286 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the new computer system used for recording overpayments and repayments will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he will correct the faults of the computerised PPS number checking system as outlined in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General that approximately 10,000 bogus social security numbers exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts he has made or will make to combat welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts he has made to combat welfare fraud; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of the problem and its cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the guidelines her Department have issued on the weight of schoolbags are being adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to reform the system of administration of grants and supports for all third level courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of EU nationals who have been issued with certificates of equivalent competency by his Department each year since 2000 and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has appointed a new honorary council to Ecuador if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering 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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558 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 19 December 2004, the amount that each local authority received from his Department of the €31 million in support for a one stop shop programme; the way this money has been spent in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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557 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date of the rented accommodation scheme; if the first eligible recipients have been housed under this scheme; the number of such recipients; the area of the country where this took place; if his Department will meet the target of 5,000 rent supplement recipients to the housed under this scheme by the end of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way his Department supports the Disability Equality Specialists Support Agency; the work of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered or will consider introducing reforms to the food labelling system here to safeguard consumers’ confidence in Irish products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will introduce the grant scheme to upgrade housing and holding facilities as required by the nitrates directive; when the nitrates action plan will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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751 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance each year since 2000 respectively; the amount expended on the fuel allowance in each of these respective years; the amount it would cost to extend the fuel allowance by one week in the current year; his plans to extend the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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579 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to introduce digital television; the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of night superintendants in each Health Service Executive area; the number of these who are in the assistant director of nursing pay scale; the number who are not in this pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the names of each school in County Wexford which have applied for extra accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the names and addresses of all secondary schools in County Wexford; the names of the principals of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the names and addresses of all primary schools in Count Wexford; the names of the principals at same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the fact that €3 million worth of social welfare cheques were not cashed in 2004; if this has been attributed to the fact that one in three welfare recipients do not have a bank account and so rely on local traders to exchange the cheques for cash or goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which inspectors from his Department in pursuit of defaulters work with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average duration of the appeals process for cases appealed to the social welfare appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of overpayments his Department has written off as bad debts for each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average amount of debt that clients of the MABS are in; their average earnings per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the forms review committee has completed its work; if so, its findings and recommendations; if not, when its work will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the measures, programmes or supports his Department has in place to increase the participation rate of persons with disabilities in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has made progress on the issue of providing low interest loans for persons on social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the recent increase in the minimum wage, he intends to increase the cut off level for payment of PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the number of working families on a low income which are entitled to the family income supplement but are not claiming it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to introduce a second tier support payment for children in unemployed or low wage households; if so, the progress which has been made to date in regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the situation whereby migrant workers from the accession states and other countries, who come here to take up employment, do not qualify for any State support if they have not been employed here for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have taken out PRSAs since the scheme began; the breakdown of the number of new PRSAs opened each year; the percentage of PRSA holders who are making a sufficient level of contribution to allow them to maintain a similar lifestyle on retirement; 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 his views on whether the social welfare system here gives adequate recognition and support to women and to the role of women in society; 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 relative income and consistent poverty as measures of poverty here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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799 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the efforts his Department is making at local authority level to reduce poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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710 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to the building of a new school of music in Cork; when construction will commence; the estimated cost and time for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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708 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 266 of 23 March 2005, the various parties with whom discussions were taking place as mentioned in the reply; if these discussions are finalised; if not, when she expects them to be finalised; when the Youth Work Act 2001 will be fully implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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707 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the actions her Department has taken for the appointment of an assessor of youth work; when the appointment will be made; the amount set aside in order to fund this appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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706 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount that has been made available by her Department to the respective bodies and organisations in respect of youth work and youth affairs; the way in which the expenditure of such moneys has been accounted for and assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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709 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in the implementation of a child protection training programme for the youth work sector under the national youth work development plan.
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705 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been achieved to date regarding the implementation of the national youth work development plan; the amount that has been made available and the amount expended on the plan each year to date; her plans and timetable for the further implementation of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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704 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure on pre-primary education by her Department in 2002 and 2004; and this expenditure as a percentage of GDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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670 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if a request has been made for a dynavox system to be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this system will be provided as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 1 June 2004, the progress that has been made in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the position of the Government on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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531 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding he will disburse from the dormant accounts fund in 2005 to community and voluntary groups in County Cork; the groups which submitted applications; the groups which were successful in their application; the amount allocated to each group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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530 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Question No. 13 of 14 April 2005, if the capital funding applications have been assessed and allocations made under the YPFSF in LDTF areas in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of his planned expansion of the school meals scheme to utilise the underspend in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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