145 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there has been an increase in the number of families applying for the family income supplement in the past six months; if her Department has estimates for the number of families entitled to FIS not currently receiving this supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on introducing an ebook initiative to reduce the cost and weight of school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when a final decision will be made; when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce new regulations for the advertising of planning applications to prevent the practice whereby, on sites where a planning application has been refused, the old planning notice is not removed for some months until it can be replaced by the notice of a new planning application in the same place, on the same colour paper, in order to confuse interested parties who may have objected to the previous planning application but do not know about the new planning application until the deadline to object has passed; the steps he will take to end this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that he has received a developed sketch design from the architect for the development of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown in tabular form of the number of schools on the school building programme in each of the four bands and broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown in tabular form of the number of schools on the school building programme in each of the four bands and broken down by the number which have been given a .1, .2, .3, .4 or .5 rating within those bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools on the school building programme which have been given a 1.1 banding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce the fair deal legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that access to health services such as physiotherapy, chiropody, dental care and so on for older people in nursing home care is provided similar to those who have medical cards in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide resources to support the implementation of the draft national quality standards for residential care settings in respect of older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children when outstanding payments, owed to nursing home operators since January 2008, of €6.5 million in enhanced payments of €5.5 million for contract beds will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to appoint a special envoy for hunger, as recommended in the Hunger Task Force report; the duties, functions and powers which would be assigned to such an envoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to people training as pilots; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish the report from the Cork docklands development forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to increase the number of orthopaedic surgeons and the subsequent theatre space that would be required in the Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the number of prisoners who are held under protection within the State’s jails; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views and intentions in respect of electronic tagging; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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596 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point at the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point at the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the financial supports he will provide to homeowners who wish to improve the energy efficiency of their houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the different levels of the priority rating bands that exist for schools awaiting approval for new school buildings or extensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the criteria under which schools that are awaiting approval for an extension or for a new school building will be assessed; the way his Department’s priority band rating will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the changes in work practices which he sought to negotiate as part of the National Social Partnership talks.
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1679 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the acquisition by his Department of a site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the National Employment Rights Authority has not been established on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to give legal protection to victims of domestic violence who are currently not protected by the Domestic Violence Act 1996 in view of the fact that they are not married to their abuser; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views in respect of the creation of a national, mandatory identification card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to carry out health screening for staff of his Department and contract staff who worked on Haulbowline Island and their families to confirm that their health has not been damaged by they themselves or close family members working in close proximity to dangerous waste materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Defence his plans to carry out health screening for staff of his Department, members of the Navy and members of the Naval Reserve who worked on Haulbowline Island and their families to confirm that their health has not been damaged by they themselves or close family members working in close proximity to dangerous waste materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children (details supplied) who are on a waiting list for assessment; the number waiting for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a second level school in an area (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the growing population in the area.
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599 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the steps he is taking to clean up the former Irish Steel Plant at Haulbowline, County Cork; and his views on reports that contaminated waste containing chromium 6 and other toxic materials is being covered up rather than removed from the site.
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421 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that enrolment numbers for first and second level students are to be reduced from September 2008; his views on such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will provide the BCG vaccination to newborns in the Cork region; the steps she is taking to reduce the two year waiting list for administering this vaccination; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the steps his Department is taking to clean up the former Irish Steel plant at Haulbowline, County Cork; and his views on reports that contaminated waste containing chromium 6 and other toxic materials are being covered up rather than removed from the site.
239 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he expects to allocate funding under the sports capital programme 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pupils in a school (details supplied) are in some cases in classes of 35 and more; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will propose to Government that the National Consumer Agency should be represented at the pay talks and in social partnership; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the loss of high quality jobs that require quality education and training, most notably a company, the details of which are supplied, in County Cork whose employees have third or fourth level education qualifications; her views on whether Ireland is losing knowledge economy jobs; her plans to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Inter-Departmental Committee on Development was established; the number of times that it has met; the date of its most recent meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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704 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when this extension will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in dental services under general anaesthetic for adults with an intellectual disability in the Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will extend the July provision to include special needs assistants for a school (details supplied) in County Cork.
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106 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if he is in receipt of an application for a communication device for a student (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide such a device; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether all complaints made by members of the public to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission should be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is confident that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is adequately resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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