272 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, who has Asperger’s syndrome, has had their resource hours reduced and has to share their special needs assistant with two other students, who are not in the same class as them; if the special educational needs organisers are qualified to undermine recommendations from experts in the field of special education needs; if not, the reason they are allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if, it is his policy to introduce cutbacks in the area of special education needs in view of the large amount of cutbacks in County Donegal (details supplied); his views on whether it is good practice to target the most vulnerable people in society when introducing cutbacks; the action he plans to take to help persons who have been left in limbo over their children’s educational future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the temporary location of the integrated communications system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money donated annually to Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the overall budget for the running and maintaining of Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has had their medical card rescinded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has had their medical card rescinded.
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653 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the building projects that will be proceeding to tender in 2008; the building projects that were committed to go to tender in 2008 that have since been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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652 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown on a county basis of the annual contribution towards rental costs for prefabricated buildings in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider funding for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of non-Irish vessels inspected by Irish officers at both sea and port for the years 2006 and 2007; the number that were fined; the offences they were believed to have committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of Irish vessels inspected by Irish Officers at both sea and port for the years 2006 and 2007; the number that were fined; the offences they were believed to have committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the projects in County Donegal, which will be proceeding to tender and allocated funding in 2008 and up until June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the major capital projects which have been sanctioned and proceeding to tender that will be allocated funding in 2008 or the early part of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the building projects within the health sector which will be allocated capital funding in 2008 on a county basis; the major capital projects where funding has been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of elective surgeries cancelled for the years 2006 and 2007 at Letterkenny General Hospital; the reasons these surgeries were cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the efforts made by the National Treatment Purchase Fund to assist patients at Letterkenny General Hospital who do not wish to be referred outside the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of referrals from Letterkenny General Hospital to Ballykelly under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the number of patients at Letterkenny General Hospital who have declined a referral through the NTPF for years 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of a magazine (details supplied) for each year from 2005 to date in 2008, the cost to include publication, research and distribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on schemes he will introduce to advance economic growth through the mutual co-operation of his Department, the banking sector and the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26957/08]
162 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the number of customs officers employed by the Revenue Commissioners from 1999 to 2003, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of all elements of the programme for Government that have been fully implemented since the general election in 2002; the elements that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had their care hours cut from 32 hours per week to ten hours per week in view of the fact that they suffer from third degree spina bifida; if it is NCSE policy to implement cutbacks, regardless of students’ needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the summer works scheme is not going ahead at a school (details supplied) which had been promised money for work to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the number of trained customs staff deployed at Killybegs and Letterkenny ports; if a risk assessment has been carried out on non tidal ports along the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on providing training for redundant fishermen to re-train for the Merchant Navy; the steps he has taken to implement same; his views on meeting with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to put together a plan to provide incentives for fishermen to take up this re-training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a pupil (details supplied) has had their resource hours cut; if his Department oversees the decisions made by the special educational needs organisers; if there is an appeal process for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the elements of the special needs disability Act 2004 that have been enacted; the elements of the Act that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the naturalisation process will be expedited in exceptional circumstances for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a special needs assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a special needs assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will take on board the recommendation of the Joint Committee for Health and Children to fund the Exon skipping trials in the UK; when legislation will be implemented to allow funding to be invested; and the action she is taking to reciprocate the help the UK is giving to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients in this country.
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63 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans she has put in place to attract investment to County Donegal; her views on providing extra incentives to people who are considering setting up their own business; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she plans to work with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in view of oil and gas explorations off the Irish coast; her views on setting up a training scheme to train workers to work in this industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[23008/08]
962 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans he has to give grant assistance to developers of wind turbines; if there will be incentives on a cross-Border basis through the integration of the all-Ireland energy market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23213/08]
961 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the interconnector at Soran will be connected to Culmore and onwards into Coolkeera as part of an all-island grid connection; the timeframe for this to occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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960 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the compensation measures which will be accruing to fishermen east of Inishowen from Malin Head through the Lough’s Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of all primary and secondary schools in the Letterkenny, Inishowen and Milford electoral areas, County Donegal; the schools at design stage, tender stage and construction stage; the schools on the Government’s school building programme; the schools that have been removed from the school building programme in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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489 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent decision by FIFA regarding the eligibility of players from Northern Ireland playing international football for the Republic of Ireland; his views on whether FIFA has contradicted the terms of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement; if he will be in contact with the governing body on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22698/08]
385 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there has been no permanent consultant psychiatrist in Inishowen, County Donegal, for the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[23214/08]
98 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the results of an efficiency review of the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23393/08]
320 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the way he can justify the fact that his Department have removed two posts from a school (details supplied); if it is his Department’s policy to increase class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been spent on the advertising campaign for Transport 21; the purpose of the advertisement; the value for money offered to the Irish taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22109/08]
4 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will launch or bring forward a national strategy for the promotion of bio-fuels; the details of same; the role he envisages bio-fuels will play in Ireland’s energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had contact with the National Consumer Agency or with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment to address the high cost of diesel here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress the Government has made in rolling out next generation and high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21645/08]
361 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing a grant aid scheme for wood log gasifiers which would significantly alter the energy sector in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21321/08]
347 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions for dog fouling on pavements, footpaths and beaches for the years 2002 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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