1069 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the implications for the horse and greyhound fund of the reductions in revenue from taxation of retail betting offices in the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1068 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount allocated to the Horse and Greyhound fund, established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, for each year from 2001 to date in 2008; the amount paid from the fund each year to Horse Racing Ireland; the reason for such payments; if it was for capital investments; and if so, the projects that received funding; the amount paid each year to Bord na gCon; the reason for such payments; if it was for capital development; and if so, the projects that received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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932 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to regulate all modern forms of gambling and gaming such as on-line telephone betting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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895 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda reservists in County Kildare; the stations at which they are located; the number of reservists in training; the plans he has to extend the reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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894 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests in respect of card skimming in County Kildare in each of the past two years; the number of successful prosecutions arising from these arrests; the plans he has to introduce laws to combat this crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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893 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests for drug offences in County Kildare in each of the past three years; the number of successful convictions arising from these arrests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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892 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí here; the number stationed in County Kildare; the Garda stations at which they are stationed; the plans he has to increase the number of gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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891 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to each station in County Kildare; the plans he has to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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890 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to the special drugs units in the Carlow Kildare, Louth Meath and Wicklow garda units; the plans he has to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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707 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the number of pay car parks planned or already in use at Iarnród Éireann train stations; the stations involved; the cost of daily or weekly parking to the customer; the projected turnover of such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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704 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport his views regarding the imposition of car parking charges at rail stations (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to continue the First Responders Programme throughout the State; the funding she will allocate to this community scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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642 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people using the KDoc after hours doctor service in Kildare in each of the past two years; the amount invested in this service during that period; the plans she has to extend or alter this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints registered against an after hours doctor on call service in a county (details supplied) in each of the past three years; the number of complaints outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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493 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number on the waiting list under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in respect of Tallaght Hospital; the waiting time for treatment under this scheme at Tallaght; the plans she has to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 8 July 2008, when the person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive physiotherapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding a submission (details supplied); the funding made available to the group for each year since its inception; the plans he has to supplement the funding; the criteria that the group can follow to ensure that further development of the safe home programme can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the meetings he or his officials have had or plan to have with the Minister of Arts and Tourism and or his Department to discuss the house and greyhound fund; the meetings that took place between previous Ministers of the two Departments in each of the years from 2001 to 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated turnover of betting shops for each of the years from 2001 to 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the taxes raised by betting levies for each year from 2001 to 2007 and to date in 2008 from on course betting, from off course turf accountant office betting and from other forms of betting such as gambling and gaming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow tax concessions for persons that can verify annually the use of park and ride facilities in relation to their employment in view of their efforts to improve the carbon footprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be furnished with a P21 for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be furnished with a P21 for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the transfer of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners to Athy, County Kildare; the final cost of the proposed move; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the position of the decentralisation of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners to Athy, County Kildare; the number of staff employed in Athy; the progress in obtaining a permanent building in Athy; the time scale involved in the further roll out of his staff to the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 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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284 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to have a P21 furnished to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance his plans to compensate families who suffered property as well as personal losses due to the recent floods; if so, the mechanism available to families to apply for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[30501/08]
258 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the funding available to persons who suffered property and personal losses due to the recent floods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or her Department has had meetings with the Industrial Development Authority or the local authority of Kildare County Council to discuss proposals to develop the unused IDA lands within the county where there has been no itinerary visits or no proposals for the use of such unused lands for at least the past five years; if she or her Department discussed with the IDA or the local authority a partnership agreement for the provision of incubation units for small and medium enterprises on these sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the original cost to the Exchequer of the Industrial Development Authority lands purchased in Castledermot, County Kildare; if these lands were offered for sale to Kildare County Council; if so, the price the lands were offered for; the reason for the sale not proceeding; the plans the IDA has for the lands in view of the fact that there has been no itinerary visits to the site in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the original cost to the Exchequer of the Industrial Development Authority lands at Kildare Town, County Kildare; if the lands were offered to Kildare County Council; the price they were offered at; the reason the sale was not completed; the plans the IDA has for the lands in view of the fact that no itinerary delegation has visited the site in a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the original cost to the Exchequer of the Industrial Development Authority lands at Athy, County Kildare; if the lands were offered for sale to Kildare County Council; if so, the price they were offered at; the reason the sale did not proceed; the plans the IDA has for the lands in view of the fact that no itinerary delegation has visited the site for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the original cost to the Exchequer of the Industrial Development Authority lands in Monasterevin, County Kildare; if the lands were offered to Kildare County Council; if so, the price they were offered at; the reason the sale did not proceed; the plans the IDA has for the lands in view of the fact that there has been no visit by an IDA itinerary delegation to the site for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative measures she plans to introduce arising from the new social partnership agreement; the proposed timetable for each such piece of legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will discuss with FÁS the possibility of changing the eligibility criteria for participation on community employment schemes in order to permit persons to spend longer periods on such schemes; if in particular the time stipulation set out in September 2006 will be significantly extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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891 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding by his Department to a local authority for the purchase of nine houses for their housing stock (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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620 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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619 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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618 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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616 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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615 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent supplement has been stopped for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the growing digital divide across rural and urban Ireland as outlined in a recent Central Statistics Office report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the Corrib gas terminal and the proposed routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for a long term residency application in respect of a person (details suppled) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport his plans to direct CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann or to change the directive that the boards of the stated companies must adhere to requests by local authorities that lands needed for very necessary infrastructure improvements can be compulsory purchase ordered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to deal with the end of the ten-year derogation of cutting peat in bogs in view of the importance of this way of life to rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to introduce grants to compensate people affected by the end of the ten-year derogation on the cutting of peat in bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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