128 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his progress on the production of a Green Paper on pensions; when he expects to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the national children’s strategy has been implemented in full; the sections of the strategy which remain to be implemented; the timescale of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in making pre-school inspection reports available on-line to the public; when this initiative will be up and running; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of inquiries and the number of voluntary notifications respectively received by the child care committees from childminders wishing to avail of the income tax exemption; the breakdown of same per child care committee area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of childminders who availed of the income tax exemption scheme in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of overpayments discovered for each of the schemes operated by his Department for each year from 2002 to 2006 inclusive; the amount of these overpayments; the amount recovered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of PPS numbers issued by his Department each year from 2002 to 2006 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of notifications received by his Department of PPS numbers which are no longer active each year from 2002 to 2006 inclusive; the number of same which have been reissued as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the total number of people who participated in the SSIA scheme; the number who withdrew from the scheme; the number of those accounts that have matured or are due to mature in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that oil, gas and other mineral explorations here are adequate to meet energy needs in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which oil, gas or other explorations have identified commercial finds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a single farm payment is to be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if so, if she will make arrangements for this to be granted as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a request from Cobh Town Council to provide funding to augment bus services in Cobh; the amount requested; if the funding will be forthcoming; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons for his support of the UK Government in the recently decided European Court of Justice Case C278-05; his views on the recent decision and the implications for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if full time students aged 16 or under who are financially dependent on their parents are entitled to full medical cards if their parents hold medical cards which have been granted on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in implementing the Youth Work Act, 2001; the sections which have been implemented and the timescales of implementation; the sections which remain to be implemented and the timescale for same; the progress that has been made to date in the implementation of the national youth work development plan; the moneys made available and amount expended each year respectively since the plan was launched; the details of the projects underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 504 and 505 of 17 October 2006, if she will provide details of the number of home tuition grants applied for, approved and drawn down each year respectively since 2000; the details of changes made to the home tuition scheme operated by her Department, in particular the changes she has made with regard to accepted qualifications of personnel providing home tuition hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the passports issuance Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made by his Department in the fight against human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of appeals awaiting decision for each of the various schemes operated by his Department; the number of appeals which are to be decided by oral hearing; the average times and longest time it takes to process an appeal for each scheme of his Department whether decided by normal decision or by oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of appeals received and processed respectively by the social welfare appeals office in 2006, with a breakdown of the number and average timescale for processing of same; the number of appeals which were decided in favour of the appellant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the take up rate on SSIA holders, who are taxed at 20%, of the PRSA incentive; the number of SSIA holders eligible for this scheme; the number who have availed of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the appeals mechanism in place in order to appeal certain decisions or recommendations made by special educational needs organisers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the ways in which the National Educational Psychological Service supports the personal, social and educational development of all children in primary and post-primary schools as outlined in her response to Parliamentary Question No. 1718 of 31 January 2007; the way in which all pupils in those schools that do not have direct access to psychological assessment are so supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has conducted a study into the impact of the non-payment of child benefit to children of asylum seekers as a result of the habitual residence condition; the number of children who are not receiving child benefit as a result of this condition; his plans to allow payment of child benefit to these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will backdate the top up payment under the early retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will use her golden share in Greencore; the circumstances under which she would use such powers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1718 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the services that the National Educational Psychological Service makes available to schools and students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1719 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the procedure schools should undertake regarding the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments under the National Educational Psychological Service Agency where schools are allowed a number of free psychological assessments per annum, in cases were the number of children requiring psychological assessments exceeds the number of psychological assessments allowed under the scheme; the number of cases where this has occurred; her plans to review this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1717 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of people currently awaiting assessments to be carried out with reference to the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments under the National Educational Psychological Service of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1716 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has carried out studies into the projected enrolment in primary schools in Youghal for September 2007; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools may have to refuse enrolment of pupils due to overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1195 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of illness benefit, invalidity pension, disability allowance, blind pension, injury benefit, incapacity supplement, constant attendance allowance and disablement benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1194 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that all aspects of the pre-1953 pension satisfy the terms agreed under bilateral social security agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1193 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that the methods used to calculate payment under the pre-1953 pensions are in compliance with all EU regulations governing social security; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1192 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the review of the medical review and assessment service has been completed; if so, the findings of same; when this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1190 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department’s review of social welfare payments to carers has been completed; if so, the findings of same; when this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1189 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of families in receipt of the family income supplement; the breakdown of the family size in each of these families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1191 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if all social welfare recipients who provide full time care for a person and satisfy the means test will be entitled to a half-rate carers allowance; if he will provide a listing of the social welfare schemes to which the half-rate payment will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1142 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 11 October 2006, the take up of employer grants and schemes which support the employment of people with disabilities; the amount allocated to these services and schemes in 2006; the amount taken up; his plans to improve take up rates; if the review of the wage subsidy scheme has been completed by his Department and the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1141 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job losses and factory closures announced in Youghal and Fermoy, County Cork respectively since 2002; the efforts he is making to secure new enterprise and employment opportunities in these towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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958 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new staff and their grade levels who have been appointed to the Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service in the past 12 months; the number of staff and their grade levels who are undergoing training; the number of same who have completed training; the number of new posts created as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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957 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with reference to the Health Service Executive south press statement of 29 November 2006, the three contract posts for the Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology laboratory have been filled; if so, when; if not, when they are expected to be filled; the job description and grade of these staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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956 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the outsourcing arrangements currently in place, as announced in the Health Service Executive south press statement of 29 November 2006, to address the processing of the backlog of cervical smear tests in the Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service; the location where the tests are being processed; the number of tests selected for outsourcing; the number of these that have been processed to date; the average amount of time the outsourced tests are being processed in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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955 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the backlog of smear tests and diagnostic samples carried over from 2005 to 2006 and from 2006 to 2007 in the Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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954 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of smear tests and diagnostic samples respectively processed by the Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the number of tests currently awaiting results; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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953 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the average time it is taking Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service to process a smear test; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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952 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place for monitoring and supervising the expenditure by service providers on services for people with disabilities and quality of services provided; if financial funding allocations are directly linked to same; the accountability and review measures in place regarding services provided for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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951 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is on target to begin assessments under Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 in July 2007; the timescale for the commencement of assessments for the different age groups and the number involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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950 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who will be involved in the implementation of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005; the number of new staff who have been or will be recruited as a result of the commencement of the assessment process; the additional training provided to these professionals to assist them in conducting assessments; if the staff involved will be from the public or private sector; the breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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949 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have been removed or expect to be removed in 2007 from the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database waiting list for residential places as a result of the new places created in 2006 and the further places created as a result of the Budget 2007 improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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