384 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding was provided for environmental work in an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare after remedial work was completed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a special needs assistant in September 2004 in view of the concerns of the consultant child psychiatrist in regard to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science about an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for home tuition.
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177 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the criteria for a school to move from board two to board one of the scale as adopted by his Department in administering the capital funding for schools.
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178 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings his Department had with a local authority in determining the population figures for an area (details supplied) when a school seeks capital funding for a project.
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176 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention was drawn to the support for and concerns of a number of multinational companies about the development of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and his views on overcoming the concerns of such companies.
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175 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention was drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with a catchment area of 17 primary schools, including two primary schools in the town, applied either years ago for capital funding and is still on his Department’s list; and his plans to advance the application.
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174 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention was drawn to the fact that in September 120 first year students will join a school (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking capital funding for an extension and that this figure is 30% greater than any other year in the school’s history; and if his attention was further been drawn to the effect that such numbers will have on the safety and security of the school and the problems in organising classes due to the positioning of prefabs.
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173 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) for capital funding.
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102 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has structural insurance cover on a house (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, if an assessment of the house has taken place; the position regarding the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding teachers and assistants working with persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who need hepatitis B vaccinations; the position regarding funding for such vaccinations and the method by which applicants can seek such funding or refunds in relation to such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is his Department’s policy that where a school has not got the facilities to provide for an extra teacher that is necessary under his guidelines, the school should deprive the children of a physical education classroom to facilitate such a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will re-assess an application for a prefab by a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the only option, unless he positively re-assesses the decision, is for the school to deprive all of the children in the school of their physical education classroom and its facilities and use such a room as an extra classroom; if this type of decision is within the Department’s guidelines; if he will re-assess the application and ensure that such a decision is not necessary and that the Department of Education and Science will provide the necessary funding to ensure the provision of a prefab; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the action the board of management can take to provide facilities when a school (details supplied) has not got the facilities for an extra teacher when the valid enrolment exceeds the Departments figures and there is a need for such a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been granted a further prefab in view of the class numbers involved and that an extra teacher is to be employed in September 2004 with no facilities to facilitate such a position; the action the board of management can take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the proposed system will work for Dublin-based civil servants who do not wish to move as part of the Government’s decentralisation programme in regard to the recent announcement by the Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when he intends to publish the promised health and social care professionals Bill to regulate health workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention was drawn to the potentially serious danger posed to workers from the presence of radon gas in the workplace; the action she intends to take to protect workers against its effects; if she is satisfied that the law is being imposed; and the number of prosecutions for the gas by the Health and Safety Authority.
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199 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the subsistence allowance amount that is being awarded to the prison officers who have been relocated from the Curragh Prison to the Midland Prison, Portlaoise; if this figure is that which is awarded to all civil servants in a similar situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rates of pay in relation to temporary transfers of civil servants within his Department; the way in which such rates compare to those of prison officers who have been relocated due to the recent closures of three prisons; if, in the case of there being a discrepancy in such payments, the personnel will be reimbursed; if not, if it is the case that different rates are applicable within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the application by a person (details supplied) for a visa to visit their mother has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when his Department will provide the funding to ensure that the extra 24 placements at Moore Abbey Hospital can be filled; if his Department has received representations from the SWAHB for the funding; if his Department has met with officials of the SWAHB to discuss the matter; if such a meeting took place, the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the protest of the staff at Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, County Kildare; the meetings his Department has had in relation to the matter; if his Department has met with or received representations from the INO in regard to the matter; the results or proposals in regard to such meetings or representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposals of the Harman report in regard to staffing levels at Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has made representations to the Department of Finance seeking funding to ensure the implementation of the Harman report in regard to Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, County Kildare; the result of such representations, if made; the contact his Department has had from the ERHA and the SWAHB in regard to the matter; the result of such consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be allocated a date for orthodontic treatment in view of the serious concerns of the person’s parents in regard to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding teachers and assistants working with persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who need hepatitis B vaccinations; the position regarding funding for such vaccinations and the method by which applicants can seek such funding or refunds in relation to such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with 206 boys has to share a learning support teacher with another school in view of the fact that such a position is not in accordance with the recommendations in his Department’s guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason boys (details supplied) in County Kildare do not have the same facilities when they transfer from an infant school to a boys’ school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has investigated the problems in relation to the teacher support pilot scheme that affects persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who transferred from one school to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to address the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare cannot obtain school transport for their child in view of the serious health difficulties of the child; if options are available to the parent if school transport cannot be provided by way of grants or financial assistance to defray the costs that that family has to incur in transporting their child to school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he has received representations from the Department of Health and Children in regard to a request for funding by same to ensure that the Harmon report in regard to staffing levels at Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, can be implemented; the results of such representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the subsistence allowance payable to civil servants relocated from their place of employment such as in the case of the recent closures of three prisons; if there is a standard payment of subsistence in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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599 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not in receipt of the rent subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the action a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should take when her Department refuses to pay their rent subsidy and the person is not in a position to finance the rent or to seek alternative accommodation with family or friends; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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593 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding persons (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking rent subsidy allowance as determined under the new guidelines set down by her Department; if there is a position in regard to emergency cases determined by the legislation as is applicable to these persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of a person’s (details supplied) in County Kildare application for post-nuptial citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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477 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí attached to stations (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours the stations are open; the provision available to residents of the area to contact the Garda when the stations are closed; the number of times this mechanism has been used in the past two years; the number of public order offences that have occurred in the area in the past two years; the number of convictions that have resulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of new gardaí assigned to the Kildare/Carlow division in each of the past two years; the number of retirements in each of the past two years in the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on public order offences in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; the plans his Department has to overcome such problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to overcome the problems being encountered by residents in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will appoint extra gardaí to assist with the problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a hospital appointment for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department had consultations with Kildare County Council in regard to the funding of the proposed works at Athy and Naas swimming pools; if his Department has committed funding for these works; the position regarding the application; if his Department has agreed with the design proposals in regard to both proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the assessment his Department has made in regard to swimming pools in the country in relation to refurbishment or replacement or the provision of new pools; the number of applications with his Department with regard to the provision of new pools; the number in regard to the replacement of existing pools; if there is a priority list in regard to such lists; if so, if such a list is available; the way in which it can be obtained; the effect which an area or town with designated RAPID status has on such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has considered a private public partnership agreement in regard to the provision or refurbishment of local authority based swimming pools seeking capital sports grants; if he has had meetings with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government or in regard to such proposals; if so, the results of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the problems that local authorities are encountering in providing funding for the refurbishment or replacement of swimming pools, many of which originally were community based or initiated; the plans his Department has to overcome such shortfalls in funding; the mechanisms that are available to local authorities to obtain such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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