473 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status and timescale for the start of sewerage schemes in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will remove the anomaly whereby a person making voluntary contributions for pension purposes, and who enters insurable employment for a short period, will be penalised by as much as 50% of their pension entitlement when they reach pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12113/05]
298 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason he has ignored a High Court order (details supplied) to file an affidavit of discovery within the time frame laid down by the court; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12115/05]
269 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 1 March 2005, if Com Reg has carried out an audit on this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the disturbing allegation that her Department reversed a successful policy in favour of undermining established services (details supplied); if the investigation into orthodontic services by the sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Health and Children will deal with all aspects of the problem including bullying.
[12266/05]
201 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason persons did not receive the results of tests carried out having failed to obtain answers from the health offices in Ennis for a speech therapy analysis carried out in July 2005 on a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
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591 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be made available to provide personal alarms and safety devices to all elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10141/05]
465 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason it is taking so long to deal with a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8751/05]
85 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[8942/05]
205 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a nationwide campaign will be launched to encourage people to carry a health curriculum vitae on their person at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason enrolment has stopped at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Clare; if this school will not close; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[7554/05]
252 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the matter of amnesty for illegally resident Irish citizens in the USA will be raised with President Bush during his visit to the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider paying gratuity to long-serving members of local authorities who retired before the scheme was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made in relation to autism facilities of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Health and Safety Authority will carry out a safety audit on the installation of a telephone mast on top of a water tower at Whitegate, County Clare, in order that the residents of the area can be assured that there is no health risk involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if next of kin will be allowed to draw moneys owed to patients in a nursing home who are incapable of making a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[6893/05]
378 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the report on property rights by the All-Party Committee on the Constitution will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that Ennis is one of the largest centres of population in County Clare with no provision for education for children and teenagers suffering from autism, she will provide facilities at one of the schools in Ennis as a matter of extreme urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if, in order to reduce the amount of traffic on roads, he will consider designating stretches of dual carriageway for persons who carpool and allowing such persons free travel on toll roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the upgrade of Ennis General Hospital will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[5874/05]
129 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the Hanly report now that she has wound up the Hanly group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[5873/05]
247 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the opinion that there are serious flaws in the farm retirement scheme; her further views on whether farmers who retire due to ill health and lease their holdings, if their circumstances changed, should be entitled to all their entitlements when they resume farming; her further views on whether a farm leased to a family member is penalised; the reason her Department did not honour their contracts; the number of acres of land which are without quota.
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3 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she will take to deal with the various anomalies in the farm retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recommendation of Mr. Finbarr Flood of 8 November 2004, that a mechanism be put in place to address situations between pensioners and former employees, has been accepted by the Government; and if it will be implemented.
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361 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the financial resources she is providing for physical education facilities in schools.
[33158/04]
107 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason subvention does not cover the costs of the services of community occupational therapist, social worker or physiotherapist.
[33161/04]
106 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason subvention rates and qualifications differ in parts of the country.
[33160/04]
105 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the discussions that have taken place between her Department and the Department of Education and Science in providing resources for physical education facilities in schools to prevent the increase of obesity in young children.
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141 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 262 of 6 October 2004, when this Deputy will receive a reply from the Mid-Western Health Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be granted naturalisation.
[31612/04]
364 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if, in order to allow the east Clare accessible transport scheme to continue and expand its service, he will increase funding for this worthwhile and valuable transport system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31352/04]
218 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the six fully qualified health care assistants will be appointed at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[31403/04]
5 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the US administration will grant an amnesty to illegal Irish immigrants who have lived and worked in the USA for more than five years.
[30501/04]
301 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will revisit the decision taken in 1999 not to allow the NRA to build motorways between Dublin and regional cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make funding available for an extension to the principal’s office at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Clare currently serving a four year jail sentence in Limerick prison will be moved to an open prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if payments accruing from the Government’s SSIA scheme will be liable to be means-tested for pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the chief executive officer of the Mid-Western Health Board as a matter of urgency, having received correspondence from consultants of Ennis Regional Hospital to provide on-site CT scanners, appoint two consultant radiologists, an additional consultant surgeon, two additional consultant physicians, one with an interest in geriatrics and an interest in respiratory medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent sale of part of Our Lady’s Hospital for €5.2 million, she will conduct an inquiry into the sale of this hospital and 60 acres of land by the Mid-Western Health Board for €3.2 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[27136/04]
379 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided for improvement and an extension to the sewerage treatment plant in Inagh, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26519/04]
150 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funds will be made available to finance overdue payments to retired nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26595/04]
5 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she intends to take to combat the spread of the MRSA superbug that appears to be rampant in hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Mr. J. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an investigation will be carried out into the admission, treatment and death of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will honour commitments made in 1987 to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if approval for a temporary classroom will be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action that will be taken in view of the fact that meat factories are reducing the price of beef and lamb paid to the farming community and in view of the resultant hardship and loss of income for producers.
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289 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reconsider the decision in relation to the withdrawal of funds and closure of the rural action project at Kilrush, County Clare.
[23738/04]
285 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of sewerage and water schemes in County Clare awaiting approval in his Department.
[23712/04]
284 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of sewerage and water schemes in County Clare which have received funding in 2004.
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272 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he is refusing to meet members of the National Association of Regional Game Council to discuss aspects of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004.
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