41 Mr. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the potential for abuse of the current work permit system for immigrant workers by employers who fail to treat their employees fairly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has plans to undertake a review of the work permit scheme for immigrant workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an application for carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited.
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183 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the financial assistance that is available to a primary school that needs refurbishment; and if appropriate application forms can be sent out to make application for funding.
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37 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has proposals to make the Departments and Ministers promoting capital projects shoulder greater responsibility for their delivery on time and within budget.
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78 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to bring forward integrated ticketing and smartcard technologies; if money has been allocated for this purpose in his Department’s Estimates for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the plans he has to review the procedure for the location of bus termini; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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112 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to ensure access to the free meals scheme for all schools in disadvantaged areas; and the estimated cost of same.
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91 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans her Department has to reform the community welfare officers’ situation in view of the fact that their workload has increased.
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555 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the nature of the regulations governing the smoking ban in community hospitals with particular reference to long stay patients.
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518 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the long list of persons waiting for an appointment with an occupational therapist for children in the Southern Health Board catchment of Mallow; the action these persons on the occupational therapist list will take while their problems get worse; if a paediatric occupational therapist will be brought in from another area; when this problem will be solved.
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304 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the name of the tribunal to which a person (details supplied) in County Cork has made a claim.
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13 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to address the shortage of radiographers across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the efforts he is making to reduce waiting lists and the lengths of periods for patients on waiting lists to see consultant endocrinologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the regulations can be changed to allow an unemployed person to sign on for a portion of their benefit if they take a job that only offers two to three hours daily.
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359 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will extend the powers of local authorities to enable them to enact by-laws preventing the drinking of alcohol in parks owned by community councils in the context of public order legislation.
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320 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will meet a delegation from Charleville and District Handicapped Association to discuss its projected deficit of €818,000 for 2004.
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246 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and the date that a review (details supplied) will take place.
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242 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason behind his Department’s decision to allocate €250,000 to a school (details supplied) in County Cork, in view of the fact that the new school, as had been promised, will now cost in the region of €750,000 and in view of matters (details supplied).
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241 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science when sanction will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Cork, to go ahead with works to build staff and visitor toilet facilities under the improvement works scheme.
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197 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if forestry payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and the reason these payments have not been made in view of the fact that they were promised by the end of March 2004.
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206 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Local Government Acts 1996 and 2001 will be amended to allow local authorities to enact by-laws to prevent the drinking of alcohol in parks owned by community councils.
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82 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the agenda and matters for discussion at the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers meeting to be held on 16 and 17 April 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will endorse the Control Arms joint campaign of Oxfam and Amnesty International; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special educational resources received by his Department since 31 August 2003; the number of applications that have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special educational resources that were received by his Department prior to 31 August 2003; the number of applications that have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will intervene in a case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if his Department will allow the payment.
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161 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works expects to be in a position to complete the sale of a portion of land attached to Ballydesmond Garda station, Mallow, County Cork, to facilitate a housing development.
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126 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason his Department is denying payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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122 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for area aid.
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96 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the installation aid application for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the stage the application is at.
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67 Mr. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that has been taken to secure replacement employment in Macroom, County Cork, now that the jobs announced by the Taoiseach on 18 April 2002 for the former general semi-conductor plant, due to be created by Elan, are not due to come on stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the instructions that have been issued to FÁS on the way regulations are to be interpreted by them that allow community employment participants in various age groups to continue in schemes after three years’ continuous participation.
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171 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he intends to introduce grants for road tunnels, from a safety point of view, as well as for helping farmers consolidate their existing holding or expand into neighbouring holdings.
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257 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be made available to Cork county VEC for the repair and refurbishment of toilet and shower facilities for the racquetball club in Codrum, Macroom, County Cork.
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219 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under force majeure will be granted.
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218 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application under force majeure by a person (details supplied) in County Cork satisfies the criteria laid down by the Department to qualify for payment under the direct payment scheme.
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199. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Murphy den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aige chun cineálacha fostaíochta nua i gceantair Ghaeltachta a aithint agus a chur ar fáil.[7684/04]
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Murphy den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth a bhfuil sé ag bunú choiste comhairleach na Gaeilge agus an gcuirfidh an coiste nua seo isteach ar an obair fhiúntach atá á déanamh ag Foras na Gaeilge.[7671/04]
118 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a transaction between persons (details supplied) will be completed.
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100 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make a statement on the sports capital grants applications; when a decision will be made regarding the applications received; if a grant is being considered in the case of an application (details supplied); and if this application satisfied all required criteria.
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83 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his Department will grant moneys owed to a person (details supplied) in County Cork immediately because they are under severe financial pressure.
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81 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if bull premia will be abolished; if it will result in a large amount of male cattle leaving Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will continue to have a full time special needs assistant with them during all school hours for the remainder of the year in senior infants and when they progress to first class in June 2004.
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