408 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive their slatted shed grant under the farm improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive their slatted shed grant under the farm improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the complement of gardaí left in Granard on the day of a court case in Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the effects of the closing of Granard courthouse, County Longford, on Garda personnel in Granard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to review the eligibility criteria for a citizenship application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received the farm waste payment that was due on 11 December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be awarded a grant in respect of a slatted shed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in issuing public service vehicle licences to an applicant (details supplied) who has submitted all the necessary documentation to his Department for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the work of hundreds of volunteers in youth organisations will be undermined if there is a cutback in the funding to voluntary youth organisations in Longford and Westmeath by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; if she will give a commitment to protect funding for youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the reductions in funding by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to youth organisations working in County Longford and County Westmeath, which may lead to the closure of youth projects and youth initiatives, which are working to address the needs of young people who are disadvantaged due to a combination of factors such as social isolation, substance misuse, homelessness, early school leaving and unemployment; if she will give a commitment to protecting these initiatives and projects from cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to minimising the impact on young people and youth services in County Longford and County Westmeath, of the cuts by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, to the youth service budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied) in County Longford who have retired back to Ireland from the UK are being charged such a high rate of VRT on two vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to rectify the omission which has resulted in the Irish in England being the only national grouping without the benefit of access to a country of origin television channel, despite numerous promises to restore a previous facility which was discontinued some years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the recent riots in some EU member states were discussed at the recent General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting; 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 when funding will be provided for the Mullingar main drainage scheme, County Westmeath which requires and outlay of €16 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been denied a jobseekers allowance or any social welfare assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been disallowed a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been disallowed a carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been denied a carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport when the preferred selected route of the new Mullingar to Longford motorway will be decided on; if there will be further public consultation, following the selection of the emerging preferred route, to minimise the impact on land owners and local people; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to implement the required reform of travel trade regulations to overhaul travel trade regulation and to enhance protection of the travelling consumer by introducing a system of universal protection for the travelling public, reform of the bonding requirements on agents, cutting red-tape and administrative burdens and taking a harder line on illegal trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is justified for the Health Service Executive to expend €33,000 on artwork for a disability centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath at a time when funding to disability service providers is being cut, rather than seek private funding or the project deferred for a few years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that, in the context of the national broadband scheme, mobile broadband technology will be able to provide broadband speeds that will prevent an urban rural divide in broadband infrastructure.
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246 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 4 entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements his Department have or will put in place for the security of the barracks and posts being vacated by the Defence Forces; the estimated annual costs of these arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his removal of the national ban on incandescent light bulbs is an admission that his plans for the phasing out of such bulbs was rushed and ill thought in regard to health and safety implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take action on foot of the issues cited in the Central Statistics Office’s Tourism Trends 2007 report as disadvantages to holidays here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had discussions with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with regard to the possibility of the EU imposing quotas on sea angling; his views on whether angling tourism here may be damaged by the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1459 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1017 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence his views on using Longford Barracks as a centre of excellence for the training of the Defence Forces as it is centrally located with a good transport network and excellent facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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919 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused a supplementary welfare allowance in view of the fact that a court has ordered the sale of the person’s home and the person requires a rent supplement to obtain accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will fund staff for a care centre (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1063/09]
377 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to roll back on her decision taken in 2008, with regard to the provision of the HPV vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding St. Loman’s Psychiatric Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, in view of the fact that the 40-bed admission unit at Longford-Westmeath Hospital phase 2B has been put on hold; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will restart the car scrappage scheme which was available in the early 1990s, in order to create movement in the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a company (details supplied) has failed to pay their workers for the past six to eight weeks despite the company having received payment from the local authority for contracted work completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent requests he has received seeking participation by the Defence Forces in peacekeeping duties..
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64 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport his plans to develop the aviation industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed N4 route from Mullingar to Longford will impact adversely on some of the county’s most scenic and environmentally significant countryside and on heritage sites including the Black Pig’s Dyke which runs from Lough Derravarragh to Lough Owel, a cist grave in Fulmort and the Anglo Norman Moat; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures, in view of the suspension of CLÁR funding water and sewerage schemes for 2008, he is planning for 2009; if these will include the proceeding of schemes on hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of an airport for the midlands regions and in particular the extension of an airstrip at Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, Abbeyshrule, County Longford to facilitate improved accessibility to the midlands to promote investment, employment opportunities and growth in tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if the final tranche of the multi-investment programme initiated in 2005, which amounts to €50 million, will be delivered to the disability sector in 2009, the final year of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans on behalf of an association for persons with an intellectual disability (details supplied) in County Longford, to ensure continued service to users of this facility in view of the cut in allocations paid to non-statutory service providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding allocation for 2009 in respect of the disability sector following the diverting of €17 million from this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Longford will receive essential orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of the application by an association (details supplied) for funding under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 for a new and purpose built child care facility to include pre-school and after school services.
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111 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if the role of the Irish Dental Association will be given essential recognition under the plans to amend the Competition Act 2002 to allow for greater engagement with health representative bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to counteract the adverse impact on dental patients of the halving of tax relief in budget 2009 for patients who require non-routine dental treatments such as orthodontics, root canal treatments and periodontal treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the charge made for the guarantee of bank deposits represents a commercial charge.
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