1209 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application by a school (details supplied) for emergency works; his views on this application; the position regarding this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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800 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the effects of the Wales analogue switch-off in autumn 2009 on television viewers in the south east; the counties which will be affected; the measures in place to ensure minimal disruption; his advice for the affected viewers; if he will provide information and support to these viewers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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799 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that RTÉ has the capacity to roll out a full digital terrestrial television infrastructure by the end of 2009 due to funding challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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797 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will publish the biofuels obligation; the position regarding biofuels; if he is satisfied that biofuels imported into Ireland are sustainable; the percentage of transport fuels in transport which are biofuels; the percentage of biofuels which are imported; the location from which they are imported; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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798 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of wind connections to the grid; the percentage of electricity generated from wind; the amount which comes from onshore versus offshore wind; the number of applications awaiting grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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756 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding Ireland’s Kyoto targets; if he will support and push for higher targets at EU level leading into the talks in Copenhagen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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639 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she is removing the DCA for children with autism; if her attention has been drawn to the hardship that this is causing children with autism and their parents; her views on the value of the DCA for children with autism in the absence of the State providing adequate schooling for children with autism; if she will reconsider the removal of this allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations from the report on media mergers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the new EU road safety regulations including the requirement for a driver certificate of professional competence which will come into force on 10 September 2009; if the Road Safety Authority will be charged with implementing these new regulations; if additional funding will be allocated for the implementation of the new regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding which has been allocated to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety specifically to target drug driving for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Finance the lending by the European Central Bank and by the Irish Central Bank respectively to financial institutions covered by the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Finance his views on the June 2009 Exchequer figures; the way the June 2009 figures compare to profiles forecast; if he is confident that tax revenue will amount to €34.4 billion for 2009; if he expects a significant amount of net emigration over the 2009 to 2010 period; the way he expects emigration trends to impact on tax revenues over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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525 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for two additional directors on the board of EirGrid plc; the names of the directors; the income or expenses earned for their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the mid year statement from the National Competitiveness Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the sales law review group on the proposed consumer rights directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science the redress entitlement of a child in a case where they were in an institution providing for mothers and babies, were then fostered with the agreement of the mother and then abused by their foster parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will adopt the Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009, a Private Members’ Bill proposed by the Labour Party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science the matters discussed at his meeting on 4 June 2009 with representatives of the religious orders that ran institutions identified in the Ryan report in which children were abused; if the question of additional payments by the orders was discussed; his plans for further meetings with these orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation to ban female genital mutilation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to cancel the intended introduction of the HPV vaccine programme in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence received from the European Commission raising concerns on the copyright issue as outlined in amendment No. 158 to the Broadcasting Bill 2008; the nature of the concerns raised by the European Commission; his response to those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the failure of the Central Fisheries Board to replace or appoint a fisheries protection and conservation director which is vacant; the length of time this position has been vacant; the length of time the last appointee was in place for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of commercial salmon licences issued; the recipients of the buyout of licences; the method in place to enforce the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Legal Aid Board held its board meeting in its office at Cahirciveen, County Kerry; the breakdown of costs of board meetings by the Legal Aid Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reasoning for the Legal Aid Board’s intention to establish a model law centre in Dublin City centre; the position regarding the post of managing solicitor; the number of solicitors at the Law Centre; the waiting time for legal aid boards in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline in respect of a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin, the number of persons who died solely as a consequence of contracting C. difficile in 2008; the number of persons who died as a consequence of their condition being complicated by C. difficile in 2008; the action taken by this hospital to address this problem; if the hospital presently poses a serious risk to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who applied for REP scheme four by the 15 May 2009 single farm payment deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who will receive a REP scheme payment in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that there are nine children with special needs in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow, he will ensure that the school’s application for a special needs class is granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to ensure that ex-miners are compensated for the health problems they have suffered after years of exposure to coal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the free broadband for older people as set out in the programme for Government will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to close or cut facilities for respite care at St. Colman’s Hospital, Rathdrum, County Wicklow; if her attention has been drawn to the hardship that this will cause patients and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the agreement with Northern Ireland on repatriation of waste; the money to be spent by him on this agreement; the steps which will be taken by him to implement the agreement; the timescale for the implementation of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding funding announced by him for conservation of heritage; if any of the funding will be used in respect of work schemes for unemployed people, for example, in restoring buildings or historic walls; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the need for climate change legislation; the representations he has made for higher targets at EU level; his plans for climate change talks at Copenhagen; if he expects the Taoiseach to represent Ireland at the Copenhagen talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent UN report that claims that climate change is resulting in more than 300,000 deaths a year; his views on the need for climate change targets to be put on a legal footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the difficulties faced by building energy rating contractors who have invested significant amounts in training, insurance and registration and who are faced with low take up of BER certificates; the number of BER contractors and the amount of BER certificate applications since the beginning of the scheme; the steps he will take to ensure further take up of this scheme; if he will introduce a waiver for registration for persons who are unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that landlords who have been issued a low building energy rating are not obliged to make their properties more energy efficient; his further views on whether there should be an obligation to carry out recommendations or improvements following a BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Defence the action taken by him to bring the national capacity for defence against cyber warfare up to the required standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Defence the people he has appointed or re-appointed to the board of the Irish Red Cross since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which he attended the sub-committee on climate change and the number of times that it has met in 2009.
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1 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet sub-committee on climate change meetings which have been held; and the number of times he has attended these meetings.
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36 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will bring forward legislation to move the regulation of premium rate services from RegTel to ComReg; his views on whether mobile phone consumers need improved protection in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the digital terrestrial television contract with a company (details supplied) has been finalised; if not, the timeframe for the signing of the contract; if he is satisfied that the roll-out of DTT will happen in a timely manner; when he expects the completion of the DTT project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the protection there is for consumers from scams in regard to premium rate services, particularly subscription services targeting children in view of his failure to publish legislation and of the failure of Regtel to act effectively; when the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2009 will be published; the way it will ensure proper regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons, in respect of his Department and each of the State agencies or boards for which he has responsibility, who are working on temporary contracts; the number of such contracts that are due to expire by the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to implement the combined substance misuse policy agreed by the Government at its meeting on 31 March 2009.
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222 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to Bray recycling centre, County Wicklow, he has received a reply from the council following his correspondence earlier in June 2009; the details contained in that reply and his views on same; when the persons will return to work in the recycling centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm that there are seven vacancies arising on the Irish Sports Council as of 1 July 2009; the steps being taken to fill these vacancies; the criteria being laid down in respect of these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to building energy rating certificates, his attention has been drawn to the fact that law agents are not involved in the majority of commercial lettings and that this is the area that is lacking in compliance; if he will ensure that Sustainable Energy Ireland and local building control authorities are more proactive in auditing property owners and their agents for BER compliance when selling and leasing property; the number of BER contractors listed; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that non-compliance of BER certificates will result in hardship for the many BER contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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