237 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the reason that a reply to representations on behalf of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath took three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of families in County Longford who have been compensated for heritage designated bogs in the county since the compensation scheme was introduced by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding allocations for the protection and conservation of heritage here in 2007-08; the way it compares to the allocations for 2006-07; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the allocations made in terms of housing adaptation funding to disabled persons for the period 2007-08 in Counties Longford and Westmeath; the way it compares to that for 2006-07; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been waiting over five months for their jobseeker’s allowance; when they will receive same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure that the pension benefits of workers who took out a pension with pension fund providers are secure; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings she has made from the reduction in rent supplement to the most needy people in society; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28131/09]
637 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school for Ballymahon town, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school for Forgney, Ballymahon, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27671/09]
635 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school for Stonepark, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received their slatted shed grant or his REPS four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused renewal of their commercial eel fishing licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not receiving any social assistance.
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258 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards which have been removed from persons over 70 years of age in the past six months up to 1 July 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will take the necessary steps to address the long waiting times and lists for people in County Longford accessing hip replacement operations at Tullamore orthopaedic hospital, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will get an operation at Tullamore orthopaedic hospital, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to travel to St. Vincent’s Hospital, County Dublin by ambulance, when they could avail of the same service at Cavan General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[27359/09]
Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will intervene in the electricians’ strike which is putting thousands of jobs at risk here at a time when the cost in terms of rising unemployment figures and social breakdown would be disastrous, with unemployment having reached 11.9%, the second highest level in Europe, and 413,500 people signing on the live register, with the Taoiseach predicting 0.5 million to be unemployed by the end of the year. As we all know, there are huge——
523 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science when a child (details supplied) in County Longford will be provided with an educational psychologist’s report under the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify the position of a person (details supplied) in County Longford employed under memo V7 in a full time capacity by a school in County Longford, but whose role is being relegated to that of one shared with another area, with half a disadvantaged post also having been withdrawn from the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has not been moved into community housing which was purchased in 2001 for €640,000 and refurbished in January at a cost of €500,000 despite a commitment being given by the Health Service Executive to making the move in December 2008 and again in April 2009 but has been deferred again due to inadequate staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views, in view of the economic situation, on whether funding for the interim national drugs strategy and the follow up national substance misuse strategy will be limited; if he has investigated alternative sources of funding as a consequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23900/09]
62 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether visa costs and arrangements are acting as a disincentive to tourists extending their travel itinerary to Ireland; if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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672 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there is no centralised application process in place for masters degrees, as currently each application made on line to individual colleges costs €40, which restricts the number of programmes for which an applicant can apply in view of the financial constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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579 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not been granted their entitlements under the single payment scheme despite submitting all requested medical certification and documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to close local agriculture offices; if so, which ones and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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577 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has sanctioned the employment of people outside his Department to carry out meat inspections in view of the fact that his Department already has 250 technical staff employed and trained to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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515 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received payment under the bog purchase scheme for land at Ballyrevagh, which has been cleared for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the application for disability benefit of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was submitted more than six months ago when the applicant lost a limb in an accident; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a wheelchair for a child (details supplied), who suffers from cerebral palsy and has grown out of their primary chair and needs a larger one; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had with the Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will expedite an application to his Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the delay in processing the application and making REP scheme payments under the rural development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received payment under the designated bog compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21513/09]
334 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was not paid rent in December 2008 and January, February and March 2009 in respect of a tenant who was in receipt of rent allowance and could get no satisfaction from the local welfare office; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21429/09]
144 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it makes economic sense to deprive homeowners of mortgage tax relief after seven years, impose tax increases and levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive Arthritis and Allied Conditions Report completed early in 2008, has not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he can justify the 8% cut in forestry premia, which leaves farmers and growers in a catch-22 situation, tied to contracts and yet unable to realise a fair return on investment and furthermore forced to pay for fire insurance, which was not a condition of their original contracts; the measures he is putting in place to counteract this further blow to the viability of the farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the reason soldiers from Connolly Barracks, Longford, have not received their allowances due to moving to Athlone Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused jobseeker’s allowance in view of the fact that they have no income other than approximately €50 per week they receive for doing odd jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20500/09]
96 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the decentralisation plan for his Department; if it is completed; the number of civil servants who were located to another location; the date of same; the number of civil servants and sections who have relocated; the number of his original Department employees who were involved in these relocations; if the programme of decentralisation is completed in his Department; the number of civil servants who will remain in Dublin; the percentage of the staff of his Department this will represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he received advice from the Attorney General regarding the legality of adjusting the contract with 16,000 farmers under the afforestation scheme to reduce the forestry premiums by 8%; if he is satisfied with that advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20153/09]
394 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding 2009 REP scheme payments for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20024/09]
364 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has informed all local authorities that local government expenditure cannot take place unless funding is identified, for both revenue and capital account, which will have a negative impact on capital schemes, as loan approval is being withheld for projects such as Mullingar civic offices and Mullingar main drainage, which could result in local authorities such as Westmeath County Council being forced into overdraft; 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 his plans to advance water service schemes in County Westmeath which, with the exception of Coosan-Ballykeran scheme, which is under construction, and the Athlone waste water scheme, which is at the consultative stage, are being denied advancement due to funding constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20029/09]
362 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to expedite the purchase of single houses by Westmeath County Council, which requires sanction from his Department, causing delays in providing accommodation to those on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide funding of €25,000 to a company (details supplied) for its 18 month Staying Safe Project, which runs until June 2010 and provides minor repair services and safety equipment for elderly people to enable them to live independent lives, but has lost funding since the supplementary budget of 7 April 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20023/09]
216 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the respite care centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath is being given over to one person whose needs are such as to disallow other admissions, causing extreme hardship to other families; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20026/09]
215 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will have three required fillings in their teeth; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20025/09]
125 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the electoral franchise to Irish citizens living abroad, in line with the practice in other countries such as Australia, Switzerland, Italy and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he has made changes in his Department’s tax forecasting procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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