460 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when a technical assessment of a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be carried out; when the project will move to architectural design and planning phase; when it is expected that this project will be completed; her views on whether the school is a priority of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will allow them a spelling exemption for their forthcoming exams and appoint an assistant to read for them during the course of the examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport his views on the retention and development of the Aer Lingus transatlantic routes which service Shannon Airport; his further views on the fact that Aer Lingus have only committed to serving the routes up to the end of the summer schedule 2008; if he will instruct the Government board members of Aer Lingus to work for a real commitment from Aer Lingus and that the company will continue to operate a full comprehensive transatlantic service to Shannon Airport for a minimum period of five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that when appointing the two outstanding vacancies to the board of Aer Lingus, that at minimum one of the appointees would be a representative of the mid west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the provision of level crossings along the Galway to Ennis rail line in view of the opening of the western rail corridor; if a fully automated crossing will be provided for the Ballyogan Road in Barefield, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in the interest of child safety, she will draw up and fund a scheme for the introduction of safe vehicular set down and pick up areas outside schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will award the bereavement grant to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services will cause hardship for the tourism industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport his views on the designation of the Shannon to London Heathrow route as a public service obligation route; if on behalf of the Government, he will be making an application to the European Union for a PSO designation on the Shannon to London Heathrow route; when this application will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to date to restore connectivity between Shannon International Airport and London Heathrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the removal of the refund on excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services will cause hardship for the industry; the alternative scheme he will introduce following the discontinuation of the rebate of excise duty on fuel used in the passenger transport service; when the new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the care facilities here for the treatment of teenage cancer; her plans to develop these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the removal of the refund on excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services will cause hardship for the industry; the alternative scheme he will introduce following the discontinuation of the rebate of excise duty on fuel used in the passenger transport service; when the new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress she has made with regard to the implementation of the Malone Report for the Sheep Industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will support a campaign to ban Brazilian beef following the finding of the FVO report which was recently published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new national school at Ballyea, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that the remaining funding required for the development of a temporary school site at a school (details supplied) in County Clare is allocated as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide emergency funding as a matter of urgency to Clare County Council for the acquisition of two additional water tankers to improve the capacity of the fire service to fight fires in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when Ennis, County Clare will be provided with a closed circuit television system; the reason for the delay in providing CCTV to Ennis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will research and implement the Ennis County Clare based Irish school of excellence model of educating drivers to all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport when he will appoint the two directors of the Aer Lingus board which he has failed to appoint to date; if he will give the new appointees a clear goal to restore connectivity between Shannon Airport and London Heathrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the progress the Shannon Airport Authority and Dublin Airport Authority have made to ensure the establishment of a full US customs and border protection inspection post at Shannon Airport in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport when he will make available the €53 million to implement the recommendations of the Shannon International Airport in Open Skies Mid West Tourism and Economic Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is waiting to have tests for MS carried out by a consultant neurologist at the Galway University Hospital; if this procedure will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel of the Reserve who have been assigned to the Integrated Reserve in each brigade; the average number of hours training carried out to date by those personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to review the meal and travel allowance scheme payable to participants on vocational training and opportunities scheme courses in adult education centres here; her views on whether the €4 per week subsistence is inadequate and should be raised to €4 per day and that the travel allowance payable should be doubled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the fact that food products being labelled as Irish are being produced in other countries; the steps she will take to regularise this situation to ensure that country of origin is shown on the label; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will purchase the four Heathrow slots which are on offer from the former GB airlines and give them to the Shannon Airport Authority for their permanent use to ensure connectivity between the mid west and the rest of the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend speech and language therapy services for children in County Clare; if she will provide additional tutoring services for children with speech and language difficulties in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to resolve the dispute between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union; if she has had discussions with pharmacists since her recent announcement in respect of the new proposals in regard to the purchase and dispensing of drugs; if so, the position regarding these discussions; her views on the impact that these proposals will have on the viability of pharmacies throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if and when a primary medical certificate will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a review of the conditions governing qualification for the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is waiting to have an ICP monitor carried out in Beaumount Hospital Neurosurgery Department; if this procedure will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a feasibility study for the upgrading and repair of the River Fergus embankments from Drumquin, County Clare to Kildysart, County Clare being carried out; if consultants have been appointed; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to increase the maximum grant payable under the disabled persons grant scheme from €20,300 to a more appropriate level of funding as the current sum is inadequate; when his plans will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant a school (details supplied) in County Clare a temporary teacher for the remainder of the 2007-08 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action she will take to address the rapid increase in the cost of imported feed as a result of the Government position at EU level on genetically modified imports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps which she will take via Teagasc and secondary legislation to promote the use of organic manure as a preferential fertiliser source; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans she has to introduce country of origin for the labelling of pig meat; the measures she is taking at EU level to address the issue of substantial transformation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will designate and identify the R352 road from Tulla, County Clare to Whitegate, County Clare to be a strategic route as it is the main arterial route through east Clare which provides access to Lough Derg; if he will allocate funding to upgrade the remaining section of the R352; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that post mortem facilities covering County Clare which operate out of Limerick are under threat due to the Health Service Executive recruitment freeze, as there is only one pathology technician in Limerick and if they are away on holidays or fall ill no cover will be provided; if she approves of these cutbacks; if she will take the appropriate measures to ensure that this most important service will not be effected regardless of the current recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make representations to the Department of Finance prior to Budget 2008 to remove the requirement for VAT payments on fees to non-resident artists even up to a certain level of fee, in view of the huge impact this will have on smaller voluntary groups organising festivals and so on throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Aer Lingus’s decision to remove the Shannon to Heathrow route in view of the fact his Department had knowledge of the proposal to remove the Shannon to Heathrow service on 13 June 2007.
456 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when a technical inspection report relating to a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be available; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the abolition of the staffing grants for community based child care providers which is being replaced by the NCIP community child care subvention scheme 2008 to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the provision of a wheelchair for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to improve security of tenure for those in the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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524 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report on his plans to deliver the Ennis water augmentation scheme; when this additional source of water will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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523 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the ongoing delays in the delivery of the Ennis/Clarecastle main drainage scheme; when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide emergency funding for the development of car parking facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Clare in order to introduce measures to protect the safety of pupils attending the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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