205 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capital allocation for 2010 from his Department to each local authority for the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with a disability.
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204 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received revised contract documents for the Castlewarden to Ballygoran water supply scheme in County Kildare.
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131 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in each Garda division on 30 April 2010.
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101 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that waiting times for hearing tests for children at Newbridge and Tallaght health centres have increased from three to four weeks in June 2006 to 15 to 16 months in 2010; and if she will order the holding of additional clinics to eliminate the waiting lists.
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100 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if there has been further progress in securing a community welfare public office in Naas, County Kildare.
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99 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has advised her of likely reductions in the provision of 24-7 accident and emergency cover in Naas General Hospital; if she is confident there will be no loss of services at Naas General Hospital in 2010 due to a shortage of junior doctors.
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98 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if consideration of the Health Service Executive capital plan for 2010 to 2014 has been concluded; if approval has issued; if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, is included; and if so, when construction will commence.
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69 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Finance further to his budget 2010 speech when he stated the yield from the carbon tax will be used to boost energy efficiency, to support rural transport and to alleviate fuel poverty, if progress has been made in ring fencing a percentage to each of the areas identified; and if not, when he anticipates that this will occur.
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17 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 28 April 2010, his reason for not supporting faster resolutions of difficulties caused by odours from landfills through amending legislation.
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203 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will bring forward the White Paper on Local Government.
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120 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts that are being made to secure the future position of payments or pensions to spouses of farmers who died while in receipt of early retirement scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the change to TB testing rules to allow the slaughter of cattle that are more than 12 months since their last TB test will carry an additional cost for farmers; if additional testing as part of the scheme is required; the implications that the changes may have on contiguous herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans in relation to the cohabitation rule for lone parents; and his further plans to introduce a parental allowance.
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216 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the policy in regard to special education and the provision of resource hours to include Down’s syndrome as a low incidence disability in its own right (details supplied).
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539 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the accommodation situation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with no places for a substantial number of pupils next September; and if she will sanction funding for the provision of four new permanent classrooms at the school.
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499 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if in view of the response (details supplied) to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 27 April 2010 she will amend the FETAC qualification to include either English or Irish in order that qualified candidates are not excluded from various public sector posts that require leaving certificate standards.
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201 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that approval to implement a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) will issue.
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96 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the issue raised with her by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the provisions she is making to improve direct access to services that are not simply based on medication but allow for talking therapies in view of the statistical data that indicates that there is a higher likelihood of suicide and attempted suicide during times of economic hardships; the progress that has been made to date on the specific proposals in Vision for Change that address issues around suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the 170 Garda promotions, for which Cabinet approval has been given to fill vacancies arising from the many retirements now being experienced by the force, that have now been made; when he expects this process to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from a written submission made by the Garda Sergeant at Celbridge on 25 June 2008 concerning the closure of a pedestrian right of way (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare, he will provide a list of the complaints made by the public and that were logged or recorded at the Celbridge Garda station in the two years prior to the submission; the dates of each complaint; the nature of the complaint; if they concerned loitering, public drinking, littering, assault, noise and so on; the specific actions taken by the gardaí in relation to each complaint; if the offenders were questioned; if so, the number and dates of same; if offenders were arrested; if changes were prepared, the number and dates of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure redundancy payments will be awarded to former employees of an agency (details supplied) in County Dublin.
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102 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a rent allowance application under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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21 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when she expects to publish the draft amendments for the Student Support Bill 2008 in order that Committee Stage can be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on Ireland’s ferry connectivity in view of the recent total suspension of air travel services; if he is developing proposals to enhance ferry connectivity at present; the position regarding the development of the Bremore Port proposals; if he will undertake a strategic review of Irish port capacity and operations to 2030 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the national pedestrian strategy; the proposed key headings of the strategy; if it will include a range of appropriate low speed limits; if home zone residential estates will be included; if new legislation will be necessary to facilitate the strategy; the estimated cost of new pedestrian strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will implement a warning system rather than an immediate penalty for farmers who are inspected by his Department on behalf of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure that all farmers receive their 2010 REP scheme payment by the end of October 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the forward planning section of her Department has completed its analysis of secondary school accommodation requirements for the school year 2014 to 2015 and if a gaelcholáiste for north Kildare is deemed necessary.
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215 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when tenders will be invited for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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214 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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213 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appointment of a design team for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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195 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence regarding the stench emanating from a landfill at Kerdiffstown, Naas, County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to injunctions and other court hearings involving same; his views on whether the Environmental Protection Agency Acts and Waste Management Acts need to be amended to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to move immediately to close down landfills causing such odour pollution in view of the cumbersome legal route required to take action and will he give a commitment to amend the law in this area.
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170 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime detection rate by Garda division in each of the years 2007 to 2009.
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150 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the Irish Association for Medicine regarding the recruitment of non-consultant hospital doctors at Naas General Hospital and the provision of 24-hour, seven-day a week accident and emergency cover and if she will give a commitment that accident and emergency services will not be curtailed at Naas General Hospital.
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91 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the reason, in view of the relationship framework, pursuant to section 3 of the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Act 2009, any information and documentation which the board or senior executives are aware of and would have required public disclosure if the ordinary shares of Anglo Irish Bank remained listed on the official list of the Irish Stock Exchange, shall promptly be brought to his attention in writing by Anglo Irish Bank, but are not in fact publicly disclosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the economy and to the Exchequer, both directly and indirectly, arising from the grounding of commercial airlines due to the preponderance of dangerous volcanic ash in the atmosphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will clarify the position in relation to the requirements of successful candidates for employment as prison officers to have their leaving certificate; and if it is possible for a candidate who does not have a leaving certificate to qualify for a position as a prison officer when they hold a national craft certificate at FETAC 6 level.
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223 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in responding to correspondence (details supplied).
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56 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the smart metering project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €25 million set aside to pay for leasing in 2010 under the social housing leasing initiative is to cover new leases signed in 2010; if it also covers lease agreements entered into in 2009; the number of privately owned properties targeted under the SHLI other than affordable home properties for 2010 exclusive of properties secured in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in view of the recoupment of reinstatement costs for leased units under the social housing leasing initiative, SHIP20.10.07, if he contributes 50%, who is liable for the other 50%; if reinstatement refers to the standard pertaining at commencement of the lease or at the conclusion of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the role he envisages for the Air Corps regarding the servicing of the Garda helicopters.
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66 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the role he envisages for the Air Corps regarding the Search and Rescue Helicopter Service.
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950 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she has given further consideration to the development of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to develop as a two-stream school using devolved grants.
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949 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the expected completion date of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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948 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the application for the rental of temporary school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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947 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the building of an autism spectrum disorder unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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946 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if class size information for national schools in County Kildare for the 2009/2010 school year is available.
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945 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will appoint a design team for the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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