156 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the methodology used by his Department in assessing applications for the provision of special needs for children; the criteria that must be met by the pupil and the school to ensure a successful decision; 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 methodology used by his Department in sanctioning funding to provide special needs assistants for pupils; the criteria that parents of pupils in need of such assistance has to meet or supply in obtaining a successful decision from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the proposed sewerage system for the Brownstown, Cutbush, Suncroft, Curragh areas of Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the applications his Department has received for funding for the provision of new fire stations and new fire fighting equipment from local authorities for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has to overcome the waiting lists in relation to essential repairs grants presently with Kildare County Council; if he will supply the necessary funding to overcome the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has to provide the funding necessary to overcome the waiting lists for disabled person’s grant presently with Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the methods his Department intends to use to overcome the grave concerns of senior professional personnel in correspondence (details supplied); the solution his Department can offer to overcome these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the consideration given to the designation of disadvantaged status for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the time scale involved in making such a decision; if a decision can be made on an individual basis or if it has to be a national initiative in regard to the overall situation of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the plans for the provision of a new post primary school at the Curragh, County Kildare; if a design team has been appointed; if officials of his Department have met the Department of Defence in relation to identifying a site; if the Department has met Kildare VEC in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the provision of a site for a new post-primary school at the Curragh, County Kildare; the meetings his Department has had with the Department of Education and Science in relation to the matter; the results of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking to return property to his Department in view of the fact that no personnel of the section of his Department have contacted the person with a view to collecting the material involved; his views on security regarding such items; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of refugees and asylum seekers facilitated at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the lack of adequate facilities available at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare for asylum seekers-refugees vis-à-vis a playroom for children; if his Department has plans or proposals to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a social worker and social services-medical services for refugees-asylum seekers at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare can have as many as two adults and four children confined to one room; the plans his Department has to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare, where asylum seekers and refugees are staying have no adequate place to meet with public representatives, solicitors and so on; the plans his Department has to ensure that adequate facilities are provided for the persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare where there are asylum seekers and refugees being housed, has major problems with the availability of food to certain persons who, due to religious beliefs, are unable to accept the food that is being provided for them and that no alternative food is being supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the cost to his Department for the past three years of the hire, rent and so on of a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare to house asylum seekers and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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639 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused the rent allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the person has no alternative accommodation as their parents are relocating 50 miles away and it is not possible in view of the applicants circumstances to relocate with the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused rent allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this person has no alternative accommodation because their parents are relocating 50 miles away and it is not possible, due to this person’s circumstances, to relocate with the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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631 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications received for the back to education grant for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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630 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the mechanisms in place in her Department in regard to applicants seeking an unemployment allowance payment that is under appeal; if there is an agreement with the CWO system that such applicants should be awarded a payment before the decision of the appeals board is completed, or if there is a disagreement as to how such a payment should be paid during the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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629 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of a person in receipt of the widow’s pension now seeking maternity leave from her employment, due to the major financial loss incurred by her; the alternatives available to overcome the financial implications for the maintenance and welfare of her family during the period of her pregnancy.
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589 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the development of inland waterways and the workings of Waterways Ireland since the amalgamation of the bodies under the Good Friday Agreement; the number of meetings the Minister has had with Waterways Ireland; if he is concerned that inland marinas have not been developed and the loss of a major tourist initiative through the development of boating holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Question No. 185 of 6 November 2003, the position of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for the first-time buyer’s grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Question No. 187 of 6 November 2003, the position regarding the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, for the first-time buyer’s grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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573 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided by his Department through rental subsidy to housing co-operative groups in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the new sewerage scheme for Castledermot, County Kildare; the time scale of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding for the provision of a new sewerage treatment system for Ballitore, County Kildare; if so, the position of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of employees involved with local Government in each local authority area for each of the past three years; the number involved with outdoor programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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569 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to permit the use of development levies by local authorities to permit public private partnerships in regard to much-needed infrastructure in the local authority areas such as the provision of inland marinas, public parks and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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568 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has to remove the conditions on rental subsidy housing that prevent the tenants purchasing such houses after a period of residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare from St. Patrick’s Institution to Shelton Abbey; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funding available from his Department in regard to single parent support groups; the mechanism for drawing down such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position on the provision of seat belts in school buses; if the Minister has provided a mechanism to monitor such a provision; the guidelines the Minister has put in place in relation to monitoring such a provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received by the South Western Area Health Board for enhanced subvention in the past year; the waiting list for such subvention; the plans he has to review the scheme in view of the imbalance of costs for nursing homes within the South Western Area Health Board region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the reopening of the assessment and respite unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, County Kildare; when this will occur, in view of the recent advertisements for nurses by the board and the reasons stated by the board that there were nurse shortages in the closing of the ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of the original nine beds allocated for respite care by the South Western Area Health Board which are still dedicated for that purpose; the number of persons that have availed of the service in the past year; the number on the waiting list for such a service; the number of vacant beds at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive orthodontic treatment in view of the urgency of such treatment for the person involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the date of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been on an emergency list since 3 October 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their home help hours cut; if there is medical evidence to support such a reduction; the plans his Department has to review such reductions; the number of hours allocated to the person now; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the applications received from national or local sporting bodies of all sports for facilities or the provision of such facilities at Abbotstown sports centre; the meetings the Minister or his Department has had with the various bodies; the criteria used to process such applications; the guidelines in regard to capital sports grants such as to permit associations to make applications with the provision of facilities at Abbotstown thereon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the applications for funding to support potential sporting or art events submitted to his Department for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006; the decision of his Department in regard to such funding or assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received for the provision of facilities for the decentralisation of a section of his Department to Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received for the provision of facilities, that is, site, buildings and so on, for the decentralisation of the Department of Defence to Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the consideration given to the payment of the military service allowance to soldiers that have retired; the representations he has received in relation to the matter; his plans to implement the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of contracts for military equipment placed with non-EU member states for each of the past three years; the total cost of such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of contracts placed by his Department with any of the Nordic countries for equipment over the past two years; the total cost of such contracts; his plans to purchase equipment from these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the plans his Department has to protect the many military and civilian monuments and historical sites on the Curragh, County Kildare; if he has satisfied himself that the signage in regard to such historical sites is such that the tourist value is maximised and fully effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Wall asked the Taoiseach the number of visitors to Ireland in 2003; the way in which this compares with 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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