138 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the National physical and sensory disability database; the number of those who are on a waiting list for residential places or services respectively; the number who have been removed from the waiting list in 2007 as a result of receiving residential places or services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the National intellectual disability database; the number of those who are on a waiting list for residential places and services respectively; the number who have been removed from the waiting list in 2007 as a result of receiving residential places or services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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562 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will allow persons (details supplied) to enter the country to visit their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the net average weekly income limit which applies to a person who has three children living with them and their partner and is financially supporting a fourth child through maintenance payments; if this person is classed as having three or four children for family income supplement purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 6 March 2007, the amount that was made available from the vote of the Minister with responsibility for children to support the establishment of youth cafes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 20 March 2007, when the information requested regarding waiting lists for public physiotherapy services in the Health Service Executive southern region will be supplied by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 952 of 31 January 2007, when the information requested regarding the supervision of expenditure by disability service providers will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 27 June 2007, if the public consultation process on draft national standards in residential care has been completed; if the standards have been finalised by the Health Information and Quality Authority; if not, when they will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 944 of 31 January 2007, when the information requested on the preschool standardisation project will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 27 March 2007, when the information requested on revenue and capital funding under the multi-annual investment package, will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 30 May 2006, when the information requested regarding children awaiting psychiatric assessment will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 26 September 2007, when the information requested regarding the appointment of a clinical director of child and adolescent psychiatry will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 2 October 2007 regarding the Health Research Board examination of data collection for the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database if the 10 NPSDD interviews and 10 Headway assessments have been completed; if comparison of the information has begun; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 278 and 279 of 2 October 2007, when the information requested regarding the number of consultants in rehabilitation and waiting lists for the National Rehabilitation Hospital will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 288, 289, 290 and 291 of 9 October 2007, when the information requested regarding Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 10 October 2007, when the information requested regarding rehabilitation beds for persons over 65 years will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has completed its research into disability allowance claimants as referred to in his speech (details supplied); if not, when this will be completed; the action that will be taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of the National Carers Strategy as promised in Towards 2016; the role of his Department in same; if the discussion with the social partners has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government has accepted the Constituency Commission Report on Dáil and European Constituencies 2007; if he will bring forward legislation to make the changes as outlined in the report; when such legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive or her Department will appoint orthopaedic surgeons to operate on babies and children in HSE south; the number of such surgeons currently appointed to HSE south; the number of vacancies in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements made to provide ambulance cover over the Christmas 2007 period; if she is satisfied with such arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulance drivers employed by the Health Service Executive nationally; the number of drivers on permanent contracts; the number of vacancies for ambulance drivers nationally; her plans to fill such vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding allocated to disability organisations and groups under the sports capital programme in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively; the total budget allocated under the programme for each of these years respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is taking to protect stocks of coarse fish from being illegally poached; if the instance of illegal poaching has increased in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way capital is assessed in the means test for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; if there is a maximum level under which a person must be to qualify for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will appoint a design team for the new second-level school in Buttevant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom; if her Department has pilot projects on this project; if her Department funds such projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when grants will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding made available to each Health Service Executive department dealing with special housing aid for the elderly in each of the years since 2000 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science when the permanent accommodation scheme application forms will be made available to schools for the 2008 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of legal opinions commissioned by the Pensions Board in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the Forum on Philanthropy was established; the membership of same; the number of times the forum meets; the reports it has made to Government since its establishment; the recommendations of same; the action taken as a result of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her Department’s policy regarding the treatment of medical card holders by private physiotherapists; the plans to alter same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a cost of disability payment as recommended by disability support organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to difficulties being encountered by persons with intellectual disabilities and their families who are claiming repayment under the patient repayment scheme; the reasons such payments are being delayed in respect of persons with an intellectual disability; if she will issue strict instructions as to the way such payments will be made; when such payments will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has established a Disability Act sectoral plan advisory committee under his Department’s sectoral plan; the membership of this committee; if it has met since its establishment; if each of the local authorities has established procedures for the monitoring and review of the Disability Act 2005 and sectoral plans at local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the implementation plans regarding accessibility for public parks, playgrounds, open spaces and amenities under his Department’s sectoral plan have been drawn up; if same have been drawn up for local authority owned harbours; if not, when these will be drawn up; the action his Department or local authorities will be taking as a result of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the estimated number of school children with special educational needs; the number who have applied for assessment under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; the number who have received assessment; the number of these who have received individual education plans as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 6 February 2007, when the Special Education Appeals Board will become operational; the remaining sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which have to be fully implemented; the time-scale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the changes to the eligibility criteria of the motorised transport grant in the past 12 months; if she has plans to allow those over 66 to receive the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the expenditure on the multi-annual funding package is included in the figures for total public expenditure on disability specific services each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the overall public expenditure on disability specific services each year respectively since 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the budget for the special disability multi-annual funding package from 2006 to 2009 remains at €900 million as announced in Budget 2005 with a breakdown of total public expenditure each year respectively to date in 2007 under this special package; the type of services and so on that this funding covers and the location to where it is allocated with a breakdown of total estimated and expected expenditure per annum for each of the remaining years of the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the total public expenditure on disability specific services in 2006 was €3.3 billion as detailed in his speech (details supplied); if not, the total for 2006 with a breakdown of to whom this money was allocated and on what it was spent; 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 the role of his Department in relation to the National Disability Strategy Stakeholder Monitoring Group and its role in the overall implementation of the National Disability Strategy; the way in which the monitoring group is monitoring the roll out of services contained in the six sectoral plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the implementation group to advise on ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been established; if so, when it was established; if not, when it will be established; the details of changes that will have to be made to the National Disability Strategy on foot of the signing of the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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526 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact wild mink are having; the estimated number of wild mink in each region here; the action his Department is taking with reference to wild mink; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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525 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the spread and problems caused by Nuttall’s pondweed; the measures being taken to control this non-native plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach the country of origin and respected amounts of imported beef, lamb and sheep meat, pig meat and poultry into the State in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to her recent comments regarding the provision of defibrillators in schools and the training of students and staff in using such defibrillators, the progress she has made; her further plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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