380 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance if the status of a company (details supplied) can be backdated to 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, due to a lack of coherent national level governmental commitments to services, a centre (details supplied) is experiencing difficulties in providing adequate services to victims of assaults in Sligo and Leitrim; if funding will be ring-fenced for delivery of services to enable it to plan service provision strategically for the future; if her Department is committed to a national funding framework for VAW; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application on a folio (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to implement the recommendation of the Enterprise Strategy Group to ensure that IDA Ireland targets sales and marketing and European headquarters projects from both established multinationals and smaller companies at an early stage of internationalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to implement the recommendation of the Enterprise Strategy Group to ensure that public funding for applied research and in-firm research and development is progressively increased to match that invested by his Department in basic research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of facilitators working with the family services project and the employment support service; the location of each; the work that they do; his plans to further expand the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if EU funding or funding from central Government is allocated for the provision of recycling centres for recycling of newspapers, glass, cans, plastic and cardboard; if such centres can impose a fee for depositing recycling material; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications under the force majeure scheme for single farm payment which have been received to date from persons in County Leitrim; the number which have been successful, refused, appealed successfully or otherwise, respectively; the number still awaiting a decision; and the cases that have been decided under different subject areas.
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284 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications under the force majeure scheme for single farm payment which have been received to date from persons in County Sligo; the number which have been successful, refused, appealed successfully or otherwise, respectively; the number still awaiting a decision; and the cases that have been decided under different subject areas.
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258 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the single payment force majeure will be granted to a person (details supplied); 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 the inspection of a herd of a person (details supplied) will be postponed until after Christmas 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to establish a consulate in Belgrade, in view of the tourism potential in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for a public recognition by way of a memorial to acknowledge the sacrifice made by Irish seamen (details supplied) to ensure supplies into the country and to protect Ireland’s wartime neutrality.
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166 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, with regard to the recent highly publicised announcements of broadband facilities, the level of service, in particular, the repair facility will be maintained for non-broadband customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be scheduled in Sligo General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that six persons with disabilities (details supplied) are being made redundant in County Sligo due to the fact that a contract is being awarded to a company in Belfast for the servicing and repair of wheelchairs, aids and appliances; if the necessary funding will be allocated to the North Western Health Board to continue this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 167 of 16 November 2004, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that agreement and not consultation with staff on their redeployment in the HSE is a major issue; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that there is a lack of confidence generally due to lack of communication with staff and so on and failure to appoint the HSE chairman; the steps that will be taken to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 13 October 2004, when the special needs assistant will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they have already missed over 40 hours of tuition; the reason for the delay; the reason that the school principal has never received any acknowledgement of the submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU environment directives that remain to be transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ireland will meet the 2006 deadline for enactment of the EU directive on energy labelling for buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the budgetary allocations to local authorities in County Sligo will be stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that will be made available to local authorities in Counties Sligo and Leitrim to install water saving devices in all local authority housing; when the funding will be put in place; the amount allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available to subsidise the cost of providing radon detector units in all houses in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the funding that is available at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if all primary schools in Counties Sligo and Leitrim will be reimbursed for water charges in view of the fact that these added charges will have to be passed on to parents of the students; the plans she has in place to increase the funding; the amount that will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Transport if increased funding will be allocated to Bus Éireann to allow it to expand the city centre bus service in Sligo town and to serve Carraroe, Ballisodare and Collooney (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding which is available for training and education facilities for voluntary carers who are caring for the elderly, persons with a long-term illness and persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the difference in the role of the national treatment purchase fund and the waiting list initiative for health boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she has in place to improve mental health and address the environmental factors which impact on mental health, ranging from poverty, poor housing and inadequate public services; if increased funding will be invested in mental health promotion measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received an application for funding for Cregg House, Sligo through the dormant accounts fund disbursement; the negotiations that have taken place; when a decision will be made; the amount of funding that will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken to ensure that the health and safety issues, that is, safety statements, are rigorously enforced in the delivery of hydrocarbon fluids, namely, petrol and diesel, on public roads in view of the enormous amounts of road spillage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to put structures in place in line with modern European economies which view waste as a product and raw material rather than a problem; his views on whether each time a shipload of waste is exported, jobs are exported and each time unprocessed waste is added to a landfill, wealth is buried; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a number of schools in County Mayo (details supplied) have fallen behind other schools in regard to funding received from her Department towards costs (details supplied); when all non-fee paying second level schools will be treated on an equitable and transparent basis.
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351 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only €3 million has been allocated in the 2005 Estimates for the rural transport initiative; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that up to €4.5 million is needed to keep the service operational; if he will seek to have a Supplementary Estimate put in place to ensure that it can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the viability of the fishing industry here; the effect of the reduction in the total allowable catch of cod, whiting, prawns and mackerel for conservation reasons which has a negative impact on the livelihoods of fishermen (details supplied); and if he will state the support he will give to the industry.
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293 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has for a proper EU coastguard in view of the significant level of drug importation into Europe via the sea and the ever growing threat of terrorism; and the need to police the CFP.
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292 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has for recreational marine activity, including lake angling and those operating angling cruises.
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291 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will outline the options for a number of fishermen who find their boats unviable; and if he has plans to support and help small family operations in this regard.
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290 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will list the composition of the Marine Institute membership.
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289 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has for the provision of a service that would accommodate the live cattle export trade, roll on-roll off vessels, which would greatly improve live exports; and the plans he has to seek European Commission approval to allow State aid in the sector as an island nation.
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187 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if respite care in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim will be made available immediately to a person (details supplied) through the NWHB; if she will make a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Stammering Association has plans to set up a centre of excellence in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if training will be provided for both therapists and students to specialise in the field of stammering and parents given advice and involvement in group therapy themselves, if required; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Stammering Association is a registered charity for the 50,000 persons here who stammer; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the effect of stammering on children can lead to bullying, low self image, affect educational achievements and can be treated successfully if the appropriate specialist therapy is provided with family involvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to invest in an ocean-going tug, salvage, search and rescue type vessel to aid stricken vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to increase employment for seafarers here in view of recent job losses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons attached to the national parks and wildlife section of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government that are accommodated at 6-7 Hanover Street, Dublin; the number of offices each occupies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on construction of the four houses at Riverstown, County Sligo; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on construction of the six houses in Ballynaraw, Bunninadden, County Sligo; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on construction of the 28 houses at Kilboglashy, Ballisodare, County Sligo; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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