87 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 13 March 2008, the outcome of the meeting.
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9 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the source of concerns that certain charities may be claiming tax reliefs on false donations; the estimate of the likely extent of such a problem; if there are proposals under consideration by him to amend legislation for charitable tax status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to mitigate the growth of the digital divide; the method to ensure equality of access to information technology and Internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a full report on all available insulation grants for householders; the funding being provided for same in 2008; the measures he is taking to provide householders with full information on all available assistance to access low carbon home heating systems and home insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 922 of 2 April 2008, the reason it is not possible to transfer annual increments which happens elsewhere for transfers in the public service.
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346 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the preferred tender for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, to enable construction to commence in 2008.
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645 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the claw back on affordable housing kicks in if people go to re-mortgage their affordable home; and if they are not selling their affordable home, will he change the claw back rules in relation to this.
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561 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Garda does not prosecute offenders who continue to develop under an Act (details supplied); if they are precluded from doing so; if so, the action he will take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason workers must be examined every three years for the FÁS skills card and health and safety card.
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86 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for the effective regulation of solicitors, having regard to the statement made to Dáil Éireann on 21 November 2007 that he was not satisfied with the system of self-regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a stamp four or long term residency; the reason for the delay in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the progress made with regard to the distribution of a new handbook on emergency planning to every household here; when the distribution of the booklet will begin; when it will be completed; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce a traffic message channel, RDS, on FM radio, to alert drivers to congestion, accidents and so on, in view of the clear benefits shown from such a service in many European countries.
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260 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there has been further progress on the issue of staffing raised in Parliamentary Question No. 1409 of 30 January 2008.
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259 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the preliminary report in relation to sourcing additional water for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 13 March 2008, if in his considered judgment new town councils will be elected in Maynooth and Celbridge in County Kildare in the course of the June 2009 local authority elections.
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210 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline crime statistics for the Carlow-Kildare division for the first quarter of 2008.
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190 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage three submission in relation to the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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189 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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188 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage 2a submission in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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187 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 28 November 2007 will be available.
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186 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the acceptance of the tender for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the details of the project.
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185 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage 2a submission in relation to the new school for Ardclough in County Kildare.
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184 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 13 March 2008, the breakdown of the first year intake of 31 pupils between schools (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the same breakdown of the 72 pupils from Kildare who attended sixth class in each of the schools in 2006/2007.
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183 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department approached the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2007 seeking their agreement to provide eight additional classrooms; and the reason a design team has not been sanctioned for the project.
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182 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 13 March 2008, if there has been a successful conclusion to the negotiations.
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128 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will announce a new round of grants under the local authority swimming pool programme.
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90 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 13 March 2008, if there has been further progress.
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82 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if the three additional speech and language therapists in the Kildare service who were on temporary contracts have been made permanent; if the post vacant for a basic grade post on 19 February 2008 has been filled; and if the senior replacement post which was also vacant on 19 February 2008 has been filled.
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81 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Kildare; and the number of children awaiting assessment for orthodontic treatment in County Kildare.
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80 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the precise amount of funding available for the home help service in Kildare-west Wicklow for 2008.
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79 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people awaiting admission to a long-term care bed in public nursing homes in County Kildare; and the circumstances of the individuals.
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78 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if additional public nursing homes will be provided in County Kildare in 2008.
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77 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if local health managers in Kildare have been approached with a view to expanding the number of centres for the audiology service in Kildare; and the outcome of same.
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76 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if the promised additional audiologist has been hired for children in Kildare-west Wicklow; and if agreement has been reached in relation to the provision of additional clinics to reduce the waiting times at Newbridge and Tallaght Health Centres.
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75 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that phase 3C of Naas General Hospital is included as a project in the Health Service Executive’s capital plan for 2008.
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74 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the changes she has made in relation to the draft Health Service Executive capital plan for 2008.
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73 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if she and the Department of Finance have approved the Health Service Executive capital programme for 2008; and the details of same.
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985 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Kildare County Council sought funding for the Castlemahon to Ballygowan pipeline scheme; the reason for the delay in approving funding; the position in relation to the scheme; and when funding will be approved.
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981 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on making available for public viewing all unauthorised development files held by planning authorities, similar to such files held by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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950 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of capital funding allocated to Naas Town Council for housing construction in each year since 2002 to date in 2008; the amount spent in each year; and the amount allocated in 2008.
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922 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, when a member of the prison service resigns from the service to join An Garda Síochána, they will carry across to their new position their annual increments in salary that they earned in the prison service; and if their years in the former service are recognised for pension purposes in the later service.
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912 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 11 March 2008, where he states that applications for long term residency received in August 2006 were currently being dealt with and Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 4 July 2007 where he stated that applications received for long term residency in June 2006 were currently being dealt with, the reason in eight months, the applications currently being dealt with only moved two months.
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439 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the application by a group (details supplied) in County Kildare for support for the setting up of a voluntary new suicide prevention service in County Kildare; if, in view of the fact that some €6.8 million allocated for suicide prevention in 2007 was unspent she will consider supporting the groups project in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application under the health repayment scheme for a person (details supplied) will be dealt with.
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422 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children further to the closure of the dental clinic in Kilcock, County Kildare due to inadequate accommodation facilities and the fact there are more than 2,000 homes in Kilcock with a young population, her views on whether a modern health centre, purpose built, is required to care for the needs of the town’s population; and her plans for same.
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336 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time to assess children for intellectual disability and physical and sensory disability in the Kildare and west Wicklow region.
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139 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans he has to improve the income disregard available to claimants on jobseeker’s allowance to bring it in line with the proposals for the parental payment contained in Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents.
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