385 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the Metropolitan Area Network is not up and running in a town (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe involved in getting this MAN up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the Metropolitan Area Network is not up and running in a town (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe involved in getting this MAN up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timeframe involved in getting the Metropolitan Area Network up and running in a town (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timeframe involved in getting the Metropolitan Area Network up and running in a town (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timeframe involved for accessing broadband under the national broadband scheme for areas in rural Kildare that can not access broadband at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding provided to agencies dealing with acquired brain injury over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for a national centre for people with acquired brain injury; if such a centre will provide both inpatient and outpatient services for patients and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on classifying acquired brain injury as a separate category of disability in view of the fact that it is currently classed, as a physical and sensory disability which has not been reviewed in almost four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in regard to an application for residency on the basis of marriage to an Irish national for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the difficulties experienced by elderly people in public nursing homes in accessing chiropody services; the position regarding provision of chiropody services to elderly people through the medical card; her position on top up fees charged by chiropodists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if the performance monitoring unit of the NHO has completed a report into its treatment capacity survey; if this report will be published soon; the expected contents of this report; the cost of the survey and report and the timelines involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of all of their entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the protection there is for applicants with work permits where their employers submit their applications for renewal of the permit late thus depriving an applicant of continuity in regard to an application for naturalisation or citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the provision of home care packages; the procedure that an applicant must adhere to; the mechanism of payment and the way such a package is determined; if the relevant information can be supplied by e-mail to an applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will comment on the money allocated for projects under his Department and under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; the projects that will be prioritised under the plan; if this money is distinct from that allocated under the normal Estimates procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to support efforts to develop and update Dublin’s cultural infrastructure; specifically the extent to which they are supporting new galleries for the Museum of Modern Art, the development of a cultural zone in Parnell Square, the recently announced new performance centre, and any new children’s museum; the level and amount of funding he will commit to each of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been medically discharged for the Army due to an army accident now that the Army has served the person with an eviction order; if his Department or the Defence Forces had meetings or consultation or correspondence with a housing agency or local authority in seeking to provide alternative accommodation for the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are special payments available from her Department for cases where a student (details supplied) seeking second level education has to travel outside their catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when farmers will be paid all of the outstanding payments regarding the recent closure of the sugar factories in Carlow and Mallow; if her Department has completed all negotiations with the EU in regard to the matter; if there are outstanding issues that can affect or delay the payments; if the payments are taxable; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the investigations he has carried out in regard to the closure of rural and urban post offices; the effect such closures are having on the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to apply for funding to permit the person to take their grandchild to hospital in Dublin for orthodontic treatment as there is no ambulance service available to facilitate the journey; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are arrears or payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to nursing home subvention payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the transfer of his Department to Kildare Town as part of the decentralisation programme; the time frame involved in this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to community policing in County Kildare; the stations they are assigned to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the progress of the Single Electricity Market Bill; if there are outstanding issues to be resolved with his counterparts in Northern Ireland; if the SEM will go live on the revised 1 November 2007 deadline; if it does not the measures that are in place; if proposals were brought to him regarding the potential takeover of the Northern Irish transmission network by the ESB; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the conditions under which he will allocate the further €118 million funding as set out in the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 for marine and coastal communities; the changes in the industry the €118 million will depend on; the way he will ensure that these changes are carried out in a verified manner; the way this €118 million in funding will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received a rent subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she or officials of her Department have had with the Health Service Executive in relation to the resolution of the backlog of 30,000 smear tests; if she has as a result of such discussions agreed with the HSE capital funding that will provide the proper facilities to overcome this problem; if a decision has been made as to the way the matter will be addressed going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has investigated the UK system in relation to the evaluation of smear testing where results are known to the applicant or patient within three weeks as compared to ten months here; her proposals to align such differences; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive acting on behalf of her Department entered into an agreement with a company to deal with the backlog of 30,000 smear tests that are at present awaiting evaluation within the HSE; if so, when the test evaluation will commence; the timeframe for the completion of such tests and evaluations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the figures available to her Department in regard to cervical cancer detection in each of the past five years; if these figures are greater than the UK average; the mortality rate as determined by her Department’s figures as a result of cervical cancer in each of the past five years; if these figures are greater than the UK average; if she has had discussions with the health service in the UK in relation to cervical cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the plans or proposals he has for the removal of the 21% VAT rate on panic alarms used by many older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if the necessary revenue details will be supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to allow the person make an old age pension application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a separate budget for the provision of English language education to speakers of other languages due to the rapidly increasing number of people who seek English language education and the effect this is having on the capacity to provide for adult literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has the necessary qualifications to qualify for a higher diploma in education; if their qualifications are equivalent to the stated guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received grant assistance in relation to their educational course; if this position is being reviewed or if there is a mechanism within her Department or support agencies that the person can apply for assistance to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application for a work permit or visa is being processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason reports have not been provided for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the reports will be ready for the next date of 7 March 2007; if there is a designated social worker for the persons; the number of meetings the social worker has had with the family; the results of such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is different criteria laid down in regard to families visiting rights in different prisons (details supplied); the reasons for such criteria, if such exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for permanent residency for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for the renewal of the permanent residency status for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there is further information needed in regard to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is proposed to ratify the International Convention on the Rights of all migrants and their families.
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107 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Darfur; and the information he has available as to the deployment of an international force in the region.
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353 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last National Development Plan by his Department; the number under construction; the number that have rolled over to the new NDP; the other new proposals that are planned for Kildare under the new NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last National Development Plan by his Department; the number under construction; the number that have rolled over to the new NDP; the other new proposals that are planned for Kildare under the new NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason schools seeking to apply for funding from dormant accounts have to initially spend much needed funding in preparing their application, that is architects' fees and so on, that is not refundable if their application is not successful for summer works scheme allocations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reasons an Irish citizen resident in the common travel area of the EU does not qualify for grants for courses under the remit of her Department if the person is resident in the common travel area but not in Ireland on 1 October of the proceeding year of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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