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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2008
31 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding for overseas development aid allocated for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
519 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford does not qualify for a higher education grant in respect of three children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33681/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
518 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a place on the school bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33678/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
409 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the authorisation for the countrywide roll-out of broadband; the reason for the delay in explaining the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33680/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
393 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reform planning permission for on-farm micro generation units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
364 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reform water charges on farmers including the introduction of a special livestock rate to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33740/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
202 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to defer the introduction of a carbon tax until full analyses by the Commission on Taxation to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
200 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the extension of special capital allowance for investment in pollution control to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33736/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
199 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the extension of stock relief for partial destocking to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33735/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
197 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will double the capital allowance for 6,000 installations as a pilot project to promote investment by farmers in micro generation of renewable energy from a range of sources, wind, solar and anaerobic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
201 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the reform of the capital gains tax relief on the dissolution of joint ownership introduced in the 2008 budget to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
198 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the extension of stock relief and stamp duty relief for young farmers to support investment and structural reforms in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
196 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the introduction of targeted capital gains tax relief on the proceeds from the sale of farmland when said proceeds are used to acquire other land for the purpose of consolidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33731/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
178 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance when the stamp duty rate bands applying to farmland will be reformed in a manner similar to the reforms for residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33730/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
177 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the unnecessary constraints which are contained in the qualifying conditions for the farm consolidation stamp duty scheme to maximise the potential of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33729/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008
176 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the end date of the farm consolidation stamp duty relief scheme introduced in late 2007, from June 2009 to June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33728/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008
282 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the commencement date for a new building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Longford, which after 40 years was given the go-ahead in November 2006, but the work has yet to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33083/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008
76 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to commit funding to new initiatives by county councils to combat anti-social behaviour; the funding involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32814/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008
537 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who was approved for a farm waste management grant for the building of a slatted shed has not received payment of same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31953/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2008
61 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the projects under the decentralisation scheme which have been put on hold; and the terms of reference of the assessment being undertaken. [31451/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1683 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford should be denied free third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29965/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1645 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford continues to be deprived of their full entitlements in respect of part-time work that they carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1634 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in the awarding of grants, previously approved, under the farm waste management grant for the building of waste storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29633/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1511 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans he has to make changes to the VAT rate on wind turbine equipment, which is 21% here as opposed to 5% in the UK; his views on grants for the installation of such energy efficient measures; if there are proposals for the ESB to purchase surplus energy generated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1425 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when essential funding will be provided for sewerage schemes in Drumlish, Newtownforbes and Aughnacliffe, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29574/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1421 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason no grant aid is given by local authorities for the provision of granny flats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29500/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1395 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he demanded amendments to be made to Mayo County Council’s operational County Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29757/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
759 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to provide the necessary equipment for gardaí to carry out tests on drivers for the presence of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
729 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport if transport for those with disabilities who are over the age of 18 years to training centres falls within the remit of his Department, in view of the fact that home-to-centre transport is essential for such school leavers, who need secure transport to access training facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31097/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
673 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport the measures he has put in place to utilise the benefits of promoting group transport as a means of achieving Ireland’s CO2 emissions targets; the importance he places on the contribution that a modal shift to public transport could make in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29607/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
659 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if the transport of those with disabilities who are over the age of 18 years to training centres falls within the remit of her Department and the Health Service Executive, as home-to-centre transport is essential for such school leavers, who need secure transport to access training facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31096/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
606 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the options open to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31230/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
438 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when the National Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Programme will be implemented country wide for all people with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29756/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
281 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if changes to penalties imposed on the personal representatives and estate of a deceased non-compliant taxpayer, which were incorporated into Irish Law in response to the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 and have been implemented here since 18 March 2008, will be backdated with the result that Revenue will not seek recovery of any penalty element for a deceased person’s personal representatives and will discontinue proceedings for recovery of such penalties if they have been initiated since that date but penalties already agreed do not appear to be subject to refund or full recognition in view of the fact that imposing penalties on deceased taxpayer’ estates is contrary to Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30014/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
271 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his views on a proposed alternative to the fuel excise refund which is non-tax based and should therefore comply with the EU state aid legislation as operated in the UK to support public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29606/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
270 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has put in place to replace the excise duty refund which amounts to 34.5 cent per litre of diesel for public transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29605/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
774 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence if he will give an assurance that the future of the three midland Army barracks in Longford, Athlone and Mullingar is guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27345/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2008
118 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who sought an increase in their disability allowance has, on foot of the request, been deemed ineligible for an allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26371/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2008
241 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of the delay envisaged in the issuing of maps for County Longford by the Land Registry as a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been waiting since 9 April 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26348/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2008
210 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans to introduce the trimming of broadleaves scheme; when funding will be released by his Department to support this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26347/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2008
209 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the afforestation programme; the plans he has put in place to ensure afforestation targets for 2008 are achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26346/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2008
136 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on the survey of Defence Forces accommodation and in establishing a desirable standard for such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25782/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2008
118 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date on the decentralisation of the Defence Forces headquarters to the Curragh and his Department to Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25783/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2008
306 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport the measures he has put in place under the new regulations to allow for the serious situation being faced by drivers who have been driving for upwards of 30 years on a provisional licence; and the future for these drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2008
91 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not eligible on medical grounds for a mobility allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24125/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2008
13 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legal position with regard to collective bargaining; if she will amend the law in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23994/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2008
888 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is not entitled to cut turf on their bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22692/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2008
793 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the compliment of Gardaí in the town of Moate, County Westmeath, which has seen a 22% increase in population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22695/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2008
726 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a child (details supplied) in County Longford who has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair has been denied a place in a national school on the grounds that it has no room or facilities for a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23248/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2008
649 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs assistant will be supplied for a child (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason this child who cannot function independently in class without such provision has been refused assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22696/08]