651 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport his view of the fact that engine manufacturers for large vehicles, both trucks and buses have advanced the designs and taken these new modern engines and exhaust systems up to Euro 4 and 5 standard and the fact that both the haulage and coach and bus businesses have invested large sums to try to reach the targets of Euro 4 and 5 emissions to help these industries reach their targets and in so doing, help Ireland to get a lower emission rating; and if he has plans either by grant aid or by scrappage schemes to help these industries take out all the older vehicles and older less compliant engines and at the same time, to get the newer engines with the necessary conversions to be able to use bio fuels.
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369 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the situation whereby State enrolled nurses, who have achieved their qualifications in the United Kingdom and further abroad, will have their qualifications recognised by the State and be appointed as registered nurses, be it on the appropriate salary point or a reduced increment, in order that they can use their nursing skills to full effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in the Dun Laoghaire rehabilitation unit in view of the fact that they are on a waiting list for the past six weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance when the Garda barracks in Crusheen, County Clare will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bench warrants issued in the court districts, clerked by staff operating out of Ennis District Court Office that remain unexecuted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if as a result of community welfare officers moving under the umbrella of his Department, their roles will change; if they will continue to deliver service in every village in their area or it they will be confined to an office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will change the recruitment policy for job initiative schemes to allow recruitment to take place in areas of low unemployment and allow the good community work in those areas to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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866 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Clare where overcrowding in the classrooms is now chronic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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865 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately provide an extra teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Clare where the principal has to divide fourth class due to overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided for the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; the stage that application is now at; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the confusion that has arisen between the Health Service Executive at national level, HSE mid-west and the Department of Finance in relation to funding for a dementia unit at a centre (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the number of one to one places in specialist schools for children with autism; if she will introduce a code of practice whereby the mainstreaming of such children into general education will only take place after consultation with family and professionals working with the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food to ringfence milk quotas at county level to ensure quota is not bought up by bigger operators from outside counties to the detriment of farmers from the county of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used for people who are waiting for ultra sound scanning at Ennis General Hospital; if patients referred by general practitioners receive appointment before those referred by consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the waiting list for ultra sound scanning in Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to erase the waiting list for children to be seen by the child guidance clinic of the Mater Hospital, in view of the fact that priority cases are currently waiting for over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to improve the service for children and adults with autism in view of the unacceptable levels of service currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the shortage of speech therapists and occupational therapists in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he has taken in view of the fact that the cost of the fuel value of wheat and maize has risen dramatically, since the Bush initiative, to replace Ireland’s dependence on petrochemicals by developing and processing the biorefining of lignocellulose feedstocks which would provide ample oil additives and platform chemicals and would have the knock on effect of increasing domestic employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he has taken in view of the fact that the cost of the fuel value of wheat and maize has risen dramatically since the Bush initiative to replace Ireland’s dependence on petrochemicals by developing and processing the bio-refining of lignocellulose feedstocks, which would give Ireland ample oil additives and platform chemicals and would have the knock-on effect of increasing domestic employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of finance she is providing to Headway Ireland on a yearly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Labasheeda/Carrigaholt sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the appointment of six special needs assistants to a school (details supplied) in County Clare as a priority.
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316 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will extend the age from 30 to 36 months for BSE testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide funding for the development of Doonbeg Pier, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for a dementia unit for the Clarecastle day care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents that were recorded on the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon in 2005 and 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1102 of 27 September 2006, if progress has been made in the acquisition of a site for the Doolin coastal unit, in view of his response in September stating he then considered the acquisition to be a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of times in 2005 and 2006 that Emergency Services were called to attend road accidents on the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to have the river at Plassey, County Clare known as the cut to be dredged in view of the severe and extensive flooding that occurred at Clonlara, County Clare during December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will set up a compensation fund for the victims of extensive flooding at Clonlara, County Clare in view of the fact that the actions of the Electricity Supply Board in opening floodgates was a major factor in the flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for better public announcement of the opening of floodgates in Clonlara, County Clare in the future; if he will seek an improvement in communication between Electricity Supply Board areas at such times to lessen the risk of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times in 2005 and 2006 that Garda was called to attend road accidents on the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1015 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way he can claim not to have anything to do with the location of mobile phone masts in view of the fact that An Bord Pleanála in granting planning permission for the erection of telecommunication masts has stated that not to do so would be in contravention of Government telecommunication strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1014 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has kept targets for the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels at a minimum level, the lowest in Europe, and still failed to reach the 2005 target in view of the fact that this Country has ample agriculture capacity; the reason no targets have been set for 2009 and 2010 unlike many other EU countries; the steps he will take to improve Ireland’s record in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1010 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he is taking or proposes to take to promote the development of biorefinery industries seeking to develop the use of lignocellulose crops and certain wastes which provide chemicals that can be used to replace the national dependency on imported petroleums, diesels and petroleum based fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1009 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Ireland has met its target of 1.14% in use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the Member States of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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981 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 15 June 2006, if the 75% grant aid of the total cost for the development of Doonbeg Pier will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of his stated commitment to the development of rural Ireland, and in an effort to facilitate the creation of further employment to boost the rural economy, he will reverse the decision to discontinue the community broadband scheme, especially in view of the fact that the Mid West Regional Authority has already made provision in Estimates 2007 for the anticipated funding for community broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if €2.5 million or any State funding has been provided to help the start up expenses of the successful applicant for the catering contract at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received under the tendering process for catering facilities at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if the catering contract has been awarded, for Shannon Airport, to a company which only registered as a company on 4 December 2006, despite the fact that tenders were invited long before this time; if the company has been started by three existing management staff at Shannon Airport; if that company has assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used to assess applications for the catering contract at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made representations to Senator Charles Schumer and Mr. Bruce Morrison, who are leading the plight of the undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 April 2006, regarding the terms of reference of the independent consultative committee to review acute hospitals in the mid-west, when this independent review will commence; the person who is conducting the review; when that review started or is expected to start; when it is expected to conclude; and the impact the review will have on the recently announced development of Ennis General Hospital and the existing service there.
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107 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the lower tax bracket for pensioners whose combined income might push them into the higher tax bracket; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will prioritise the provision of three prefabricated buildings to a school (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the fact that two teachers are teaching pupils in corridors and one in a staffroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding to purchase equipment for a sensory room for autistic children in a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 26 April 2005, when the Health Service Executive will meet with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the youngest age that a child can be assessed by an orthodontist within the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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