175 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly patients are being turned away from St. Joseph’s Hospital, County Longford despite beds being empty; her views on the impact that the moratorium on staff recruitment in the Health Service Executive is having on this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department considers one day’s home help sufficient for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the support available to the person the other six days a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be called for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of An Garda Síochána are currently been investigated, and have been investigated previously, in respect of allegedly assisting criminal gangs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the medical card of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a child (details supplied) in County Longford has had their domiciliary allowance withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason she has not published the Health Information and Quality Authority Report, which was promised in September 2009, to identify the way a national programme of colorectal cancer screening could be delivered within existing resources; the date the national programme of colorectal screening will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been deemed ineligible for a higher education grant in respect of a repeat year.
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230 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been penalised under measure 5, option 5A and measure 3 of the REP scheme.
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292 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to publish a landscape Bill to identify policies to protect, conserve and manage our landscape and natural heritage.
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583 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will direct Bus Éireann to rescind the decision to increase bus fares for students attending secondary schools due to the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded their REP scheme four payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive overdue payment of their TB reactor grant.
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465 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the provision of broadband for businesses in Clonahussy, County Longford on behalf of a person (details supplied), as there is currently no broadband in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a rural renewal grant will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding funding for the elderly housing development programme at Glack, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funds will be provided to a housing association (details supplied) for regeneration phase II scheme of a project in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a non-contributory pension.
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405 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused a contributory State pension.
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385 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will double the funding for rural social schemes in County Longford to provide opportunities for those unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not facilitated with nursing home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not facilitated with nursing home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Longford will be called for orthodontic treatment.
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189 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan, who had their vehicle seized by customs despite their assertion that duty on it was paid at the time of purchase, will have their vehicle released.
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66 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the evidence he has to assert that the taxpayer will be liable for €18 million a year from the Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the services to the State which are going to be affected by the fact that the Defence Forces have downsized by 18% following the implementation of the White Paper and are now 500 below strength; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science when the new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Longford, which was given the go-ahead in 2006, will be constructed in view of the recent engineer’s report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the accusations of discrimination against minority religions in cutbacks of capitation grants and the pupil-teacher ratio, which continues to deteriorate, and whether he will stand over these discriminatory actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a carer’s allowance.
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187 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a medical card.
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186 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a child (details supplied) in County Longford has been denied a medical card on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the employment of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who has worked as a special needs assistant for the past ten years, has been terminated on the pretext that he or she is not qualified, despite doing all relevant courses and having extensive experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that an organisation (details supplied), which has already received a 3% cut in State funding in the past year, will not suffer further cutbacks in budget 2010 as this co-funded service is essential to those who suffer from this disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the dates that the Cabinet committee established to consider recommendations arising out of the linguistic study of the usage of the Irish language in the Gaeltacht has met since it was established.
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27 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on publication of the research report entitled Issues and Challenges in the Recruitment and Selection of Immigrant Workers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to increase the uptake of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive area aid; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive area aid; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allow farmers and others to continue to harvest turf for their own use in local bogs in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of development contributions owed by developers to each local authority on 30 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the benefits to Westmeath County Council from the €100 million funding under the capital funding and remedial works scheme announced on 30 January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the benefits to Longford County Council from the €100 million funding under the capital funding and remedial works scheme announced on 30 January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recourse persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath have in relation to a nuisance caused by a neighbour’s tree and the root protruding and falling leaves of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding forwarded to a company (details supplied) from 1 January to 30 September 2009; the amount of a shortfall there is from his press statement announcement in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on if it is equitable that a person (details supplied) in County Longford who owns a house in a rural area and pays a mortgage on it and is also paying rent for a room in Dublin during the working week to access employment, should be expected to pay the €200 tax on her own home.
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140 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has been living and working here since 2006 will remain here indefinitely; if their partner will be able to join them under the family reunification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to help unemployed physiotherapy graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the national panel for physiotherapists is still in operation when it discriminates against new graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there was no national recruitment panel interviews for new graduates in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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