200 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused supplementary welfare allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is an appeal mechanism available to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to a recent ministerial order in regard to the deportation of the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of 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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143 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 18 November 2008 (details supplied), the details of the information requested; the position in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on RTE’s announcement that the promised diaspora channel is to be postponed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of maintaining the Power of One and the Change websites; his views on the merit of merging the two websites to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 11 November 2008, the appointments were made in relation to the advertised positions; if so, the number of applicants who were interviewed; the ranks of those interviewed; the ranks of those who obtained the positions offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in education cannot receive a rent subsidy payment from the Health Service Executive to provide a permanent home for the person and the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal basis for requiring domestic air travellers to present at immigration control desks at Irish airports.
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85 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain the additional payments needed to allow the person seek long-term care in a nursing home in view of the fact that enhanced subvention payments are not available and there are no facilities in the public wards of the appropriate hospitals within their health board area to facilitate this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications in respect of enhanced nursing home subvention payments that are awaiting a decision from the Health Service Executive or her Department for funding in the Kildare-west Wicklow areas of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislative framework he will put in place to ensure that the measures announced in the standards reform package are implemented; if he will issue guidelines or regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislative structure he will put in place to ensure that funds allocated for inspections of dwellings are used exclusively for inspections.
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86 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation by his Department of the Government decision on decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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526 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the problems that applicants seeking educational grants are having in seeking to provide the necessary financial evidence, that is, P21 forms, to the various local authorities due to the fact of the time delay in receiving such forms from the Revenue Commissioners; his plans to deal with the problem; if he will allow an extension of the closing date for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties outlined in correspondence (details supplied) for persons who have been made redundant enrolling in VTOS courses; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the financial implications of a voluntary redundancy for a person; the way such a payment affects their unemployment assistance payment; if there is a threshold on the amount of redundancy that is taken into account; if this payment is treated as means; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings he had at EU, international or government level as to the present situation in the Congo; his plans to assist the problems in the affected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of a visa application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kildare; 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 if she is satisfied with the number of pharmacists participating in the methadone scheme as operated by the Health Service Executive, in view of the areas involved; the number of methadone users; 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 her views on the increase in the numbers involved in the methadone scheme as operated by the Health Service Executive; the action she proposes or has taken to deal with the matter; the areas involved; if there is a waiting list in relation to participants obtaining a general practitioner to process their application for inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of known heroin addicts here; the geographical spread of the addiction; the action taken to reduce the level of addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the results of the research in relation to the cocaine public awareness campaign; if there was a reduction in demand in crime figures or in the number seeking health care as a result of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views in relation to contradictory newspaper reports which state that the actual deaths from drugs is three times greater than the national drug related index has determined; her further views on whether this reflects a wider demand for drugs than had previously been believed; the steps she is taking to reduce the demand for illicit drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the newspaper reports regarding new figures obtained from the report from the national drugs related deaths index that indicate that drug related deaths are running at three times the officially recorded level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the effect that the cutbacks on travel allowance by the Health Service Executive will have on community addiction outreach workers; her views on whether communities will suffer as a result of their distances from regional centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of their son; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has received all of their entitlements in relation to tax rebates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the records of an application for a P21 by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays in supplying P21 statements to families seeking such forms for education grant application purposes; and his plans to address the problem.
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97 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for dental treatment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals for rationalisation of State agencies for which her Department has responsibility, arising from the Budget 2009 announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the revised arrangements for decentralisation of those bodies for which her Department has responsibility, arising from the Budget 2009 announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the representations from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the position of an application for a tax rebate by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received a school bus pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused supplementary welfare allowance in view of the fact that the person has been placed on lay off; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a review is to be undertaken in respect of the licensing laws governing off-licences; if the proposal to segregate such premises from the general premises is to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance available to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare with an autistic child; when this child will receive a further assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if the recent changes to the licensing laws has seen a reduction in Exchequer returns from that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns and frustrations of small business owners who feel intimidated by Revenue Commissioner agents who call to such businesses checking till rolls, cash transactions and payroll on demand; if this action is permitted under legislation in view of the fact that the business is obliged only to make a return of income and capital gains for the said year by 31 October of that year; if his further attention has been drawn to the time lost to such owners in such competitive businesses by this intrusion; his plans to address the concerns expressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of small businesses, who have to complete the National Employment Survey and Annual Services Inquiry forms, that the completion of such forms is creating problems for such businesses in view of the complicated nature and time consumption of the completion of them; his plans to alter or change the procedure or to provide assistance to such businesses to ensure the correct completion of the forms with as little disruption as possible to the successful running of the business in view of the fact that in many cases such businesses have only one or two employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Taoiseach if there is evidence that the recent changes in the licensing laws have resulted in a reduction of employment in that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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