64 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had discussions with officials of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to the various local government charges and levies which are acting as a barrier to hotel and catering businesses, particularly in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the policies and procedures he has in place to ensure school children do not become victims of emotional or psychological abuse in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the schools which have been successful in securing funding for 2009 in Counties Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin in respect of development works or emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way it is calculated that 4,000 jobs will be created by the national insulation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding he proposes to allocate to the national insulation programme in other years if the scheme is to be continued past 2010.
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373 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated duration of the national insulation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the source of the funding in respect of the national insulation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities are having their budgets for insulation projects reduced to help fund the new national insulation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that there is no obligation on landlords to supply a building energy rating and advisory report to tenants when properties are rented, he has conveyed that information to bodies like the Private Residential Tenancies Board and Fáilte Ireland; if he is satisfied that they are familiar with the requirement and are advising the private rental and holiday accommodation sector to comply accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when those placed on a panel of candidates selected for appointment as technical agricultural officers with his Department can expect to be appointed; if an embargo exists on hiring within his Department which would mean these positions will not be filled in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the legal expenses claimed by lawyers when their clients are awarded damages under the clinical indemnity scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the schools and the number of classroom units within each school in the Waterford constituency area that are availing of accommodation under the temporary accommodation scheme; the average rental cost of each unit per annum in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford can expect to have their application for naturalisation processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has acquired responsibility for the administration of pensions in universities or if it is still at a legislative stage; when the changeover will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to ensure that all schools constructed under public private partnerships in the future will be of the full-build type rather than pre-constructed units as a means of generating employment; if building workers based here will be used in their construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a decision has been made on an application received under the farm improvement scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 which is being processed by his Department up to the level of funding provided for the scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timeframe for decisions on applications received under the farm improvement scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 which are being processed by his Department up to the level of funding provided for the scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1493 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the successful public private partnership for the construction of two new Gorey primary schools at Creagh, Gorey opened in September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1440 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if the issue of patronage of the new school to be built in Gorey, County Wexford has been decided; if not, when it is due to be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1439 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the time schedule for the construction of the new secondary school to be built in Gorey, County Wexford included in the third bundle of schools as part of his Department’s public private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1438 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the person who has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new secondary school to be built in Gorey, County Wexford under the public private partnership, announced as part of the third bundle of schools so allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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996 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has plans to speed up the process for signing on in order that the many people who have lost their jobs, or have had their working hours cut back, can receive their welfare payments quicker, in view of the fact that, in some areas, newly unemployed people and those who have been put on short time are experiencing delays in having their claims processed and payment coming through; if she has plans to streamline the process to avoid repeated form filling by applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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740 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide information on P-1 visas for the US; the criteria for obtaining one and the way to go about it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for long-term residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and when a final decision will be made in relation to same.
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596 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to a previous parliamentary question, the exact position of the application for residency stamp four in question; and when a final decision will be made on the application.
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595 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to a previous parliamentary question, the exact position of the application for residency stamp four in question; and when a final decision will be made on the application.
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114 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the 2003 high level review of commercial ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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498 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the provision of the road at the new schools at Killahue, Gorey, County Wexford which was a condition of planning permission that it be constructed to link up the new Gorey inner relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a second secondary school for Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans for extensions to schools (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the charge for persons applying for rent or mortgage subsidies is to increase by €5, from €13 to €18; the purpose of the charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the new one year working J visas to the United States can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the policy by Enterprise Ireland is restrictive and hindering businesses from setting up or expanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to change the policy to allow the acquisition of buildings, building modifications and so on to be eligible for national regional aid in view of the fact that it is allowed by the European Union guidelines on national regional aid and in order to provide greater support and incentives to businesses to set up particularly in the midst of the current economic downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the European Union Guidelines on national regional aid permit aid in some circumstances for acquisition costs on land and buildings but Enterprise Ireland expressly excludes from grant aid expenditure on buildings, building modifications and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of savings which a person can have before they are excluded from entitlement to a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the strategy she has in the long term to protect pensions and those who have invested in them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has in the short term to protect defined benefit pension funds from collapse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the expected period of time it will take to complete the processing of same.
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270 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for residency stamp four in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the expected period of time it will take to complete the processing of same.
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269 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for residency stamp four in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the expected period of time it will take to complete the processing of same.
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111 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the countries he will make visits to during the next six months; the purposes of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of the early retirement scheme from farming to the State over the past five years; the breakdown for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people about to apply or who currently have leases prepared for the early retirement scheme from farming; the cost to his Department of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the cases of people who have incurred expense in lodging proceedings with their solicitors for applications under the early retirement scheme from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has new plans to extend a grant or incentive to improve the energy efficiency of existing properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people qualified to conduct energy efficiency surveys of lived in dwellings as part of the building energy rating programme; if he will use January 2009 as a start date for BER ratings of used dwellings for sale and rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to allow a full debate on the legislation for the proposed fair deal scheme for funding nursing home care; when it is planned to do same; when the scheme will be implemented in view of the fact that the uncertainty surrounding the scheme is causing anxiety to elderly people; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the basis on which the decision was made to allocate County Wexford €2,607,500 in funding in 2007 under the sports capital programme and almost €1.5 million less, that is €1,133,500 in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason a different points system operates in County Wexford for projects for consideration under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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