610 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the Government intends paying grant-in-aid to intercounty GAA players; the specific financial assistance that is provided to amateur players; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconsider her policy of switching resources from the training of those in employment to fund training for the recently unemployed; if, in particular, she will reverse her decision to reduce the budget of a company (details supplied); if she will allow participation in the network training model to unemployed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he plans to take to regenerate the ailing sheep industry in view of the continued reduction in sheep numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of energy usage in his Department that comes from renewable resources; and the measures that have been implemented in Departments to conserve energy and reduce emissions.
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493 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to an appeal lodged to the appeal board for management staffing by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if he will look favourably on the appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position on finalising and signing the bilateral adoption agreement with Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time it took each social welfare office to process a claim for jobseeker’s benefit during the period from the start of October 2008 to the end of January 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options available to a Moldavian citizen who has completed five years second level and two years third level education here to remain and work here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of community gardaí here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the installation of new draught-proof double glazed windows will be included as work eligible for the award of the insulation grants announced recently by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in the event of a new adoption agreement not being finalised with Vietnam by 1 May 2009, she will put in place contingency arrangements to enable persons who are in the process of adopting or are intending to make application for adoption of a Vietnamese child before 1 April 2009 to proceed to a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has allocated a sum of €12.6 million for the purchase of property (details supplied) in County Limerick for the development of a wet house; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Taoiseach the protocol which applies to the flying of the EU flag and the Tricolour at occasions such as press conferences at which he is in attendance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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615 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the cost overrun in the provision of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick, he will sanction additional grant aid for the school to make up the shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is permissible for persons who are not legally qualified to represent, for a fee, persons before the personal injuries tribunal and pursue a claim on their behalf; the regulations which control such a service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will establish a review of the system for entry to secondary schools in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants from his Department serving abroad and their grades and ranks; the appointments they hold; if it is intended to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, under the terms of Article 17 of the European Communities (Good Agriculture Practice for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2006, farmers are excluded from applying fertiliser within 250 m of a public water source; if compensation will be awarded to farmers for losses incurred arising from the exclusion; if exceptions will be made in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will establish the special task force arising from the announcement of 1,900 redundancies at a company (details supplied); if she will name the members of the task force and provide short biographical notes on each member; the terms of reference of the task force; if the chairman and members of the task force will be remunerated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time it takes for each individual social welfare office to deal with a claim for jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1601 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science when sanction will be given to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to proceed to tender and construction for an extension at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1600 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science when sanction to go to tender will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1071 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities are obliged to become certified to quality standard ISO 9001-2008 in respect of the delivery of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to renegotiate the bilateral agreement for the purposes of adoption between Ireland and Vietnam which expires on 30 April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a re-entry visa by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive approved palliative care centre at a hospice (details supplied) in County Limerick has been completed, but that no funds have been provided to commission the unit; if, in view of the fact that the unit emanated from a 2004 Mid-Western Health Board population needs assessment, she will arrange for the revenue funding to be provided to commission the centre from January 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he proposes to introduce to restore profitability to the pig sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science the impact on staffing levels the budget 2009 announcements on education will have on a DEIS school (details supplied) in County Limerick; the steps he will take to ensure that the work of this school on behalf of disadvantaged students continues in a satisfactory manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on recent media reporting of the findings of the COPD report, which state that medical care for people with chronic respiratory disease is haphazard, with inconsistent access to essential services in both the community and in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in private nursing homes who were in receipt of subventions in 2007; the number of same who were in receipt of enhanced subventions and of reduced subventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the Exchequer of subventions paid to persons in nursing homes in 2007; the estimated cost in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of claims for one parent family payment being processed here; the way this compares to the number of applicants being processed in the same period in 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of claims for child benefit being processed here; the way this compares to the number of applicants being processed in the same period in 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cutbacks in education announced in budget 2009 will result in the loss of a class teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick and that this will reduce the full-time staff from eight to seven teachers so that there will no longer be a teacher per class and all classes will be in excess of 30 pupils; if he will make special provision for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Galway to Cork bus route via Limerick which is operated by a company (details supplied) is being discontinued; the steps he is taking to ensure competition on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the way the market for green technologies has matured in view of the decision to cut the budget for the greener homes scheme; the criteria his Department used to make the market analysis of green technologies in coming to this opinion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the financial allocation to a charity (details supplied) in County Limerick and that without a further allocation of €1.5 million the 100 persons with intellectual disability will lose the services to which they have become accustomed and the jobs of 60 employees will be put at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that his predictions on the amount of carbon absorbed by carbon sinks are accurate; if there will be extensive recalculations in advance of the 2012 Kyoto deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the current and capital allocations he is making in 2009 to the Northside Regeneration Agency and the Southside Regeneration Agency in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the numbers in the Army Reserve Defence Force will reach 12,000 as stated in the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is sufficient to cover the cost of sending children to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will amend the terms of the nursing homes repayment scheme to include persons who were resident in private nursing homes as no place in a public nursing home was available even though on a means test and health assessment basis they would have qualified for such a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made on the capital works planned for the National Library; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding to Limerick City Council for the replacement of common lead services citywide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reduce subvention to Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children when the review of maternity services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1838 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will increase the grant aid sanctioned for an extension and refurbishment of a primary school (details supplied) in County Limerick in order to bridge the gap between the cost of the project and the grant aid sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1671 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if school transport will be provided to children (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of the circumstances of their mother; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of this Deputy’s correspondence to her of 26 August 2008; the action she will take; when she will issue a substantive reply to this correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30220/08]
490 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to ensure the provision of a 24 hour seven day week full accident and emergency unit at St. John’s Hospital, Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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