176 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if her Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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171 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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153 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if they are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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150 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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145 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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140 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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136 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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132 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in her Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if her Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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112 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; and if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments, when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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101 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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100 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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78 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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69 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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442 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was not renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork
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157 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish for each quarter in the past four years details of the number of persons, categorised by level of dependency, in receipt of long-stay care in both State-run and privately-operated facilities and the average cost to the State per patient categorised by level of dependency for providing such care in both State-run and privately-operated facilities.
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156 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of reported cases of elder abuse in the southern region in each quarter for the past five years, categorised by county and abuse type.
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155 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the date from which there has been no dedicated elder abuse officer in the southern region; when a dedicated elder abuse officer will be in place in the southern region; and, in the absence of a dedicated elder abuse officer, the person who will be responsible for monitoring and investigating reported elder abuse in the southern region.
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133 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, other than those involved in immigration control, based at Cork, Dublin and Shannon Airports.
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92 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he recognises any qualification provided by an institute (details supplied); if so, when he began to recognise these qualifications; if he recognises such qualifications as being equivalent to any level of the national framework of qualifications; if he does not now recognise any qualification provided by the institute has he previously recognised any qualifications provided by this institute; in view of the fact that in material previously published by the institute it stated that the graduateship of the institute is recognised by his Department as being the professional equivalent of a primary degree, the contact or correspondence that there has there been between him and the institute in relation to this statement which would justify the institute making such a claim.
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61 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Taoiseach the staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; the numbers of such staff; and if these staff are based in Ireland or Brussels.
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646 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the negotiations he has had with the hauliers’ association and the negotiations he has had with the EU in view of the EU plan to charge road hauliers for pollution and noise.
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645 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the Dublin bicycle scheme into other local authorities.
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605 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the nature of consultations, feasibility studies and discussions that took place between the Health Service Executive South, his Department and other relevant stakeholders in the relocation transfer of orthopaedic surgery from the existing orthopaedic hospital, Gurranabraher to South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital.
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604 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a review of the benefits and risks of using mercury in silver dental fillings.
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387 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans on a national and local basis to commemorate the centenary of 1916; if he has requested the local authority to appoint a 2016 commemoration policy or post; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce at primary and post primary level a national book rental scheme.
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270 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the publication of unnecessary new school book editions; and his plans to reform the grant made available to schools to assist in purchase of school books.
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251 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position for school year 2011/2012 regarding the allocation of special needs assistants in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork.
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192 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance in recognition of the community based and focused philosophy and ethos of credit unions, if a different regulatory structure will apply to credit unions than will apply to banks; if the regulatory structure for credit unions will be provided for in one stand alone credit union Act; if the regulatory guidelines will be negotiable; and if they will incorporate industry changes.
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191 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance his plans to retain an independent credit union regulator; if the regulator will have an obligation to report to him; if he will enable such an independent regulator to restrict the value of loans which may be granted by credit unions; if the guidelines set down by such a regulator will be negotiated with the various stakeholders; and if there will be an appeal procedure to any decisions of the regulator.
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190 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance in keeping with the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a commission to review the future of the credit union movement, if he will confirm the time frame for establishing the commission; the persons who will be appointed to the commission; the stakeholders that will be represented; if the terms of reference for the Commission will provide for consultation; and to whom the commission will report and the time frame within which the commission shall report.
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157 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied).
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315 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been referred to London by a consultant for treatment has been refused for the Health Service Executive treatment abroad scheme.
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134 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a non-EU citizen, resident in County Cork since 2007, can qualify for fees under the Irish rate in third level college.
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167 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider reducing the cost of special exemption orders or licenses required by nightclubs from €410 to €200.
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148 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if, in pursuit of the purpose of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to contribute to the social and economic development of the State and to fulfil the commitment contained in the programme for Government to use buildings as suitable cultural facilities, he has given any consideration to the possibility that lands within the control of the National Asset Management Agency could be made available to local sporting organisations for their use.
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81 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if, in keeping with one of the purposes of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to contribute to the social and economic development of the State, the National Asset Management Agency will make lands within its control which adjoin sporting and recreational facilities available to local sporting groups for their own use.
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79 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if, in pursuit of the purpose of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to contribute to the social and economic development of the State and to fulfil the commitment contained in the programme for Government to use buildings as suitable cultural facilities, he has given any consideration to the possibility that lands within the control of the National Asset Management Agency could be made available to local sporting organisations for their use.
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442 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make changes to the national car test process in view of a recent television programme (details supplied).
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389 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is legally entitled to create a no-smoking ban on the grounds of the Cork University Hospital.
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388 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans for the future implementations of out of hours social work service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school building programme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the recent meeting of the UN in respect of the Commission of Sustainable Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has made any decision on the scheme to implement a new household charge in line with the EU-IMF; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot be accepted on a community employment scheme.
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656 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on waiting lists for skills courses in Fáilte Ireland Cork training centre, Albert Road; and his plans to accommodate persons in this predicament.
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94 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had an appeal for carer’s allowance referred to the appeals office in September 2010 will receive a decision on same.
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109 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if children with autism spectrum disorder are eligible for the domiciliary care allowance; if there were any changes to the eligibility criteria for the domiciliary care allowance when it was transferred from the Health Service Executive to the Department of Social Protection; the refusal rate for the domiciliary care allowance when it was assessed by the HSE in 2008; the refusal rate for the domiciliary care allowance assessed by her in 2010; the percentage of refusals of the domiciliary care allowance overturned on appeal; the set criteria to determine if a child is eligible for the domiciliary care allowance and the most common grounds now for refusal of the domiciliary care allowance.
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363 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when construction of the flyovers at both the Sarsfield Road and Bandon Road roundabouts, Cork, will commence; and the provisions that will be put in place during construction to alleviate the bottlenecks that occur here.
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