46 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans for a review of the community development programmes in view of the concerns expressed during recent budgetary changes that affected the groups involved; if he has or proposes any review of areas in which funding for CDP’s was withdrawn in the recent change of funding for such groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the research undertaken to date on the educational performance of children whose special needs assistants have been withdrawn and any related research on the consequences for classes in general following the withdrawal of an SNA from those students who needed them; if she will publish any interim reports from such research if it is being undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the means by which concerned parents or guardians can, if necessary by means of a freedom of information request, view reports of the assessment of their children by special education needs officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if any proposals have been made or received in her Department by interested parties for an independent appeal mechanism for those parents who have seen their child’s special needs assistants withdrawn; the responses she has made to such; her plans regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which the assessment of a special education needs officer is made; if she will further indicate whether reports, educational reports, reports regarding discipline and school reports generally, are included in the assessment of the special education needs officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide Gael coláiste schools for secondary education for pupils who are attending the number of primary Gaelscoileanna in Kildare south at present; if she will provide transport facilities to such a secondary school; if a central Gael coláiste is envisaged; or her plans for secondary education through Irish in Kildare South.
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152 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views in relation to correspondence (details supplied); her plans for the provision of secondary school education in the general area for the pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse their application for clothing allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused basic supplementary welfare payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an exceptional needs payment from the community welfare officer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) have only being awarded a single person’s rent supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 3 November 2009, if an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be reinvestigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 2 February 2010, the position regarding an application from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding received from European funds in respect of the rural transport scheme in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to the rural transport programme; the number of projects operating; the plans to expand these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding funding for infrastructure work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied); if it is feasible that the request of the families can be agreed to; if so, the procedure to be implemented to allow this to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); if consideration will be given to address the concerns highlighted; if so, if this action will be taken by means of legislation; or if it is within his remit to deal with the matter through ministerial order; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the CIE-commissioned report on alleged irregularities in the procurement process at Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been paid their rent subsidy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason he has not established the farmers’ charter monitoring committee and to set out his Department’s level of compliance with the charter commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy to prevent a repeat of 2009 in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is taxed at the higher tax band; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the national solidarity bonds, as announced in budget 2010, to be available for subscription; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on recent labour market trends which show declining participation and increasing emigration; the impact that he expects these trends to have on the public finances in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children, in view of the serious circumstances of a health nature that may arise, her plans to introduce legislation, or if present legislation requires outlets such as head shops to carry indemnifying insurance to cover the sale of products for personal use; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding a matter (details supplied); the action he proposes to take to address the content of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding legislation for geothermal energy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the invitations for oil and gas prospectors to apply for licences to drill in the north west and the Clare Basin, these licences will fall under the 2007 legislation; if the State will have first option on the oil or gas extracted; if there is a provision for royalties on any oil and gas extracted as part of that legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of an over 70 years medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of an over 70 years medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards the introduction of a rent to buy scheme to deal with the problem of unsold affordable housing; if he has issued any direction or guidelines to local authorities on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to put in place a specific capital investment programme to purchase residential property in view of the number of vacant and unsold properties and the continuing fall in property prices in order to meet the demand for social housing and other social housing schemes that would facilitate the incentivisation of the purchase of these properties under the tenant purchase or a restructured affordable home programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can receive a P21 Balancing Statement in respect of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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786 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in receipt of back to education allowance has to obtain a rent subsidy payment for a housing association apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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769 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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763 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a water supply in County Kildare in view of the concerns expressed (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the problems have been addressed; if not if he will instigate action to alleviate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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756 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the project and funding for the River Barrow water extraction programme; if there are any outstanding issues in relation to the project; the timescale of the project; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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755 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the project and funding for the Osberstown treatment plant and network, Naas, County Kildare; if there are any outstanding issues in relation to the project; the timescale of the project; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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754 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the project and funding for the Kildare town wastewater treatment plant and network, in County Kildare; if there are any outstanding issues in relation to the project; the timescale of the project; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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753 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when approval will be granted for the water investment programme schemes submitted by Kildare County Council in view of the importance of an early decision so that the regional planning guidelines will be adhered to.
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752 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, further to a recent High Court decision (details supplied) he will seek to address the problem created in the planning Bill, on Committee Report and Final Stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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680 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent supplement has been reduced to €1,075 per calendar month in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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653 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been paid their rent subsidy allowance payment since December 2009; if the matter of the arrears due can be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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543 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the certificate of registration in respect of a person (details supplied) was not renewed from expiry date of 30 January 2010 but from 30 March 2010; if the original date of renewal can be adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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