688 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for disability benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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687 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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655 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will nominate a medical doctor to advise and guide persons with serious disabilities and health issues in regard to financial matters and entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a medical card-general practitioner visit card will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is being charged their entire pension of €230 per week plus subvention of €580 per week for their long-stay nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath whose only source of income is a €100 jobseeker’s allowance is not entitled to a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card has not been renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford on medical and hardship grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the level of long-stay charges in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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298 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Longford have been unable to get help from the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time it takes for each individual social welfare office to deal with a claim for jobseeker’s benefit to date in 2010
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397 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to offset the impact of the new agri-environment options scheme, which as proposed, will be another blow to the rural economy, and will in no way deliver the €50 million promised in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make provision under the new agri-environmental options scheme for farms to continue to be managed in a REP scheme mode; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to lessen the negative impact of the proposed new agri-environment options scheme on small and medium-sized farms involved in REP schemes for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application by a church (details supplied) in County Longford for a civil structures conservation grant for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has had a disability allowance discontinued and been requested to return a free travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will resign due to his inability to run his Department efficiently, with essential assistance being delayed to an untenable level due to industrial action which has left his powerless and paralysed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is prepared to offer his resignation due to his inability to assist those persons who have been driven to despair and in some cases suicide by the lack of essential support from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the control he has over his Department, as persons who are unemployed through no fault of their own are being refused assistance due to industrial action by his officials, which amounts to dereliction of their duty and his; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of juvenile liaison officers that have been appointed to date; his plans to increase the number of JLOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will engage in full consultation with all stakeholders before the proposed animal health and welfare Bill is published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will exclude packs of hounds maintained by the hunt clubs from the terms of the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009, as committed to by his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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782 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide funding for works at a school (detail supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused grant assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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712 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the measures that he will put in place to offset the adverse effects of the dismantling of the middle management structure in the vocational education schools with a resulting increased workload for principals and deputy principals; if his attention has been drawn to the impact on the pastoral welfare of students and issues in relation to health and safety, particularly in relation to two schools (details supplied) in County Westmeath.
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664 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the implications of the broadcasting levy, which will impact adversely on staffing levels of the independent radio sector, with jobs already being lost due to the current economic conditions and on the quality of programming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if second home owners must make payment in March 2010 of the €200 annual charge in view of the fact that they paid this charge in October 2009; the meaning that he puts on an annual charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who is 82 years, has to pay €554 per week to retain a place in a care centre while the person a patient at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the future of a centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the financial support available to a person (details supplied) in County Longford in respect of orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding her application for assistance from the EU globalisation fund for workers who have been made redundant in recent times in view of the fact that there are 15,000 unemployed people in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is sitting their leaving certificate in 2010 has been refused a reader and scribe for all their examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding Longford, Westmeath, Roscommon, Leitrim and Sligo vocational education committees, which have played a major role in the education of persons in these counties for generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding Longford Vocational Education Committee, which has played a major role in the education of the persons of County Longford for generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason agriculture students on work experience to obtain a green certificate in farming are expected to live on €3.20 per hour since the cutbacks of the matching funds by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford should have to wait three months for a jobseeker’s allowance; if this delay will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide additional beds and employ extra nurses at Longford/Westmeath Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, to cater for the demands at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to develop better tools within the euro zone for dealing with imbalances within member states.
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75 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the State Claims Agency report on a possible redress scheme for thalidomide victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a 25-bed ward at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12 remains closed in view of the fact that seriously ill children are waiting more than a year for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who repaid money given in error under the area based compensation scheme and has a receipt of payment, is now being threatened with legal action for payment of same, which is being demanded again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make grant payments or deferred payments under the bio-energy scheme 2009, in view of the fact that these have been refused as the crop was not deemed to have reached a satisfactory level of establishment, even though a person (details supplied) carried out all the necessary and prescribed remedial works on this pilot scheme to ensure full crop establishment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make grant payments or deferred payments under the bio-energy scheme 2009, in view of the fact that these have been refused as the crop was not deemed to have reached a satisfactory level of establishment, even though a person (details supplied) carried out all the necessary and prescribed remedial works on this pilot scheme to ensure full crop establishment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make grant payments or deferred payments under the bio-energy scheme 2009, in view of the fact that these have been refused as the crop was not deemed to have reached a satisfactory level of establishment, even though a person (details supplied) carried out all the necessary and prescribed remedial works on this pilot scheme to ensure full crop establishment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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493 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make grant payments or deferred payments under the Bioenergy Scheme 2009, in view of the fact that these have been refused as the crop was not deemed to have reached a satisfactory level of establishment, even though a person (details supplied) carried out all the necessary and prescribed remedial works on this pilot scheme to ensure full crop establishment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make grant payments or deferred payments under the Bioenergy Scheme 2009, in view of the fact that these have been refused as the crop was not deemed to have reached a satisfactory level of establishment, even though a person (details supplied) carried out all the necessary and prescribed remedial works on this pilot scheme to ensure full crop establishment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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