164 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single farm payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any official role in the closure of a Garda station or can same be closed without the need for ministerial approval or order; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average running costs, excluding salaries and allowances, of a one-person Garda station in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding negotiations of a bilateral agreement regarding inter-country adoption with Russia, Vietnam, and Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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481 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the countries that have ratified the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption; the number of children that have been adopted from each of these countries for each of the past ten calendar years; if she will state the same for each of the countries that have not yet ratified the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption; if she will confirm the countries with whom we have a bilateral agreement regarding inter country adoption; the countries that are currently under investigation by the Adoption Authority of Ireland with regard to creating a bilateral agreement; the expected timetable for these negotiations for each of these countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their single farm payment; the amount of that payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their agri-environment options scheme payment; the amount of that payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for an aquaculture licence will be processed and a decision communicated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 21 June 2011, when he now expects an application for an aquaculture licence to be processed and a decision communicated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish a climate Bill; if he will outline the main provisions he intends to include in this bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health his priorities regarding the mental health sector taking into account concerns (details supplied) about the changes in the staffing levels in this sector over the coming years in view of the ban on recruitment for permanent posts and the non replacement of those retiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 10 and 16 of 23 June 2011, if he will report any developments or discussions that have occurred since with either his British or European counterparts; if so, and arising from same if he will seek submissions from the public and organisations and State departments on the implications, benefits or disadvantages to Ireland if such a change was made of changing our time zone to European Time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the teaching posts to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the special circumstances; if he will include this school in the review of the allocation of additional special needs assistants from those held in reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the digital imaging of land will be completed in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; when their single farm payment application will be processed; the amount of the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme for the tracking of maps sent for digital imaging in order to provide an clear estimate time to farmers on his Department’s website when the process will be completed and the completed image returned to the Department for processing of grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if persons who are technically unable to view any Irish stations receive an exemption from paying their television licence, in view of the fact that it is not used for that purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a hearing date for all three appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an update on the recent visit from Commissioner Damanaki; if he will provide an overview of the discussions held during the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an update on his meeting with EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs andFisheries, Maria Damanaki and their discussions on the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend the legislation and or regulations regarding the requirements that those holding a driving licence from a country or a state in the USA which does not have an exchange driving licence agreement with Ireland or the EU must apply for a driving permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the agreed Labour Court settlement (details supplied) of February 2009, directing his Department to introduce a pay scale to the directors of the 12 vocational education committee outdoor centres, will be implemented as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will assure those planting trees in the current planting season that there will be no reduction in their contracted payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to amend the rules regarding the transport of pelagic fish more than 100 km; if these will be replaced by a system in which a Sea Fisheries Protection Authority officer would inspect and seal at the landing port for transport by bulk container or tanker to the processing unit for the seal to be opened by a SFPA officer; if he has any other plans to amend the rules regarding the transport of pelagic fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the increased reports of excessive wear and damage to motor and agricultural vehicles engines being linked to the components of the bio-fuels being added to diesel fuel products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the needs of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to enable their child to have access to a special needs assistant for the full working hours of the school day; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health his plans for the ambulance service in west Cork; the changes planned for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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615 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reserve gardaí operational; his views on recruiting some of these into serving full time with the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the closure of a plant (details supplied) in County Cork; if all funds that are due to be repaid have been repaid to the State and its agencies by this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Finance the guarantees available to a depositor of an Irish bank on deposits of up to €100,000; if this is guaranteed in the event of a default of any bank to bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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729 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce incentives or other measures to encourage the export by flight cargo of high-value perishable goods out of Cork Airport to the Near, Middle and Far East; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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728 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of scheduled flights into Cork Airport for each quarter for the past five years; if he plans to introduce any incentives to increase passenger traffic into Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a date for their oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Bantry, County Cork who is transferring schools following the amalgamation of two schools will continue to receive the recommended resource hours and other aids proposed by the Health Service Executive and the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the construction of the Bantry relief road; the timetable for the completion of this road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the wind renewable energy feed-in tariff is in the best interests of and benefit of the Irish electricity consumer, who pays all the costs, but in the event of surplus income, this is returned to the electricity companies and not refunded to the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost per unit of the PSO levy to finance the wind renewable energy feed-in tariff; if this will be a higher or lower percentage than in our EU partner countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that a fair and equitable market will be created between existing wind farms and renewable energy feed-in tariff-supported wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the forecasted capacity of wind-generated electricity for each of the next ten years; the percentage that is of projected annual consumption; when he expects us to be a net annual exporter of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reasons electricity suppliers are being guaranteed a 15% balancing payment for entering into the wind renewable energy feed-in tariff scheme power purchase agreement; his views on whether this is in the best interests of the electricity consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will state, regarding the wind renewable energy feed-in tariff, the reason there is no clawback for the consumer if the market price of electricity exceeds the floor price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend the wind renewable energy feed-in tariff; and his views on whether this scheme is designed with the best interests of the electricity consumer in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will appoint a senior official from his Department to liaise with the parents of a child (details supplied ) and the different sections of his Department and the school concerned with a view to securing a school place for the child for the forthcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by Cork County Vocational Education Committee in securing funding for the proposed development of a 900 pupil secondary school for Skibbereen, County Cork; the stages of the assessment still to be processed; the proposed timetable for the completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report progress made on the replacement of prefab accommodation at a national school (details supplied) in County Cork; the timetable for this work to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the vocational education committee grant application and appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to conduct a cross Departmental analysis of the potential costs and benefits of advancing time by one hour all year round for Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the passage of a Bill in the House of Commons undertaking a similar study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he had any discussions with either his British counterpart or his European colleagues regarding the possibility of changing our time zone to European Time; his views on the benefits or disadvantages to Ireland if such a change was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide financial support to carry out urgent repairs to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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