792 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 27 June 2006, if the matters regarding investigations into the administration of the adoption processes between Ireland and Vietnam have been resolved; if so, the outcome of the investigations; if not, when the matter will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children when national standards for disability services will be published and implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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716 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to facilitate making school facilities available for after-school care of school-going children; the action she has taken or intends to take to improve after-school care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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715 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to ensure that there will be sufficient primary school places for children in Carrigtwohill, County Cork in the coming years, in view of the recent increases in population in the area and that this rapid population increase is set to continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in testing and evaluating the CECDE framework document relating to standards and quality of early childcare and education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications his Department has received to date for the early childcare supplement in respect of children who are resident outside the State; the breakdown of same by nationality; the number that have been processed to date; the estimated cost of the ECS in respect of these children to date in 2006; the estimated cost of same for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the input individual lone parents have had in the development of the lone parent proposals and their input since the publication of the Government Discussion paper; the way in which his Department has facilitated same; the impact the views and opinions expressed by individual lone parents will have on the development of future lone parent policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people processing applications for the respite care grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in developing a new training strategy for childcare workers as outlined in the National Childcare Investment Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in the provision of 5,000 after-school places as outlined in the National Childcare Investment Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the assistance and supports available to parents and to childcare providers respectively from her Department to improve the provision of after-school care for school-going children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage breakdown of payments by electronic fund transfer for each of the various schemes in operation by his Department for each of the past three years; the controls in place to ensure that those receiving payment through EFT remain entitled to payment under the scheme; the number of cases for each of the schemes over each of the past three years where payment through EFT was withdrawn as a result of his Department’s discovering that the claimant was no longer entitled to payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 23 May 2006, the updated figures for the number of enquiries that the city and county childcare committees have received with regard to voluntary notification for childminders; the number of notifications the childcare committees have received since the introduction of the tax exemption for childminders; the breakdown of same per childcare committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 3 May 2006, the timescale for commencement of the provisions of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 3 May 2006, if she has received notification from either the Health Service Executive, the Department of Education and Science or the National Council for Special Education as to when the consultation process regarding part two will be completed; when the necessary regulations provided for in part two will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 3 May 2006, the details of topics discussed and outcome of the three consultation workshops held in May 2006; the number of people who participated in each event; if her Department has reached conclusions as a result of the workshops; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself regarding the progress to date in the provision of alternative electricity generating sources with particular reference to renewables and import substitution; if he intends to incentivise alternative generating capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has not published the Deloitte & Touche report; if he has set a date for publication; the groups, persons or bodies who have to date had access to part of its contents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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806 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the mechanisms available to enable dual enrolment to occur to assist special needs students to make the transition from special needs schools to ordinary primary schools by spending a number of days per week in each school; the procedures and assistance involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of community welfare officers and superintendent community welfare officers who will be transferred to his Department as part of the proposals to transfer functions of the CWO service from the Health Service Executive to his Department; the way in which the administration of the medical card scheme will be effected; when he intends to have the transfer of functions complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the research or if he has received submissions on the need to introduce a cost of disability allowance; if so, the details of same; his views or plans on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the schemes currently not covered by the Social Welfare Appeals Office; his plans to extend the remit of the Social Welfare Appeals Office to all or any of these schemes; the reasons the schemes not covered are not covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate of the percentage of those entitled to the family income supplement who claim the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number and location of Youthreach projects throughout the country; the number of teachers and the number of young people enrolled in the project in each Youthreach centre; the budget allocation for Youthreach services in 2005 and 2006 respectively; the distribution of same; her plans to further develop the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the provisions in place to ensure that second level science teachers have the support of laboratory technicians to help with preparation for practical experiments; the provisions her Department has made to ensure that all second level students studying science subjects have the opportunity to engage in regular practical work as part of their studies; if she has satisfied herself that all second level science students receive this practical instruction; the financial or other assistance available to second level schools to facilitate the above; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidelines or regulations that he has issued or intends to issue regarding erection of mobile telecommunication masts and the siting of antenna on these masts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has paid court-imposed bond for an Irish citizen in 2006; the number of Irish people for whom his Department has paid a court-imposed bond since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest contacts that he has had with his European counterparts with regard to Burma and the continued holding of the most visible pro-democracy leader in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to introduce legislation regarding the guardianship of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to allow grandparents become guardians of their grandchildren; if this will require legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to establish a national register for joint guardianship agreements; if this will require legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on a new product to encourage people to continue saving after the special savings incentive accounts begin to mature in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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592 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the assumption made in Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 20 June 2006 that the provision of a bridge to Spike Island will be an exempted structure under Part 9 of the Planning and Development Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 20 June 2006, his plans to hold a public consultation on the proposed development; the location, date and details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 15 June 2006, the amount of money that was recovered by claimants by his Department following the return of letters and subsequent termination of claims after each respective mailshot; the reason for the termination of claims and numerical breakdown of same respectively; the methods through which the moneys were recovered; the average timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount paid out in each of the Health Service Executive areas in respect of the hire of private ambulance services for each year since 2002; the number of times ambulances were hired privately; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food steps which she is taking to protect sugar beet growers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the application for a derogation to the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment from the National Reserve Fund will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent of Parkinson’s disease in the various respective areas of the country; the breakdown by gender of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need to appoint a Parkinson’s disease nurse specialist in the Cork area; if her Department has received any communication or request in this regard; if she will support such a request; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the supports available across the country to persons with Parkinson’s disease; her plans and the plans for the Health Service Executive to increase such support in the near future; the timescale of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her Department’s policy towards supporting persons with Parkinson’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if a scheme exists through her Department or if her attention has been drawn to a way in which a physically disabled pupil at primary school level can receive help to purchase a computer and associated equipment to enable the pupil to study and do homework at home in view of the fact that the student would have such equipment at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount, per county, made available to enable coastal protection works to be carried out in 2004, 2005, and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action which can be taken to improve pay rates for women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the labour force initiatives he intends to lead in order to bring more people with disabilities into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which her Department calculates the deployment of special educational resources pupil teacher ratios for primary schools who have mixed classes up to first class and then become a solely girls school, given that differing pupil teacher ratios apply in view of special education circular SP ED 02/05 of August 2005.
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453 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for her Department’s decision to allocate differing pupil teacher ratios to boys, mixed and girls schools and disadvantaged schools in relation to the deployment of special educational resources in view of special education circular SP ED 02/05 of August 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the design, planning, tendering and other requirements that must be undertaken in order to proceed with his plans to construct a prison complex on Spike Island in Cork Harbour; the status of these plans and requirements; if plans for the complex have been drawn up; the amount of land that will be required for the prison complex; the estimated cost; when he expects to begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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