232 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there are grants available for a person (details supplied) who does not have a herd number to build a slatted shed on the lands which have been inherited from their late father; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Mater Hospital on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo and have an appointment made instantly in view of their extenuating medical circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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557 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students being taught by home tuition in County Sligo; the training persons who provide home tuition must have; the checks her Department carry out in order to ensure that the required number of hours tuition is being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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556 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional language resource teachers that have been appointed for schools in County Sligo; the steps she has taken in relation to the difficulties being experienced by students and teachers in many schools in relation to English language learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an installation aid payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that the single farm payment for a person (details supplied) is released in view of the fact that all documentation has been lodged for previous entitlements and no changes have occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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498 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that a forestry application by a person (details supplied) is accepted on the old scheme as it was lodged in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons in County Sligo who received the maximum pension payable under the 1994 to 1999 scheme of early retirement from farming; the maximum pension payable under the scheme; the number that will not receive the backdate of the top up payment under the farm retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant aid which will be made available to small farmers in County Sligo to manage rainwater under the nitrates action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to promote wood energy in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure farmers in County Sligo have notice of all on-farm inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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493 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the delay in processing the farm waste management grant scheme; the number of farmers in County Sligo that have applied under the new farm waste management scheme; the number of applications that have been sanctioned to date; if there is sufficient personnel available in the farm development office to process the urgent applications where facilities need to be sanctioned and built for pollution control this season; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which the numbers of the bovine herds in County Sligo have increased or decreased in the past ten years on a yearly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the job of community welfare officer is being transferred to his Department; if the CWO will be able to continue to use their personal service, flexibility and discretion as they play an important role dealing with persons at risk in society; the arrangements made for these officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he plans to extend the free travel scheme for spouses, partners or companions to accompany free travel pass holders in Northern Ireland and throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by the IDA in County Sligo for each of the years 2002 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons (details supplied) meet the residency criteria for the certificate of naturalisation as they have resided here for six years which can be proved and they are now ineligible due to Department delays in processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in County Sligo and north Leitrim on community service orders in 2005 and 2006 and those who completed the full number of hours specified in the order.
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214 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations in County Sligo and north Leitrim which are without a full-time Garda presence; the stations where this is the case; the number of Garda stations in County Sligo and north Leitrim which have closed since 1997; the number which are due to be closed in the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests made for drunk and disorderly, common assault and public order offences in 2003, 2004, 2005 and the first four months of 2006 in each of the Garda districts of County Sligo and north Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of breathalysers and intoxilysers available to An Garda Síochána in each Garda division in County Sligo and north Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a monitoring requirement involving the need to weigh pelagic landings while in tanker lorries at the pier has been reintroduced; the reason he has taken this action; his views on whether a volume of these landings will be just water in view of the fact that pelagic vessels pay harbour dues based on their landings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, with regard to the Seafood Strategy Implementation Group which will be tasked with developing and overseeing the National Seafood Strategy, the said group is currently in place; the timeframe in place for the development of the strategy; the approximate timeframe with regard to the fleet decommissioning of €66 million promised in the strategy for the implementation of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the short timeframe for fishermen to examine its future implications, he will extend the submission date for the salmon hardship scheme; the reason fishermen have to submit to never applying for a commercial salmon licence in the future in view of the fact the independent group’s recommendation only dealt with a cessation of drift netting; the action that will be taken in the situation where salmon stocks might recover and certain nets may be needed to take a quota of salmon, in view of the fact that all those who accept compensation must undertake not to make a future application for a commercial licence if they want to avail of this compensation; the reason it specifies in the criteria of the scheme that BIM reserves the right to alter or amend the conditions of this scheme or to the selection criteria or to suspend the scheme or to substitute the scheme for a different scheme; his views on whether this is unfair and that overall the scheme is preying on people who are being pushed into making a quick decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the financial assistance that will be provided by her Department officials for the school transport of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo as their nearest school is closing and is not accepting first year students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the method through which the number of teachers to be allocated to all primary schools is calculated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to the salmon hardship scheme, what will happen in the situation where salmon stocks might recover and certain nets may be needed to take a quota of salmon in view of the fact that all those who accept compensation must undertake not to make a future application for a commercial licence if they want to avail of this compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the very short timeframe for fishermen to examine its future implications, he will extend the submission date for the salmon hardship scheme in view of the fact that in order to gain compensation fishermen must give up their right to apply for any future commercial salmon licence and that the independent group’s recommendation only dealt with a cessation of drift net fishermen; the reason fishermen have to submit to never applying for any commercial salmon licence in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 27 February 2007, the progress made on this application regarding permission to remain in the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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856 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) who is not a medical card holder has to pay €250 for the papers to repeat their leaving certificate in view of the fact they feel discriminated against as pupils sitting the examination pay a lower fee; the fees that have to be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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824 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if she will intervene with her Department officials on this person’s behalf who is at the top of the mild learning disability range and sanction home tuition as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that they will not pass their junior certificate which they will need for future apprentice or FÁS courses as they will be an early school leaver; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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823 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 7 March 2007 if she will address the concerns addressed by a person (details supplied); the reason the decision will not be reversed; if she will temper justice with mercy in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, with regard to the recent sale of the tonnage of a boat (details supplied), the said tonnage will be distributed among those Irish people who have already applied for a licence but who were denied due to the fact that tonnage had to be first taken off the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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498 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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455 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for a scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with Cappagh Hospital on behalf of a person (details supplied) as their referral from the Mater is urgent and have them called for their appointment as their condition has deteriorated dramatically; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with Cappagh Hospital on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce following the Irish charities campaign to have the Government introduce a VAT compensation scheme which will save the sector close to €20 million per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason, with regard to the class size in primary schools here, there are 34% of primary school children in County Sligo in classes of 29 plus, where the national class size is 24, the second highest in Europe and 68% of all primary school children in County Sligo are in classes of 24 plus; the further reason only 200 posts of the 4,000 additional teachers have gone to reduce class size; if she will provide a firm commitment that the average maximum be reduced to 26 of 219 teachers and then a phased annual reduction to at lease 24 which the INTO demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason hundreds of retired farmers are suffering severe financial hardship due to an unfairly implemented EU pension scheme; the measures in place to redress same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the links established and the future plans to further develop opportunities in view of the fact that the current market for Taiwanese companies focus on two main sectors, digital media and software companies and international financial services projects; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 60,000 Taiwanese students enter England on student visas, whereas only seven student visas are granted for Ireland; his plans to redress same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number, with regard to the Institute for Trade and Investment of Ireland which was established in 1990 and whose function was to process visas for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, promote Ireland as a location for Taiwanese companies to do business in Europe, assist EI start up companies to find opportunities in Taiwan, promote Ireland’s higher education and place FÁS graduates to companies in Taiwan, of these roles that have been carried out; his views on whether many opportunities have been lost; the plans in place to redress this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason, in view of the fact that Taiwan is a maturing democracy and a developing economy in modern terms, that Ireland is the only European country with a referral process for student visas and that only seven student visas are granted for Taiwanese students to travel here where the one area of difficulty in student visas is that they have to be referred back to Dublin for a decision which takes more than eight weeks whereas over 60,000 students enter England on student visas; the further reason there is no Irish personnel in the visa section in Taipei; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a ewe welfare and quality scheme similar to the suckler cow scheme for the sheep industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a specific single farm payment reserve fund to allocate a top payment to those who faired poorly under the national reserve allocation due to the DED averaging system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding he has allocated to the local authority for the Cranmore regeneration project in Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances encountered as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); the directive he will issue to them to deal with the difficulties encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 27 February 2007 if she will again reconsider the decision made on this case (details supplied) in view of the certified medical evidence attached; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will reconsider the decision made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) on single payment entitlements.
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164 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the refurbishment of Aclare Garda Station; when a Garda Sergeant will be appointed as this region is in a rapidly expanding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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