228 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the dangerous situation at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he is unable to solve these matters will he instruct the local authority to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on establishing a local planning monitoring group within each local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science when the necessary funds will be awarded to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will act immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will provide the continuation of funds for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of this to the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason within the BED teacher training programme there is no specific autism training available to trainee teachers; her views on whether this is essential; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether there is need for the extension of Mulranny Pier, County Mayo; if he will provide the necessary funding, in view of the need to upgrade this piece of infrastructure as it is a valuable asset to the area and its surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide funding under the CLÁR and Rapid programmes for the transport of people in County Mayo with urgent hospital appointments who have no means of transport; if funding for the upgrading of Ballycroy Health Centre which is in a CLÁR area will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department will compensate the fish merchants who have made their living from the purchasing of salmon; his views on whether these businesses are essentially finished due to the stopping of drift net fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when his Department will take responsibility for the provision of transport for a wide range of people which will include patients with social needs as stated in Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 3 April 2007 from the Department of Health and Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run a community nursing home unit (details supplied) in County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run a community nursing home unit (details supplied) in County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run a community nursing home unit (details supplied) in County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run the community nursing home unit in Belmullet, County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run the community nursing home unit in Swinford, County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount it costs to run the community nursing home unit in Achill, County Mayo with a breakdown of the staff costs on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when the post of social worker with responsibility for the elderly will be established; her views on whether this should be initiated immediately and not only dependent on service priorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive interservices review group on patient transport services to define the criteria for the eligibility for non emergency patient transport will be concluded; the date this review was established; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when a dedicated HEMS service will be available throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of the community nursing unit in Achill, County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of a community nursing unit (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of a community nursing unit (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of a community nursing unit (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of the community nursing unit in Belmullet, County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the resident capacity of the community nursing unit in Swinford, County Mayo; the number of residents there; the annual cost per resident for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding or direct the Health Service Executive to provide funding to ensure the upgrading of Ballycroy Health Centre when the HSE will take steps to ensure that the people of Ballycroy, County Mayo have an adequate health service and health centre sufficient for the needs of the people in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when the necessary staff funding will be awarded to a committee (details supplied) in County Mayo to establish this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if a blue card will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if she will guarantee the immediate awarding of the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the recent suspended sentence awarded to a rapist from Ennis, County Clare, mandatory sentences need to be introduced for such crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when funding will be sanctioned from his Department for the installation of closed circuit television in Ballina town, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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805 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is being considered for funding for extra classrooms, physical education hall and office space in view of the fact that its estimated enrolment for 2007 is 154 pupils and the projected enrolment for the next five years is increased considerably; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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680 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department in association with Údarás will carry out a structural survey of Mulranny Pier, Mulranny, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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674 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether there is an urgent need for the extension of Mulranny Pier, County Mayo; if he will provide the necessary funding, in view of the urgent need to upgrade this essential piece of infrastructure as it is a valuable asset to the area and its surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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631 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reconsider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on whether contrary to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 3 April 2007, these documents prove it is a very different matter and if he will deal with the matter in hand, as this person had to leave their former address for their own health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the waiting list for the dental hygienist in Ballina, County Mayo; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that hundreds of children are already awaiting this service; if she will appoint a dental hygienist in Ballina as at present the hygienist only works one day a week in Ballina; if this is the reason for the long waiting list; her views on whether this is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if, regarding the delay being experienced by cancer patients at UCHG, she will offer the National Treatment Purchase Fund as an alternative to these patients if it is not possible for them to have the treatment at UCHG; if she will ensure that necessary procedures are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with an ambulance taxi service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 3 April 2007, the full details of the services available for severely disabled children who are being cared for in the home; her views on whether this is an area which requires increased support and more accessibility for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will immediately ensure a safe ambulance service to the Belmullet area of County Mayo by directing the Health Service Executive to immediately review their decision not to have a full time 24 hour ambulance service at Belmullet ambulance station, the lack of which presently means that people’s lives are put in jeopardy due to having to wait for hours when the existing ambulance is on route to Mayo General hospital on another call; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will immediately ensure a safe ambulance service to the Belmullet area of County Mayo by ensuring funding for a full 24 hour ambulance base in Belmullet, County Mayo, the lack of which presently means that people’s lives are put in jeopardy due to having to wait for hours when the existing ambulance is on route to Mayo General Hospital on another call; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will immediately ensure a safe ambulance service to the Belmullet area of County Mayo by ensuring funding for a full 24 hour ambulance base in Belmullet, County Mayo; if she will ask the Health Service Executive to immediately review their decision not to have a full time 24 hour ambulance service at Belmullet ambulance station, the lack of which presently means that people’s lives are put in jeopardy due to having to wait for hours when the existing ambulance is on route to Mayo General Hospital on another call; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Irish Dentists Association and ensure the provision of dental treatment for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when there will be an increase in the amount of adult neurologists as recommended in two reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children when, in view of the current figure of only 5 paediatric neurologists currently working here to cater for the entire population and with no dedicated paediatric neurophysiologist and only one paediatric neurosurgeon, this unacceptable situation will change in view of the fact that two reports in 2003 and 2006 recommended that 10 paediatric neurologists and three paediatric neurosurgeons are urgently needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the security operations carried out by gardaí in Ballinaboy, that is the total cost of gardaí, including their basic salary, overtime, transport, subsistence and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí deployed to Ballinaboy, County Mayo on a daily basis; the number of gardaí on stand-by on a daily basis in Ballinaboy, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to date of the security operation in Ballinaboy, County Mayo to include all costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide funding under the CLÁR and RAPID programmes for the transport of Mayo people with urgent hospital appointments and with no means of transport and for the upgrading of Ballycroy Health Centre which is in a CLÁR area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will change the farm inspection guidelines as it is widely felt by farmers that this is too confining; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on water meters being installed on farms; her further views on whether farmers costs are increasing all the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on issuing a blue card to the thirty women nationwide suffering from Hepatitis C symptoms but testing negative; her further views on whether the number of women nationwide requesting this is manageable; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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