255 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the home care package for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the package has been withdrawn; if the Health Service Executive is aware that the person has suffered a stroke; the mechanism to appeal the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20957/08]
245 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who have had the home care package withdrawn in view of the their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20924/08]
221 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the savings or estimated savings to the Health Service Executive as a result of the first reduction in payments for April 2008 to the pharmacists in relation to the community drug scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20702/08]
222 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the negotiations between the pharmacists and the Health Service Executive; if a deadline has been set in relation to the conclusion of the negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20703/08]
218 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of pharmacists that have withdrawn from the community drugs scheme; the alternative mechanisms her Department or the Health Service Executive have put in place to overcome such problems; the cost to her Department or the HSE of arranging such mechanisms; the number of patients or customers that the new arrangements have to deal with; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20695/08]
125 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when it is planned to bring in legislation that will ensure that if damage is caused to the environment by an oil spill from a ship, a leak from a chemical plant or damage from genetically modified organisms, those responsible for the environmental damage can be held legally and financially accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20789/08]
121 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the publishing of the Screening, Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Options for Transposing the Environmental Liability Directive; if there were submissions from the public; the timescale for publishing draft legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20790/08]
245 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20350/08]
244 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20349/08]
92 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be provided with a facility for home-use to meet their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20457/08]
30 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in regard to making the Defence Forces medical corps more attractive to doctors in order that the critical shortage of doctors in the Defence Forces can be dealt with.
[20148/08]
2 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the plans for members of the Reserve Defence Force to serve on overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20166/08]
174 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the methodology needed to legally register a new born baby (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20198/08]
144 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for a knee replacement operation, in view of the fact that they have been informed that their original submission date has been deferred; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20105/08]
121 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money paid by his Department to primary schools directly or indirectly for hiring of prefabricated classrooms; the average duration and length of the rental contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19724/08]
552 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 197 and 198 of 27 September 2007, the number of planning permissions refused by local authority planning departments under their new powers to refuse planning permission to a developer who has substantially failed to comply with a previous planning permission; the location of these refusals; his views on whether this new power has been used by the various local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19282/08]
328 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not being provided with a rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19465/08]
326 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision to refuse their application for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19425/08]
323 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to make a claim for personal financial support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19345/08]
151 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he is undertaking in 2008 to help combat climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19636/08]
193 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the request of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare will be considered in relation to the educational needs of their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19034/08]
84 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when will a person (details supplied) in County Carlow be granted an appointment in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19128/08]
2 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the success of the pilot scheme for night time transport in rural communities; if the scheme has been a success; if he will increase the pilot scheme; if he will roll out the scheme to other rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18842/08]
246 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to introduce a scheme for offshore islands to incentivise and support the production of island produced and consumed renewable energy by island co-operatives or other island-based organisations for community buildings and public lighting.
[18778/08]
245 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to provide broadband on all islands.
[18776/08]
237 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to extend the successful pilot scheme of community wardens nationally.
[18773/08]
236 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to set up a national monitoring committee to oversee the consistent implementation of the sustainable rural housing guidelines.
[18770/08]
235 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to ensure that services being delivered for towns under the community development plan are easily accessible to rural communities.
[18760/08]
234 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to implement proposals for a community development plan which will deliver community facilities such as playgrounds, community centres, local markets, recycling, sports and recreational facilities throughout the country, and that this plan will be underpinned by a €150 million community development fund to be established over a five year period.
[18758/08]
233 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on and his plans to address the contents of correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18974/08]
211 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to address the concerns expressed in correspondence (details supplied); the proposed meetings he is seeking to arrange with other EU Agricultural Ministers within the EU to discuss the matter; his proposals to further the efforts to address the matter and to continue the forum of meetings with the EU Commission and its Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18975/08]
196 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to ensure that play facilities are provided on islands where necessary.
[18781/08]
195 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to invest through the community employment scheme, the job initiative scheme, the rural social scheme and the community services programme in providing top class community services on islands.
[18780/08]
193 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to change the law to enable Údarás na Gaeltachta to provide development services on a contract basis to non-gaeltacht islands thus ensuring parity between all islands.
[18777/08]
192 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to develop the potential of language based and countryside recreation based tourism and services.
[18775/08]
191 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to complete the infrastructure programme on the islands, ensuring low-cost high quality access services with fixed and competitive tariffs for passengers and freight.
[18774/08]
190 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to implement a major programme to promote rural countryside recreation by a dedicated unit or division of staff in consultation with stakeholders.
[18772/08]
189 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to introduce an all-Ireland walkways development plan.
[18771/08]
188 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to pursue the possibility of using former railway infrastructure as recreational trails for cycling and so on in partnership with Iarnród Éireann.
[18769/08]
187 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to initiate a study in consultation with Fáilte Ireland, LEADER companies, agricultural associations, county enterprise boards and rural tourism operators to devise a new plan for farm based rural tourism.
[18768/08]
186 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to expand the rural social scheme to provide additional income for farmers and fisherman by increasing the number of places available.
[18765/08]
185 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to conduct an enterprise audit to review the use of existing and redundant agricultural buildings and manufacturing plants in rural areas.
[18764/08]
194 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to ensure that islands through Comhdháil Oileán na hÉireann will have their own dedicated LEADER partnership company.
[18779/08]
184 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to establish community and development agencies as a one-stop shop.
[18763/08]
183 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to double funding for the CLÁR programme to enable rural infrastructure deficits to be tackled.
[18762/08]
168 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to review the regulatory regimes to better assist small and medium size businesses to conduct their affairs.
[18767/08]
165 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to greatly enhance and extend the rural transport initiative nationwide.
[18761/08]
85 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to improve her Department’s application processing times and overall customer service performance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[18618/08]
319 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent subsidiary has been reduced for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[18257/08]
171 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for orthodontics for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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