69 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by community groups and representative groups for the elderly at the decision to terminate the scheme of community support for older people, which provided assistance for the installation of personal monitored alarms and items of home security; his views on whether the scrapping of the scheme will leave elderly people vulnerable to attack; the amount to be saved as a result of the move; if he will reconsider the decision and re-establish the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the grants available through his Department for assisting with the running of a community facility (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is appropriate that a community welfare officer should ask applicants with maintenance liabilities, seeking rent supplement under the social welfare system, to seek court assistance in having a variation of the original amount of maintenance payment; the way a mother of a child can deal with such an instance or the preparatory application forms or direction her Department can give in such instances to ensure that the child or mother does nor suffer a delay in payments or expectation of income towards their welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for long-term residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a long-term residency application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for an outpatients clinic in the Midland Hospital, Portlaoise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for admission to St. Vincent’s Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the grants available through her Department for assisting with the running of a community facility (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a tax rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of a person on a work permit when the employer can no longer continue trading; if the person can seek a new employment; the State entitlements to which they are entitled; if the person can remain in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on requests to establish a committee to oversee preparation for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding provided by the Exchequer to Comhaltas Ceoltóri Éireann; if this is the only funding given to support Irish culture by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports that a leading Chechen opposed to the current pro-Russian Federation Chechen leader was recently assassinated in Dubai.
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41 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he has had with New Zealand regarding Europe’s use of economic partnership agreements.
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604 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when local authorities will be informed of the funding allocated to each local authority by his Department for disability and mobility grants that are allocated by each authority; if there will be, as stated in replies to previous parliamentary questions by him in 2009, an 8% increase in funding as compared to the 2008 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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524 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is a family drug support unit for an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there are plans to set up such a unit; the location of the nearest such support group; if he has funding for the establishment of such a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a visa application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); the action he will take to address the matter of the lack of available funds to small and medium enterprises; if his attention has been drawn to the black market effect of cash in hand that the lack of such funding will create; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person who took voluntary redundancy at the end of December 2008 will be subject to the income levy rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the appointment of a new chief executive for the Equality Authority; when he expects an appointment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received from the Garda Commissioner the report of the working group developing proposals for a comprehensive model of rural and urban community policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for residency by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Kildare to provide facilities in its area in view of the increase in the population of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views in regard to a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views in relation to a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she has plans to reassess the decision not to continue with the national carer’s strategy in view of concerns being expressed by many carer’s and their support groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views in regard to a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a date for a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that two earlier appointments have been cancelled; if this person is entitled to have the operation carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme; if so, if this aspect will be investigated and be favourably resolved in view of the fact that the applicant has serious problems in accessing any sector of their home or having a normal social life outside of it, due to their condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on a proposal (details supplied) in view of its importance to the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to a submission (details supplied); the actions proposed to address the concerns expressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views in regard to a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there are plans to address the issue as stated; if so, the timescale of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views in regard to a submission (details supplied); the actions she is proposing to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive permission to stay in the State and have a certificate of registration issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport when the national cycling strategy will be published; the reason there has been such a delay in publishing this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the cycle to work scheme in his Department; if all agencies under the remit of his Department will be included in the scheme; if not, the reason for same; the other Departments and State agencies currently offering this scheme to employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a tax rebate given that they are no longer in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to require retailers to explain price differentials in view of her recent address to the Checkout conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to receive the report commissioned from the Comptroller and Auditor General into the effectiveness of FÁS’s financial management and control systems; if pending the receipt of the report, she will take action arising from allegations of financial irregularities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí attached to the new Kildare Garda division; the stations in which they are stationed; the proposals to increase the number; the criteria that determine the stations to which they are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the centralisation of the medical card system; the location at which the new headquarters will be; the position of the existing staff that operate the system within each Health Service Executive area; if they will be facilitated in the existing areas with alternative employment, if they will have to relocate to Dublin or if there will be redundancies as a result of this relocation; the cost that will occur to the HSE as a result of this change; the changes that will have to be made to the HSE computer system to facilitate the changes; if the changes will increase or decrease employment within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of dentists attached to the Kildare-west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive; if there is a waiting list for dental or orthodontic treatment in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); the plans or support mechanisms in place or proposed by him to overcome the problems stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will continue to support the proposed construction of private hospitals on State lands; the position in respect of these proposed co-located hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of agencies or bodies under the control of his Department; the changes or alterations made to date or planned in regard to Budget 2009 directive in regard to such groups; if legislation is necessary in regard to amalgamations or in regard to reductions of such groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of the programme for grants for locally based community and voluntary organisations; the number of applications received to date in 2009; the position of such applications; if funding is available to address such applications; if all of the funding allocated in 2008 has been drawn down; if not, the position of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in relation to the dormant account funding for 2009; the number of applications received for such funding; the number of applications received for such funding in 2008; the funding allocated but not drawn down in 2008; the position of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the details of direct contacts, whether formally or informally, he or his officials have had with credit rating agencies over the past six months in respect of Irish sovereign debt; the details of briefings he or his officials have had on such meetings which have occurred between the Governor of the Central Bank or the chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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