120 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has completed the technical assessment of a primary school (details supplied) as recommended by the Commission on School Accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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642 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 31 October 2007, the reason no contact has been made with the person as promised.
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223 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason sufferers of Huntington’s disease are excluded from the long-term illness scheme.
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162 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he is taking to tackle the problem of debt among social welfare recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the way the failure of budget 2008 to provide the Arts Council with multi-annual funding or an increase in funding above the rate of inflation equates with his Department’s stated goal of creating an environment which enables arts and culture to flourish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if type one diabetes in children is covered under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; if each section of the Health Service Executive operates to the same guidelines on this payment in relation to type one diabetes in children.
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105 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress that has been made in relation to reforms affecting minority and human rights as part of the EU negotiating framework with Turkey.
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111 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the talks involving the EU, US, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas regarding the future operation of the crossing point at Rafah between Gaza and Egypt.
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180 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the current level of CO2 emissions from the Irish aviation industry; his Department’s projections for the level of CO2 emissions for aviation in each year from 2008 to 2020; his views on initiatives to target a reduction in the level of CO2 emissions in the aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars in total and types of cars classified by level of CO2 emissions currently on Irish roads; the number and types of commercial vehicles classified by CO2 emissions and HGVs currently on Irish roads; the level of CO2 emissions that are produced by motor and commercial vehicles each year in Ireland since 2002; the average number of foreign registered vehicles on Irish roads on a daily and weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if extra funding has been allocated to the National MRSA Reference Laboratory in response to concerns expressed in 2007 as to its capacity to carry out its functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if the ACE schools project aimed at addressing obesity in school children in the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster region will be expanded to other areas; her plans to address the growing problem of obesity in the population here particularly in children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1410 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.
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1409 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the outcome of the review in relation to the ceiling on local authority staff numbers in areas which have experienced high population growth.
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1408 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the risk based approach to fire safety management report has been completed; and his views on providing additional resources to councils to provide full-time fire services in towns with a population in excess of 10,000.
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1407 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Green Paper on Local Government Reform will be published; when he anticipates the completion of the White paper on Local Government Reform; and his views on whether new town councils will be established for election in June 2009.
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1287 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the provisional headline crime statistics for the Carlow and Kildare division in 2007; and the provisional detection rate for the division.
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1286 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda division here; and the population of each division as determined in Census 2006.
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1280 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of on the spot fines issued by An Garda Síochána for breaches of the control of consumption and possession of alcohol by-laws in Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Clane, Kilcock, Robertstown, and Prosperous County Kildare in 2007.
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1072 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has concluded her examination of the National Council for Special Education implementation report in relation to the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004.
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1071 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the tender has been approved for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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1070 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of national school children in County Kildare in 2007/2008; the number of same in classes of less than 20; and the number of pupils for each age in such classes.
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1069 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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1068 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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1067 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if stage three of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been approved.
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1066 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of a permanent school for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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1063 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the stage one documentation to be provided in respect of the new national school for Ardclough in County Kildare.
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1062 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of educational psychologists employed by National Education Psychologists Service as of 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2007; and the additional Kildare schools that will receive a direct service in 2008.
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1061 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will move to a new temporary site.
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1060 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if there has been a successful outcome in relation to the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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1059 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 28 November 2007 if an examination has been conducted as to the reason why 69% of pupils who are taught in gaelscoileanna fail to proceed to education in a school (details supplied); the reason for same is the fact there is no secondary Irish school in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1058 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage one submission in relation to the provision of the new national school for Kill County Kildare.
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1057 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that her Department has agreed to lease a site for a new national school in Maynooth at Railpark where it is proposed to provide temporary accommodation comprising eight classrooms by September 2008, she will confirm that the proposal to expand a school (details supplied) to a 24 classroom school through the provision of an extension comprising of eight additional classrooms will proceed and is not affected in any way by the proposed new school; if funding will be provided for the required extension to this school in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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715 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the expenditure review of the local authority swimming pool programme is completed; and when he will announce a new round of grants.
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568 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport when there will be direct services from Maynooth rail station to the Docklands Station.
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567 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 26 September 2007, if Iarnród Éireann have completed their review of plans for re-signalling in the city centre area; and if the removal of level crossings and re-signalling of the Maynooth line will proceed.
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571 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date on the Kildare route project; and if it is on time for delivery in late 2009.
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496 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding allocated in 2008 for the home help service in Kildare and west Wicklow.
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495 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home help services in Kildare and west Wicklow in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of hours allocated to the home help service in each of the years; and the cost of provision of the service in each of the years.
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494 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on extending breast screening to women aged 65 to 70 years in regions where BreastCheck has been in operation for a number of years.
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493 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons covered on medical cards and doctors visit cards in County Kildare on 31 December 2007.
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491 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the present number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment and orthodontic assessment in County Kildare; the average time children have to wait for both; and if she will hire on a permanent basis specialist orthodontists instead of having nine specialists working on a part-time basis.
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490 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if the promised additional audiologist has been hired for the hearing service for children in Kildare and 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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489 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 28 November 2007 if the three additional speech and language therapists hired on temporary contracts in Kildare and West Wicklow have been made permanent and if a further two additional therapists have been hired as promised.
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488 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on 2 November 2007 there were 120 elderly people awaiting a long term care bed in public nursing homes in Kildare West/Wicklow, and that 71 of these people who are deemed to require long term care are actually living in the community without adequate professional support which is required for any person deemed to require a long term care bed; and if, in view of this situation she will sanction the provision of additional community care units in County Kildare similar to the facility located at the Harbour Leinster Street Maynooth County Kildare.
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487 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated on a monthly basis in 2008 towards home care packages in Kildare West/Wicklow; the number at present being assisted through this scheme; the numbers approved but for which there is no funding available to sanction the home care package; and the circumstances of those awaiting assistance be they in acute hospital beds or living in the community in their homes.
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486 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children further to the response received from the Health Service Executive in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 November 2007 if solutions to reduce the waiting times have been found following the reviews of service provision.
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253 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the flooding which occurred in Johnstown village, Naas, County Kildare, on 10 January 2008; and the fact that the village was flooded twice in 2007; and when resources will be made available to carry out a flood alleviation scheme for the village.
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156 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the performance indicators used to quantify the bonuses of chief executives in each of the commercial State bodies for which the Cabinet recently approved new executive pay ranges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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