1023 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in the State; the number of classes in these primary schools; the number of these classes that have 25 or more students enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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654 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the person who has overall responsibility for the national disability strategy launched by him in September 2004, in particular the person who has a co-ordinating role in regard to the Departmental sectoral plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of women who received maternity benefit in each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and the cost of such payments to his Department in each of those years.
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405 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the contractor or contractors employed in 2000 and 2001 in the development of the pier at Dingle; the amount paid to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself that the dredging and associated works at Dingle Pier were carried out in accordance with EU and other regulations to include the disposal of excavated rock and silt and sludge in 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to fill a vacancy due to the imminent retirement of a person (details supplied) at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork in May 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 15 December 2004 and further to her responses to this Deputy dated 23 March 2005, if the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005 will serve to deal with the fact that the High Court found that the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Additional Functions) Order 2001 was ultra vires ; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when planning permission for the new development at Fermoy Community Hospital will be sought; when work will commence on the psychiatric hospital on the grounds of Fermoy Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of projects in the equal opportunities childcare programme which have progressed to sustainability since the beginning of the programme; the number of projects expected to progress to sustainability after the initial three year staffing grant; the number expected to require ongoing support; the number of projects which are delivering their agreed targets of child care service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of young persons currently involved in Garda youth diversion programmes; the success of these programmes in reducing crime in these communities; the plans he has to expand these programmes to other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his views on the quality of signposting in the State; his plans to encourage and support an improvement in signposting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding made available in 2003 and 2004 for An Chomhairle Leabharlanna; the role and function of An Chomhairle Leabharlanna; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure all public libraries in the State are accessible to persons with disabilities; the way in which he intends to achieve this aim; the progress that has been made in this matter to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the sections of the Youth Work Act 2001 that have been implemented to date; her plans for the implementation of the remaining sections of the Act; the funding that has been available to date for the implementation of the national youth work development plan; the timescale for the implementation of the plan; her estimate of the cost each year for the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the cost of public transport is overpriced, is acting as a disincentive to persons using public transport and thereby reducing the use of private cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is responsible for the performance of the functions of his Department in accordance with section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the special advisers attached to his Department are part of the line management system of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the roles and functions carried out by special advisers attached to his Department; if circulars or instructions have been issued within his Department concerning special advisers; if so, if he will provide a copy of any such circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself that consumers are not at risk from air fresheners for sale in the State which may contain substances that irritate the respiratory tract or cause cancer; if he has further satisfied himself that air fresheners have undergone toxicology testing before they are put on the market, that advertising and marketing of such products are regulated and that they do not carry misleading messages such as that they purify the air or are a natural product; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the membership of the working group set up to consider the recommendations of the Pollock report on the treatment of cystic fibrosis here; when and the frequency with which this group will meet; the timescales for completing the work of this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on a policy or framework for the future funding of long term care of the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 17 June 2004 if she has satisfied herself that guidelines which were issued in 1985 which prioritise cases based on treatment needed for orthodontic services, have a basis in law; the section of the Act that gives legal underpinning to these guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers or health sector personal social services professionals in each regional health area that are employed to assess children for the crèche supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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620 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the role of the special educational needs organisers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which citizens of New Zealand can apply for and become residents in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location of each of the reception centres at which asylum seekers are housed; the number of men, women and children living at each centre; the longest period that a person has been living in each centre; his plans to integrate these asylum seekers into the wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of national age cards issued in 2003 and 2004; the amount collected each year with reference to these cards; his further plans to expand or develop the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his role in providing funding and permission for the National Roads Authority to proceed with major infrastructural projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the procedures in place to ensure that wheelchair users are not denied the use of wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the maximum amount that can be earned per week which will allow persons to receive the full amount of the one parent family payment was last adjusted; 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 amount paid to respective consultancy firms for consultancy services in 2004; the amount he expects to spend in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department’s attention has been drawn to the abuse of personal public service numbers; if so, the nature and extent of such abuse; the steps he is taking to address or prevent such abuse; 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 outturn for the supplementary welfare scheme for 2003 and 2004 in each health board area in respect of supplementary rent, supplementary basic and supplementary special needs; 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 the number of housing units for which the supplementary rent allowance was awarded in 2003 and 2004 in each health board area respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average length of time it takes to deal with a claim at his Department’s treatment benefit section; the average length of time it took to deal with a claim in 1997; if his Department has set targets for dealing with claims within a particular timeframe; if these targets are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of full-time staff in his Department’s treatment benefit section; the number of full-time staff in the section in 1997; the average number of claims received by the section each month; the average number of claims dealt with each month; the number of claims received and dealt with in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government supports and encourages existing small and medium indigenous Irish businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if cutbacks in capital or current spending or in services will result from the need to repay residents in nursing homes following the recent Supreme Court judgment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of paediatric occupational therapists employed in each Health Service Executive area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the development and implementation of the national standards for disability services as recommended by the National Disability Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence , further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 3 March 2005, the number of meetings that have taken place with the representative associations on the induction of officers to the Permanent Defence Force; the dates of these meetings with the organisations and bodies represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the properties that have been sold by his Department each year since 1997; the amount made by each property; the amount or other resource that was made available to the local community in each case a sale of military property took place as compensation for any loss suffered from the sale; his current policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the conclusion by the report of the working group on the weight of schoolbags that efforts should be made to reduce the size of text books, to split the content into different volumes and to designate resource books that should be used at home in order to reduce the weight of schoolbags; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether back and spinal injuries might be caused to students by lifting heavy schoolbags in inappropriate ways; the action she has taken or will take to address this issue; if she will take responsibility for any injuries caused; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce health and safety legislation to protect students from injury due to lifting excessive weights; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce manual handling training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which community based and not for profit child care services can demonstrate a clear focus on disadvantage in order to qualify for renewal of funding to projects under the equal opportunities child care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform , further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 2 March 2005, if he will be in a position to provide information regarding the introduction of new arrangements for the funding of child care groups for which a three year funding envelope or any subsequent continuation funding becomes exhausted by 31 August 2005, and which can demonstrate a clear focus on disadvantage before 1 April 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the need to provide grant aid to enable a community centre to be built in Cobh; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that there is a shortfall in the funding required; if he will make grant aid available to meet this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the financial supports which are available to cover funeral and other related expenses following the death of a person in residential care who had an intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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