117 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in the year 2007; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in the year 2006; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the lands owned by the IDA for industrial or commercial purposes in locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to the application for grant aid for a project (details supplied) in Co. Galway; if his Department has completed its examination of the legal aspects referred to in his reply of 27 September 2006; the outcome of the examination; when approval will be given for this project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if gas will be supplied to towns (details supplied) in County Galway; if same has been approved; if An Bord Gáis agreed to the pipeline; when this will happen; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when broadband will be available to customers in rural areas of County Galway served by exchanges which are not broadband capable; his views on whether the lack of DSL broadband is discouraging business and employment in these areas and placing school children and students at a disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of times in 2005 and 2006 that emergency services were called to attend road accidents on a road (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds and the bed capacity available at a hospital (details supplied) in County Galway; the number of beds that were at this facility for each of the past five years; the period of closures; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds and the bed capacity available at a hospital (details supplied) in County Galway; the number of beds that were at this facility for each of the past five years; the period of closures; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds and the bed capacity available at a hospital (details supplied) in County Galway; the number of beds that were at this facility for each of the past five years; the period of closures; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times in 2005 and 2006 that gardaí were called to attend road accidents on a road (details supplied) in County Galway; the number in which fatalities occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is grant aid available to a person wishing to attend acting school in America; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position on the design competition for the proposed new national theatre; when documentation will be circulated to architectural practices who have expressed an interest in taking part in the competition; the timescale for submission of entries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the method by which the recently announced gateways innovations fund will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if a higher education grant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is pursuing a course at Trinity College; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a proposed new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the schools in County Galway that have lost their designation under a scheme (details supplied); the effect the loss will have on the individual schools in terms of student based funding, extra capitation, home school liaison and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the recent decision of her Department under the DEIS initiative which had the result of excluding 50 schools from disadvantage status with a view to having the disadvantaged status restored to those schools immediately; that the review would use agreed and internationally approved criteria and that pending the review all 50 schools retain their disadvantaged status; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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481 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason an application for a grant was refused for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will review the situation with a view to making the grant available in view of the need for same.
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428 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce measures to ban fur farming here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the controls in place and the inspections carried out to ensure the well-being of animals used in circuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be made available by his Department in 2007 to Galway County Council for a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant will be awarded to a club (details supplied) in County Galway.
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374 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant will be awarded to a club (details supplied) in County Galway.
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282 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the controls in place and the inspections carried out to ensure the well-being of animals in laboratories; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a provision exempting non-profit making cultural organisations from VAT on fees to international artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1823 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will facilitate the introduction of a national waiver scheme for waste collection charges to be administered by local authorities and which shall be available from all refuse collection operators; if he will instruct his Department officials to draw up guidelines for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1654 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to address the substandard accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that moneys previously allocated are inadequate to cover the cost of the extension and upgrading required; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1440 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has concluded its examination of the information supplied in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the outcome and conclusions reached arising from the examination; if the examination has not been complete when same will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1328 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will liase with the Department of Finance to ensure that equestrian centres are designated as farm buildings and not commercial premises in order to avoid such premises being burdened with rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1317 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the use of animals in circuses; her further views on whether the use of performing animals in circuses amounts to cruelty to animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1104 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application for funding has been received from an organisation (details supplied); if the application has been assessed; if the funding requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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686 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Irish Pharmaceutical Union are afforded the right to negotiate on behalf of their members in relation to fees payable for services provided under the publicly funded community drugs scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to designate equestrian centres as non commercial premises in order to avoid such premises being burdened with rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if funding will be allocated under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 for infrastructural developments in the west of Ireland to enable the region to expand to the degree as envisaged under the national spatial strategy and other relevant development plans and policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the tragic death of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if his attention has further been drawn to the concerns of the persons family in relation to the investigation of the circumstances of the death; if a tribunal of public enquiry will be established to investigate all matters in relation to this tragedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the statement of Galway County Council that of the twenty five water and sewerage schemes in County Galway scheduled to start in 2007 only a bundle of four schemes are expected to meet the programme start date of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on his discussions with the Department of Transport on the provision of a rural transport service in parts of rural Ireland not already provided with such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the plans by a college (details supplied) for the development of sports facilities at their campus; if he will provide adequate funding to enable the project to be brought to fruition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the revised preliminary report and additional information as requested for a project (details supplied) in County Galway; if he will give approval to the project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will allocate a grant under the 2007 summer works scheme to a school (details supplied) in County Galway in order to allow essential improvements be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the financial support provided to organisations in London who provide support to Irish people in that city; if he will report on recent discussions and developments which have occurred between his Department and such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will engage with local authorities with a view to making available on request a list of the voters being deleted from the electoral register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Galway retains the full time resource post currently in the school and increases the learning support to a full time post; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport did not issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will set up a national directorate for the inspection, prevention and control of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if a judicial inquiry will be held into the non-implementation of the national guidelines contained in the 1995 Control of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in the Irish Health Care Setting, the non-supervised full implementation and non-compliance by hospitals and health care settings with the 2005 strategy for the control of antimicrobial resistance in Ireland and the failure to supervise the full implementation of that strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if a redress board will be set up to compensate MRSA victims and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce measures to ensure that all MRSA deaths are reported to the relative coroner where it is clear that the existence of the infection is either the primary or contributory cause of death and to have this fact properly reflected on the patients death certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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604 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Galway; the area it will service; when construction of the works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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