507 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps that have been taken to date to establish a National Mental Health Service Directorate within the Health Service Executive as recommended in A Vision for Change.
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506 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children when a National Mental Health Service Directorate will be established within the Health Service Executive as recommended in A Vision for Change.
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311 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children the immediate steps she is taking to meet the target of one neurologist per 100,000 population recommended in the National Hospital’s Office report published in 2003.
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153 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will commit to the development and implementation of a national strategy for older people as recommended by the older and bolder campaign to age proof all policy, legislation and access to services and deliver equality for older people.
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160 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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229 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will accede to the request of Kerry County Council to have the bilingual names of Dingle and Daingean Uí Chúis restored following the plebiscite which supported this view.
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224 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the signposts for Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis have had the English version of the name taped over while towns such as Dungloe, Belmullet, Ballyvourney and Spiddal have not had bilingual signposts interfered with.
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583 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who cannot find places to begin secondary school in Dublin 15 in September 2007.
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582 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the location where the VEC sponsored primary school in Dublin 15 will be situated; and the completion date for intake of pupils.
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580 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of children that are on waiting lists to begin primary school in Dublin 15 in September 2007.
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275 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if full State funding for the capital costs of a new hospice in Dublin 15, as requested by the Dublin 15 Hospice Fundraising Committee, will be provided.
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142 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the agreements entered into between An Garda Síochána and individual insurance companies over the past ten years in respect of road traffic accidents and any other areas covered; the nature of such agreements; the terms and conditions; the names of the senior members of the Garda with responsibility for dealing with such agreements; and if he is kept informed of such developments.
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141 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if serving members of An Garda Síochána are working for or in receipt of fees from insurance companies arising from investigations into road traffic accidents; if this is authorised by senior management; and if it is legal and ethical.
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573 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the way the amount of funding to vocational education committees is determined; if it is by a fixed amount for each student in VEC schools; if so, the proportion of this sum spent on schools; and the amount spent on administration.
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571 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the provision she will make for 59 pupils who cannot find a place to start their second level education in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in September 2007.
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355 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he is taking in regard to the fears of anglers that fish stocks in many rivers here are under threat due to flouting of the rules and laws governing the number and size of fish caught.
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226 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received representations regarding the investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied); and his views in relation to same.
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8 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the action he will take following the publication of the first report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters.
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860 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a proposal to close a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; where this proposal originated; her views on same; and if she will intervene to maintain this school for the local community.
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767 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if the VEC is to be the patron of a primary school in Dublin 15; if so, the location of the school and the date of opening; the location where this proposal originated; her views on same; if she will intervene to maintain this school for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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858 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided for a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to keep children in the education system.
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518 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has permitted the ESB to build a new power station at Aghada, County Cork, only on condition that it sells the output of the station to its competitors; and his views on whether this will lead to a rise in electricity prices to the consumer.
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237 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) have not yet been granted a residence permit despite the fact that such permits should be processed within six months of the application being made.
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12 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on staffing arrangements in the Attorney General’s office and in particular the amounts paid each year to each contract drafter who was utilised by the office in the past five years.
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9 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the work of the group established in his Department to oversee the awarding of public relations contracts by Ministers.
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168 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) who was granted a joint spouse visa for three months was only allowed to remain in the State for a period of one month.
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163 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a residency application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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324 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist the spouse of a deceased person (details supplied) to establish if an Anti-D injection administered to them on 10 February 1972 came from a batch contaminated with Hepatitis C.
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232 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the corporation tax paid by multinational corporations in this State in each year since 2000 inclusive.
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10 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the action he will take following the publication of the report of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into collusion between the security forces and paramilitaries.
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11 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on appointments made to State boards or other agencies under the aegis of his Department by him since June 2006.
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219 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the avenues of redress open to persons whose former partners renege on their legal obligations to make maintenance payments.
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