55 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way the prefab accommodation at a school (details supplied) in north County Dublin will be improved upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide full details of the Health Service Executive ambulance service in Swords, including the number of ambulances in current use, the hours per day of their usage, the number of staff involved in the ambulance service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on a school’s (details supplied) proposal for a second level all-Irish school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the Educate Together proposal for a second level school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the provision of a second level school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the new school building for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the dates on which tenders were received from Magdalene Laundries; the way in which the Department was cognisant of the fair wages clause in such tender contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in relation to survivors of institutional child abuse whose claims came before the redress board, the number of claims that were refused on a year to year basis in the period 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010, on the basis that the applicant was not a resident in an institution outlined in schedule A of the governing legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Defence if he will make public the names of all institutional laundries in receipt of State contracts for Army laundry after 1941; the length of time the policy of affording such contracts to institutional as distinct from commercial laundries continued after 1941; if fair wage clauses were inserted in such contracts awarded to institutional laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will comment on the payment of capitation grants by the former boards of health for the placement of problem girls in religious convents, including Magdalene laundries; if she will make public the statutory basis for such capitation grants; the names of the religious convents in receipt of such grants; the numbers of problem girls involved in this scheme; the records for all these women and problem girls verifying that they left these institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is in a position to respond in public to the letters from Justice for Magdalenes seeking clarification on the special provision, as outlined in the Department of Local Government and Public Health Annual Report 1932-33, of transferring women who had multiple births outside of marriage from a State-funded mother and baby home to a Magdalene laundry; if she will state the duration that this special provision remained in place; if her Department can produce records documenting the numbers of women so transferred; and if it can account for the fate of the children born to such women; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the vandalism by motorbike riders and metal detector users that is occurring consistently on an ongoing scale and on a regular basis at a particular heritage site (details supplied); the measures that will be put in place to protect the area against these activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason his Department does not have records of girls referred to Magdalene laundries, in view of the facts that the Department of Education and Skills acknowledges that girls were placed in Magdalene laundries as late as 1970 and that the Department of Health and Children paid capitation grants for problem girls who were sent to Magdalene laundries as late as 1977; if his attention has been drawn to where such records might be held in either Government Departments, Government agencies or other bodies public or private; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children when further progress will be made regarding organ donation here in view of the fact that new laws are now set to facilitate EU-wide organ donation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that more than €250,000 has been spent on renting prefabs over the past ten years for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; when this school will receive the permanent buildings that it requires; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will sanction the funding required for replacement of the sewer pipes along Channel Road and Sandy Road, Rush, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the need for Eircom to provide an upgrade in the phone exchange in Rush, County Dublin; if he will relay new cabling in the surrounding areas, particularly in Lusk, County Dublin, in order to provide an improved broadband service in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to a letter from Justice for Magdalenes, dated 29 March 2010 (details supplied); if she will commit to raising the issues detailed in this letter at Cabinet level and work to encourage a formal Government response to the organisation’s calls for an official apology and the establishment of a distinct redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a letter from Justice For Magdalenes, first submitted on 8 February and again on 29 March 2010; if she will clarify her Department’s role in transferring women from State-funded mother and baby homes into Magdalene laundries as outlined in the Department of Local Government and Public Health Annual Report, 1932, and paying capitation grants in the amount of £9.90 per week for problem girls confined at an institution (details supplied) in Dublin 9 as late as 1972; if similar capitation grants were paid to other similar convent institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Taoiseach, further to reports in a newspaper (details supplied) that he has promised to look into the situation of women who had been in Magdalene laundries, if he will clarify the position with respect to issuing a formal apology and establishing a distinct redress scheme for survivors of the laundries; if the Magdalene laundries was discussed at the recent meeting with representatives of the religious congregations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Taoiseach in view of the fact that Justice ForMagdalenes has demonstrated the State’s complicity in referring women to the Magdalene laundries, will he enter into discussions with a person (details supplied) who recently asserted their intent to find a just solution for survivors of the laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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933 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new building for Balbriggan Educate Together National School, County Dublin, does not include a physical education hall or general purpose assembly area; if planning permission for a PE hall or general purpose area could be fast tracked for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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767 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Science the status and provision for the building of a new school in north County Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that non-delivered items in Rush, Lusk, Oldtown and Garristown in north County Dublin are returned to the new sorting office in Balbriggan; if these items will be stored in those local post offices in view of the fact that it would prove more convenient for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the process whereby a contract has been awarded to a company for the construction of a halting site (details supplied) in County Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to any works carried out in advance of the formal awarding of the contract and confirmation of funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children if the daughters of women who have had cervical cancer will be given the HPV vaccine as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the records that exist for payments of social welfare by Magdalene laundries in respect of deductions from wages paid to women working in these institutions; if she is satisfied that correct payments have been received by her Department for such workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance the records that exist for payments of PAYE by Magdalene Laundries; if records of P35 annual statements or its equivalent are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the regulations that applied in respect of the Magdalene laundries which carried on business activities over many decades; if statutory inspections under health and safety regulations were carried out; if proper records existed in respect of working time, holiday time, and accidents at work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Science if contractors will be appointed for the construction of two permanent school buildings (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that redundant apprentices from a company (details supplied) are still awaiting further communication from FÁS in relation to the completion of their apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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666 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the conditions of portacabins being used by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which are unsuitable for use on health and safety grounds for pupils and teachers due to their ongoing deteriorating condition; if he will provide a progress report on the building of a new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a full water rate reimbursement scheme will be considered with local authorities for businesses in instances in which water supplies are cut off to them for more than 24 hours in view of the fact that a number of businesses have to close down when such water shortages take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport if he will grant approval to Dublin Bus allowing it to operate all outbound Dublin Bus 41X services through the Dublin Port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if legislation will be passed to protect persons who clear footpaths of snow and ice outside their premises from being sued should an accident involving a member of the public subsequently occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will allow complaints to be made by ordinary members of the public, that is, third parties, regarding the recent TV3 coverage of the Minister of Finance and his private health matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if the combined rates as per the table in circular 145/09 could be used to apply the recent pay cuts for work sharing civil servants’ actual incomes to ensure that they are fair and equal for all staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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861 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funding allocations to local authorities for housing adaptation grants proportionate to the population of that local authority area in view of the fact that many local authorities are not receiving enough funding in relation to the high numbers of persons living within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the newly built arches of the Broadmeadows Viaduct at the Estuary, Malahide, County Dublin have not been designed to allow local water sports to continue on the Estuary, for example kayaking; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that local amenities are also being affected; if the hydrological survey of the new bridge will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons who should still be entitled to mortgage interest relief since 2009 have been cut off from receiving same; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the Office of the Revenue Commissioners website does not allow persons who have been cut off from mortgage interest relief to query the decision made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress report on the building of all purpose room or hall in phase two of the development by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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941 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the refurbished library in Rush, County Dublin will officially be opened in view of the fact that the original date for its opening was summer 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress report on the application by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin for a permanent two storey school building to replace the existing five prefabs, in view of the increased catchment area and capacity constraint; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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543 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a full investigation of the collapse of the railway bridge at Broadmeadows in Malahide; the arrangements to expedite repairs of the bridge on a 24 hours a day, seven days per week basis; the arrangements for future safety inspections by the Railway Safety Commission on all railway bridges; and if arrangements will be made to have the bridge heightened at Skerries to facilitate large trucks accessing the road way at this location instead of the current detour necessary via Rush.
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156 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason, in respect of the General Registry Office, the Dublin Office has no facility for adopted people to obtain duplicate birth certificates there and that the Roscommon office insists on communications being conducted primarily through fax and not e-mail; the further reason payment by laser card is not permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the Civil Registration Office has no facility in their Dublin Office for adopted persons to obtain duplicate birth certificates; if this is discrimination; the further reason the Roscommon office insist on communications by fax rather than by e-mail and that payment by laser card is not permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Deputy Michael Kennedy asked the Minister for Health and Children the relationship between her Department and An Bord Altranais, particularly in respect of employment contracts, their conditions and their non-renewal; the role, financially, her Department and the Health Service Executive has in funding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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