256 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take arising from the recent disclosures on symphysiostomies carried out at hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to make available to the public the draft plans for the proposed children’s hospital at the Mater site, Dublin; if so, when these plans will be available; the locations at which they may be viewed; if she will be providing a consultative process for the public on these draft plans; if so, the dates and locations of such a consultative process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed new children’s hospital at the Mater site, Dublin; if she is satisfied that this is the most appropriate location for this hospital in view of the fact that the Metro North project is unlikely to go ahead for a number of years; her views on access to this facility in the future in view of the traffic situation in Dublin City; her further views on parking facilities for the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the supports that are available through her Department for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to grant the Office of Public Works statutory responsibility for the River Liffey in order to take responsibility for the maintenance and safety along the river particularly in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the payments due from their employment as determined by the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the latest details of the average wait per social welfare local and branch offices for jobseeker’s payments with a breakdown by each office; and the action he is taking to address the waiting times at many offices.
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46 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether a full review of the State resources provided to preserve and develop the Irish language is a prerequisite to finalising the 20 year strategy on the Irish language; and his further views that such a review should be carried out by the Coimisinéir Teanga and or the Economic and Social Research Institute, and that the Comisinéir Teanga and or the ESRI should have a continuing monitoring role in regard to the implementation of the 20 year strategy on the Irish language.
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11 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the plans he has to review the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the proposed raising of the pension age; if there will be any exemptions to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of renaming or rebranding her Department; the expected timeframe within which the rebranding, to include websites, headed notepaper and so on will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism if her Department has been liaising with the Department of Finance towards resolving the current impasses in the hotel sector whereby the continued existence of a tax relief is acting as a barrier to exit which is imperilling the entire sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her views on the decision by the National Museum to lease a storage site (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of renaming and rebranding those Departments which have been changed in the recent redistribution of portfolios; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the action she plans to take arising from a recent case (details supplied) so that the risk of such cases is minimised for the future; if she will advise if any of the costs arising from the case were borne by her Department either directly or indirectly; her views on whether the costs of the case may have impacted on the availability of State funding for sporting organisations; if she will insist that all sports bodies which do not have in place a disputes mechanism and who receive State funding will be required to sign up to the Just Sport Ireland dispute resolution process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a renewal implementation group has been established to monitor the progress on implementing the recommendations included in the report of the tourism renewal group; the members of the said body; the number of times it has met; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if there are any concessions in relation to water rates for schools that have acquired a green flag status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her reason for refusing to open any new Irish medium schools in 2010; the position regarding the seven applications made by founding committees to establish new Irish medium schools in 2010; the criteria on which the decision to proceed with new schools in 2010 was made; her views on the fact that Irish medium schools are oversubscribed and they are turning away children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are any concessions with regard to water rates for schools that have acquired a green flag status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take arising from the recent disclosures on symphysiotomies carried out in hospitals in this country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to make available to the public the draft plans for the proposed children’s hospital at the Mater site; if so, when these plans will be available; the locations at which they may be viewed; if she will be providing a consultative process for the public on these draft plans; if so, the dates and locations of such a consultative process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed new children’s hospital at the site of the Mater hospital; if she continues to be satisfied that this is the most appropriate location for this hospital in view of the fact that the metro north project is unlikely to go ahead for a number of years; her views on access to this facility in the future in view of the traffic situation in Dublin city; her further views on parking facilities for the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent statement by the UN Secretary General to seek an independent evaluation of the scientific work of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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88 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recruitment process for the staff of the European External Action Service; if he envisages Irish citizens being afforded an opportunity of applying for such positions; if such positions will be open for public application; and the manner in which the process will be advertised.
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88 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks are supporting non-viable hotels in order to keep them open until such time as the assets can be transferred to the National Asset Management Agency; his further views on the impact that this is having on the entire hotel industry; the action that he proposes to take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used; the number of occasions in each year when the gardaí called on the assistance of the Army ordnance unit to deal with such devices; the number of prosecutions initiated as a result of the discovery of such devices; his views on the increased use of such devices by criminal elements; the steps that are being taken to curb the use of such devices, particularly having regard to the danger that they pose to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, the number who have attested but not yet concluded their training and the number in training; the expected number that will be recruited during 2010; the anticipated numbers at each of the categories referred to at the end of 2010; the number of members of the force who are expected to retire during 2010; the number who will be recruited in the first half of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to the needs of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider the provision of an extra preschool year for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12.
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96 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he has received submissions from road safety campaigners on the current provisions in law for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in road collisions; if he has reviewed the legal provisions that are in place in this regard in other jurisdictions including Northern Ireland and France; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport when the Commission for Taxi Regulation will be incorporated into the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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730 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the need for a Gaelcholaiste in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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668 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to a query by a consumer (details supplied) regarding the belated reduction in gas prices and the effect that this has had on consumers.
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345 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive can provide funding in the short term to rescue a pension scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to outsource pathology services; the reasons she believes this might be the most appropriate option; her views on the possible loss of jobs and local expertise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will respond to a query (details supplied).
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212 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to increase the direct provision allowance for asylum seekers who are waiting on a decision on their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average processing time for asylum seekers’ appeals for those who are resident in direct provision accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will arrange for an extension of the fuel allowance for an additional month, due to the hardship caused to many elderly persons in particular, as a consequence of the sustained weather conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to ensure that persons on social welfare and who are entitled to the fuel allowance will be assisted with the payment of their fuel bills which have been unusually high, arising from the recent weather conditions which continues to cause a serious drain on their resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way he plans to give asylum seekers a more direct input into any review of the direct provision and dispersal system for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to carry out an audit on his policy of direct provision and dispersal of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the report, One Size Doesn’t Fit All, prepared by an organisation (details supplied); if he plans to implement any of the recommendations in this document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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