164 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an allocation for payment entitlements from the 2005 single farm payment national reserve have been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 25 May 2006, if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary for payment under the National Reserve; if and when payment will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects to receive the expert committee report on the use of standing pads for cattle; the length of time the committee has been deliberating over the issue; the costs incurred to date by the committee; if she has received a draft report to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not received a payment under the farm retirement scheme in view of the fact that their application was submitted in December 2005; when payment will issue to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a 2005 national reserve top-up from the single farm payment will issue for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for a delay in issuing confirmation to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will sanction an application for funding for a fire station (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will ensure that the project is included in the 2007 programme of works as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reasons a farmer (details supplied) in County Tipperary was not paid their correct allocation of entitlement under the single farm payment; the reasons for reduction in payment of 2005 Single Payment; when full payment will be issued to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will remove the partner or spousal income from means testing for long-term social welfare payments such as disability allowance; the cost of such a measure; if the means test prevents younger people in receipt of such payments from purchasing their first home jointly with a partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of parliamentary questions submitted by Houses of the Oireachtas Members which remain unanswered for more that three weeks; the reasons for any delay in providing replies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of parliamentary questions submitted by this Deputy which remain unanswered by the Health Service Executive; the reason for any delay in providing replies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 25 April 2006 remains unanswered by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the decentralisation locations where office accommodation has been found for each agency or Department; if the accommodation is of a permanent or temporary nature; when he expects permanent accommodation to be found in each case for locations where staff have not yet relocated, when he expects decentralisation of staff to begin to each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1378 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on substantially increasing the financial supports available to adults returning to education, in view of the fact that many fourth level university education courses have fees ranging from €10,000 to €30,000 per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1377 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on exempting students with individual medical cards from charges associated with school bus tickets; the number of students whose parents hold a medical card in each county availing of a school bus ticket; the number of individual students who were refused a free ticket due to their parents not holding a medical card; the costs of such a change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1376 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of prefabs currently in use by primary schools and post-primary schools in County Tipperary; and the number of learners who are being taught in prefabs in the primary, secondary, adult and further education sectors.
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1202 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a national reserve top-up from the single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons for a delay in issuing confirmation to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1201 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures included in the Rural Development Plan 2006-2013; when the plan was sent to the European Commission for approval; when she anticipates approval will be received; if a draft of the document will be made available immediately to Oireachtas Members; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1200 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the number of farmers awaiting payment under the 2005 single farm payment scheme in each county; the most common reasons for delays in making payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1199 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on the compensation payment negotiations in respect of the sugar industry; if she will ensure that beet growers and contractors will receive the maximum amount of payment available; the measures proposed for distributing compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1198 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on increasing the level of grant assistance under the farm waste management grants where steel structures will form a major part of any development in view of the high price of steel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1144 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in the Tipperary cohesion project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1118 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the number of people waiting for a driving test for each class of vehicle in each test centre; the number of weeks people must wait for a test for each class of vehicle in each test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1072 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the measure he will take to reduce the cost of motor insurance in view of the fact that motor insurance for persons under 25 remains at an exorbitantly high rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1020 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the means test for persons aged over 70 no longer applies to applicants of the household benefits package and in particular the free fuel allowance, as outlined in his press statement of 11 September 2006 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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962 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to North Tipperary, Limerick and Clare arranged by Shannon Development and the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multi-nationals to date in 2006; the number anticipated for the remainder of 2006; the measures being taken to address the low level of priority for investment purposes given to North Tipperary by comparison with other counties in the mid-west region over the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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926 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the level of consultation his Department had in the drafting of the tourist signs policy development by the National Roads Authority; if he supports the policy despite the fact that it will remove signs for major tourist amenities such as Killarney National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance his views on substantially increasing the tax relief available in order to provide greater incentives and financial support to those returning to part-time or full-time fourth education in view of the fact that many fourth level university education courses have fees ranging from €10,000 to €30,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the detail of stamp duty rates on cheques, laser cards with ATM function, ATM cards and credit cards each year since 2002; the income to the exchequer each year on each; if he will review these rates; if consideration will be given to removing the stamp duty on each in Budget 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. Lowry asked the Taoiseach if the Government have plans to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the death of Daniel O’Connell on 15 May 2007, the Liberator and founder of the Repeal Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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759 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical and surgical operations cancelled in 2005; the number of patients affected by cancellations in Tipperary; the number of procedures cancelled in each hospital in the Health Service Executive mid-western area; and the number of procedures cancelled in each hospital in the HSE south-eastern area.
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813 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the incentives he will introduce to promote the use of refill packaging for consumer goods; the level of refill use by comparison with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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811 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he is taking to ensure the back-log of farm plastics is collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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812 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial supports available from his Department directly or indirectly to assist a physically disabled person build their first home; if no support are available his view on introducing such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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732 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial supports available from his Department directly or indirectly to assist a physically disabled person build their first home in a rural area; if no supports are available his views on introducing such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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706 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of assessments carried out in each county each year by the National Education Psychological Service since its establishment; the number of private assessments carried out in the same period; the number and grades of professional staff employed by NEPS; the average number of schools each individual NEPS psychologist caters for; the amount of funding provided by her Department to NEPS each year since establishment;; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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705 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the problems in accessing support services for post-primary pupils such as speech and language therapy, psychologists, behavioural therapists, social workers and so on; the measures she intends to take to ensure that these services can be accessed in the shortest possible time by all schools;; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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704 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in schools due to the long delays in accessing speech and language therapy for primary and post-primary students; her proposals to tackle this year long waiting list;; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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703 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students in each class in primary schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the number of main stream teachers in each school; her views on the class sizes as calculated using main stream teachers only in these schools; the measures she will take to reduce class sizes in these schools;; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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586 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics in each area (details supplied) for each years since 2000 under each headline, including the total number recorded and detected; the way in which these figures compare nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the number of farmers awaiting payment under the 2005 single farm payment scheme in each county; the most common reason for delay in making payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the state of the World Trade Talks; if she has an assessment of the potential impact that any agreement will have on the future of Irish agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she is taking to ensure the back-log of farm plastics is collected; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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515 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the increasing level of grant assistance under the farm waste management grants where steel structures will form a major part of any development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the supporting measures she intends to bring forward in view of the fact that almost 80 percent of farmers are part-time farmers; her views on the state of agriculture in this country in view of the high proportion of part-time farmers; if her Department has undertaken an analysis of full-time farmers; the measures she will bring forward to ensure that the massive decline in full-time farming is abated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on compensation payment negotiations in respect of the sugar industry; if she will ensure that beet growers and contractors will receive the maximum amount of payment available; the measures proposed for distributing compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a safety device compulsory in other jurisdictions for motor-cyclists; his views on the device; if he has plans to introduce the device here and if subsidies will be provided for same; if he will liaise with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform concerning equipping Garda motorcyclists with such devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person in receipt of widow’s pension must forfeit that payment in order to claim carer’s allowance; if he will consider disregarding widow’s pension for claimants of carer’s allowance; if the current carer’s allowance means test discriminates unfavourably against widows; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress that has been made in the African Union initiative in encouraging political dialogue in Zimbabwe; the amount of development aid allocated to projects in this country since 2002; the type of projects funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of the National Development Plan 2000-2006; the number of projects which were earmarked for completion in the life-time of the plan; the number which have actually been completed; the number of projects currently in progress; the number expected to be completed by the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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