691 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 579 of 16 October 2007, if a group has been established to examine the potential use of the former Irish ISPAT site in Haulbowline, County Cork; the membership of the group; the meetings they have had to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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608 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if he is satisfied that his Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in his Department; the number of people with disabilities hired from outside the civil service for each of the years from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if he is satisfied that his Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in his Department; the number of people with disabilities hired from outside the civil service for each of the years from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a request to make funds available to subsidise the provision of accessible taxis; if and when he will make a decision on this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will provide funding to the Health Service Executive or discuss with the HSE the possibility of expanding its Create a Link pilot programme in operation in Letterkenny, County Donegal to adults with Asperger’s across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her Department’s policy in relation to adults with Asperger’s syndrome; the supports and services available to these adults in relation to independent living such as personal assistants and other social and health supports; her plans to improve the supports and services available to adults with Asperger’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will publish the report of the Working Group on Cystic Fibrosis Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the services available to cystic fibrosis patients in Cork; the locations where treatment can be received and the number of staff employed in CF services and their grades; the situation regarding the purpose built CF unit in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if she is satisfied that her Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in her Department; the number of people with disabilities hired from outside the Civil Service for each of the years from 2002 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for home helps awaiting approval in the various Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for profiling beds to enable people with specific illnesses or disabilities to be cared for in their own homes for longer, that are awaiting approval in the respective Health Service Executive areas across the State; the typical length of time it takes from receipt of such an application to delivery of a profiling bed to a patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if he is satisfied that his Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in his Department; the number of people with disabilities hired from outside the civil service for each of the years from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the efforts his Department is making to ensure that all cars brought into the country by foreign nationals for use here are registered, taxed and insured here in line with legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if he is satisfied that his Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in his Department; the number of people with disabilities hired from outside the civil service for each of the years from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 16 October 2007, if the contract for the sale of the site has been received by the Office of Public Works from Cork County Council; his views on the possibility of decentralising the Public Appointments Service to Youghal before the third quarter of 2009 in view of the fact that more than 100 employees have indicated their desire to move; his further views on interim accommodation in Youghal for PAS while awaiting permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the differential impact of recent inflation on certain families.
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409 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, all the buildings where Department offices are located with the exception of listed buildings are fully accessible to people with disabilities; if the items noted as requiring attention in the National Disability Authority audit have all been dealt with; if a health and safety audit has been carried out and the necessary improvements recommended by same in conjunction with requirements under the Disability Act 2005 have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions his Department has had with local transport operators to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, as outlined in his Department’s sectoral plan; the progress in relation to same; if co-ordination arrangements have been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has a specific policy in relation to local authority social housing provision for adults with disabilities, in particular with regard to promotion of independent living, sheltered housing and housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his Department’s progress in relation to ensuring that their schemes and services which support mainstreaming and full participation of people with disabilities in employment as per his Department’s sectoral plan; if the expansion and consolidation of projects to increase labour market participation of certain illness benefit customers has been completed and evaluated; if the publicity initiatives in relation to the automatic restoration of benefits and allowances for persons engaged in employment and activation were undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, a strategic review, including upgrading and promoting usage, of his Department’s website has been carried out; if all the recommendations have been implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, his Department’s disability awareness training programme has been completed; if all senior managers have completed this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if targets have been set by his Department and by FÁS in relation to the participation of people with disabilities in work and training options; if so, the details of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, as outlined in his Department’s sectoral plan, specific budget training supports such as assistive technology and training supports have been made available by FÁS to people with disabilities; if all training materials and other publications are accessible to people with disabilities as per Section 28 of the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, all the recommendations of the value for money evaluation have been enacted with an action plan and timeframes developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if accessibility for people with disabilities is one of the principal criteria for assessment of funding applications under the rural transport initiative, as outlined in his Department’s sectoral plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if the target, as outlined in his Department’s sectoral plan, of making all suburban trains fully accessible to people with disabilities by the end of 2007 has been met by Iarnród Éireann; if not, when this will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, all Bus Éireann bus stations are fully accessible to people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments; if not, the stations that remain to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if, in accordance with his Department’s sectoral plan, all the measures regarding accessibility, affordability and availability of taxis and hackneys for people with disabilities have been completed and are in place; if not, the amount that remains to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if all the service developments planned under the Mental Health Service Developments in 2006, as laid out in her Department’s sectoral plan were carried out; the service developments which were not carried out; if the budget allocation for 2006 was expended; the amount made available for these services in 2007 and amount expended; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the target of creating 100 new mental health places per annum in mental health day centres, day hospitals and community residential facilities for the duration of the multi-annual investment programme 2006 to 2009, as outlined in her Department’s sectoral plan was met in 2006 and 2007 respectively; if so, the locations where these places were created; if not, the number of new mental health places created in each of these years respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the support services covered under the term multidisciplinary support services available to people with disabilities as laid out in her Department’s sectoral plan; if the €41 million allocated for same in 2006 was expended; the amount allocated for these support services in 2007 and the amount expended; if the remainder of the additional funding allocated for services for people with disabilities in 2006 was also expended; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount expended on specialist disability services as described in her Department’s sectoral plan in 2006 and 2007 respectively with a breakdown of this expenditure per Health Service Executive area and service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department have met and are maintaining the 3% employment quota of people with disabilities as per the provisions of the Disability Act 2005; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in each semi-State body respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with reference to his Department’s sectoral plan, protocols on individual housing needs and social housing supports for people with disabilities have been developed by the housing authorities and Health Service Executive; if these are in place throughout the country; if best practice advice on housing design approaches based on universal access philosophy, flexibility and adaptability have been published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has begun development of a national housing strategy for people with disabilities as outlined in his Department’s sectoral plan; if not, when he expects this process to begin; the organisations, groups and so on which are, or will be, involved in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding the Government has made available to the Irish Heritage Trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people attending the respective warfarin clinics in Cork; the number of people attending clinics from the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on introducing a VAT reduction, exemption or refund for community voluntary groups purchasing emergency life saving medical equipment and supplies such as defibrillators, oxygen and airway management equipment and so on in view of the important role these groups play in the community and the fact that many of these groups are wholly reliant on charitable donations to fund their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 9 October 2007, when he expects to receive the findings of the interdepartmental group established to consider the future of Spike Island; when a decision will be taken regarding the future of Spike Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 7 November 2007, when he expects the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to be ratified; if the optional protocol to the convention was signed by Ireland; if not; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the organisational structure of the Reserve Defence Forces; the establishment and vacancies in each unit by rank respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 4 October 2007, if he has held discussions with the appropriate authorities regarding the possibility of the Reserve Defence Forces acting as a coastal watch to assist An Garda Síochána in combating drug smuggling; if so the persons with whom and when these discussions took place; the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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928 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 November 2006 regarding fulfilment of the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities under the Disability Act 2005, if all public service bodies have reported to their relevant monitoring committees as required under section 48 of the Act; if these reports in relation to 2006 were all furnished to the relevant Minister and the National Disability Authority before 30 June 2007; the findings of same in relation to fulfilling the quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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834 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the definition of disability used in the public service in relation to the 3% employment quota as introduced by the Disability Act 2005; if this target has been met in all areas of the public services; the monitoring and review mechanisms in place to monitor same.
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665 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to make funding available to further develop Ballycotton harbour in County Cork under the fishery harbour development programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 3 October 2007, if the Circuit Court has issued a judgment on her Department’s appeal regarding the Equality Tribunal recommendation on annotations on leaving certificate transcripts of students with disabilities; if not, when she expects her Department to receive same; the action her Department has taken or will take as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 20 November 2007, her Department’s policy in relation to ensuring that practical training and work experience is accessible to persons trained under special educational schemes to train health professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the regulations or Ministerial Orders which have been signed on foot of the enactment of the Disability Act 2005; when these were signed and came into force; the further regulations or Ministerial Orders which are due to be signed as a result of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 3 July 2007, the further action she has taken regarding post-primary schools in the Midleton and east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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