36 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Zimbabwe; if the international community is positive about the formation of a unity government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken arising from reports that paramilitary prisoners are engaging in military display and training in Portlaoise Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a temporary replacement teacher will be appointed to replace a teacher who will soon be going on maternity leave at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that funding will be in place after December 2009 for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who is in their final year of rehabilitative training in order that they can complete their training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure legislation is passed to enable comprehensive transport plans to be included in all future county and city development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Transport the projects he will prioritise in view of the changed financial circumstances since the publication of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans in place to reduce the teaching staffing levels at a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that there is a possibility that the DVO office in Sligo will be closed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm or deny reports that there are plans in place to downgrade the Reserve Defence Forces and abolish the unit completely by 2011.
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324 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are temporary clerical officers being recruited in her Department offices in the Sligo-north Leitrim region for the summer 2009 period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will intercede with the State Examinations Commission to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo is provided with a scribe for their junior certificate examinations in view of the medical circumstances involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance his latest assessment of tax changes in the USA which might adversely affect Irish interests; and the initiatives he has taken to try to pre-empt such moves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a grant under the farm waste management scheme will be awarded as soon as possible to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that the World Health Organisation has said the outbreak of a new multi-strain swine flu in Mexico and the US is a public health emergency of international concern and as part of the world wide mobilisation of resources to fight the threatened epidemic, he will support the immediate granting by the World Health Assembly of observer status to Taiwan.
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385 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the immediate granting by the World Health Assembly of observer status to Taiwan in view of the outbreak of a new multi-strain swine flu in Mexico and the US and as part of the world wide mobilisation of resources to fight the threatened epidemic, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo is issued with a tax clearance certificate for 2007 by the Revenue Commissioners as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff and the grades of same, who have been transferred either on a full time or part time basis from dealing with fraud to tackling delays in processing social welfare applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will assure a person (details supplied) in County Sligo that as a result of a mistake by his Department in correcting their exams, and missing out a full school year, they will not in the event of the introduction of third level fees, be subject to such fees when they commence their third level education in September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo receives their suckler cow premium payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo receives their installation aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo receives their 40% sum of the farm waste management scheme grant payment in view of financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the most recent tourism figures indicate a continuation in the downward trend in overseas visitors here, particularly from Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka; if his attention has been drawn to moves to broker a deal in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the initial 40% of the farm waste management scheme grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if the 1% levy and the public service pension levy will be deducted from retrospective payments due to teachers under the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Workers) Act 2001, and other moneys due for payment, all of which were earned prior to the introduction of the levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that available cod quota will be prioritised for allocation to those fishermen who lost their salmon licence and to small boat owners in view of the financial hardship in the wake of the removal of the salmon licences.
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72 Deputy John Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that the 60% redundancy refund is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will ensure that as a result of the financial hardship involved in this case, this refund will be awarded as expeditiously as possible.
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10 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring charges made to bank customers over inter bank rates set by the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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876 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants who have opted for the shared ownership scheme with the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that Pobal funding is granted to a group (details supplied) as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that the group had received confirmation that they had been approved for funding of up to €1.2 million in April 2008 and an official opening of the facility was performed by her in June 2008.
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228 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intercede with the Health Service Executive to ensure that a health repayment scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo is processed as soon as possible in view of the fact that the original application was submitted before the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capacity that exists for waste disposal via mechanical biological treatment; the share of waste disposal MBT has compared to other disposal methods; the actions he has taken to date to increase MBT capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will be provided with €50,000 funding to complete essential works on construction of a resource room in view of the fact that the work was commissioned by the contractor for €175,000 but the school only received €120,000 funding; if he will reverse the decision to cut the teaching numbers at the school by one in view of the fact that this will result in class sizes of 34 and more students, and the detrimental impact that this will have on the pupils educational needs and school resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a facility which was specially built by the Health Service Executive to provide respite care services for children with special needs in Sligo will receive adequate funding for staffing, in order that it can begin operations immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a REP scheme four payment is made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo receives their farm waste management scheme grant payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the farm waste management grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure that a farm electrification grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the farm waste management grant is awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo in view of the fact that inspection and audit has already taken place and that the person was informed that their grant had been approved for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy John Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the requests for additional support that her Department has received from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement since 2004; the details of those requests; the extra resources given to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for each year since 2004; if the Director of Corporate Enforcement has raised concerns with her regarding directors’ loans since 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that a total of 16,316 operations were cancelled here in 2008 and that this is a 10% increase on 2007 when 14,903 operations were cancelled; the actions she will take to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring charges made to bank customers over inter-bank rates set by the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance the receipts to date from the guarantee provided on covered bank liabilities in each of the six institutions; and if he plans changes to any element of the scheme.
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251 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their REP scheme four payment and their organic grant payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their REP scheme four payment; if he will ensure payment as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REPS 4 scheme payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will ensure that payment is made as a matter of urgency in view of financial difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason non-licensed security companies are still operating in County Sligo, despite the fact that they have been investigated by Private Security Authority inspectors; the reason no prosecutions of these companies have taken place; his views on whether these illegal security companies being operational is unfair on legitimate licensed companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that inheritance tax for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo can be frozen until sale of property in this person’s name can be sold; if it is possible to have the property revalued in view of the fact that the value of the house has dropped considerably since initial valuation took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all outstanding grant moneys will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, under the farm waste management scheme; if in view of financial uncertainty and hardship, he will ensure that this money will be awarded before Christmas 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Transport his plans to tackle the school run; if he has had recent contact with the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government in advancing the green schools pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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