308 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, with reference to the mediators put in place by his Department to deal with an illegal Traveller encampment at a location (details supplied), the reason this was done when the courts had already deliberated on same; the person who made the decision to engage mediators at this stage; the cost of the mediators; and the way that cost is being funded.
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299 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
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280 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the second home tax; if it applies or includes homes and apartments owned outside the State, and not withstanding any difficulties that might exist with policing or verifying such data, the reason houses and apartments outside the State are not included and his plans for same.
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253 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will refer to responsibilities taken over by his Department from the Department of Transport (details supplied) and now arrange documents as required.
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191 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposals made to date and planned with the Department’s cardiovascular health policy regarding stroke victims; if ring-fenced funding is provided; if the findings of the report entitled, Cost of Stroke in Ireland, are accepted; the overall resources spent on stroke victims and if cost-neutral changes and better management are planned to give victims better care in a managed system.
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190 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of driving licences for those over 70 years of age; if she will confirm that there is no fee; the criteria involved; the situation regarding general practitioners charging a fee; the options open to a general practitioner; if a general practitioner can refer an applicant further and which medical or other person can approve an applicant; what is the MCLIT qualification and the person who appointed this body to approve applicants; her views on whether it is appropriate for a free licence to be issued and professionals, for example general practitioners, to charge €50 and non-medical consultants to charge €145; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the legislation, if any, under which life assurance companies operate here and to list the regulations, Ombudsmen or appeal bodies provided by the State and the industry; the bodies from which persons (details supplied) can seek adjudication on the practices being imposed on them when premiums are being increased after 20 years and persons are being penalised for living longer.
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106 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the situation in relation to the DARE university access scheme; the way in which second level schools are made aware of this scheme; if there has been a specific awareness campaign for career guidance teachers; the position regarding a pupil (details supplied); if an exception can be made in this case as they now have no third level offers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if more suitable transport arrangements can be made in respect of a person (details supplied); the criteria for collection of autistic children; if there is a recommended maximum period that the child should spend in school transport per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1717 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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1493 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding eligibility for affordable housing and on a ruling by the local authority that a person cannot qualify for affordable housing if they have benefited or received past proceeds from a sale or buy out; if he will examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1492 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations and process to obtain an exhumation licence in order to cremate a body on compassionate grounds; if the regulations are specified in law; if the local authority has discretion on the matter and the reason a local authority would have reservations when the cemetery and undertakers have no objections; if he will outline the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1466 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to the proposed introduction of domestic water charges, any preparatory work has been put into the way apartment dwellers will be charged; and if individual water meters will be installed in each apartment or will it be up to management companies to control the supply and resultant charges.
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1434 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding entitlement to local authority housing for parents of a family who had an apartment, sold it to buy somewhere bigger for the children, lost their jobs before securing a new dwelling, and are now told they cannot go on the waiting list for housing because they once owned property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1433 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the dispute resolution system in the Private Residential Tenancies Board and specifically in respect of retention of deposit by landlords; if he will quantify such occurrences; the number of cases that have been adjudicated and a stated summary of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1235 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to rent allowance for a family who had an apartment, sold it to buy somewhere bigger for the children, lost their job before securing a new dwelling, and are now told they cannot qualify for rent allowance because they once owned property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1136 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide details of the number of non-EU persons in the country at present, under the following categories: work permit holders, students, persons granted asylum, persons granted leave to remain, persons being processed, persons granted citizenship, other categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1135 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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1134 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there was provision in the Lisbon treaty regarding early prisoner release or greater credit for good behaviour; if this provision has been put in place here; the category of prison to which it refers; and the details of the process and procedure for a prisoner to follow to avail of this provision.
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711 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding clients with appointments not turning up for hospital outpatient appointments; if any data on such no shows exist; if it is available nationally, for any Dublin hospitals or any pilot scheme; if the figures are significant and if any censure against such patients has been considered or an explanation sought from them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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707 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding charges by hospitals for blood tests sent in by general practitioners; if all or most such tests are free if the general practitioner has been paid for consultation; if some changes apply and the scale for different tests; if some tests are free as part of national screening programmes; if all tests for persons registered with haemochromotosis must go to the centre for liver disease in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, at a cost of €120; and if so the reason for same.
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706 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding entitlement to medical cards for persons on community employment schemes who are on invalidity pension; if there is automatic entitlement; if persons who take up community employment places qualify for a certain number of years; the reason the Health Service Executive refuse applications each year and grant it an appeal; and if renewal application from a person (details supplied ) Dublin 11 can now be approved.
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465 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a payment protection scheme for sub-contractors on Government contracts; if any protocols are currently included with contracts when government contracts are being awarded; if same can be considered as it seems most unjust for small sub-contractors to be left unpaid when Government has paid out for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify matters in relation to the higher education access route; if she controls the policy issues on this scheme; the person who sets the rules criteria; the reason the scheme does not allow for change of family income status in the current year as the normal grant scheme do; the options open to a student whose parent (details supplied) has become unemployed; and if they proceed this year to university, can they claim the higher education access route financial benefits next year or can they defer entry to college this year and avail of all grants and financial benefits next year.
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202 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the State assistance available to mature student who has gone back to study a degree course full time (details supplied); if they qualify for normal university grants; if part-time earnings of their spouse will be taken into account; if they are entitled to any retraining grant; and the tax allowances against fees and other expenses can be claimed.
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501 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if so, if he will give details of his involvement with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the cost of the PRSI dental scheme for each individual month in 2010; the estimated full year expenditure; if he will comment on the decline in dental business; if the Department of Health and Children has expressed any concerns regarding the future promotion of good dental health; if he will confirm that full PRSI dental health scheme as previously existed will return as promised from January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his position in relation to Israel at various international organisation levels including the OECD, his stance in our voting position, imposition of vetos and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position historically and currently in relation to Ireland’s policy and political campaigning on the international arms industry and related issues; and if reference will be made to relevant ministerial statements, Dáil debates, UN debates and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding reports of reduction in disability services with reference to service reductions in Ard Ciuan, Navan Road, Dublin 7; if this matter will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of dentists with contracts; the number of these that have multiple contracts at different locations; if income figures for 2009 or the most recent year available will be given for individual dentists or date provided in income bands; if she has different dates for principals or associates or if this data is relevant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the deterioration in orthodontic services in recent times; the way, despite investments in recent years, there is now a one year waiting list for treatment; the numbers of orthodontic staff currently working in or out of Ashton Gate, Dublin 7; the number of dentists trained to be orthodontists in recent years; the number trained; the number of same that are still in service; the conditions of the scheme in relation to commitments to stay and so on; if the scheme still exists; the number in training in 2010 and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who appealed a decision on the renewal of their medical card almost a year ago and is still waiting a decision from the Health Service Executive, Kells, County Meath; if the matter will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 29 April 2010 in relation to medical products, if there is a procedure of approving a product on a case by case compassionate basis in advance of approval by the EU or Irish Medicines Board; if this product cannot be included in the general medical scheme on the recommendation of a consultant on a case by case basis when the drug has a very small potential market and the manufacturer has not made application; if an update on a product which is going through the EU approval system for some months can be given.
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150 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the numbers and grades of staff in the Health Service Executive dental service; if the total annual cost of provision of same will be outlined; if a value for money exercise of the HSE dental service compared with medical card scheme has been carried out; the outcome of same; the data that is available on cost comparisons; if she will outline future policy directions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding first time buyers who bought houses towards the end of 2003 and are now in negative equity and losing their entitlement to mortgage allowance; if he will outline the changes in the 2010 Finance Bill on mortgage relief; if it applies to those who purchased in late 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for deed of waiver (details supplied) being processed through The Chief State Solicitor’s Office; and when approval will be expected.
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87 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance if progress will be reported by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the Office of Public Works in relation to a request (details supplied); if all legal issues have been resolved; and if this case has been sent to him to consider waiving his interest.
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86 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the new rules laid down by the Financial Regulator in relation to the new capital requirements of financial institutions; if he will refer to recent media reports that banks can get around their regulations or ratios by the setting up of special purpose vehicles, which allow banks to borrow up to €34 billion extra; if he will outline the factual position; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will refer to casual welfare a claim in respect of a person (details supplied), who has been refused welfare payments as a result of their ‘payment slips’ allegedly going missing in the Department’s office; the reason these moneys have not been paid to date despite the fact that the person further submitted a second set of details relating to days worked and if money due will be awarded without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the amount of funding from the national lottery received in each of the years 2007, 2008, and 2009 and if he will give further details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding received from the national lottery in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if she will give details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used, quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if they qualify for jobseeker’s allowance for this summer; the assistance available to this person to allow them to complete her studies such as a maintenance grant and assistance towards their €600 annual college fees.
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296 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 13 May 2010 and no. 218 of 3 June 2010 regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9, if she will provide the necessary services in the short term and in the long-term and specifically if she will approve her application under the July provision; if she will increase the number of daily hours of home tuition; and if she will outline long-term services for this child who has become difficult and urgently needs services to return a structure to their life.
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273 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding received from the national lottery in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he will give details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used, quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding received from the national lottery in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he will give details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used, quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding received from the national lottery in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he will give details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used, quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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