153 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to the recent research in the International Journal Science that concluded that by 2050 there will be virtually no global fish stocks left, that stocks have already collapsed in around one-third of sea fisheries and that the decline is rapidly increasing across the globe, the measures he will undertake to ensure the long-term sustainability of fish stocks here; the proposals the Government has suggested at EU level to combat declining fish-stocks; if he will introduce a sea fisheries sustainability impact assessment based on consultation with all major stakeholders and which would be brought before Dáil Éireann on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the reductions to Ireland’s 2006 mackerel quota arising from allegations of landings of undeclared mackerel
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237 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of proposals for the refurbishment of houses (details supplied) in County Kildare; his views on permitting the local authority to carry out the refurbishment on their own housing sector in view of the fact that the overall project is being delayed due to problems that do not effect the councils tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if the tax affairs of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare are in order; if the person is due a tax rebate, in view of the fact that the person is being taxed as a single person and is now married; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the reasons a company (details supplied) in County Kildare must supply audited accounts to the Revenue Commissioners in view of the fact that the company has charitable status and are a community based group whose constitution status is that it is a non- profit making organisation and the workings of the company is solely to do with improvement of facilities in the area for their local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date in the recruitment of the additional five rights commissioners for the Labour Relations Commission, as promised in Towards 2016; when he expects that they will take up their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of reasoned opinions received by his Department from the European Commission relating to European legislation already transposed that have not been resolved to the Commission’s satisfaction; the date on which each of these was received; the timetable for each of these issues to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for diet allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will comment on the submission (details supplied); when will the stated report be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if the tax affairs of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare are in order for 2005; if this person is entitled to a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is grant support for persons completing counselling courses on drug addiction; if so, the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to proceed with an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the distribution of his Department’s leaflet Safeguarding Ireland from Nuclear Accidents to all households in the State.
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126 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the present position in relation to legal cases been taken against the UK nuclear industry by the Government of Ireland.
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504 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the provision of facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if a project (details supplied) can re-apply for funding under the special project for youth; when they can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of projects funded under the special project for youth; the amount of funding provided; the location of projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the problems that VECs and so on have in processing grant applications; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that these delays caused by lack of personnel to deal with the numbers of applications, is creating major problems for the applicants in that it could be three months after the application is submitted that an applicant is notified of the result of their application; her plans to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position of the provision of taxi ranks within local authority areas; if it is the function of the taxi regulator to provide funding for such ranks or if it is within the remit of the relevant local authority to provide funding for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) does not receive payment or remuneration when they are attending a paramedic course at the National Training School, Phoenix Park, Dublin; if the person is entitled to payment while completing the course or when they are involved in the hands-on training in ambulances, which are attached in this case to Loughlinstown Hospital; the criteria or guidelines particular to this course; her plans to review the financial implications for a person seeking to complete this course; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to the Women’s Aid support group in each of the past four years by her Department; the reason applications for increases in such funding have not been addressed; if she has discussed the matter with the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive in regard to increasing the funding available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that practically 50% of calls to the Women’s Aid phone line go unanswered due to the lack of funding to provide the necessary staff or costs of the group; her plans to redress the problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she has taken to address concerns previously expressed by letter and parliamentary question in regard to the lack of funding that was causing Women’s Aid support groups to be unable to provide the services that they sought to provide for women in need of assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for reform of the chief State pathologists office; if it is intended to introduce a new system whereby homicide cases would be handled by two pathologists; the discussions he has had with the chief State pathologist on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of juvenile liaison officers in view of the proven success in dealing with juvenile offenders and the increasing burden that is expected to be placed on them following the enactment of the juvenile justice sections of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of the development plan for Castledermot; the results of such meetings in relation to the educational needs of the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of the development plan for Monasterevin; the results of such meetings in relation to the educational needs of the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of the development plan for Kildare Town; the results of such meetings in relation to the educational needs of the area.
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243 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of the development plan for Athy; the results of such meetings in relation to the educational needs of the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of section 29s made to her Department in regard to applications for school positions in Kildare for each of the past three years; the area for which such applications were made; the results of such applications; the reaction of her Department to such applications; the action taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the procedure available to parents seeking school places for their children; the timescale in regard to such a request; her views on parents applications for school places in preferred areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications with her Department for the provision of new schools or extensions to existing schools or for the provision of portacabins in County Kildare on her building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the increase in population in County Kildare she has drawn up a contingency plan to deal with such an increase in regard to the educational needs of Kildare; the meetings with interested groups she has had in regard to the matter; if she sought or if submissions were made to her in regard to the matter; the groups or interested parties that made such submissions; if further interaction has taken place as a result of such submissions or meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if a submission was sought from her and if so, if a submission was made to Kildare County Council as part of drawing up of the Kildare County Council Development Plan 2005 to 2011; the normal procedure that applies in regard to her input or overview in regard to development plans and the need to address educational needs as a result of such plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of meetings she or her officials or officials or consultants appointed by her have had with officials or consultants appointed by Kildare County Council in seeking to determine the educational needs for County Kildare in the drawing up of the County Kildare Development Plan 2005 to 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of the development plan for Newbridge; the results of such meetings in relation to the educational needs of the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans in regard to the provision of a new primary school in Newbridge to provide a permanent structure in this area where a large increase in the population has necessitated the school principals joining a parish enrolment committee in an attempt to address the growing problems that schools are encountering in seeking to address new applications; the timescale envisaged in regard to the provision of a permanent structure rather than portacabins or temporary structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of meetings her Department has had with interested groups in regard to the provision of a site that will provide a sustainable position in regard to the population increase in the Newbridge, County Kildare area and its hinterland for educational purpose particularly at primary education level; the results of such meeting; her views on such results; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of the maximum amount of rent supplement applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be furnished with a P21 for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Transport the progress in providing barrier free tolling on the M50; and when he expects same to be operational.
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55 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding phase two and phase three of the upgrade of the M50; and the timescale proposed for these works.
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634 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to evaluate the ERG scheme with a view to increasing the grant to ensure that applicants can have the necessary work that they seek to have completed at their homes to ensure a better quality of life for themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to evaluate the DPG scheme in relation to increasing the present ceiling on the grant, in partnership with the Health Service Executive, the amalgamation of the DPG and the top-up grant as operated by the HSE in view of the problems that applicants are encountering at present in seeking to have the necessary work carried out to facilitate their needs to ensure a better quality of life for themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount invested by her Department in new school computers in County Kildare in the past five years; the amount invested in the rest of the country; her Department’s plans to invest in new computer equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the future plans 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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457 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the procedure to be followed to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who appeals a decision of his Department to refuse unemployment allowance receives a payment to provide for themselves in terms of food and so on; if, when the applicant presents themselves to the community welfare officer in such circumstances, the CWO has to provide such funding; if, despite the fact the appeal has been lodged and accepted by his Department, the CWO has the option to refuse such an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of an application for a bereavement grant by a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the removal of the county boundaries that were means of designation for health services in the old health board system due to the fact that these boundaries are now a cause of concern to many people seeking health services that are available in certain areas and not others; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the facilities which constitute proper access for children in foster parenting to meet with their parents; if such access is always supervised by a member of the Health Service Executive or agency dealing with the child; if there is an age limit on such supervised access meetings or if such meetings can be held without supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that all of the guidelines and directives contained in the national standards for foster care are being implemented; the cost to her Department of foster parenting in each of the past three years; the number of children in foster parenting in all of the Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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