540 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an outstanding REP scheme 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans she has to tackle child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed at present; if further approvals will be made for this school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is committed to publishing the White Paper on local government; when he expects this to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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585 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the division of responsibilities between the Minister and the Minister of State at his Department.
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425 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the outstanding REP scheme 4 payment due in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications he received for the position of Secretary General in his Department; the number of applicants from outside the staff of the Department of Finance; and the steps that he took to encourage applicants.
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22 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the exact procedure he followed in evaluating applications for the position of Secretary General in his Department; if he sought advice from persons outside his Department in this task; and the persons who had access to the process.
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387 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for an extension at Bandon Community Hospital, County Cork for extra beds and ancillary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if the two-room colonoscopy suite, fully staffed, will proceed at Bantry General Hospital, County Cork, under the national cancer strategy programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the amount of funding given by area partnership and Leader groups under axes 3 and 4 of the rural development programme to the sport horse sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the current situation in which Leader companies here are being informed that they cannot fund any food projects through Leader Programmes Axes 3 and 4; the way Leader or alternative sources can be utilised to fund food projects in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he has begun a full review of the nursing homes support scheme; and if this will be completed before the end of 2011.
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40 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when he was first informed of the Health Service Executive’s intention to cease funding for ambulance transport services in respect of cancer and dialysis patients at Mayo General and Roscommon County Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he will take to ensure that there will be adequate places at agriculture colleges for young persons pursuing a career in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of funding allocated by him to environmental and other non government organisation’s and the purpose of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he intends to take any measures post milk quota abolition that will ensure that all dairy farmers milk is collected and processed irrespective of geographical location and remoteness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he will take to reduce the cost of farm inputs to levels comparable with Northern Ireland and in particular veterinary medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he will to take to improve the credit situation for farmers and to prevent banks imposing penal surcharges when farmers run into temporary financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give a commitment that all eligible applicants under the various schemes will be paid on time in 2011 and in accordance with the Farmers Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of penalties imposed on farmers by county under the single farm payment scheme, disadvantaged area scheme, the suckler cow welfare scheme, the REP scheme and the agri environment option scheme in 2011 and the % penalty applied on these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out any changes to procedures or penalties for the single farm payment area and cross compliance checks in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the date when farmers who applied under the dairy equipment scheme will receive approval to proceed with their investment; if he will confirm if all eligible applicants will qualify for a grant with no selection criteria applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of milk quota available for re-distribution under the milk quota appeals tribunal hardship scheme in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when will the final 25% payment for REP scheme 4 be paid to farmers who may have had a small penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons behind the closure of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme in view of the fact that only €24.7 million of the €90 million available had been applied for.
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48 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his engagement with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the introduction of fair trade legislation and when he expects draft legislation to be produced.
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47 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance in relation to renewing the stamp duty exemption for farm consolidation by the end of June 2011 and if he will outline the importance of renewing the exemption.
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27 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has considered the impact of the closure of the targeted agricultural modernisation schemes on pig and poultry producers who are under pressure to meet stringent EU animal welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made to date in building a coalition with countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark to bring about changes to the milk quota regime prior to 2015.
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333 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a decision has been made on an appeal against a decision to refuse a suckler cow grant in 2009 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the number of grant applications made and the number and amount of grant approvals given by each area partnership and Leader group under axes 3 and 4 of the rural development programme for ancillary services to the sport horse sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has in place to ensure an effective and cost efficient billing and collection system for water charges when they are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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529 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider the current implementation of the thoroughbred foal levy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether there are sufficient controls in place to ensure editorial independence within the written, broadcast and on-line media here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the appropriateness of the owners of media outlets seeking to influence the editorial output of those media outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he envisages the local collective agreement alternative to joint labour committees will operate in practice; his definition of collective agreement; if he intends to enshrine this definition in law; his views on who might be competent on the employee side to reach such an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to expand the role of vocational education committees in the patronage of primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on the proposal to rationalise vocational education committees; the likely timeframe for a further announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the consolidation application to be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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132 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimates for the public health impact of the implementation of the workplace smoking ban.
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152 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the declining number of full time hill sheep farmers, his view on this sector and the policy he will put in place to make sure this sector remains vibrant and strong in marginal regions.
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61 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to dissuade or remove any incentives for persons to burn gorse to ensure that we do not have a repeat of the difficult situation in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had at EU level regarding the threat that Mercosur poses to Ireland’s and Europe’s beef industry; the outcome of these discussions; if the EU Commission has agreed to produce a full impact assessment; and when there will be further discussions with the EU Agricultural Council and with the Commission on this matter.
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32 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken, in conjunction with his European colleagues, to activate an EU wide milk quota system instead of a national quota.
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29 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will allow rough grazing to be taken into account when estimating the single farm payment and discontinue the policy that only allows arable land to be included.
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75 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is committed to commencing the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010.
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63 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issuing a directive to local authorities requesting them to reduce their commercial rates.
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46 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to conclude the public consultation process on the development of a National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy; and when he expects to publish and implement this strategy.
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