48 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) currently waiting for a procedure; when they will see a consultant; when they can apply for the National Treatment Purchase Fund; when the procedure will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the length of time a person will be on a waiting list before they can apply for the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if this waiting time includes the period of time when they are waiting to be seen by a consultant; her plans to reduce this waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the current waiting times for hip replacements in the Cork area; the current waiting times to see a consultant before being sent for a hip replacement; the waiting time between first being seen by a consultant to having a hip replacement carried out; the number of persons currently on the waiting lists for a hip replacement and to see a consultant before a hip replacement.
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471 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps his Department has taken since the publication of the innovation task force report to act upon its key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the non-principal private residence payment applies to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for the assessment of an appeal against a decision to refuse illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the current waiting times for the processing of an application for Garda vetting; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when an application for Garda vetting will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; 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 the categories of persons, medicines and illnesses excluded from the new prescription charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if the cost of TB medicine required by persons who contracted TB as a result of an outbreak in a school in County Cork will have to be paid by the families themselves or if the State will cover this cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if medicine required by persons who contracted TB as a result of an outbreak in a school in County Cork will be subject to the new prescription charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to hold an independent inquiry into the flooding in the Cork area in November 2009; the reason such an inquiry has not been held to date in view of the benefits it would have; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support he will provide to progress a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the way he intends to provide more employment opportunities for unemployed graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the grants that are available for a person in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance payment and attending a part-time level seven course at night to ensure availability for work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps he will take to respond to cases where maintenance payments have not been made for periods longer than 26 weeks; if parents will be allowed recover unpaid maintenance beyond the 26-week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to reform and modernise bankruptcy legislation here as recommended by the innovation task force report; if he intends to introduce a system compatible with that which exists in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the delays experienced by persons applying for holiday visas from outside the Schengen area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she is in receipt of an application for national lottery funding for a club (details supplied); if she is in a position to provide such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed development of the hospital to be provided under the co-location scheme at Cork University Hospital; her policy in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of a school building project (details supplied); when the project will be completed; when will the pupils be able to move into the new facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of a school building project (details supplied); when construction will begin; when the project will be completed; when will the pupils be able to move into the new facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance if he has undertaken to review the incremental spend requirement in respect of research and development tax credits in view of the recommendation of the innovation taskforce report to remove this requirement; when this recommendation will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1703 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the length of time employees seeking redundancy from his Department but required to take a case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal are waiting for their case to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal; the length of time they must wait for redundancy payments once the EAT has ruled in their favour; if he has reviewed this procedure in view of the fact that such employees are being penalised for the actions of their employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1701 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons who were advised to take a case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal because their employer had not provided adequate information to the Department in each year since 2008 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1733 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the amount of money that has been paid out in redundancy payments for each year since 2005 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; the amount his Department is seeking to recover from companies when it paid redundancy to employees and is seeking to recover some or all of that from the company for each year since 2005 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1700 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of person who have applied for redundancy payments for each year since 2006 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1699 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will review the application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the status of this application; when will the redundancy be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1702 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of applicants currently awaiting redundancy payments; the length of waiting times for redundancy in each of the different categories of redundancy; the way these compare with 2009; his plans to reduce the backlog and waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1557 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reform Section 84 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983 so that items that have been posted to fraudsters outside the State can be prevented from leaving the country if the fraud is discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1475 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a housing project (details supplied) in County Cork; when the project will be approved; when funding will be provided to the local authority for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1474 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided by his Department to local authorities in respect of spending on arts related projects in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1465 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way a vehicle owned by a registered charity and used for charitable purposes will be categorised for motor tax; if a registered charity will be required to sign a declaration for the gardaí about the use of such a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1393 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the funding provided by her Department to local authorities in respect of spending on arts related projects in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1391 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans to develop and promote cultural tourism here; if funding is available to support projects designed for the cultural tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1392 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the funding provided from 2006 to date in 2010 to agencies for the promotion and development of the arts in tabular form; her plans for the future funding of these agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1207 Deputy Deirdre Clune: asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money provided in emergency aid in each year between 2005 and 2010; if this is part of our commitment of GNP commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1206 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the precautions in place to ensure that money provided by Ireland for Overseas Development Aid reaches the people and projects for which it is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1205 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of which countries have received Overseas Development Aid from Ireland since 2005, the amount each country has received each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1204 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money spent on Overseas Development Aid in each of the years between 2005 and 2010 in tabular form in terms of money spent and percentage of GNP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1209 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to meet the commitment to overseas development aid as a percentage of GNP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1208 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his original targets for overseas development aid; the way that these targets have been changed as a result of the economic downturn; if we have met the targets set both original and revised in the years 2000 to 2009; the current targets for the years 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1120 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of cases of Internet fraud reported to the Garda in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the steps he is taking to combat same; if reform of the laws will be required to update the laws surrounding such cases of fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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958 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review an application for a visa in respect of a spouse (details supplied) of an Irish citizen; when a decision will issue on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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942 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review three applications for naturalisation from a family (details supplied) who have been living here since 1999; when they may expect to have a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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909 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of Free Legal Aid between criminal and non-criminal aid in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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908 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost to his Department of the Free Legal Aid system in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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856 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the amount that has been spent since 2000 in maintaining the bridge over the Tramore River on the Kinsale Road in Cork; the amount it would have cost to upgrade this bridge when such an upgrade was first planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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855 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport if money has, in the past, been allocated to a project to upgrade the bridge over the Tramore River on the Kinsale Road in Cork only to be later withdrawn; if this happened on more than one occasion; the amounts involved and the dates on which this occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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854 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade the bridge over the Tramore River on the Kinsale Road in Cork; the cost of such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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