174 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her Department’s guidelines in relation to safety of electrical systems within schools; if such guidelines are within the guidelines of the Health and Safety Authority; if her Department’s safety officers or building inspectors carry out inspections to ensure that such guidelines are adhered to; if her Department funds the cost attached to adhering to the results of such inspection recommendations; if her Department has received or is considering an application for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to such matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her Department’s guidelines that determine the supply of drinking water in schools; if it is in line with the Health and Safety Authority Guidelines; if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare meets such guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines laid down by her Department in relation to the defined ratio of toilet cubicles to students; if this is similar to the guidelines as laid down by the Health and Safety Authority; if so, if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is within such guidelines; if not, her plans to ensure that such guidelines are adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department’s guidelines in relation to school buildings determine that hot water is available in classrooms; if this is in line with Health and Safety Authority guidelines; if so, her plans to address the problems of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to such a provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines laid down by her Department to acceptable heating standards for schools within its remit; if these guidelines are similar to the standards of the Health and Safety Authority; if so, if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare meets the criteria; if not her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines laid down by her Department in relation to acceptable heating standards for schools within its remit; if these guidelines are similar to the standards of the Health and Safety Authority; if so, if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare meets the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines laid down by her Department in relation to the defined ratio of toilet cubicles to students; if this is similar to the guidelines as laid down by the Health and Safety Authority; if so, if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is within such guidelines; if not, her plans to ensure that such guidelines are adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can receive an earlier appointment date for a clinic at Tallaght Hospital due to their deteriorating medical condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish his proposals to amend the Harbours Act 1996 to facilitate the development of Bremore Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport his position on the reform of the marine rescue coordination centres; if he will maintain marine rescue coordination centres at Valentia and Malin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home helps in the Kildare-west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive that are due arrears in relation to travel expenses; the period of time that each is waiting for such expenses; if the rate of travel is the Civil Service rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions her Department has had or is planning to have with the Health Service Executive to investigate and overcome the technical problem that the eastern community works section has within their computer section in view of the fact that it does not allow the section pay the home helps employed by that section on behalf of the HSE, their travel allowances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been deducted the proper taxation for the tax year 2007; if their application for a tax rebate has been completed; if the payments due to the applicant have been determined; if the determined returns have been forwarded to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has received their full tax credits for 2008; if arrears of tax credits are due for the years 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Strategic Review of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology Services will be published; if it included recommendations for a national rehabilitation strategy and the development of stroke services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has approved the Health Service Executive budget for 2008 and the addendum thereto; if she is satisfied that the proposals are adequate to address service needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to change the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to ensure equality between tenant and property owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a work permit as the applicant needs the matter resolved as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if persons on community employment schemes have an entitlement to rent supplement; if so, the reason rent supplement was stopped for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent supplement has been suspended for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a renewal of medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for orthodontic treatment; 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 in relation to the amount of funding allocated to expert counselling and support organisations in the community and voluntary sector for women who experience violence; her plans to increase funding to this important sector; 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 her plans to address the link between violence against women and mental ill health; if she plans to implement the Women’s Health Council’s recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views in relation to a submission (detail supplied); if action is feasible in relation to the request in view the health value the device has and is giving to communities particularly those isolated from services and to sporting organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum submitted in each of the past five years; the average time being taken to process applications for asylum; and if he 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 number of inquiries in respect of any tribunal of inquiry, commission of inquiry or investigation for which he has responsibility, in respect of which a final report has not been published; the date of the establishment; the date on which a report was submitted to his Department; the date on which such a report has been published or is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the time scale envisaged by him in relation to cases within his Department that are to be determined by him as a result of the Supreme Court decisions in relation to the IBC/05 scheme; the number of cases to be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the guidelines set out by his Department in relation to the importation of coal to Ireland; the procedure an applicant should follow to obtain the necessary permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications for the operation of the joint labour committees, of the decision of the High Court to quashing the order made by the joint committee for the hotel industry fixing minimum wage levels for workers in that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the National Employment Rights Authority will be established on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position of the provision of broadband rollout in County Kildare and specifically in the Kilcullen, Calverstown, Ballyshannon and Brannockstown areas of the county; if all areas are within the last programme agreed with the providers; if so, when the rollout will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is paying DIRT tax on an income when their combined income does not exceed their tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the pending review of local government, he will amend the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 to prevent officeholders facilitating decisions from which they will derive personal benefit in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the interaction he has had in relation to the development of either county development plans town plans or area action plans by local authorities in relation to the community aspect of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to update the principals of circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002, in view of the recent rent increase of a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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479 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on making a change (details supplied) to his circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002 and if he will make a statement on the matter..
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476 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations in the Kildare/Carlow division that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; the number that are not; the mechanism available to cover such areas that are not open; the number of Gardaí involved; the number of squad cars involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí involved in the detection and prosecution of drug-related crime in the Louth/Meath division; if these Gardaí have special training in relation to this type of crime; if the recent new recruits allocated to this division have received specialised training in this type of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí involved in the detection and prosecution of drug-related crime in the Kildare/Carlow division; if these Gardaí have received special training in relation to this type of crime; if the recent new recruits allocated to this division received specialised training in this type; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí involved in the detection and prosecution of drug-related crime in the Wicklow division; if any Gardaí have received special training in relation to this type of crime; if the recent new recruits allocated to this division have received specialised training in this type of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community Gardaí or Gardaí Reserve in the Kildare/Carlow division stationed in each of the stations, Naas, Newbridge, Clane, Kilcock, Celbridge, Leixlip, Rathangan, Carbury, Monasterevin, Kilcullen, Athy, Ballytore, Castledermot; 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 number of community or Reserve Force Gardaí at present in each Garda station in the Meath/Louth Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community and reserve Gardaí in each station in the Wicklow division of the Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to address the problems of parents who have children in gaelscoileanna to achieve a standard of Irish to permit them to assist their children with homework and so on.
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368 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in areas of high population where the demand for school placement is such that her Department is planning or proposing to build new schools she has considered applications by developers tor turnkey school buildings in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans that her Department has for a primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans that her Department has for a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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