2 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which suggested that cocaine use is increasing at a higher rate in Ireland than in any other developed country; the steps he will take to reduce cocaine use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1187 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the guidelines an angling club must address or have in place to ensure that they can appoint water bailiffs to protect stock in their areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1186 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position on the roll out of broadband in Kildare; the number of MANs in Kildare; the location of same; the time scale and location of those MANs not rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1168 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the group waste water scheme grant system in relation to individual houses within such a scheme as operated by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1166 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to increase the levels of loans in the shared ownership loans scheme as operated by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21054/07]
1164 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he or his Department has plans to introduce grants for skate board parks in major towns; the funding that will be provided; the time scale involved for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21052/07]
1165 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in relation to increasing the grant limits for essential repair grants and disabled persons grants as operated by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21053/07]
1083 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of an application by a local authority (details supplied) for funding to upgrade a waste water treatment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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928 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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927 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 right of permanent residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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844 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a higher education grant in view of the exceptional circumstances in the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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842 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by teachers of the lack of school places at two primary schools (details supplied) in Kildare south; the plans she or her Department have to alleviate these problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21050/07]
840 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21048/07]
839 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21047/07]
838 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21046/07]
836 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21044/07]
835 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21043/07]
834 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21042/07]
602 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of an application for supplementary welfare allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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600 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision to refuse their application for supplementary welfare allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20547/07]
460 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her Department's plans for the community first responders; if she or her Department has identified resources for the continued training of the volunteers involved; if her Department will provide the necessary funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of positions that remain to be filled in the Health Service Executive in the Kildare/West Wicklow areas in all the various categories of care; the number of positions that have been filled by upgrading officials; if this method of filling positions has financial implications for the HSE in relation to annual as well as pension payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21066/07]
458 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the primary continuous community care plan; if the plan has been fully implemented; if all of the positions for the operation of the plan have been advertised; if so, when and the location of same; if she has satisfied herself with its progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21065/07]
456 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the names of the hospitals that benefited from the recent allocation of extra consultants as a result of best practice within the hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21063/07]
457 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons within the Health Service Executive that were given job-related bonuses in the past year; the cost to the HSE, the sections or departments that the persons were employed in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21064/07]
455 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons within the Health Service Executive that were given job-related bonuses in the past year; the sections or Departments that the persons were employed in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of employees that have been granted early retirement from the Health Service Executive and that are now being offered or are employed in consultant positions within the HSE; the cost of such consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21061/07]
453 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the winter initiative project; the number of personnel involved; the projected cost; the areas to be covered by the project; her plans to extend the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans her Department or the Health Service Executive have or are proposing in relation to upskilling or training of home helps to ensure improvement in the services to senior citizens; 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 the reason that home helps in the Kildare/West Wicklow areas of the Health Service Executive are not granted travel allowance as are their counterparts in other areas of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21058/07]
450 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of the home help system in the Kildare/West Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive for each of the years from 2003 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21057/07]
449 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours allocated to the Kildare/West Wicklow health areas for each of the years from 2003 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21056/07]
448 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help employees employed by the Health Service Executive for each of the years from 2003 to date in 2007 in the Kildare/West Wicklow health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21055/07]
348 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for assessment at the day hospital, in Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20273/07]
345 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for funding by a group (details supplied) in County Kildare under the National Lottery funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20230/07]
613 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of back to school allowance paid out by his Department; the amount not claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the mechanism in place where local authorities have encountered problems with developers in relation to reaching agreement under Part 5 Agreement as per the Planning and Development Act 2001; if there is an appeal process that the local authority can follow if a developer refuses to comply with the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19681/07]
215 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for a war permit and in relation to visa status for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19425/07]
212 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied); the guidelines the applicant must follow to legalise the position of their family under Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19381/07]
211 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to appeal his Department’s decision to refuse them the right to stay here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position of the take-over of an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare by Kildare County Council; the reason for the delay in the transfer; if the previously stated works in relation to the road and path repairs will be carried out; if all of the houses have been purchased by the tenants; if not, the agreements his Department has entered into with the tenants and Kildare County Council to finalise the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to fund activities for children in transition year in view of the cost of funding activities; if her Department has facilities or personnel to deal with such matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19407/07]
176 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department or its agencies have funding available for families that find it difficult to meet the financial contributions of transition year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19405/07]
145 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position of the identification of all art pieces purchased under the Art Council partnership scheme for the period 1959 to 1973; the number of pieces purchased under the scheme; the purchasers of such pieces under the scheme; the location at present of the pieces identified and the location for their period under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position of the pieces of art purchased under the Art Council partnership scheme for the period 1973 to date in 2007; the number of pieces purchased; the purchaser of such pieces; the value of the pieces at purchase; the estimated value at todays prices; the location of such pieces at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19508/07]
135 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation which covers copyright of musical publications and records of artists; if the stated legislation is applicable to Irish citizens who work overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19511/07]
134 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received correspondence over each of the past ten years expressing concerns in relation to protection of copyright of musical publications or records or the counterfeiting of such; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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