166 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages in each health area drawn down in each year since the inception of the scheme; the number of applications made in each year since the scheme’s inception; if there is a waiting list for the scheme; the number of applicants awaiting sanction for the scheme in each of the relevant health areas where the scheme is in place; the cost of the scheme in each year to date; the number of agencies that are employed to administer the system; the number of applicants that each agency deals with; the mechanism that the HSE applies in relation to assessing contracts offered to such agencies to ensure confidentiality, safety, Garda clearance and so on of patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for an early consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their home care package grant reduced by two thirds in view of the fact that their personal circumstances have not changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to tax rebates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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659 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to the community development plan promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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658 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to the community development plan promised in the Programme for Government; if the €150 million community development fund promised in the Programme for Government has been established; the amount paid out to date from the fund; the amount projected to be paid out during 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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657 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €150 million community development fund promised in the Programme for Government has been established; the amount paid out to date from the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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656 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings he or his officials have had or are proposing to have with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism to discuss a common and agreed platform of guidelines in relation to the development of recreational and sporting facilities that will match the commitment contained in the Programme for Government to implement a major programme to promote rural recreation and sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 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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571 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of a Garda clearance certificate application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason an application for supplementary welfare allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to amend the fuel allowance scheme to ensure that it covers twelve month periods rather than a section of the year as at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the decisions have been made regarding the sale of the Industrial Development Authority lands (details supplied) in County Kildare; if not, if the IDA will consider the leasing of the stated lands to a voluntary body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority has obtained a purchaser for lands within their remit (details supplied), if not, if the IDA will continue to lease the lands to a local voluntary body in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair accessible buses run by Bus Éireann that are attached to routes that service County Kildare; the number of proposed new buses to deal with such routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if alternative arrangements will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to allow them to obtain an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospitals that use the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme in relation to hip replacement operations; the location of such hospitals; the number of operations that have been carried out in each over the past three years that used the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme; the name of the hospitals that have a waiting list for such operations; the number on such waiting lists; the number of hospitals that have extended the timescale of the scheme from the original waiting period of three months to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in relation to an application for registration by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has paid funding towards the medical costs of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax benefits a property owner can claim against income obtained from the leasing of property that was formerly the person’s home; the effects such leasing would have on a mortgage tax relief that the person obtained on their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the taxes a property owner is required to pay when leasing property the applicant in the first instance used as their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to raise the compulsory retirement age for senior Garda officers from its current level of 60; if he is satisfied that the compulsory retirement age is consistent with obligations under equality law and anti-discrimination measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the Programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular, places, times and events where senior Gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the reason for the reduction in the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the disappointment expressed by PDFORRA at the failure of the benchmarking body to recommend an increase in the level of pay for the members it represents within the Defence Forces; the steps being taken to address the concerns of members regarding rates of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the progress made with regard to logistical backup for Irish troops that will be serving with the UN mission to Chad.
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233 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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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74 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications seeking approval for the amalgamation of a boys national school with a girls national school in the same locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the job description, role and responsibilities pertaining to water keepers in relation to inland fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidelines that are in place in relation to the rental accommodation scheme of housing; the percentage of a development that any given developer can offer to a local authority for such a scheme; if a developer can offer two different development blocks within the one overall development for such a scheme; if all such schemes have to have clearance from the Health Service Executive before they are allocated; the number of units rather than the percentage of units that are accepted in total in one overall development or in different sections of an overall development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application for funding from a local authority (details supplied) in County Kildare to carry out remedial works and adaptations to a scheme of old age pensioners' houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence when a matter (details supplied) will be dealt with by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position of an application by a person (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 Education and Science the plans she has to address the concerns expressed in a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of the serious concerns expressed by parents in relation to a number of factors that are seriously affecting the children and teachers at present in the existing school; if her Department has the final responsibility in relation to the health and safety factors; if so, the action her Department will take in the short term to address this matter; if the rectification of such serious issues is dependent on when the new school is to be built; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available from her Department for the provision of a library to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available through his Department to assist a group (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking to provide a library for their members; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make funding available for the provision of an extra youth employee at a club (details supplied) in County Kildare through the Dormant Accounts Fund or any other means available to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kildare have not received payments from his Department or the community welfare officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria persons (details supplied) in County Kildare must meet to qualify under income guidelines to obtain a rent subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a dental appointment in view of the fact that the applicant has being waiting a considerable time for such an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be issued with a P21 balancing statement for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that all appropriate procedures are in place to prevent the spread of bluetongue disease in the south, in view of the number of outbreaks in Britain and more recently in the north; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied); if he is in agreement with the thrust of the submission; if so, the action he will take to ensure that the sentiments of the submission are upheld and supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a proposal by a club (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kildare is still under the directive of his Department; if so the plans he has in relation to the development of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans for the continued provision of support services to the various community development projects, in view of the fact that the contract with Framework will end in May 2008; if his Department has identified the support structures needed by the various community development projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made with regard to the new programme for rural enterprise development promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1011 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the provision to a local authority (details supplied) in County Kildare for the provision of a housing scheme for their housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1010 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the provision of funding by his Department to a local authority (details supplied) in County Kildare for the purchase of nine houses for their housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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