134 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding provided by the Health Service Executive for radiotherapy services in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1423 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the Government’s views on providing service medals to persons who joined the Army in 1922 and served for a number of years; if such an initiative will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1232 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the campaign by former residents of the Morning Star mother and baby unit to be included on the schedule of institutions whose former residents are eligible for compensation from the redress board; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1096 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Registrar of Titles has placed a stay on the processing of all applications made pursuant to rules 17 and 46 of the Land Registration Rules 1972 or any case where the title claimed is based on adverse possession; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that a large number of sales of property have been inhibited by this decision; if he will ensure that the advice of the Attorney General which has been sought by the Registrar of Titles is forthcoming at the earliest possible date; if legislation may be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1076 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to reinstate the missing persons helpline; if he will ensure that same is adequately funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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910 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which the money allocated for housing for the disabled from dormant accounts will be allocated; if local authorities and voluntary organisations may apply for these funds; if disabled persons in need of housing may apply directly for funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures under which the Ombudsman for Children was appointed; if the filling of vacancies in her Department was through open competition and if references were sought in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he proposes to take in the future to encourage the production of alternative fuels including electricity, gas, oil or other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to bring Ireland’s energy policy into line with best practice in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of second level students who attempted the higher level Irish examination paper in the 2004 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if students in schools for children with special needs are required to leave such schools on reaching their 18th birthday, even if this is before the date of the leaving certificate; the limit there is to the duration of students’ attendance at such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recommendations of the task force on emigrants which will be prioritised for action in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the inadequate service for amputees in the Limerick area; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that persons have to wait considerable lengths of time to access the service provided at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital by medical staff from Cappagh Hospital, Dublin; her plans for the establishment of a permanent prosthetic service in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the allocation of entitlements under the national reserve; when she intends to issue the entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence if commanding officers have been appointed to the new reserve defence units; if not, when same will take place; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the increasing difficulty of disciplining unruly students in second level schools; the moneys which have been allocated in the 2006 Estimates for the implementation of new disciplinary strategies in schools; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that a major allocation of funds over the next few years will be required to make a significant impact; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science the moneys which have been allocated for the implementation of the McIver report on the 2006 Estimates; if she intends implementing the report and over what period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Limerick is scheduled for closure; the alternative arrangements being made for policing of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of the application for respite grants for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide an adequate staffing grant to a crèche (details supplied) in County Limerick; if he will ensure that this grant is sufficient to meet the needs of the crèche and the staffing levels required under Health Service Executive regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2005 on implementing the requirement of the WEEE directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will arrange with local authorities for collection points to be set up to allow householders to deposit waste electrical items free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport, in relation to the recent announcement that the new Kilcock-Kinnegad motorway will lift its toll barriers if there is a build-up of five or more cars, his views on whether this new arrangement should be extended to the East and West Link toll bridges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any of the reports into the Meath bus tragedy; if so, the actions he intends to take on foot of any recommendations contained in the report, given the critical nature of safety for school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plans of the Parkinson’s Disease Association in the mid-west region to develop a rehab unit including a hydrotherapy pool at St. Camillus’s Hospital in Limerick; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this association has a commitment of significant private funds for this project; if the proposal will be examined with a view to providing the balance of the capital required and make a commitment that the Health Service Executive will fund the ongoing running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence when legal proceedings will be taken against those persons who murdered two Irish soldiers in the Lebanon 25 years ago (details supplied); the support and assistance which has been offered to the bereaved families by either his Department or the Army authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by representatives of persons employed as nurse attendants for a change in their job title and for increased pay; if progress has been made to meet their demands since he previously answered questions on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that private patients seeking appointments with consultant neurologists have to endure a waiting time between two and a half and three years; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that public patients can only access neurological treatment by being admitted to hospital; her plans to appoint sufficient consultant neurologists to ensure a proper service; the hospitals to which the new appointees will be attached; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in 2005 on the implementation of the National Taskforce on Obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on recent reports that more than 10,000 surgical operations were cancelled in the first half of 2005 due to a shortage of beds and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the views expressed by the representatives of persons who generate electricity through wind energy that a tariff of 5.6 cents per unit with 25% indexation per annum is insufficient to fund their requirements and 100% indexation is required to make the majority of their proposals bankable; if the indexation arrangement will be reviewed with a view to significantly increasing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received an application from mid-west region of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland for funding of a respite home at a former hotel (details supplied); if the capital grant sought will be sanctioned; if arrangements will be made with the Health Service Executive to provide funding on an annual basis to cover the ongoing running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress in respect of the degree to which the mediator has been successful in dealing with the issues surrounding the Corrib gas pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he envisages any changes in regard to the bringing ashore or storage in respect of the Corrib gas field; if he expects that the surrounding regions are likely to receive an extended or improved service in respect of gas supplies to the industrial or domestic sector in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to remain here on the parentage of an Irish-born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the Government’s contact with the US Administration to support the Kennedy McCain Immigration Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the allowances payable to members of the Garda Siochána which were made pensionable in 1982; the allowances which were made pensionable in 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of retired members of the Garda Siochána in receipt of pensions without the pension benefit of those allowances which were made pensionable from 1 January 1993; the cost of awarding the pension benefit of these allowances to those persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if, in any negotiations he is conducting to change the terms of the bilateral air transport agreement between Ireland and the USA, a lengthy transitional period, to protect the interest of Shannon Airport will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the pattern of economic growth and if it necessitates an adjustment in Government policy.
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147 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools which have access to the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will provide grant aid of €4,000 to enable teachers in a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to establish a pilot project of neuro-development therapy to improve behaviour in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the cost and other implications in relation to an increase in the retirement age for captains, commandants and lieutenant colonels by two years each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that is to be taken to deal with the high rate of unemployment in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts he is making to prevent the situation where many vulnerable persons are being forced to use the services of money lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts he has made to tackle the financial exclusion from access to financial services for persons on social welfare or on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish his correspondence with Mr. Finn Uglevelt in relation to the level three incident at Sellafield in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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715 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if school bus transport will be provided for first year pupils attending a school (details supplied) in County Limerick as a result of the discussions between officials of her Department and the parents committee of the school on 7 October 2005; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the parents are seeking no new concession merely the maintenance of the status quo which has prevailed since the mid 1990s; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when ancillary support will be provided to the third vascular surgeon who has been appointed at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the effectiveness of their work will be impaired until ancillary staff are appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a sexual assault treatment unit in Limerick; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that at present persons who are victims of sexual assault in the mid-west region have to travel to Cork for forensic assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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