19 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she agrees with the ICTU that the workforce participation of women in their 30’s is low by EU standards (details supplied); her views on whether the lack of childcare contributes to this with many women leaving the workforce after the birth of their second child; the figures for same; the special social or employment and in-work supports her Department provides or intends to provide for these women; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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530 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an application for naturalisation from a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; when he expects to make a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of cases of social welfare fraud detected in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 respectively; the breakdown of same per county; the cost of same to his Department; the action taken as a result of the discovery of fraud; the number of legal proceedings initiated, prosecutions obtained and the amount of money recouped by his Department as a result of legal action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of appeals currently awaiting decision for each of the various schemes operated by his Department respectively; the average and longest time it takes to process an appeal for each scheme of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 26 April 2006 the location of each of the 56 child and adolescent psychiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of those who are working full time in the public sector; the composition of the back-up teams available to each psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 21 March 2006 regarding the number of children who are currently awaiting psychiatric assessment, the longest waiting time and average waiting time for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the success of broadband take up here; the efforts he is making to improve availability and eliminate barriers to the take-up of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his progress to date on the national roll-out of digital terrestrial television; when the roll-out will commence; the timescale for completion of the roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has reviewed the operation of the national car test; the redress available to members of the public who disagree with decisions of the national car test; the further functions the national car test have been given; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he expects to receive a report on the causes of the rail stoppage which occurred on 15 and 16 May 2006; if he has arranged for, or asked for, an independent investigation to be carried out into the causes of the dispute and stoppage;
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75 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appointment of full-time school chaplains in second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of assessments carried out under the National Educational Psychological Service in 2005; the number of assessments carried out under the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments in 2005; the cost of same; the budget for National Educational Psychological Service in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount collected to date under the Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment Directive; if he is satisfied regarding the way the directive is being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action that he has taken as a result of the report from the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute on the cost of healthy eating and specialised diets here which he received in January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent contacts that he has had with his US counterpart with regard to the undocumented Irish in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the visit of the Australian Prime Minister to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is a limit to the number of psychological assessments each school can carry out under the National Education Psychologist Service scheme; if so, the way in which this is determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 has been implemented in full; if not, the parts that remain to come into force; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of concessionary tickets which have been and will be withdrawn nationally as a result of the decision to allow one child per seat with seatbelts; the action she intends to take to provide alternative transport for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on relaxing the qualification criteria surrounding the respite grant to allow those who are not providing care on the first Thursday in June 2006 but have provided full time care for a large part of the previous year to qualify for a reduced payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending the time limit for continuation of payment of family income supplement in cases where people are in receipt of disability benefit as they are unable to work due to an accident and who were in receipt of the family income supplement at the time of the accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if all areas of the Civil service offer family friendly schemes to staff; the schemes available to civil servants; the success of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the 3% employment quota of people with disabilities of the Disability Act 2005, he is satisfied that this quota is being fulfilled in all areas of the Civil Service; the measures in place to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance further to decentralisation to Youghal, the properties, which have been identified as a suitable location for his decentralised Department; the number of people who have indicated their desire to decentralise to Youghal; when he expects the decentralisation process to the town to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 4 April 2006 the updated figures for the number of inquiries 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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237 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 4 April 2006, if she has received the information requested from the Health Service Executive; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number of people in receipt of the one parent family tax credit; the cost to the Exchequer of this tax credit for each year since the year 2003 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the criteria to be fulfilled for a person to receive the one parent family credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received for the single farm payment; the number of payments which have been made to date under the scheme; the number of applications which are awaiting decisions; the number which have been refused payment; when she expects all the applications for 2006 to be processed and payments made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average length of time it takes to process an application under the single payment scheme; the reason there have been delays in applicants receiving payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of the respite grant aged under 18 years in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively; and the percentages of same in relation to number of respite grant recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which his Department assists the Garda Síochána in the provision of information if requested to do so; the changes which have been made in this practice in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to honour the commitment to introduce a personal pension entitlement for pensioner spouses currently in receipt of the qualified adult allowance, set at the level of a full non-contributory pension as stated in the Agreed Programme for Government in 2002; if so, when he intends to do so; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Central Statistics Office figures that some 80 per cent of the workforce are being denied flexible work arrangements; the action he will take to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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567 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount available under the social cohesion fund; the way this money is to be distributed in 2006; when this money will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 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 will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 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 will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 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 will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to the single payment scheme national reserve 2005, the maximum nominal fee per hectare under category A leased land; when and the mechanisms under which this was decided; the way in which this information was communicated and made available to farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 21 March 2006, the way in which he estimated that the cost of abolition of the means test for receipt of the carer’s allowance would be €140 million in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to date for the €10,000 income disregard recently announced as part of the Government’s child care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding available to enable her to carry out her various functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his progress in ensuring timely, accurate and efficient systems of decision, appeal and redress for social welfare entitlements as contained in his Department’s Statement of Strategy; the targets he has set for his Department in relation to same; if these targets are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress on the introduction of the second-tier payment to help target poverty in low-income families and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to his Department of paying a half rate carers allowance to all widow or widower pensioners who are engaged in full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Question No. 19 of 2 February 2006, if his Department has completed its examination of Barnardos research into young carers; if his Department has come to conclusions on supports for young carers as a result of same; the action he intends to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the social welfare system supports the needs of men and women equitably; his proposals to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 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 revised decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 14 February 2006, if following the receipt of the steering group report regarding the Irish Heritage Trust, his Department has produced detailed proposals for the Government regarding the structure, governance, terms of reference and membership of the trust; if not, when he expects to publish same; if so, when he expects to make public these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the preparing of his Department’s sectoral plan; the number of submissions his Department received following the public consultation of the review of part M of the Building Regulations 2000; if his Department has begun processing the submissions; when he expects to publish amendments for part M and the related technical guidance document M; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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