33 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food his views on whether there is a case for reducing livestock numbers as a solution to achieving emissions reductions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow mature students who are Irish citizens and currently studying abroad and wish to return home to study, to be exempt from the regulations governing residency status here in order to qualify for a higher education grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to have water meters installed in households throughout the country; if these meters will be installed by local authorities or private companies; and if there will be a tendering process for the work involved.
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350 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent part-time employee employed at a vocational education committee second level college who paid widow’s and orphan’s contributions and superannuation during the course of their employment has, on retirement, an entitlement to a pension; if the duration of the employment has a bearing on same; and if it is deemed that there is no pension entitlement, can this employee receive a refund of contributions made.
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349 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of moneys available under the lost crops compensation scheme; and the way that this compensation will be distributed.
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69 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views in relation to the continued need for the use of market management measures in the dairy sector in view of the ongoing fragile nature of the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether market management measures have a continued role to play in relation to the dairy sector, notwithstanding recent improvements in milk prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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771 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on an application from Limerick County Council to upgrade the sewage treatment plant (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the current grant of €4,000 payable by Sustainable Energy Ireland for external wall insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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713 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will have their two years reckonable service with the Salmon Research Trust of Ireland transferred to the Limerick Institute of Technology; and when this will be finalised.
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160 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on allowing some discretion to the county enterprise boards in order that applications for grant aid from persons wishing to start up their own businesses, where such applications refer to grant aid for commercial vehicles and or mechanically propelled agricultural vehicles, could be considered favourably.
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171 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Finance the necessary criteria for building contractors to be given the opportunity to submit tenders for public contracts.
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208 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the subsidy scheme used plastics and recycling collections whereby a subsidy is paid from the levy to a group (details supplied) to private operators.
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171 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that an issue relating to the single men living on rations payment will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Defence the reason the application dated 5 January 2010 for permanent instructors allowance for instructors of a company (details supplied) in County Cork has not been sent forward to the director of training for authorisation from the date they qualified as instructors up until the date they were paid on a full-time basis with effect from 10 November 2008 despite a previous application being signed off by the director of training from the day they qualified as instructors.
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191 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is processing an application received from South Tipperary County Council on behalf of an association (details supplied) under the build to lease scheme; the estimated approval date for this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the tendering procedure for the supply of food and provisions to the Prison Service.
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513 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on an application submitted by Limerick County Council to up-grade the sewerage system and sewage treatment plant at Dromcollogher, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will allow the pupils at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to complete their second level education at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Finance the way mortgage relief at source is applied; and the number of years a householder can claim this relief on their mortgage.
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170 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will announce details of the €45 million investment support scheme aimed at helping young dairy farmers to adjust to expanding dairy opportunities and make their commercial operations more cost-effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will pay out Ireland’s proportion of the €300 million EU dairy fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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478 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the public service embargo prevents the movement of public servants such as planners from one local authority to another to fill vacant permanent positions.
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398 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Anglesboro area of County Limerick will continue to be policed by the Mitchelstown Garda division following the recent review that took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when statutory redundancy will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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356 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy regarding the closure and decentralisation of his Department’s offices in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has been deemed to be ineligible to qualify under the hen harrier farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a scheme to ensure that all new civic buildings will have their energy requirements provided by green energy methods or systems; if he will examine the possibility of supporting a programme to retrofit existing public buildings with green energy systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in the interest of fairness, she will consider carrying out an assessment of the cost of flood damage to the victims of the flood damage in Newcastle West, County Limerick on 31 July and 1 August 2008 above the assistance paid through the community welfare officers emergency funding to persons whose homes were damaged and who were relocated to alternative accommodation; if additional financial losses are identified and substantiated, that these persons would be compensated by way of the recently announced humanitarian assistance fund, in the same manner as the victims of the most recent flooding here are expected to be rightly compensated and as the residents of the East Wall area of Dublin, following a flooding episode in 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will qualify for a new milk quota following receipt of their green certificate in February 2010; and the criteria for securing a milk quota.
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111 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that sleep apnoea sufferers who rent CPAP machines are entitled to have this rental refunded under the drugs subsidy scheme; if there are specific guidelines regarding payment of this refund in each Health Service Executive Region; and if these payments are awarded without delay.
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62 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the high level group, established by the EU Agriculture Commissioner, to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the role he envisages for the dairy consultative group which he has recently established; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when statutory redundancy will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Limerick to enable one former employee to receive their payment.
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124 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when statutory redundancy will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Limerick in order that a former employee will receive their payment.
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478 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to provide the necessary funding to Mary Immaculate College, Limerick to ensure the provision of postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to make the promised EU support funding for dairy farmers payable directly to individual farmers rather than through co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the main causes of house fires here, where lives have been lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a vehicle purchased in and imported from the UK, where vehicle registration tax was originally paid, is subject to further VRT here.
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140 Deputy John Cregan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if apprentice electricians, who have been made redundant and have had their final phase of training accommodated by the ESB, will be facilitated further, subsequent to completing their final phase in college, by providing them with the necessary 12 weeks work experience.
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821 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in respect of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that a hospital (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive a budget for the ongoing care of long-stay patients, separate to funding which may be payable through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made regarding an appeal in respect of jobseeker’s allowance submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the EU Commission plans to promote the European aquaculture industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is in a position to respond to the EU Commission Green Paper on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Education and Science when the schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application for funding by a voluntary housing association (details supplied) to his Department; if he will confirm that the application has met all relevant criteria and will be approved should funding become available.
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267 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application for funding by a voluntary housing group (details supplied); if he will confirm that this application has met all relevant criteria and will be approved should funding become available.
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375 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason an application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick under the summer works scheme 2009 was unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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