331 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Question No. 426 of 29 April 2008, if he will expedite the application of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to ensure adequate Garda presence at the Border following another example of dissident activity; and the further steps he is taking to ensure that towns on the outskirts of large cities such as Derry city are given adequate Garda resources in view of persons engaged in criminal activity using the Border to their advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the appointment of an occupational therapist to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, in order to ascertain the need for a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the mechanisms, which are in place for hiring taxis in terms of tendering, value for money and procedure for using taxis, which are in close proximity to the patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department are taking to address the issue of water charges on farms.
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209 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person who submitted an application under the farm improvement scheme on 24 October 2007 was told they had passed the deadline, when the national papers had advertised that the deadline was 31 October 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the time will be extended for the farm waste management scheme to cater for people who are having difficulties with planning applications; if the closing date will be extended beyond 31 December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to appoint senior executive engineers from Monaghan and Donegal County Councils to the project team dealing with the €560 million spend on the dual carriageway to the north west, in view of the representations from a person (details supplied) regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if the scoping study area for proposed investment of €560 million from the Exchequer towards the dual carriageway to the north west includes Counties Monaghan and Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to meet with his Northern Ireland counterpart to discuss the issues of cross-Border education with a view to solving the issues prohibiting students crossing the Border to study, namely the £3,000 per annum fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis on which Irish fishing quotas are reached; if track record is taken into account when quotas are being distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there is a mechanism in place to monitor discards from factory ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, regarding renegotiations for blue whiting in EU waters, there are plans in place to renegotiate Irish fishing rights within the framework of the Lisbon treaty, with particular emphasis on the principle of subsidiarity within the EU Lisbon treaty, which expects regions within Europe to harness economic and social potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to remove the garden from St. Luke’s Hospital; the reason for this removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of private operations by private consultants carried out in public facilities on an annual basis; the basis on which these consultants are supplied with ancillary services and assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount on average it costs for an orthopaedic surgeon to carry out a hip replacement; the cost to the Exchequer for funding all other services and assistance ancillary to the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if further efforts to protect Irish fishing rights will be re-negotiated following the ratification of the Lisbon treaty; the way the principle of subsidiarity will be of benefit to the Irish fishing community within the framework of the Lisbon treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the amount of taxpayers’ money spent on Irish Rail in each year from 2004 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if community childcare groups have the right to make their childcare workers redundant; if these groups are in a position to re-advertise for their redundant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of taxpayers’ money paid in County Donegal in each year from 2004 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on meeting with farmers to discuss the issue of water charges with farmers who have refused to pay charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason farmers are being asked to pay such high levels of water charges, in view of the fact that they do not require ultraviolet, chlorinated or fluoridated treated water for their cattle and sheep; his views on whether it is fair that farmers must pay such rates as farmers do not fix their prices, the buyer does; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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489 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to enforce the new alcohol laws with regard to underage drinking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are plans to bring sniffer dogs to County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will quantify the number of teachers teaching here who gained their qualifications in another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on discussing a deal with his Northern counterpart which would allow students from the South to study free north of the Border, with students from the North being allowed to study free south of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to provide extra incentives for persons who have recently become unemployed to undertake courses, which will provide them with the necessary skills to gain employment; if she has discussed the issue with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in order to ascertain a need for such incentives; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on meeting with her Northern counterpart to discuss the issue of unemployment in the north west with a view to finding a solution on a cross-Border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on adding extra incentives for people thinking about taking up FÁS courses, in view of the rise in unemployment, and with a view to providing an alternative to social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered meeting with his Northern counterpart to discuss the issue of an all-Ireland learner’s permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed new laws for provisional drivers will come in during 2008; if he will clarify the effect these laws will have on learner drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to address the lack of resources for dealing with children as highlighted in a recent Health Service Executive report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 29 April 2008, the way the person (details supplied) in County Donegal can receive the higher pay increment in view of the fact that it is the institution’s policy not to grade students except on a pass-fail basis; if he is simply going to ignore this serious problem, which affects a large proportion of teachers in the north west who have studied for their teaching in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if in view of the fact that the majority of cargo freight lands on the east coast and that Ireland does not have the necessary infrastructure to deal with the distribution of this cargo, with only 3% of goods transported by rail, there are plans to use rail in a pro-active way to distribute such goods, or if there are plans to use ports in the north west coast such as Lisahally in Derry or Greencastle for landing of cargo freight; his views on whether Ireland should be exploring the greater use of sea freight as a solution to congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a 60 year old agreement signed by the British and Irish Governments insisting that Malin Head Coastguard Station must always remain open for the safety of seafarers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce incentives to encourage freight transport by using the North-South Ministerial Council and the British-Irish Council to apply for EU funding through the Marco Polo II — Motorways of the Sea programmes, as recommended by the recently published freight transport report for the island of Ireland; 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 breakdown of all consultants currently engaged by his Department; the purpose of their contract; the amount each contract costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will introduce secondary legislation to enable the Loughs Agency to undertake functions including the regulation and development of aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money put aside to undertake essential habitat improvements and fish stock rehabilitation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will quantify breath tests carried out on drivers involved in collisions attended by Gardaí in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of breath tests carried out in injury collisions; the number of positive or failed breath tests; the number of breath tests in damage only collisions; the number of positive, refused or failed breath tests in damage only collisions; the figures for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 on blood-urine alcohol tests carried out on drivers involved in collisions, either at the station or in hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reviewing the capping system for community employment schemes in rural areas, where supervisors are encountering difficulties in recruiting workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of revenue officials who have transferred from revenue offices to decentralised Departments since the date decentralisation first commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of additional customs and excise officials recruited since the date of introduction of vehicle registration tax up until the end of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of officials engaged in customs and excise duties, since the amalgamation within the revenue and since the amalgamation for all years up to the end of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of revenue officials in the Border, midlands and west region, giving counties covered by this region for the years 2003 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia; if efforts are being made to persuade donor governments to adopt a money no object policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on setting up a cross-Border business park, between Counties Derry and Donegal; if he has contacted his Northern counterpart to discuss such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to tackle the growing unemployment rate in County Donegal; if he has investigated the possibility of attracting new businesses to the county in addition to providing extra incentives for new indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will provide funding for local authorities in view of serious financial difficulties, large borrowings and expansion of core services being experienced by many county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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