113 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider the possibility of creating a world class research base at a former school (details supplied) in County Longford, which would be recognised globally and capable of attracting world class researchers to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken by him to improve the low levels of expenditure on research and development in the Longford and Westmeath region, in view of the fact that this low level of expenditure inhibits innovation and job creation in the region, particularly in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken by him, Forfás and enterprise agencies to create economic growth in County Longford, which has lagged behind the rest of Ireland in terms of industrial activity and output, inward investment, high technology composition and transport and communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the reason a company should struggle to keep VAT and PAYE and other taxes paid, be unable to pay their own wages and yet have to see public servants getting pay increases in this time of economic crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the four impediments (details supplied) in the Camlin and Shannon Rivers which cause severe flooding in the Longford and Clondra areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the action being taken by him to enact legislation that will make bankers accountable for their actions over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who was told in January of this year that they would be called in March or April for an essential medical procedure has heard nothing since; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not being paid in full under the agri environment options scheme on a technicality, which disallows them to amend their original application in which a small error was inadvertently made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons (details supplied) whose children have been using school transport for the past seven years are now deemed ineligible and have been told that they will have to pay €400 for two children, which they cannot afford, leaving them without any means of getting the children to and from school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for a jobseeker’s allowance is being refused on the grounds that the person is not an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an appeal over the refusal of an application for a carer’s allowance has been delayed for more than nine months in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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611 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not had a 2010 medical card renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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610 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who had been refused renewal of a medical card, will be assessed for post traumatic stress disorder payment due to the nature of his work prior to the onset of his illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a primary care certificate to enable a person (details supplied) to change their car and have it adapted to allow for their disability and the reasons they were refused same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if all workers, including employees and the self-employed, will be on the same PRSI scheme, in view of the fact that any differential is a flaw in the current economic situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of the previous Government regarding primary school transport and the eligibility criteria for same in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate a person (details supplied) in County Longford with nursing home accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the rural co-ordinator for disadvantaged status is to be suppressed with effect from 1 September 2011 at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the transport provision that will be made for the pupils at a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence his plans to progress the findings of the Connolly Barracks feasibility study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused.
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144 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason money reallocated from the fair deal is being utilised for pharmaceuticals and physiotherapy for residents in nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is prepared to confirm that no further elderly and vulnerable adults will be held in the community or in hospital on account of the lack of allocated funding under the fair deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if he considers it equitable that the Health Service Executive is using delaying tactics to avoid his directions in a way which is detrimental to its own medium and long-term budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive is continuing to block the return of allocated funds to the fair deal scheme on the pretext that it has not been given the necessary clarity by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when the €100 million ring-fenced for the fair deal will be returned by the Health Service Executive to its rightful purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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453 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that can be taken to enforce the prominent display of identification photo and details by drivers in taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has now been prevented from taking up employment as a resource teacher due to not being a registered teacher, despite years of training and experience in psychology and teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when payment will issue to a company (details supplied) in County Longford for State works, as 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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227 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans being made to deliver full services locally for the approximately 100 children and adolescents in counties 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 or 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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197 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will rectify an error made regarding the rightful position on the panel of candidates for promotion, which was denied due to an error made by the interview board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when overdue payment will be made under the agri-environment options scheme for 2010 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford.
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185 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans for the future of Connolly Barracks, Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the insulation of local authority houses in 2011 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 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 estate in which residents’ associations have been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 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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126 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will facilitate the domestic peat turf cutters on the proposed new peat council recently established by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the four impediments in the Camlin and Shannon rivers which cause severe flooding in the Longford and Clondra areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the action being taken by him to enact legislation that will make bankers accountable for their actions over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding works carried out under the energy retrofitting scheme 2010 and the compliance status of a local authority, as pertaining to EU and Irish law regarding building energy rating, in respect of proposed works to be carried out under the auspices of the local authority on a number of houses as per the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) has received no settlement in respect of lands that were compulsorily acquired by Waterways Ireland in 2005 under powers conferred on it by sections 2 and 5 of the Schedule to the Shannon Navigation Act 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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630 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card has been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason this card has not been reissued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if he and the Health Service Executive will make the temporary position of pharmacist at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be called for an operation at the Orthopaedic Hospital, Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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631 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed legislation for the regulation of sunbeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding REP scheme payments for 2010 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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