239 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who have retired, resigned and left the force over the past 12 months; the breakdown by rank of those that have left; the number of recruits that graduated within the same 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Síochána is affected by the recruitment ban; if the Garda College will run a course to train new gardaí in 2010; the number of recruits such a course will take in 2010; the closing date for applications; when the course will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if State supports were provided to a multinational company to help with the construction of a plant (details supplied) in County Cork; the impact recent announcements will have on this support; where State bodies who provided such supports now stand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if State supports were provided to a multinational company to help with the construction of a plant (details supplied) in County Cork; the impact recent announcements will have on this support; where State bodies who provided such supports now stand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the concerns expressed by credit unions and the Credit Union Development Association regarding amendments the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 will make to section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997; the concerns the credit unions have expressed regarding the way they will reschedule loans under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the commitments entered into at the International Donor’s Conference on Haiti in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support he will provide to Cork County Council to proceed with the lower harbour sewerage scheme in County Cork; the funding available for this project; if the project is a priority; the estimated cost of this project to his Department and Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Defence the way a person who is now 27 years of age can apply to be part of the Defence Forces cadet training in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Defence if there will be a Defence Forces cadet class in 2010; if the public sector recruitment freeze will have any impact on a cadet class for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the support he will provide to Cork County Council to proceed with the construction of the western relief road in Carragaline, County Cork; the funding available for this project; the interest groups he has met with to discuss this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the systems that exist to reimburse persons who are entitled to an over-70 years medical card, the medical expenses they may have incurred in the period between their 70th birthday and receipt of their medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their over-70 years medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if the implementation of the innovation task force’s report will be made a priority; the steps he has taken since the innovation task force’s report was published to implement some of the key recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the steps taken since the publication of the innovation task force’s report to implement those key and supporting recommendations that the report would be considered immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will accept all the recommendations contained in the report of the Innovation Taskforce; if he will publish an implementation time line for each of the key and supporting recommendations presented by the Innovation Taskforce; if there are any recommendations contained in the Innovation Taskforce Report which are not accepted by him and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the recent grant provided under the summer works 2010 grant scheme to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for installation of a rain water recycling system: the reason a grant was not provided for the full cost of the installation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a six week extension to a working holiday authorisation; the reason there is a delay; when this person will expect to receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address the ongoing concern about grade inflation at second and third level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the results of a survey undertaken by the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland on science in second level schools which indicates that some schools have dropped science subjects from their school timetable or amalgamated higher and ordinary level science classes; the steps she will take to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will review the application for redundancy of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has worked for the same company for 22 years and was made redundant but whose employer said they could not afford to pay redundancy; the current status of this application; when the redundancy will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the introduction of a carbon tax will have a serious cost competitiveness impact on farm business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when construction will begin on a school (details supplied) in County Cork which has now been granted planning permission by the local authority; if the construction phase of the new school will be completed by September 2010; if the new building will be available for use by September 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if students at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an eye examination and a hearing examination during the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the extent of State aid that has been involved in the bank guarantee scheme since it commenced operating; and if there are plans to recoup this aid for the Exchequer.
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277 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their application for domiciliary care allowance assessed and approved; when they may expect to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has changed his approach to the roll out of the postcode system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to publish the White Paper on Local Government Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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932 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if a review has been carried out into whether the provision of laboratory assistants or time-tabled hours for preparation would benefit the teaching of science at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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929 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide more computer facilities for science laboratories in second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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931 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if higher and ordinary level science classes are being amalgamated at junior and senior cycle in second level schools as stated in the recent Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland report on the teaching of science at second level; the number of schools that have taken this action; the number of students affected; the steps she will take to address this problem in view of the commitment to improve the uptake and quality of science education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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930 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of second level schools here that do not offer physics, chemistry or biology as part of the subject choice to their students; the number of schools that have dropped physics, chemistry or biology as a subject choice in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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928 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to ensure that schools will not be forced to drop science based subjects next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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927 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have dropped science subjects from the school timetable in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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926 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she has reviewed the recently published Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland science survey on the impact of budget cutbacks on science in second level schools; her views on the details revealed in the survey; the action she will take to address the concerns raised in this survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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897 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken and will take to implement the innovation task forces key recommendation to link a proportion of State funding for the higher education Institutes to national metrics on innovation and commercialisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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896 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforce’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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807 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation task force’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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663 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the supports that are available for a single person (details supplied) in Cork with no children who is working but earning less than the amount they would receive if they were no longer working and was in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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631 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps that he has taken to address the situation where persons or groups are dropping leaflets to houses masquerading as charity organisations seeking donations of clothes and other goods; if his attention has been drawn to the damage this is doing to genuine charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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603 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforces key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforce’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there have been any prosecutions of persons or groups dropping leaflets to houses masquerading as charity organisations seeking donations; if this is part of wider criminal activity by the same persons; the amount this criminal activity is costing genuine charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to tackle the growing problem of persons or groups dropping leaflets to houses masquerading as charity organisations seeking donations of clothes and other goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the structures that are in place to ensure that rogue driving instructors not registered with the Road Safety Authority are prevented from operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received to date in 2010 under the fair deal nursing home scheme; if that scheme is now operating; if so the number of persons who are part of that scheme; if it is not yet operating, the expected date for it to come into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Irish Osteoporosis Society that generic alternative drugs used to treat osteoporosis are not as effective as prescription drugs; if she will consider excluding osteoporosis drugs from the proposed reference pricing and generic substitution drugs programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforce’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforce’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken and will take to implement the innovation taskforce’s key recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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