285 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is prepared to explore potential avenues of funding for duchenne muscular dystrophy research through the North-South Ministerial Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will explore funding opportunities through Interreg or the Belfast Agreement to fund research for people suffering from duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of sniffer dogs being trained in this country; the length of time it takes for each dog to be trained; if he has plans to allocate further funding to the training of such dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measure that will be introduced through the North/South Ministerial body to address funding issues with respect to community projects currently coming to the end of Peace II funding; the Department that will provide mainstream funding for such projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sniffer dogs on a Garda divisional basis; if there are plans to have a permanent dog in the north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on allowing local Irish businesses, small and medium enterprises included, to access lands at Industrial Development Authority parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has had a further update from the EU commission in relation to the delay in the REP scheme payment to farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans in relation to the policing of the north-west, in view of the recent interview (details supplied); the assurances he will give to the people of County Donegal, who are in close proximity to both Derry City and Strabane; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the Garda presence in border towns is adequate, in view of the fact that a paramilitary organisation (details supplied) have publicly announced that they intend to undertake paramilitary activities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans his Department have to combat the growing dissident activity in the north-west, in view of yet another paramilitary style shooting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on proposals for classes with more than twenty pupils having a classroom assistant to help both the teacher and the pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if County Donegal has been allocated a second education welfare officer; if not, when she envisages the appointment taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason people living in a townland (details supplied) have no broadband or mobile phone coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for funding Leader companies under his Department’s new scheme; the criteria for drawing down funding; the way the scheme will benefit coastal community groups; the way this scheme will directly benefit fishermen who have signed up to the hardship scheme following the banning of drift net fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts made to bring together those with executive responsibilities in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland in the area of broadband connectivity, in particular the region west of the Bann, which includes Derry city and Letterkenny; if the North-South Ministerial Council deems such connectivity as a matter of mutual interest within the competence of the Administrations, North and South, under strand two of the Good Friday Belfast Agreement; 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 efforts made to bring together those with executive responsibilities in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland in the area of electricity connectivity, in particular the region west of the Bann, which includes Derry city and Letterkenny; if the North-South Ministerial Council deems such connectivity as a matter of mutual interest within the competence of the Administrations, North and South, under strand two of the Good Friday Belfast Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North-South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation on aquaculture and the marine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action, in chronological order, he, his Department, or the North-South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation on inland fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to environmental protection, pollution, water quality and waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make available the Garda forensic engineer’s report on a fatal accident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions for driving without a full driving licence, that were handed down to learner drivers from Northern Ireland who travelled on southern roads in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the action, in chronological order, she, her Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to teacher qualifications and exchanges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in payment of the early payment in relation to REP scheme two, three and four which affects up to 40,000 posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action, in chronological order, she, her Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to agriculture, animal and plant health; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council has taken for North-South co-operation in relation to urban and rural development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council has taken for North-South co-operation in relation to inland waterways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to social security and social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there are no grants available for people to set up small new businesses in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the legal repercussions of driving in Northern Ireland on a provisional licence with reference to annex B of the Belfast Agreement which calls for scope in structural co-operation between the criminal justice agencies on both parts of the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the legal situation for drivers from Northern Ireland holding provisional licences travelling in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the rules and regulations with regard to first, second and third provisional drivers licence holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to strategic transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to bring together those with executive responsibilities in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland in the area of high speed rail connectivity, in particular the region west of the Bann, which includes Derry city and Letterkenny; if the North South Ministerial Council deems such connectivity as a matter of mutual interest within the competence of the Administrations, North and South, under strand two of the Good Friday Belfast Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to bring together those with executive responsibilities in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland in the area of road connectivity, in particular the region west of the Bann, which includes Derry city and Letterkenny; if the North South Ministerial Council deems such connectivity as a matter of mutual interest within the competence of the Administrations, North and South, under strand two of the Good Friday Belfast Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the action, in chronological order, she, her Department or the North South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action, in chronological order, he, his Department or the North-South Ministerial Council have taken for North-South co-operation in relation to relevant EU programmes, that is, INTERREG; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason pharmacists have not signed up to the full pharmaceutical contract issued by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a project (details supplied) from a community, educational, health and business point of view; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make grant assistance available to householders who wish to go eco-friendly and install their own domestic generators, similar to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on setting up a programme whereby members of the Garda visit schools on a regular basis to discuss the issue of anti-social behaviour with the students; his further views on whether this type of programme would result in a reduction in incidents of anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she plans to fund optimal locations for marina development in Sheephaven Bay, Mulroy Bay, Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to address the need to attract high tech, high value jobs in Inishowen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the standard of having the ratio of two apprentices to every qualified electrician has fallen as far back as ten apprentices to every qualified electrician; his views on whether this will affect the safety standards in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the National Employment Rights Authority has not entered into talks with trade associations in relation to the non-compliance within the electrical contracting industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many reputable electrical firms in the electrical contracting industry are either drastically downsizing or closing their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport his views on putting a railway line along the proposed new dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy or through the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown by county of funding spent on national secondary roads between 1997 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown by county of funding spent on national primary roads between 1997 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 30 January 2008, the responsibility of the Government in relation to policy direction, in view of the Government naming Derry as a gateway in the national development spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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