281 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to the provision of a new building for the Doolin coastguard and rescue service; if he will progress this as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the immediate improvements which will take place at Ennis General Hospital; if they will include the installation of a cat scanning facility; if the €20.8 million allocated for use on the upgrade of the hospital will be spent in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children his plans to extend the opening hours of a centre (details supplied) which currently opens two days a week to five days a week in view of the increased population in the Kilmaley catchment area of County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 3 May 2006 the measures he has in place to ensure plastic silage wrapping will be collected in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, based on the number of drug samples submitted to the State Laboratory for analysis already in 2006, County Clare can expect at least a 78% increase in drug detections; the reason the Clare Garda drug division which has responsibility for the whole of the County of Clare has only two permanent and one temporary member assigned to it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria which will be used to measure the physical, mental and psychological suitability of candidates who apply to join the proposed Garda Reserve Force; if they will be required to undergo medical examinations and an aptitude test similar to full members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of drug counsellors employed on a permanent basis by the Health Services Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the employment of two full-time drug counsellors in the mid-west region in view of the abuse of hard drugs in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be made available for the essential refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will extend the age from 30 to 40 months for BSE testing, in view of the fact that numbers testing positive are falling; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she has in place to ensure plastic silage wrapping will be collected in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have contracted clostridium difficile; the number of cases which have proven to be fatal as a result of this superbug; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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648 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he is refusing to implement a report, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the district Garda patrol cars will be upgraded from 1.4 litre engines to more powerful 1.8 litre types; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the radio system that is obsolete will be replaced in the Garda barracks, Abbey Street, Ennis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish the stipulation whereby a person on a community employment scheme reaching age 55 will be able to continue indefinitely and not be subjected to a three year extension noting the fact that some will not be able to get employment on an open labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the exact terms of reference of the independent consultative committee to review acute hospitals in the mid-west region; if this committee’s remit will not merely be a duplication of the report of the national task force on medical staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the emergency measures she has in place to deal with overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for a knee replacement operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 14 February 2006, when this Deputy will receive an answer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 25 January 2006, when this Deputy will receive an answer to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 16 February 2006, when this Deputy will receive an answer to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make public the report of the independent assessment into corporate governance at Bord na gCon in the interest of protecting the integrity of this expanding industry which generates hundreds of millions of euro annually and is a growing market in the tourist trade here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of statements emanating from recent EU summits regarding the creation of a single European energy market, when the urgently required electricity interconnectors to Britain and Northern Ireland will be operational; his views on whether they will be co-financed by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the support structures and assistance he will put in place to aid the development of renewable energy sources which, with proper expansion and support from the Government and the Commission for Energy Regulation, could answer the energy requirements of rural and farming communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if an impact study will be carried out into the effect which abolishing the bilateral agreement will have on Shannon Airport and the mid-west region; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some companies have indicated they may be forced to re-locate when this agreement comes into place in November 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if there is conflict of interest in the mid-term review of the national car testing services by PricewaterhouseCoopers noting the fact that this company provided the consultancy advice for setting up this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she will put in place to address the serious and acute shortage of rheumatologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no disabled car parking spaces in the public car park at the Regional Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she will put in place to ensure that all crèches and child care facilities are inspected on a regular basis in counties Clare and Limerick and north County Tipperary as figures in a newspaper (details supplied) reveal that 28 of 370 were inspected in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the improvements which have taken place in the auctioneering business since his task force reported back to him; if private treaty sales are more transparent and the proof he has of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when necessary work to improve the pier at Doolin, County Clare will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cases to date of caesarean sections performed in maternity hospitals here which were elective; the number which were emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to stop the exploitation of 70 Polish workers employed by a company (details supplied) working at the ESB power plant in Moneypoint, County Clare, who are being paid €5.20 per hour when the minimum wage payable is €7.65 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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851 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cutbacks he has requested from Clare County Council regarding the Scariff, Feakle, Quilty and Mullagh sewerage schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cutbacks will have to come from the network; if he will apply the same pricing policy to all disadvantaged schemes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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605 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if one clerical assistant will be provided to the Garda station in Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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515 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 15 November 2005 and Question No. 352 of 7 February 2006 the delay in acquiring the site; the reason his Department is not able to determine the amount of land required, as the land owner is prepared to do business; when the uncertainty will be cleared up; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cancellations due to overcrowding which have taken place on a daily basis since Christmas 2005 at St. James’s Hospital for patients waiting for elective surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing serious overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the front door of the hospital was closed last week due to patients lying on trolleys in the reception area; if health and safety standards were breached on this occasion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the official figures regarding the number of children suffering from autism who are awaiting assessment in the Clare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a deportation order on a person (details supplied) will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the safeguards he will put in place to protect the jobs of Irish workers working on the Ennis bypass, whose main contractor is a company (details supplied), from the practice of forcing Irish employees to take wage cuts of up to €5 per hour in an effort to force them out of their jobs and replace them with lower paid foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a commitment will be made to purchase, on behalf of the State, documents due for auction in a forthcoming auction (details supplied) on 12 April 2006, letters and memorabilia from the 1916 to 1922 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for a cartilage operation to the orthopaedic hospital in Croom, Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no precautions being taken to combat the spread of the MRSA superbug in psychiatric institutions and nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Finance his plans to lift the cap on the number of Revenue staff in Ennis, County Clare, in an effort to address the considerable number of staff awaiting transfer to Ennis (details supplied).
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293 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an ombudsman will be appointed for the old and the disabled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapists in County Clare as there are 600 people waiting for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 28 June 2005, the position in respect of the provision of the closed circuit television system in Ennis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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390 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the nitrates directive will be withdrawn and sensible regulations introduced that protect the income and livelihoods of all farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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