69 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is on a pension of €219 is being refused carer’s allowance in respect of his elderly parents, to whom it is being given full-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will rescind the proposed levy on private pensions in view of the concern on the part of those who rarely depend on the State for support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the difference between an inspection charge for septic tanks and a registration charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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528 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Respond Housing Association has delayed responding to persons (details supplied) with tenancy agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be awarded compensation in respect of their bog under the cessation of turf-cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the position that sees a person who lost his job a year ago and returned to education last September, completing a FETAC certificate, deemed ineligible for the position of a Tús supervisor, in view of the fact that he was in receipt of a back to education grant, as opposed to jobseeker’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance is available for a person (details supplied) in County Longford to enable them to complete the second part of a legal course; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an update on the educational provision in respect of eight persons (details supplied), left without a school place suitable to their requirements, due to the lack of funding for Achieve ABA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford did not qualify under the HEAR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be put in place to educate a person (details supplied) who has been refused a place at their local primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was unable to have a procedure carried out in the week commencing 4 July 2011 due to the fact that no recovery room was available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused the suckler cow grant scheme for failure to undertake a two hour course pertaining to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford for funding under the traditional farm building grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a person (details supplied) in County Longford with a map of Abbeyderg Bog, Keenagh, County Longford, outlining the names and folios of owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse that a person (details supplied) in County Longford has in respect of legal aid to seek a decree of judicial separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to carry out a review of rent allowance provision prior to budget 2011, in view of abuses of the social welfare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason an allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford for travel to a monthly appointment with a consultant, has been cut from €50 to €25; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for back-to-school and communion and confirmation grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused transport costs to take them to school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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603 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment with a consultant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be allowed by the Health Service Executive to take up the bed in Thomand Lodge, Ballymahon, County Longford, which was approved under the Fair Deal scheme a number of weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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579 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment with the Health Service Executive hearing service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding blood stem cell collection in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a farm consolidation certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for a visa to remain here in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance she is giving to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will designate Longford as the headquarters of the newly amalgamated Longford and Westmeath Vocational Education Committees, in view of the fact that the site has been extended by the recent acquisition of 4.5 acres from Connolly Barracks and would provide an ideal location for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when payment will be made to a company (details supplied) in County Longford for State works, in view of the fact that the non-payment of same is threatening the viability of the company, subcontracted to carry out the works, but now facing the loss of at least 20 jobs due to delayed payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a 2008-09 PAYE refund in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for revenue assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the plans being made to deliver full services locally for the approximately 100 children and adolescents in Longford and Westmeath with type 1 diabetes, in view of the fact that many are forced to travel to Dublin to receive intensive treatment and check-ups which are required four to five times a year to limit potential damage in adulthood, as the local paediatric facilities are under resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will allow time to pay back a Pobal grant on hardship grounds, until the facility concerned, which is being forced to close due to the recession, leaving a person (details supplied) in County Longford in considerable debt; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will rectify the mistake made with regard to a person's (details supplied) rightful position on the panel of candidates for promotion, which they were denied due to an error, which was made by the interview board with regard to their marks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an overdue payment under the agri-environment option scheme for 2010 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford.
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160 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been refused a farm consolidation certificate on the erroneous basis that part of the land in question is bog, which is not the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding plans for the future of Connolly Barracks, Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the insulations of local authority houses in 2011, in view of the fact that many tenants were afraid to turn on storage heaters during the last cold spell this winter, as they remembered the cost of same during winter 2010, when electricity bills for two months were in excess of €700, as in County Longford there are over 400 local authority houses with electrical storing heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a better estates scheme to encompass non-council unfinished estates in which residents’ associations have been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to relax the regulations in relation to signage being used by businesses to promote their premises or businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if County Longford will be included in the Western Development Commission, which is responsible for social and economic development in the western region in view of the fact that it develops and supports a range of projects in tourism, renewable energy technology and organic agrifood, the commission also operates the €35 million western investment fund to provide loans and equity to businesses and local communities in the region and incorporates a venture capital business fund focused on high growth companies, strategic investment fund for flagship projects and a local investment fund for community enterprise groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when it is envisaged that he will review the National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020 which is based around a framework for gateways and hubs, ignoring capital county towns, such as Longford and Portlaoise in the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will bring back the hedge cutting season from 1 September to 1 August, as it is in the UK and the rest of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will facilitate the domestic peat turf cutters on the proposed new Peatlands Council (details supplied) recently established by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive a disability allowance, which they applied for following their illness benefit claim, which was being paid as they had the necessary 104 paid contribution to establish their eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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