17 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to the performance of the Irish Cricket team in the recent World Cup and in view of the promise to fund a new ground for cricket, his views on whether such a new ground should be built; if he has met the Irish Cricket Union to discuss same; if he will initiate a feasibility study; if such proposals are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the recent ESRI report commissioned by the Irish Sports Council, Fair Play? Sport and Social Disadvantage in Ireland, that shows that people with low incomes and low educational attainment are far less likely to participate in sport than those with higher incomes and a third-level education; if he will implement any of the conclusions and recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views in relation to rural water systems; his plans to address such concerns in relation to group schemes; the cost of such schemes; the areas according to his Department and local authority records of the greatest concern in relation to possible pollution of water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the grant system for group sewerage and group waste water systems to bring the grant into line with group water schemes and in line with his Departments system in assessing additional areas of residential development of approximately €10,000 per unit; the time-scale of such increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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551 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to re-assess the funding for disabled persons grants in view of the fact that the present system of top up grants from the Health Service Executive and the present ceiling of payments by local authorities is proving difficult for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase funding to local authorities to permit an increase in the essential repairs grant as operated by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position of the decentralisation of army head office to the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position of the decentralisation of his Department to Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her views in regard to the submission (details supplied); the plans her Department has to address the concerns stated; the number of schools that have such personnel at present; the number of schools without such personnel at present; the cost of the provision of such personnel; the meetings she has had with the Department of Finance in relation to funding such personnel; the meetings she has had with the various interested unions and associations on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the colleges that offer an English course that is acceptable for a student visa under the guidelines of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; the length of time this course should be; the English qualification the person should have when this course is finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an earlier appointment date for an outpatient’s clinic at Tallaght General Hospital, in view of the fact that their medical condition has deteriorated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of the transfer of an advance section of personnel to Athy from the revenue section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of the transfer of a section of the information technology section of his Department to Kildare Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the European Council meeting held in Brussels at which the proposed European Constitution was debated; the position which Ireland took at that forum in relation to a European Union Foreign Minister; the decisions taken at that meeting; and what is to be debated at the next such summit meeting.
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121 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland in relation to the proposed Treaty of the European Union that is envisaged to replace the formerly proposed European Constitution.
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213 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to review the limitations of the COSC office within his Department in view of the concerns expressed by the non-Governmental organisations; if he will meet with a delegation to discuss their concerns as expressed in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views in relation to correspondence (details supplied); the funding allocated in Budget 2007 for the groups concerned; his proposals to increase the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to an injury received; 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 views on correspondence (details supplied); the means the persons can use or seek to overcome the problems in relation to transport that they have; the reason, in view of the obvious advantages of having a child in an environment suitable to the child, that changes should be proposed to alter the satisfactory position; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his policy in relation to the increased subsidisation of public transport companies in order to introduce a cheaper and more simple fare structure.
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47 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he proposes to fully commence section 36 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003.
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301 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the grants available to a person (details supplied) in County Laois for travel costs and maintenance grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive payments in regard to an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive payments from the health repayments scheme in regard to an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address recent research presented at the annual meeting of the Irish College of General Practitioners which shows that people who cannot afford to pay privately for the investigation of possible cancer symptoms face longer waiting lists that those who can pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the difficulties elderly people in nursing homes have in accessing chiropody services; the number of chiropodists providing services to elderly people through the medical card; the number of chiropodists currently practising here; her position on top up fees charged by chiropodists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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687 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for right of permanence by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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677 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare for permission for their daughter to remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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676 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.
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553 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to discussions with primary schools (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding a possible rationalisation or re-configuration of primary educational facilities in the area where the schools are located; the stage discussions are at; the agreements reached; if the schools will be given a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedure in legislation to deal with companies that continue to trade after dissolution of the company.
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388 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints submitted to the Companies Registration Office in relation to companies continuing to trade after dissolution for each of the past three years; the aspect of trading that each company was involved with; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be given a dental appointment in view of the fact that the person has been one and a half years on the waiting lists for such an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applicants on the waiting list for dental treatment within the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the number of dentists employed by the HSE; if there are vacancies within the HSE for dentists within the specified area; the waiting period for treatment within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for repayment under the health repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not in receipt of tax relief in relation to rent payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. 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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26 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the carbon footprint of each of the agencies under the remit of his Department for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to offset the carbon emissions of his State car; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive their appointments for consultants in relation to their hearing difficulties in view of the fact that they were referred in September 2006 for such an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision of the community welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the caretaking procedures in place in relation to a historic monument (details supplied) in County Kildare; the procedures in relation to unauthorised actions at the monument; the procedures to be followed for a person making a report of such unauthorised actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1028 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by his Department for the provision of funding towards extensions of existing women’s refuge centres in all areas for each of the past five years; the funding involved; the amount allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1027 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received from support groups seeking to provide refuge facilities for families suffering from domestic violence in each of the past five years; the amount of funding provided; the areas of application; the decisions in relation to each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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975 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration will be given to correspondence (details supplied) from a students union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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831 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has input into payments of the national learning network scheme; if so, her plans in regard to increasing the weekly payments from the present level of €31.80 per five day week from 9 am to 3 p.m. for participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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803 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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693 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if through the schemes under the remit of his Department funding is available to a number of clubs (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to necessary infrastructural refurbishment for the safety of their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has an input into determining routes for the rural transport initiative; the funding his Department provides to the scheme; the way the organisation of the scheme is determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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