1117 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious problem facing applicants for disabled persons grants in County Kildare; the reason he will not consider making a supplementary sum available of €3.6 million to the council to clear the backlog; the outcome of discussions with Kildare County Council officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1116 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for supplementary funding for roads in the Turnings area of Straffan, County Kildare, from Kildare County Council, in the context of the Ryder Cup 2006; if he will approve a supplementary grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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977 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to address the provision of a covered walkway at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; her plans to deal with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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976 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if permanent recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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975 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the OPW has investigated the site for the new national school for Kill, County Kildare; when a report on the site investigation will issue to the school board of management; when a decision will be made in relation to purchasing the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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972 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the invitation of tenders for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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973 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the invitation of tenders for the required renovations to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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970 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the serious problem with accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the measures to overcome this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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969 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for the provision of temporary accommodation; and when the prefab will be in place at the school.
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968 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects tenders to be invited for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the anticipated timeframe for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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967 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects tenders to be invited for the new school for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the anticipated time frame for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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974 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the invitation of tenders for the required 17 additional classrooms to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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971 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the invitation of tenders for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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957 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 28.5:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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955 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 29:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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954 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 27:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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953 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 26.5:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school.
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952 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 27.7:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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951 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a request from a school (details supplied) for a special needs teacher; if the criteria for such a post has been met and established by the school; when a decision on the request will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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950 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if any assessment has been carried out of the effectiveness of the policy of integration of special needs pupils into mainstream classrooms in which the pupil-teacher ratio is above the 20:1 recommended and planned ratio, particularly in cases in which the pupil-teacher ratio is in excess of 25:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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956 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at 30:1; when the Government undertaking to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 20:1 will be applied to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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835 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when a third level grant application which is under examination in her Department (details supplied) will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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585 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered Irish Rail’s plan to provide a DART service on the Maynooth suburban line; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve the business case for the Kildare Arrow route project; if not, when he will respond to Irish Rail; if funding is available to proceed with the project from 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position on the application by Kildare County Council for grant aid towards the cost of replacing the swimming pool at Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a report from Kildare County Council in relation to flood alleviation measures in Leixlip, County Kildare; if funding is available from his Department to carry out the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if negotiations with Kildare County Council for the acquisition of a small portion of land to the front of the site for the new Garda station for Leixlip, County Kildare, have been concluded; if a revised sketch scheme has been submitted to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform for approval; if approval has issued from this Department; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if he has approved the revised sketch scheme for the new Garda station for Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance when the asbestos remediation works to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the continuing serious overcrowding in recent weeks in the accident and emergency unit at Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare; the way in which she intends to improve matters at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the full complement of beds is in use in the Maynooth community care unit, Maynooth, County Kildare; if not, the number of beds in use; the reason for the delay in bringing the unit to full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a special bed and mattress for a person (details supplied) with terminal cancer approved in October 2004 have still not been delivered to them; if this is unacceptable treatment of a person; if the officials will provide the required special bed and mattress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he still proposes to have 1,000 gardaí on duty as part of his promised traffic corps; when he proposes to set up this corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance the Government intends to offer the survivors and relatives of the Omagh bombing in pursuit of justice through the civil courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport his views on the new EU rules obliging airlines to offer compensation for delays, cancellations and overbooking; when the Government will establish the independent body to deal with passengers’ complaints against airlines, in line with European Commission instructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the position with regard to the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; if proposals have been brought to Cabinet on this issue; the consultations which have taken place with unions and other stakeholders to date; when a final decision will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the recent hospitals’ progress report on patient waiting times published by the national treatment purchase fund; the way in which this compares with the previous report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the number of trained pharmacists from abroad who cannot practice here although eligible to practice in other EU countries; if she will consider amending the Pharmaceutical Acts in order to deal with this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the provision of a physical education hall for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the maximum grant payable for a hairpiece within each area of the Health Service Executive for holders of medical cards.
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127 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider using the Curragh Hospital to relieve the present crisis in the accident and emergency department at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has plans to extend RTE broadcasts to enable Irish people living in Britain to access RTE programmes on their televisions; his views on whether RTE broadcasts to Britain can be restored in view of the fact that they have been unavailable there for a number of years; the importance attached to the provision of this service in the report of the task force on the Irish abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by business interests in Donegal about the future of the Killybegs fishing industry amid fears that up to 1,000 jobs could be lost; the steps he is taking to ensure the future of the fishing industry in the area in view of its importance to the economy in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for funding for the building of a school (details supplied) in County Meath, which caters for children from the Meath and Kildare area.
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75 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the qualifying criterion for membership of the DION committee; the number of members of the DION committee who work at the frontline in the provision of welfare services to members of the Irish community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made to assist the London Irish Forum identify alternative premises; if he has made contact with the appropriate local authority on behalf of the Irish community in Luton in order that alternative premises can be identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will sanction the tender documents for the sewerage and surface water contracts for Straffan village, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious problem facing applicants for disabled persons grants in County Kildare; the reason he will not consider making a supplementary sum available of €3.6 million to the council to clear the backlog on the basis of 100% funding from his Department, thereby releasing the council from providing its 33%; if there was ever a previous case in which 100% funding was provided in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for supplementary funding for roads in the Turnings area of Straffan, County Kildare from Kildare County Council in the context of the Ryder Cup 2006; if he will approve a supplementary grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will announce the allocation of funds towards the summer works scheme 2005; if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to address the provision of a covered walkway at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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