923/EEC) to designate all shellfish waters here and, in particular, all shellfish waters covered by the Oyster Fishery (Cork Harbour) Order 1963 and taking into account Case C-148/05 Commission v. Ireland of 14 June 2007, and Case C-225/96 Commission v. Italy that he has no power of discretion to designate only a fraction of the area covered by this oyster fishery order in Cork Harbour, as currently proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47550/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
132 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the report from the working group who are devising a national action plan for rehabilitation services has been completed; if she or the Health Service Executive have received a copy of same; and the action that she will take as a result. [47452/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
131 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her policy regarding the expansion of thrombolysis treatment availability to stroke patients across the country; the percentage of stroke patients who have access to this treatment; the locations at which this treatment is available; her efforts to reach the World Health Organisation target of treating 10% of patients with thrombolysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47451/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
130 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by her Department and the Health Service Executive in arranging, securing and purchasing treatment abroad for patients other than those treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund in the past five years respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47450/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
77 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on a survey (details supplied) which showed that 70% of people with disabilities who were surveyed replied that they had problems regarding accessing employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47453/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
17 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 992 of 24 September 2008, if the strategic document outlining the vision, mission and objectives of the National Disability Strategy as detailed in Towards 2016 has been finalised; when he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
8 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 993 of 24 September 2008, if he will be in a position to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities once the law on the legal capacity of vulnerable adults has been amended; the other legal or administrative requirements which must be met for ratification to proceed; if he has set a provisional target date for ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47092/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
580 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to parliamentary Question No. 393 of 9 December 2008, if his Department ever approached the European Commission for approval to extend the deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work by farmers under the revised farm waste management scheme; if so, the dates on which such approaches were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46819/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
72 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of public transport buses in County Cork which are wheelchair accessible; the number of wheelchair buses being used for County Cork public bus services; his plans to support the expansion of wheelchair accessible buses in town and rural services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2008
412 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all bodies under the aegis of his Department are on target to complete accessibility audits and implementation plans, in relation to the delivery of services to and accessibility for people with disabilities, by the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46509/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2008
411 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the review of the Code of Practice for Employment of People with Disabilities 1999 in the local authority service has been completed as per the target in his Department’s Disability Act Sectoral Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46508/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2008
410 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities which have new social inclusion units to enhance customer service to people with disabilities; if the 50% target by the end of 2008 as laid out in his Department’s Disability Act Sectoral Plan will be reached and will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46507/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2008
409 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in the development of a national housing strategy for people with disabilities; the stakeholders, groups or individuals involved in its development; if the protocols on individual housing needs, social housing supports and strategic assessment of housing needs of people with disabilities have been established between housing authorities and the Health Service Executive and have been developed as per the commitment in his Department’s Disability Act Sectoral Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/08]