1357 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will fill the position of consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin, which has been vacant since the previous incumbent resigned from the national injury services in March 2011, in view of the fact that this reduction in surgical numbers is placing an untenable strain on the medical staff and impacting adversely on vulnerable patients, as the waiting lists extend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1356 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason an association (details supplied) in County Westmeath which provides a sporting activity for elderly persons has been refused grant aid under his allocation of national lottery funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1260 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a full medical card for themselves and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1022 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be granted a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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974 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the complement of gardaí in County Longford in view of the fact that burglary and theft offences have increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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973 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if drugs-related offences in County Longford have increased or decreased since the divisional drug unit headquarters was transferred to County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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892 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that has been allocated on a county basis from the European Life Plus Programme for Environmental Conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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891 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to fund local authorities to carry the costs of compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, health and safety and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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890 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase funding to local authorities, particularly Longford and Westmeath, as a consequence of the reduction in development levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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889 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to approve funding for the extension of the Longford sewerage scheme to include the Ardagh Road, Ferefad, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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888 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the challenges of calling in of financial bonds, procurement and legal inspections for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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887 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the training requirements in fire and emergency services to improve quality of service and contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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886 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made with the Colmkille and Redmond Terrace, Granard, Longford, regeneration application, to advance this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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885 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made with the McKeon Park, Longford, regeneration application, to advance this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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884 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made with the Springlawn, Longford, regeneration application of €0.8 million, to advance this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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883 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made with the Tromra Road, Granard, County Longford regeneration application of €1.7 million, to advance this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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882 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the help he can offer to a person (details supplied) in County Longford regarding the resolution of problems associated with the structural deficiencies in their relatively new home, in view of the fact that cracks appeared four times throughout the building in the first year and are an ongoing occurrence, subsidence is affecting the tarmacadam driveway down to the foundations of the house and given the fact that the problems are manifest how a pre-purchase inspection by the National House Building Guarantee Company resulted in a certificate guaranteeing that the building was of sound structure issued to them and despite subsequently bringing the problem to the attention of both the builders and Home Bond in September 2010, to date they have received no response from Home Bond; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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766 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is a lack of quality broadband in rural areas, particularly County Longford, despite the promises of the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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765 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who was given grant approval under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2011 for roof level and cavity wall insulation and received the amount due, but not the €800 for solar water heating, which is now being contested as the SEAI regulations, which both they and the installer understood to apply regardless of the size of the house, have changed in respect of the square meters applicable and their house is slightly over 170 square meters, necessitating a larger system which they cannot afford and they are left owing the €800 they were forced to borrow for the installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) have been refused domiciliary care allowance in consideration of the extra care and attention required to look after their two young children suffering from Asperger’s syndrome and related problems, as well as the care of a younger child; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive payment of their invalidity pension in respect of his child who is a third level student; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of funding to the county enterprise boards, on a county basis; his plans to double the allocation in our efforts to deliver jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role of the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland in bringing employment to the towns of Longford, Mullingar, Granard, Edgeworthstown, Lanesboro and Ballymahon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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726 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently reinstate the LIS, for the benefit of farmers and residents living in remote rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the regeneration application in respect of an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a change in legislation to achieve a tiered system in reduction in rates to help small businesses, as the present percentage rate reductions, favour the large rate payers, such as semi-States and so on, as much as the family businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is a lack of broadband availability at a location (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason he failed to respond to a letter on this issue from a frustrated resident dated 5 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was applied for in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason Dublin taxis are parking in the disability bays outside the Mater Hospital, Dublin, sited between the construction site and the main entrance to the hospital, and abusing people who come up from the country to attend clinics at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a contract of sale entitlements without land under force majeure in the 2005 scheme year and was expected to be received in 2007 has not been forthcoming in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in carrying out an inquest into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford, which was applied for nearly five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason residential property owned by a Government Department is exempt from paying the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application by a community centre (details supplied) in County Longford for equipment in respect of its newly built sports hall and community centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a grant for an extension due to requirements brought about by their disability, while their spouse, who has separate needs, has received grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for respite care has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision announced in budget 2012 to reduce the employer’s rebate on redundancies from 60% to 15% which in effect increases the costs of redundancy for employers by 112%; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application of persons (details supplied) in County Longford under the 2011 single farm payment scheme and in particular to their over-claim on a plot of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been denied payment of full entitlements under the 2011 single payment scheme in respect of a penalty relating to land that was declared in good faith, as in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made on North-South co-operation spatial strategies here in key areas in which Northern Ireland and Ireland share opportunities and challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to publish the new guidelines for planning authorities on retail planning to support and promote the development of town and village centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there has been a delay in issuing a person (details supplied) in County Longford with section 23 payments which are due since July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures on the number of persons paying their credit card bill, but not their mortgage; the number in arrears on their credit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures in relation to the numbers of households which are now in mortgage arrears for three months or more; the number of persons who are really unable to pay their mortgage; the number on interest-only payments; the number who have not paid their mortgage in 12 months; the number of repossession cases before the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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676 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applications which were submitted last September in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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642 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when payment under the nursing home support scheme will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Longford as there are outstanding amounts due; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the entitlements due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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