411 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to establish a national guardianship register for unmarried fathers; if legislation is required to establish such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the breakdown of the €3,291,000 expended by his Department in 2005 under subhead F3 as outlined in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the way in which he intends to ensure democratic legitimacy on local boards appointed to implement development programmes; the boards where such legitimacy has already been ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the measure that he has put in place or intends to put in place to encourage philanthropy as outlined in his Department's strategy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the number of town and village renewal projects completed to date; the amount expended on each respective project as outlined in his statement of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie with reference to economic and social development in rural and disadvantaged areas, the number of community groups in targeted areas participating in the decision making process.
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352 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the support schemes for the voluntary and community sector that have been developed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the road and water schemes that have been assisted by his Department in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the number, location and staff grades in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the details of all foreign travel undertaken by his Department or by Ministers in 2005 and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie if he will provide a breakdown of all information technology consultancy service and other consultancy services paid for by his Department in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons deciding officers in his Department decided that a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was not insurable under the Social Welfare Acts; if this decision was influenced by the fact that the person in question was employed by their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of mailshots carried out to child benefit recipients in the past five years; the dates on which these mailshots occurred; the cost of same respectively; the number and percentage of letters which were returned on each of the respective dates; the action he has taken as a result of such returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken by the Office of Public Works to construct a bridge onto Spike Island in Cork Harbour; the estimated cost of such a bridge; the position and design of the bridge; if planning permission will be required to construct the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the supports he is making available to encourage the development of community councils and other such groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has given further consideration to his Department’s policy of reassessing savings derived from means-tested non-contributory pension payments when reviewing estate cases; the percentage of these cases set up for overpayments where next of kin have stated that the overpayments arose from savings accumulated from non-contributory pensions for each year since 2000; if he is satisfied that his Department has made sufficient efforts to ensure non-contributory pensioners are aware of the clawback policy operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the checks and balances in operation in his Department to ensure people who are entitled to receive various social welfare payments are receiving them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an application for naturalisation from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects a decision to be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of mailshots carried out to child benefit recipients in the past five years; the dates on which these mailshots occurred; the cost of same respectively; the number and percentage of letters which were returned on each of the respective dates; the action he has taken as a result of such returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of review applications she has received under the review process put in place for primary and second level schools that did not qualify for participation in the schools’ support programme and that regard themselves as having a level of disadvantage which is of a scale sufficient to warrant inclusion in the programme; when she will make public a decision as a result of the review process; the independent person who was to be appointed to direct the operation of the review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has made a decision with reference to an adjournment matter raised by this Deputy on 28 March 2006 regarding the need to recognise a school (details supplied) in County Cork under the DEIS initiative; if she has made further decisions in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to adjournment debate matter of 28 March 2006, if the new identification process has been put in place for primary schools where the level of disadvantage is most dispersed; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures he is taking to address rural poverty; the funding he has made available; the breakdown for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 29 January 2003 if the property that was held by a company (details supplied) on Haulbowline Island under a lease dated 22 May 1996 and made between the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and the company has been disclaimed through the courts following the voluntary liquidation of a company; the situation regarding the ownership or control of this property; the size of the property; his future plans for the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of group 15 non-headline offences recorded in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of group eight headline offences recorded in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of group seven headline offences recorded in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of group six headline offences recorded in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí stationed in the Mitchelstown, Kildorrery and Kilworth Garda stations in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí stationed in the Fermoy district for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public patients waiting for initial appointments with consultants in order to be assessed for possible elective surgical procedures such as hip operations; the longest and average amount of time that people are waiting; the measures that she intends to put in place to speed up the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount available in 2005 in each of the Health Service Executive areas to enable home care to be made available to people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; the number of people in each of these areas who benefited from such home care packages; the extra amount and the total amount being made available in 2006 in each HSE area in this regard; the number of people availing of these services in 2006 in each area; the number of people waiting for a service in each area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have been housed to date under the rental accommodation scheme in the years 2005 and to date in 2006; the amount expended in the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans regarding the reform of local government structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 March 2006, if the Attorney General has completed the formal drafting of an order to give effect to the National Disability Authority's code of practice in relation to Sections 26, 27 and 28 of the Disability Act 2005; when he expects these sections to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assertion on page 112 of the recently published Government discussion paper, Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents (details supplied); the action he intends to take on foot of this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if persons who are not paying maintenance or who are not complying will maintenance requirements are still eligible for the one parent family tax credit; if so, his plans to make changes to this situation; if he will provide figures for the number of people who have been refused the one parent family tax credit as a result of non-compliance with maintenance payments for each year since the year 2003 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown by gender of the number of people claiming the one parent family tax credit for each year since the year 2003 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the efforts he is making to address the gender pay gap; his views on the causes and results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in establishing a centre (details supplied) in County Armagh; the amount expended on the project to date; when she expects the centre to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review an application, for entitlements from the national reserve, from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision on the appeal will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding available to enable research to be carried out into sustainable and renewable generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary questions, if he has received the railway order application in respect of the railway line between Glounthaune and Midleton; if construction is still expected to begin on this project in 2006; and if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the issues of funding for the new terminal at Cork Airport to be resolved; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to be in a position to notify the various authorities who administer third level education maintenance grants the details of the scheme for the forthcoming year; the expected income limits of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has had communication from persons who attended day schools and who alleged that they had suffered abuse while students; if she has taken action as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 581 of 25 April 2006 the reason the single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been made; when same will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 25 April 2006 the reason the single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been made; when same will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number of women who were affected by the marriage bar; the number of women who will not be entitled to a pension in their own right as a result of the bar; his views on the implications of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of recipients of the carer’s allowance who hold a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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