86 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the recent policy developments in relation to the voluntary sector; the progress made to date on delivering Towards 2016 commitments on volunteering; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the prison education service at St. Patrick’s Institution outlining the level of participation of young offenders on the scheme, the range of courses on offer and additional improvements which have been made to same over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date he will provide a better speed broadband to Fanad, County Donegal; his views on whether the lack of a modern broadband service in Fanad undermines business in that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on capital investment and on refurbishment work annually at Rockhill and Lifford Army Barracks since 1997 to date in 2008 in tabular form.
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245 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a financial justification for the closures of Rockhill and Lifford Army Barracks in the form of a cost benefit analysis including envisaged redundancy costs to the State and the envisaged revenue that will be generated by the sale or lease of the two barracks.
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244 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the amount by which the annual running cost of Finner Army barracks will increase as a result of the closure of Lifford and Rockhill Army Barracks.
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243 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the amount the maintenance of Lifford and Rockhill Army Barracks cost the State in 2007.
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241 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence if the closure of both barracks in north Donegal will put some strain on the families of soldiers stationed at Rockhill and Lifford in terms of extended commuting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will grant back-to-work allowances to persons in receipt of unemployment benefit after a period of three months in view of the downturn in the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will guarantee that all social economy projects announced by his Department will be continued as envisaged when they were announced; if he will guarantee that the White Oaks project will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when a radiotherapy satellite centre will be established in the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if a satellite radiotherapy centre will be established in the north west before 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Donegal annually between 1997 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce legislation to implement the budget 2009 €200 levy on second homes; if he will raise these levies through local authorities; if the revenue generated by the levy will be allocated to the local authorities to compensate for reduced local government funding from central Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that the residency application of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is dealt with quickly.
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105 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to assist people to combat the prevalence of debt in the current economic climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of the 32 budget 2009 cuts in his Department he will reverse; and if he will elaborate on these particular cuts.
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222 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent at Rockhill and Lifford Army Barracks on refurbishment work and capital investment since 2000 to date in 2008.
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144 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the stage the decision-making process in regard to the futures of Malin Head and Valentia Island coast guard stations is at; and when this decision will be finalised.
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143 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he has made a decision in regard to the future of Malin Head and Valentia coast guard stations; and the result of that decision.
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132 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when she envisages the preparation and completion of a report into the contraction of MRSA by two babies at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal in 2008.
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100 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the public buildings that are vacant or not in use in County Donegal; the amount the heating, maintenance and security of these buildings cost in 2007; and if he will provide the information in tabular form.
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78 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Donegal electricians on the FÁS list of recommended electricians.
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519 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason parents of students at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, who qualify for school bus pass are being forced to pay for private bus services; the reason these parents from the school received bus passes from the school in September 2008; when he will supply a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the terms of reference in place for the review of special needs assistant allocations; if there is a mechanism in place for parents to express their dissatisfaction with the allocation of these hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the withdrawal of funding for transition year programmes in view of the importance of early entrepreneurship to the future economic success of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timeframe for a suspension of the early retirement scheme; his views on including students who are studying for the advanced certificate in agriculture level six in the scheme in view of the fact that many of these students are aged 35 years and will not be eligible should a suspension be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason licences for oyster, crab, and lobster are being introduced, in view of the fact that fishermen have already paid an average of €50,000 on category A licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies or computer modelling of the electricity grid or market being planned, conducted, or paid for in 2008 or 2009 by his Department or by the State and semi-State agencies for which he has responsibility including the goals and aims of the work, the Department or agency involved, the names of those paid to carry out the work, the cost, the expected completion date and the expected publication date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reverse her decision on the qualifying age for the disability allowance in budget 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of those under the age of 18 years arrested for criminal activity between 2000 and 2007; and the amount the detention of these juveniles cost the State for each of these years.
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288 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the naturalisation application process for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there are areas of the application that are causing it to be delayed; if it is possible to expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if the Government will replace the withdrawn fuel rebate on service and school transport runs; if he will replace the Inishowen service (details supplied) in County Donegal that is due to cease as a result of the withdrawal of this rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if children with Kabuki syndrome deserve preschool education like every other child; if children with Kabuki syndrome require special needs assistance at preschool; and if she will fund greater hours of special needs assistance for children with Kabuki syndrome in view of these facts.
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265 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose parents are unemployed has been on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment for the past four and half years; when this person will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will compensate County Donegal hill farmers subjected to €900 losses by the reduction in the maximum claimable area for the disadvantaged area aid compensation scheme; his views on whether these hill farms are not suitable for types of farming other than sheep farming; the way he envisages developing the hill farming industry here in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage the Broadcasting Bill is at; the criteria being used for the appointment of appointees to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed areas which will be designated as special protection areas; if he will provide this information on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications for land owners who own lands designated as special protection areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications for landowners who own lands designated as special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the type of turf-cutting that is allowed on blanket bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allow an extension of the appeals procedure for land owners in Magherdrummen Bog, Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been subjected to anti-Irish racist abuse from the terraces at Scottish Premier League games this month; if he will write to the Scottish First Minister, the Scottish Football Association, and the Scottish Premier League requesting that they take action to stamp out this anti-Irish racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the number of customs officials engaged solely in drug detection and drug patrols covering the Donegal coastline; the number of land drug patrols carried out in Donegal in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of coastal patrols carried out in Donegal in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of drug detections made on land and at sea as a result of these patrols; the quantity of drugs seized in these operations; the number of night clubs and concert venues visited with sniffer dogs on drug detection operations in Donegal in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he or his Department has made approaches to the European Commission seeking an extension of time for those who have been approved for a farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on amending legislation in order to establish a public hearings system in advance in an application by energy companies for a price increase to allow the vulnerable in society and their representatives to have their opinions heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effects the budget 2009 cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency will have on the protection of the environment here; if the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated to him the programmes that will be cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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621 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of male secondary school teachers who teach foreign language subjects in all-male secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties.
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554 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the farm waste management scheme beyond its deadline in view of the inability of builders to source sheeting and other materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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