315 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his views on the practice of newspaper sellers selling newspapers to motorists as they walk up and down at main junctions; if same is illegal; if the main newspaper groups have been requested not to facilitate this practice; his plans to prevent this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the services and facilities currently available for people with severe eating disorders; if she will provide funding for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for intensive therapy in a private facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on back to school payments for national and second level school children; the payments and income limits which apply; his further views on introducing a partial or reduced payment for families above the current income limit who also have to pay bills and who often feel discriminated against compared with those qualifying for back to school payments.
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430 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the situation in relation to age of eligibility for retirement age pensions; when retirement ages for men and women were co-ordinated; the rules up to that time; if there have been any campaigns or demands since for separate age limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the situation in relation to widows and widowers pension and the view of same that widows with their own contribution record should get two pensions, namely their own and survivors since they have their own record and the pensions are separately based; if he will make a statement on the issue in view of the increasing number of people whose partners have their own contribution record.
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101 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the plans he has to introduce legislation on the growing problem of holding, care and registration of exotic pets; if draft legislation as submitted by the DSPCA some time ago has been considered; his views on whether such legislation is necessary; when it will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the plans he has to introduce legislation on the growing problem of holding, care and registration of exotic pets; if draft legislation as submitted by the DSPCA some time ago has been considered; his views on whether such legislation is necessary; when it will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the situation in relation to any recent policy decision to refuse mortgage assistance to any mortgage holder who became unemployed on the grounds that a guarantor or parent was attached to the mortgage to give a greater loan than would normally be allowed.
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41 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the situation in relation to any recent policy decision to refuse mortgage assistance to any mortgage holder who became unemployed on the grounds that a guarantor or parent was attached to the mortgage to give a greater loan than would normally be allowed.
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65 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment when married women will be allowed to qualify for community employment schemes; if so, if such qualification will be limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment when married women will be allowed to qualify for community employment schemes; if so, if such qualification will be limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to improve the shared ownership scheme and make it more relevant to current house prices in order that additional applicants are not forced to seek scarce local authority housing.
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58 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Education the number of candidates in the 1996 leaving certificate examination who had their marks revised as a result of clerical checks at the examination centre in Athlone prior to the issue of results, clerical checks following appeals and remarking of scripts.
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58 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Education the number of candidates in the 1996 leaving certificate examination who had their marks revised as a result of clerical checks at the examination centre in Athlone prior to the issue of results, clerical checks following appeals and remarking of scripts.
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6 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Education if the review of bullying guidelines has been completed; and if she intends to fundamentally reconsider her Department's policy on the phenomenon.
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9 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he has considered the submissions from Dublin Corporation and various groups representing senior citizens to provide capital grants to have central heating installed in all local authority complexes; and if he will make a statement on his intentions on the matter.
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10 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the distribution of the special £3 million estate improvement programme as recommended in the first report of the ministerial task force on measures to reduce the demand for drugs; and if he will list and explain the criteria used.
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27 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment when he will approve the redevelopment of Ballymun, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment when he will approve the redevelopment of Ballymun, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Education whether Tralee Regional Technical College is to be relocated in its entirety to a new greenfield site; if so, the ultimate cost of this project; the reasons behind the decision to relocate; and the plans, if any, in respect of the buildings and site where Tralee regional technical college is currently located.
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104 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Education whether Tralee Regional Technical College is to be relocated in its entirety to a new greenfield site; if so, the ultimate cost of this project; the reasons behind the decision to relocate; and the plans, if any, in respect of the buildings and site where Tralee regional technical college is currently located.
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18 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give local authorities a guideline ceiling figure in respect of the purchase price of houses in private areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give local authorities a guideline ceiling figure in respect of the purchase price of houses in private areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will include some of the provisions, namely, evictions and barring orders, in the proposed anti-social behaviour legislation, to deal with tenant purchasers and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will include some of the provisions, namely, evictions and barring orders, in the proposed anti-social behaviour legislation, to deal with tenant purchasers and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will introduce a system whereby persons with 40 years paid rather than credited PRSI contributions could qualify for full contributory old age pensions or qualify for full old age pensions plus 33? per cent, whereby the resulting vacancies would be filled by young workers under 25 years; and if he will give the estimated annual costs of each of these options.
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1 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment his views on and commitment to the rural resettlement programme; and his views on the creation of a revolving fund for the purchase of houses and a surrender grant scheme for those leaving major urban areas and surrendering a local authority flat or house.
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4 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to promote the refurbishment of older local authority housing in view of the commitment in the programme A Government of Renewal; and the extra resources, if any, that have been allocated in this respect.
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1 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to reverse his decision regarding the siting of the Mutton Island sewage treatment plant in County Galway.
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15 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will make a decision on the redevelopment/refurbishment of Ballymun flats. Dublin 11 or pending the decision if he will approve the next phase of the refurbishment work.
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36 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will amend the regulations in relation to granting taxi plates in order to allow local authorities to rent out non-transferable plates.
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36 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will amend the regulations in relation to granting taxi plates in order to allow local authorities to rent out non-transferable plates.
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4 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give local authorities permission to issue rented non-transferable taxi plates confined to one driver only; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment his views in relation to the report entitled Analysis of Social Housing Need commissioned by him from the ESRI.
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9 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment in view of the shortage of good quality accommodation, particularly for single people in the private rented sector, the proposals, if any, he will introduce to retain such accommodation for persons genuinely in need of accommodation in order to discourage people from leaving the family home without cause and taking up private rented accommodation nearby.
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23 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will increase the £10 private income limit threshold for payment of fuel allowance; and the cost to the Exchequer if the limit were increased to £15 per week and £20 per week.
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23 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will increase the £10 private income limit threshold for payment of fuel allowance; and the cost to the Exchequer if the limit were increased to £15 per week and £20 per week.
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7 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the number of local authority houses in the Dublin and Cork urban areas and in the remainder of the State which still have outdoor toilets only or exposed non-insulated hot water tanks; and the plans, if any, he has to provide grants to end this unsatisfactory situation.
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55 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that the EU offer of £4.25 million for TB testing will be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that the EU offer of £4.25 million for TB testing will be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has for greater co-ordination and linkage between rent allowances and local authority housing lists.
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41 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has for greater co-ordination and linkage between rent allowances and local authority housing lists.
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34 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will consider increasing the £60 per week adult dependant allowance to a more realistic figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to make maximum use of our private housing stock and to maintain it in the best possible order.
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37 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will expand on his recent statement that he intends to introduce a much strengthened management team in CIE.
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37 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will expand on his recent statement that he intends to introduce a much strengthened management team in CIE.
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61 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the new control measures, if any, that are planned to avoid a repetition of the situation at the Anglo Irish Beef Packers' processing plant at Rathkeale, County Limerick, where a sum of £900,000 was allegedly misappropriated.
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61 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the new control measures, if any, that are planned to avoid a repetition of the situation at the Anglo Irish Beef Packers' processing plant at Rathkeale, County Limerick, where a sum of £900,000 was allegedly misappropriated.
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10 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment when he will introduce regulations under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992, requiring owners of private rented accommodation to register their properties and maintain the properties and the surrounds in good and tidy order; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the consideration, if any, he will give to the onus and duty of care placed on local authorities in relation to maintenance of local authority housing when considered against the rent levels which apply and recent court decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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