211 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement regulations (details supplied); her views on less restrictive measures similar to other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the recommendations of a report (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of payment under the early retirement scheme from farming for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a cheque will be reissued to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the crisis in speech therapy and psychological services in primary schools in County Tipperary; her proposals to improve the speech therapy and psychological services in same.
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536 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of speech and language therapists employed by her Department providing services for primary school children; the number of therapists responsible for County Tipperary schools; her plans to recruit additional therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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535 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in each primary school in County Tipperary who have been offered speech and language therapy services in each of the past four years; the number of children awaiting the preparation of a speech and language report in primary schools in the county; the number on waiting lists for a speech and language service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in each primary school in County Tipperary who have been identified as needing speech and language therapy services in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to amend the social economy programme and the community employment scheme; if the community employment scheme will be operated going forward by another agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to enhance employment opportunities in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that north Tipperary will be included in the expanded Border, midlands and western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the negotiations with the EU Commission regarding changes to the Border, midlands and western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to assist aid agencies and native civil society organisations in Zimbabwe in view of the recent currency crash.
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268 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and cost of each type of operation carried out from 2004 to date in 2005 under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the amount spent by the National Treatment Purchase Fund on operations in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of an application; and when a payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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236 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulances reserved for patient transfers only in the mid-western region; the number of emergency ambulances at each base in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average number of beds reserved at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, for patients transferring from St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary; the number reserved per month from January 2002 to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulance patient transfers from St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary, to other hospitals in each month from January 2002 to date; and the hospitals to which transfers were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of administrative staff employed in the mid-western region each month from January 2002 to date; and the total monthly salary bill for same.
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232 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of management staff employed in the mid-western region each month from January 2002 to date; and the total monthly salary bill for same.
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231 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nursing staff employed in each hospital in the mid-western region and nationally, each month from January 2002 to date; and the total monthly salary bill for same.
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230 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing staff employed in each hospital in the mid-western region and nationally, each month from January 2002 to date in 2005; and the total monthly salary bill for same.
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229 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the crisis in speech therapy and psychological services in the mid-western region; her proposals to improve the speech therapy and psychological services in the mid-western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Lowry asked the Taoiseach the number of work-days lost to the economy as a result of medical appointments in each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will reassess the grant provided to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status concerning an application made for a work permit by an employer (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and when a decision will be issued in this case.
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117 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 4 October 2005 and to correspondence of 8 and 29 August 2005; when a comprehensive response will be issued to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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573 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding primary school students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason An Post pensioners are not being awarded the full terms of the Sustaining Progress agreement; if he has met senior management in An Post regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is his intention to privatise the collection and delivery element of An Post prior to full deregulation of the postal market in 2009 in view of his statement that he would give serious consideration to lifting An Post’s monopoly in 2006 if the unions went ahead with industrial action over non-payment of Sustaining Progress payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce college tuition fees; if fees will be introduced in the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if instructions will be given to the State Examinations Commission to bring forward the publication and notification of re-checks of leaving certificate students to allow those students whose results are increased to avail of college places in the upcoming academic year instead of having to wait until next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the legal implications of leaving certificate result re-checks when a college course has already started; the obligation that is placed on her Department, the State Examinations Commission or the individual institutions to reserve places for potential upgrade students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the number of tests carried out in each driving test centre from 1 January 2005 to date; the number of tests waiting to be carried out in each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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719 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if a property (details supplied) is in her Department’s ownership; her immediate and long-term plans for the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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706 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; her views on the correspondence; the steps she will take to review class size cut-off points; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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705 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the possibility of reducing the time taken for reviewing appeals from leaving certificate students; the procedures required for introducing a shorter appeal time to allow appeal results to be known before colleges start first year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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704 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of appeals received from leaving certificate students in each county; the number of appeals upheld; the number of students in each county whose overall points increased as a result of the appeal nationally and in each county; the reason for appeals; the number of appeals in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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703 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if an application from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be reviewed for funding from the emergency repair fund; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has a leaking roof, which is a serious health and safety issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary on rehabilitative health and medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated to each regional youth service from 2000 to 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if grant and training assistance will be made available to primary and post-primary teachers who wish to purchase laptop computers for use in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science when the second report from the national task force on post-primary school discipline will be ready for publication; when this will be done; if there will be a further opportunity for input from schools and boards of management to the preparation process; the funding resources she will pledge to tackling the issue of discipline; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if additional resources to an organisation (details supplied) will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date on the planned decentralisation to Thurles, County Tipperary; the expected date by which civil servants will begin working in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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