503 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the grant towards the cost of providing a four teacher school and other facilities, such as those for special learning and sports at a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford can not be issued with passports for themselves and their children as Gaeilge, rather than in a bilingual format, in view of the recognition of Irish as an official language of the EU.
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210 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will verify the exact financial loss resulting from the abandonment of the Progesa computer system by the Blood Transfusion Board.
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172 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason for the error in the State diary 2008 which has resulted in the month of May being recorded incorrectly; the cost to the taxpayer for the publication of this substandard diary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will develop multi-annual funding for the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to alleviate the problem facing Longford Town, which has been allocated a grant of €184,000 for the installation of closed circuit television but are unable to advance this project due to a requirement that it is approved by a joint policing committee which Longford does not have.
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686 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will exempt hunt kennels from the provisions of legislation or ministerial order regarding dog breeding establishments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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685 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the granting of a licence to a hunt (details supplied), in view of the important role it plays in the equestrian sector, the service it provides to farmers and the role it plays in the rural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport the cost of all expenses associated with integrated ticketing since it was announced by Government in November 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will put a viable transport system in place for cancer patients forced to travel long distances to access treatment or if she will rely on members of the public to provide this service despite the onus being on her Department to provide same to meet the needs of patients who can no longer attend local services due to the setting up of centralised centres of excellence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason an Irish person (details supplied) studying as a mature student in the UK is not entitled to a medical card despite returning to Ireland for holidays and weekends; if this is a common policy pertaining to all Irish students studying abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[2036/08]
1440 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be rolled out in Lisryan village on the outskirts of Granard, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1333 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the ten ordinary members of the current board of An Bord Pleanála’s non-expert members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1332 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the composition of An Bord Pleanála, which under the establishment order was intended to be representative of all sectors of Irish society, with reference to the composition of rural organisations (details supplied).
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953 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of additional post primary accommodation for the town of Mullingar and the provision of a replacement school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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952 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the lack of progress in relation to the acquisition of a site for the new post primary school in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, which was recommended in the report of the Commission on School Accommodation for the N4/M4 corridor; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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951 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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774 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the distribution of the Dormant Accounts Funds and the number of unclaimed bank accounts, building society accounts and life insurance policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timetable for the completion of decentralisation of Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2072/08]
108 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will make up the shortfall of 50% in Budget 2008 for energy efficient initiatives.
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118 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be fully available in the midlands as economic development is being impeded by lack of roll-out.
[35409/07]
568 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he will make up the shortfall of 50% in budget 2008 for energy efficient initiatives, in view of his statement (details supplied).
[35493/07]
550 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has in relation to parks and wildlife (details supplied).
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316 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will abolish the limitation rule for all social welfare payments.
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315 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a means tested part-time parental allowance for all low income parents of children aged eight to fourteen years.
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314 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a means tested full-time parental allowance for all low income parents of children up to the age of eight years.
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313 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will credit the work of homemakers within the social insurance system abolishing the category disregard and replacing it with a system of credits for this work; and if he will make these credits retrospective.
[34844/07]
312 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will abolish the category of qualified adult within the social welfare system making all people so categorised independently eligible for social welfare payments and paying those eligible directly.
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180 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the core funding she is providing for the Irish Osteoporosis Society to ensure the continuation and expansion of its work.
[34842/07]
106 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the explained anomalies in voting patterns in the general election in May 2007, he will utilise the information gained from the recent census to produce an electoral register, the validity of which he can vouch for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the justice being served by imprisoning a person (details supplied).
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146 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will raise the fuel allowance in view of the rising cost of all fuels and taking into consideration the need for the elderly to keep their homes at a safe temperature; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33247/07]
981 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Royal Canal feed and Lough Ennell abstraction, County Westmeath will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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980 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Lough Lene, County Westmeath, water supply scheme including sludge management will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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976 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Coole, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33868/07]
974 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the south Westmeath regional water supply scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33866/07]
973 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33865/07]
979 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Moate, County Westmeath, sewerage scheme upgrade will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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978 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33870/07]
977 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Finnea, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33869/07]
975 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Athlone, County Westmeath main drainage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33867/07]
972 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Rathowen, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33864/07]
971 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Delvin, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33863/07]
970 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Mullingar, County Westmeath sewerage scheme, including sludge management, will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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969 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Glasson/Ballykeeran/Coosan, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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968 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the water conservation project, 70 district metering areas, County Westmeath will be completed, in the interest of water conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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967 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Lough Owel, County Westmeath water treatment plant will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33858/07]
966 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the non-domestic water metering project, County Westmeath will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33857/07]
965 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the upgrading treatment plant of the Clonmellon sewerage scheme, County Westmeath will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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964 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Rochfordbridge, County Westmeath sewerage scheme, treatment plant and network will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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