48 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to postpone the new build at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin until 2015/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for postponing the new build at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the poor condition of the school buildings since the 1970’s; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance the impact that the recent downgrading of growth projections for the Irish and European economies are likely to have in terms of the fiscal adjustments required to meet Ireland’s deficit targets for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent Ecofin meeting; the issues he raised and in particular any measures that were raised to promote economic growth in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/12]
47 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if cuts are planned to radiology services at St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; if so, if he will provide details of these cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person in Dublin, participating in the fair deal scheme, has had their medical card taken away when (details supplied), the only way to try and get the medical card is for the person to resubmit all these income details and go through the lengthy reassessment process while being charged by the nursing home for incontinence wear, medication and frequent visits to the doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the proposed increases in rates and charges for leisure crafts at harbours around the country; if he will reconsider the imposition of this excessive charge for the most basic of facilities for leisure crafts in harbours.
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126 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has any contingency plans to deal with the fall-out of the cuts affecting disadvantaged young people, cuts to drugs services, Travellers' education services, the Canal regional youth services and other youth projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether powers of investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse against fathers should be removed from the remit of the Health Service Executive and placed with the Garda Síochána and dealt with as a criminal matter; if he will report on the statistics of these allegations which are subsequently found to be false; his plans to legislate for the removal of free legal aid assistance from the accuser where these allegations have been proven to be false and also provide for primary custody to be awarded to the party falsely accused of these heinous acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the way the series of measures announced in June 2011, which were aimed at providing for the speedier processing of citizenship applications by bringing about a reduction in the average processing timescale and also by dealing with the backlog of applications that had accumulated have actually impacted on the current processing timescales of these applications; the amount of this backlog that has been cleared; the number of intern positions that were made available under the internship programme; the current average processing timescale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22783/12]
50 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider investing in the water infrastructure as both a water saving measure and a job creation measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) is a contractor for Bord Gáis; and if it is in line for the contract to install water meters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs to his Department of outside consultancy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take with a company (details supplied) to secure a reversal of its strategy to export jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recent review of those in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance, the number of children that have been left without this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to applications for disability allowance if she will clarify when an application has been assessed by the appointed medical assessor and has been deemed not to qualify for the allowance, the way the medical evidence provided by the applicant’s medical practitioner in support of their application can be dismissed without a face to face assessment with an independent medical practitioner appointed by her Department in view of circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20881/12]
118 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his meeting with representatives of the Troika on 17 April 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/12]
871 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the household charge.
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870 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that when a citizen owns a second property and is currently paying an annual non principal private residency charge of €200 for the second property that they will now be expected to pay an additional €100 household charge for the same property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify for Dáil Éireann where applications for disability allowance are concerned, if she intends to review the present regulations governing the way means are calculated when a spouse or partner is in receipt of an irregular income such as overtime payments which are not guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health in the review being carried out of medical cards, the number of persons over 70 years that have been disqualified; the number of persons under 70 years that have been disqualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health in relation to the 24 hour accident and emergency services at St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin, and the review being carried out by a project steering group, when the outcome of this review will be announced; if he will confirm that the 24 hour A&E will be retained at Loughlinstown; and if he will provide a timeline for the implementation of any new reconfiguration in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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600 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the number of child mental health teams, early intervention teams and disability teams for children that are short of staff as a result of the moratorium on recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child protection teams that are short of staff as a result of the moratorium on recruitment; the number of children at risk because of these staff shortages; if she is confident that those recorded as being at risk on the risk registers are an accurate reflection of the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that he is responsible for the payment by local authorities of remuneration to its members and for the payment of allowances for expenses incurred by those members, if he will make available to Dáil Éireann details of remuneration paid to Waterford city and county councillors in respect of both salaries and expenses for the years 2010 and 2011, respectively.
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5 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Defence his views in relation to possibly making the services of some of the Defence Forces, that is intelligence, available to help combat the illegal drug trade, in order to free up the Gardaí to deal with other aspects of crime prevention [14653/12]
47 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered taking all suitable National Asset Management Agency houses and apartments into public ownership for social housing in view of the fact that these properties have already been paid for by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the issue of Providence Resources application for a foreshore licence to drill for oil and gas in Dublin Bay has been referred to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Wicklow County Council as per remarks (details supplied) in Dáil Éireann on 28 February 2012; if he will also refer it to Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council in view of the fact that this issue is one for the whole city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will explain in the context of the proposed sale of parts of the ESB under the troika agreement, the way he defines strategic and non-strategic parts of the company and specifically his definition of power generation as non-strategic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that under the existing licensing regime there is no obligation on Providence Resources, in the case of the so-called Dalkey Island project, or any other oil or gas exploration project in the event of going into production of either gas or oil to supply the Irish State.
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580 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if he has been notified of any side effects resulting from a swine flu vaccine (details supplied); if so, the number of cases there are thought to be in the country; and the steps, if any, that have been taken to date to investigate this matter.
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25 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she intends to put in place to ensure that JobBridge is not exploited by private sector employers resulting in persons being forced into low paid jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes that have been made to the documents that are being requested from those in receipt of one parent family payments in a standard review; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether it would be beneficial to the State to sponsor struggling small and medium businesses with a view to encouraging employment; his plans to liaise the Department of Social Protection in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11744/12]
226 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent events which we saw unfolding in Union Hall, County Cork, if he will confirm the total cost which was incurred during the search and rescue mission; the number of fishermen currently registered to operate here; the steps, if any, that have been taken to make mandatory the issuing of each fisherman with a personal GPS beacon; if the costs and benefits associated with such a move have been investigated by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make available to Dáil Éireann details of remuneration paid to both Waterford city and county councillors in respect of both salaries and expenses for the years 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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70 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans in place to make the facilities contained within commercial properties which have been moved under the control of the National Assets Management Agency available to the community at reasonable rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance if the contraction in economic growth now taking place in Europe, and even in Germany, has likely consequences for his strategy on an export growth led recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance if recent Central Statistics Office figures showing a rise in the value of financial assets in the State will lead him to reconsider his tax policy and revenue raising strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent positions that have been reduced at Waterford Regional Hospital since the recruitment moratorium was introduced in March 2009; the amount that has been spent on agency staff at Waterford Regional Hospital in that same time period; the target of the recruitment moratorium by the end of 2012; if he will consider lifting the moratorium for frontline staff if that whole time equivalent downsize is reached in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8864/12]
26 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the case of workers in the Jane Norman chain who were ejected from their jobs in an almost identical manner to that which occurred in the La Senza chain, when the company was put into administration in June 2011, and at which to date the workers have still not been paid approximately a month’s wages, despite the fact that Jane Norman is now trading again in this State and has re-employed other staff on reduced pay and conditions; the action he proposes to take to remedy this situation and prevent similar situations occurring again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the treatment of workers in Vita Cortex, La Senza and Lagan Brick and other similar cases such as the Jane Norman chain in mid 2011, in which workers are denied the rights and entitlements by employers, the measures and legislation he proposes to put in place to ensure that such occurrences are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4111/12]
701 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the National Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2010-2014 and proposed regulations for the mandatory wearing of sleeved high visibility upper body clothes for both rider and pillion passengers, it is my understanding that there are no reports from Irish, EU or global bodies to support the arguments that hi-visibility clothing will benefit motorcyclists through the prevention of, or reduction of motorcycle collisions; in fact the motorcycle accident in-depth study carried out in September 2000 which monitored the data from 921 fatalities across five European countries stated that 65.3% of cases showed clothing made no contribution to safety whatsoever; if he will confirm if he referred to the motorcycle accident in-depth study when drafting the proposed legislation; and if not, the source of his supporting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that once Garda patrol cars reach a mileage of approximately 300,000 km they are to be automatically decommissioned and replaced, if this is indeed the case and particularly in the Waterford area if these patrol cars are being replaced once decommissioned; and if he will provide the latest data in respect of same.
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180 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if there will be any subsidies available for parents wishing to send their children to schools with a Protestant ethos when there is no alternative free schooling available in the area (details supplied).
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3 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of 475 special needs assistants posts which were withheld last September that have been allocated to date; the criteria that was applied to these remaining posts; if and when the remaining posts will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3232/12]
5 Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the pressure he thinks that he could apply on the United States and Israel to shift their political opposition to the recognition of an independent Palestinian state; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the time frame regarding the construction of permanent structures for schools when the project has been moved on to the architectural planning stage; the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Waterford that was informed that the project has been moved on to the architectural planning stage early in 2011 and which was subsequently visited by his Department in May 2011 and assured at the time that its development would be put forward for tender within weeks, the school is still awaiting a response; the reason for the delay in the architectural department; if there are procedures now in place to streamline the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the five person committee recently appointed to assess the viability of merging Waterford City Council with Waterford County Council, known as the Waterford Local Government Committee, if he will clarify the reason there are no publically elected members from either the city or county councils appointed to this committee; the reason this committee was not chosen by the independent commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons have continuously expressed concern that in the midst of the current economic crisis, many doctors are still charging excessively for consultation fees, which is having a huge financial impact on families without either medical cards or general practitioner visit cards; his plans to encourage doctors to reduce their over-inflated consultation fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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