99 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Border operations undertaken by the Defence Forces; if there are plans to reduce the number of troops stationed close to the Border with Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations he has received regarding the rate of corporation tax; if he envisages the rate being amended in the near future; the effect that the lowering of the rate to 12.5% in 1997 has had in terms of foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of non-Irish workers which will be needed to sustain the economy here over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if he intends recruiting driving testers; the number of testers he intends employing and the period of employment; the qualifications he will require of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he has supported local authorities in extending the national anti-poverty strategy to them; the amount made available and spent in each of the respective local authorities for 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a thatching grant will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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237 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when rent allowance subsidy will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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107 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of planning applications for one-off housing that have been accepted and rejected broken down by year, since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authorities had sufficient emergency flooding plans in place for the recent flooding in the south and east; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the circumstances surrounding the discontinuation of telephone service to a number of subscribers arising from a suspected health issue; if there are wider implications for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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478 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a transfer of land for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be expedited.
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351 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for a tourist visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has held discussions with his European Union counterparts on any matter since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a thatching grant has been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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80 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the 2004 suckler cow grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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46 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons who have applied for REP scheme 3 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied); the residency status of the person pending this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 for their family was refused; if the application will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a post primary school (details supplied) in County Limerick, even though it is significantly over staff quota, cannot match subject demand to teacher qualifications and that while it has four woodwork teachers, it has no French teacher, and has a shortage of teachers in maths, English and religion; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the school has received no curricular concessions from her Department for 2004-05, that it has a very high proportion of pupils with special needs and that despite 190 special needs hours having been allocated to the school, 156 of these have been used to fill gaps in the timetable; if, in consultation with the board of management and the principal of the school, a special programme will be set up to meet the variety of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects the rural enterprise study to be completed; the measures he will pursue to enact its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects the review of the national drugs strategy to be completed and published; the changes he envisages in the direction of the strategy; if the strategy will receive increased funding for the rest of its lifetime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 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 for a grant under the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to improve dental services for public patients in the Mid-Western Health Board region; the expected waiting time for patients at Nenagh dental clinic and at the dental clinic at the Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when funding will be provided to commission a six unit residential unit at St. Vincent’s, Lisnagry, County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1122 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a transfer of land for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be expedited.
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1121 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a transfer of land for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be expedited.
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1096 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for residency by persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; if these persons may continue to live here pending the decision; 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 when a decision will be made on an application for a visa by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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718 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a grant has been awarded to a soccer club (details supplied) in County Limerick; when the grant was sanctioned; when the money will be paid to the club; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be provided with a place in a post-primary school.
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407 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide full resource hours and a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status regarding transfer of property (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the matter will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction the re-appointment of a special needs teacher for a pupil (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science when the research work being undertaken by Mater Dei into the incidence of homophobic bullying in schools will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of a grant will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make commitments on the tax code as part of the process of securing a national pay settlement; and the taxation areas in which the social partners have sought changes.
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251 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application to the Land Registry for the transfer of land to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when the matter will be finalised.
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87 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he intends to raise the medical card income guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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539 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); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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525 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the review that is taking place to extend Garda clearance by the Garda central vetting unit to include prospective voluntary and FÁS workers who may have substantial unsupervised access to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason a grant which was promised by his Department to a club, details supplied, in County Limerick has not been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that classes had to be suspended on a number of occasions in a college, details supplied, in County Limerick during the past winter due to breakdowns of the heating system; if funds will be provided in 2004 to upgrade facilities at the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if the pilot equity exchange programme for Garda stations has concluded; the policy changes being made as a result of the pilot study; if these changes will affect a Garda station (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have been grant aided by the IDA in 2004, 2003 and 2002; the identity of these companies which are located in the mid-west region; the number of persons employed in each of these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the transfer of the Shannon Development industrial estate to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if financial assistance is available towards the cost of a person in primary school (details supplied) in County Limerick attending a clinic in Manchester for treatment for dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies with whom SFADCo and Enterprise Ireland have entered into contracts to establish enterprises in the mid-west region in 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001; the number of jobs promised by these companies; the number of these which have actually been established and the number of employees in each at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will liaise with the Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to end the crisis for patient and health care providers surrounding the disabled persons housing grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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