552 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the implication of recommendations from the Irish Human Rights Commission report arising from the operation of a residential and day care centre for persons with a severe and profound intellectual disability, which was published in March 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway was carried out correctly and that all documents submitted were considered; and if he will review the file to see if the application process was carried out correctly.
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417 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the household charge applies to persons who find themselves as executor of a will on a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to transfer housing units from the National Asset Management Agency to Galway City Council; the envisaged timeframe for such transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the tax forgone through the exemption of rental accommodation scheme properties from paying the non-principal private residence charge; the rationale behind the exemption of such properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of development by the National Council for Curriculum Assessment of the implementation of Social, Personal and Health Education at senior cycle syllabus level; when he envisages it being implemented as part of the senior cycle curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to issue a call for proposals to avail of the 2012 capital assistance scheme; the amount of funding that will be made available through this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for applying the household charge to persons who also pay a non-residential property tax; if both these payments will be streamlined when the new property tax comes in; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the household charge is applicable to persons who have been in nursing home care for less than 12 months; the number liable for the tax under this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the current moratorium on eel fishing will be lifted or relaxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the absence of public health nurses in remote areas (details supplied), in view of the moratorium on recruitment in the Health Service Executive; if he has considered the impact of the loss of such a service on older persons, persons with disabilities and young mothers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of taxpayers here earning in excess of €100,000, €250,000, €500,000 and €1 million; the number of these taxpayers who pay an effective tax rate of 30% or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the current round of EU structural funds to Ireland; the amount of financial assistance they will provide in total; the areas to which they will be directed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to Irish business and research centres at present.
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117 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to local community groups at present.
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116 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to local authorities at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for applications in respect of carer’s allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the delays experienced and the anxiety that this is causing; the steps she will take to remedy this matter; when she expects the situation to improve; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the progress made on the employment incentive scheme, which was to replace the business expansion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the payment of an annual fee to the Teaching Council is required if a person cannot obtain any work in that profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of waste that goes unsegregated at source or collection; the proportion which is collected by private and public operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his chair specifications comply with the Irish and European Standard which is I.S.EN 1729; if these are the same device specifications covered by the study by the National Back Pain Association in the UK which concluded that Irish school chairs are not conducive to posture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there is currently a phone number persons can use to report tax defaulters; and if such a hotline is manned at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the funding available to allow a person (details supplied) in County Galway to access intensive dialectical behaviour therapy for emotionally unstable personality disorder in the UK; if similar treatment is available here; if so, the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the vast amount of waste that goes unsegregated by private waste operators; if there is a requirement for private waste operators to segregate their waste; his plans to introduce mandatory waste segregation; his views on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the large discrepancy in the number of PPS numbers in existence as compared to the number of persons in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the study by the National Back Pain Association in the UK which states that the current design of Irish school chairs is not conductive to good posture and back safety; if he will consider phasing out these chairs as part of the natural furniture replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason substitute work completed prior to September 2008 is no longer considered when assessing teachers’ eligibility to join permanent teacher panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if progress has been made by the special delivery unit in reducing waiting times for MRI scans in Galway; if the overall number of patients waiting has been reduced from 273 at the end of May 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing delay in deciding the route of a proposed road in the vicinity of Spiddal, County Galway (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the delay has resulted in landowners of close to 15,000 acres of land around the proposed routes not being able to apply for planning permission to build on their land for a number of years; if a route will be decided upon or if landowners in the area will be allowed apply of planning permission in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be given an appointment for an operation.
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112 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation with regard to the major capital works project of a school (details supplied) in County Galway, when a decision will issue on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the possibility and feasibility of keeping a nursing unit (details supplied) in Newcastle, Galway, open as a public nursing home.
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97 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding stamp duty charges for first-time buyers; if consideration has been given to the elimination of stamp duty for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will as a matter of urgency restore the mammography services to Sligo General Hospital in order to alleviate the stress on patients travelling to University Hospital Galway and to alleviate the stress on services at UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make the fire service more efficient while protecting front-line services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when compared to other jurisdictions, the fire service appears to be top-heavy, with, for example, 272 senior staff for 2,459 fire fighters; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the fire service has 37 fire authorities, 29 chief fire officers and 82 assistant chief fire officers; if his attention has been drawn to fact that the Northern Ireland Fire Service has one fire authority, one chief officer and two assistant chief fire officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to proposals by Diabetes Action to reorganise diabetes paediatric services in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon to enable children and adolescents to access intensive services locally; his views on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to long waiting lists and a minimum nine month wait to receive an MRI scan in Galway; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this waiting time can be in addition to a nine month wait to see a consultant before an MRI scan is ordered; the way waiting times for MRI scans in Galway compare to those of other cities and counties; if he is reviewing this situation or if he is prepared to outline plans to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an issue arising regarding persons with stamp 4 for five years or less being deemed ineligible for claiming rent allowance as they have become precluded from joining local authority social housing lists; if she has been in contact with the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Justice and Equality on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new housing assessment regulations which amalgamate some local authorities for the purposes of housing applications are proving to be administratively impractical due to local authorities having no common information systems; if this amalgamation will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the review of the elimination of payments to fourth year student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new housing regulations which came into force this year preclude those with stamp 4 immigration status from joining housing lists and that this in turn means they cannot claim rent allowance in view of the fact that to do so persons must be registered on a housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers available to the Garda to police the Internet and if these include the power to censor; the number of officers tasked with policing the Internet; the parameters based on which policing takes place; the cost of such policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding recent international developments in support of introducing an international accounting standard requiring multinational companies to provide tax reports on their activities on a country basis; if he supports such moves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if following commitments made in the Finance Act 2010 he will sign the OECD’s Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters and related protocols which allow for the automatic multilateral exchange of information on tax; his views on non OECD members becoming signatories to the Convention in the interests of international financial transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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