145 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will clarify if the budget for the drugs initiative Tackling Problem Drug Use, which was previously held within the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, will continue to be available now that the Department of Health and Children is responsible for the national drugs strategy; if there is a commitment to the continued funding of regional drugs task forces; if additional resources will be made available to drugs task forces to deal with the greater workload brought about by the introduction of alcohol under the national substance misuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding religious volunteers seeking visas here; the conditions surrounding the granting of such visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the proposed amalgamation of primary schools (details supplied); if he will furnish a timescale detailing in particular when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Garda Síochána will begin to absorb new recruits into Templemore college, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private psychologists who are currently registered on the panel for the scheme for commissioning psychological assessment; the number of psychological reports commissioned by parents under the scheme in 2009 and in 2010; the number of psychological reports from private practitioners in 2009 and 2010 which did not result in an application for a further service; the number of Irish primary schools who do not currently have a national educational psychological service; and the total number of psychologists employed directly by the National Educational Psychological Service.
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288 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of County Cork, the average time it takes a social welfare inspector to assess a person’s claim following the initial submission of all relevant documentation to the local office; the subsequent amount of time it takes to process the particular claim following the inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers, resource teachers and special needs assistants who, in 2009 and 2010, were re-hired by the education system on a short-term or contractual basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing a maintenance grant application to the vocational education committee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork and when the person may expect to receive money.
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154 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to whom the body which oversees the harbour board in an area (details supplied) in County Cork is answerable; and the person directly responsible for their activities.
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167 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to upgrade and or establish treatment facilities in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation services; if he favours community-based treatment units or larger facilities based in urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State-funded tourism projects that are currently under way in the west Cork area; the amount of funding that has been ring-fenced to promote tourism in the area in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Fáilte Ireland has indefinitely suspended its series of skills courses in its four training centres; the reasons behind the move; if he foresees the reinstatement of the courses in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons currently on a waiting list for skills courses with Fáilte Ireland; the number of persons on a waiting list in each Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford training centres; and the average waiting time in each centre.
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405 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to address the situation whereby general practitioners are charging patients with medical cards for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on the Health Service Executive’s decision to put home help services out to tender, the way he will ensure that the quality of care for patients and working conditions for home help providers is not reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of his recent visit to Clonakilty Community Hospital, County Cork; and the direction he gave to Health Service Executive officials in terms of finding alternative considerations to the planned closure of beds at this hospital.
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278 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to award members of the Garda Síochána special status and protection while on duty in view of the fact that they have no standing under current legislation as had been highlighted by the case of the late Garda Robbie McCallion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a third level grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the status of a citizenship application in respect of a person (details supplied) and the reason for the delay in the processing of such application.
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84 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons there has been a delay in processing a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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57 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the reason the cost of registering a classic or vintage car increased from €50 to €200 last month; and whether there is any discretion for cars which are used solely for charity fund-raising events.
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585 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children his views regarding the practice of retired health service officials being re-engaged by the health service to carry out consultancy work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the guidelines surrounding the appointment of a ferry monitoring committee to a ferry service (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts that will be made in 2011 to tackle instances of wildfire outbreak and monitor the burning activities of landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his commitment to the renewable energy feed-in tariff, REFIT, programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the efforts that have been undertaken by the Industrial Development Agency in west Cork over the past few months to incentivise job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will initiate the review of the national children’s hospital with or without a tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of recommendations within the national mental health plan A Vision for Change which have been implemented to date and if he will issue an implementation plan setting out the various targets and a timeline for effective delivery of the remaining recommendations.
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124 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a definitive estimation of the number of jobs which could potentially be lost in Irish fleets, as well as in processing and ancillary jobs in the country’s fishing ports as a result of the mandatory scheme for privatisation and trading of fish quotas.
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123 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, during his recent meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Ms Maria Damanaki, he has received an indication regarding the date on which planned reforms of the Common Fisheries Policy will come into effect; and if the Commissioner has accepted his invitation to meet Irish fishing industry representatives of coastal communities.
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77 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of ongoing construction projects that are planned for completion in primary and post-primary schools in County Cork over the next five years; and if he will give a breakdown on the current status of each project.
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62 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the date on which his plans to introduce mortgage interest relief, moratoriums for householders facing eviction, changes to personal bankruptcy laws, and other measures in the programme for Government to assist struggling homeowners will be brought into effect.
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197 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the Skibbereen, County Cork, metropolitan area network project; when work will commence on connecting the fibre optic cable to the national system; if a supplier has been secured for the provision of the backhaul to the MAN system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address issues raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the REFIT scheme; the position regarding assessment of the situation as it relates to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes that are planned for the driver theory test, in view of the fact that there are plans to update it later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage scheme for an area (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage more private sector companies to invest in oil and gas exploration in view of the low success rate of previous contracts to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to begin officially dismantling the FÁS programme; when this process will be completed; the structures of the existing FÁS programme that will remain; when he expects the new national employment and entitlements service to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans to extend a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage the project is at; when the Health Service Executive plans to commence the project; if funds have been sanctioned by him for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the grants available to assist farmers with the cost of land reclamation and-or improvement works to farm land; the details of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding for a sewage and drainage scheme for Bandon in west Cork following ongoing flooding problems in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects work to commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the redevelopment of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects that work will commence on this project; the expected timeframe for completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to provide for the protection of agency workers, to require the principle of equal treatment to be applied in respect of their employment, to make provision for the enforcement of the rights, and to provide for connected matters