219 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that there are enough public health nurses in the Health Service Executive primary and community care sector to maintain levels of care in the community now and to deal with the anticipated workload for public health nurses in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the protocols for care of vulnerable persons (details supplied) that are in place for professionals working in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the reason driving tests in articulated lorries have ceased in Galway; and if he intends to rectify the situation by re-instating the driving test for Galway city and county as currently applicants have to travel to Dublin, Limerick or Sligo to complete their test; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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848 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made on the introduction of issuing reminder notification in the renewal of driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a limit on the appointment of whole-time equivalent health staff as home help assistants in the various Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the assessment of a person for nursing home subvention in relation to the value of their residence; if a house as valued under figures provided in budget 2006 will no longer be taken into account when assessing an applicant’s eligibility for nursing home subvention; and if she will make statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of designated specialist units here for persons with eating disorders; and if there are such units in the west of Ireland.
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163 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to the availability of digital television throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the implications for her Department which arise from the recently published Ferns Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in 2005 in the implementation of the national youth work development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of states that have withdrawn from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of IAEA environmental testing in Iran and its effectiveness in monitoring nuclear development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which is being made regarding permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be provided with three prefabs and two Portakabins.
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128 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the Labour Court recommendation in January 2005 that clinical psychology trainees should be in receipt of a salary; if this salary has been allocated to psychologists in clinical training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to develop the biofuel industry in the context of the EU sugar reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position regarding the abolition of export credit refunds by the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of the non-pay defence Vote devolved to the military authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the transfer of duties from his Department to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the new arrangements for the diet supplement will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the delay in introducing the new arrangements for the diet supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a sewerage treatment plant for Clifden town, County Galway; if the necessary funds have been allocated by his Department for this work; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the bay waters have been polluted due to inadequate or untreated sewerage flowing directly into Clifden Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the situation regarding Dúchas stopping work on the development of a football pitch on Inis Mór, Aran Islands (details supplied).
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490 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the restricting guidelines whereby some children with Down’s syndrome are ineligible for resource teaching if their disability is classed as mild with an IQ of over 49; her plans to amend the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport his plans to put on hold the Shannon bilateral agreement with the US pending an environmental impact study of the effects that this might have on the Shannon, mid-west and south-west regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. McCormack den Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil, i bhfianaise chinneadh stairiúil an Bhoird Pleanála maidir le caomhnú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht, an bhfuil sé i gceist aige rialacháin a dhéanamh faoi Alt 33 den Acht Pleanála 2000 a cheanglóidh ar lucht forbartha an fhaisnéis chuí a sholáthar le gur féidir ráiteas tionchar teanga neamhspleách a ullmhú maidir le gach forbairt a bheartófar i limistéir Ghaeltachta.
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3 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the future funding of local government; when the Indecon report on local government finance will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce the necessary legislation or regulation to eliminate the necessity for management companies in new housing estates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made in relation to the introduction of legislation to allow for the full roll-out of speed cameras nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the new penalty point offences he intends to implement in 2006; if he has set out deadlines for the implementation of each of the remaining 65 penalty point offences, as yet unimplemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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585 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce the necessary legislation or regulation to eliminate the necessity for management companies in new housing estates which is putting a severe burden on buyers purchasing houses in new housing estates particularly for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to publish a comprehensive review of private health care in the Irish health care system, which includes looking at cost benefit analysis, value for money, tax incentives, tax concessions and its influence on the cost of private health insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when Comhairle na nOspidéal will report on the review of neurosurgery services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of actions that were proposed in the new horizons for Irish tourism that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers report on the reorganisation of the regional tourism associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to his preferred options in respect of public and private broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has given recent direction to the regulator with a view to improving access to the grid with particular reference to cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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562 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the very serious situation in which pupils and teachers in one-teacher schools find themselves in as regards health and safety where there is only one adult in these schools; her plans to have a second teacher classroom assistant or adult installed in each one-teacher school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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538 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of new permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason there is such a delay in progressing this application; if this application can be advanced further; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the reports published by the EU Commission Food and Veterinary Office that the production standards in Brazil are totally inferior to those applied within the European Union; her further views on whether the Brazilian standards are totally inadequate on the important issues of traceability, movement and control of foot and mouth disease, residue testing and the control and use of veterinary medicines and environmental conditions; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the stated policy of the EU Commission directorate on health and consumer affairs that the production standards on imports into the European Union must be equivalent to the standards applying within the Union; the reason the European Union accepts imports of beef from Brazil which do not meet the requirements set down by the EU control authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views regarding Commissioner Peter Mandelson who clearly has exceeded the EU mandate on agriculture in the World Trade Organisation negotiations; the action she will take to endeavour to restrict the role of Commissioner Mandelson in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if legislation will be brought forward to ensure that Ireland meets the UN target for aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems being created in the decentralisation programme by the lack of clarity around the status of employees who do not wish to relocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance when he proposes to issue Government guidelines in relation to a new benchmarking board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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740 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the media reports that an EU regulation is to be introduced to make it obligatory for people cutting turf for domestic use to apply for planning permission or have an environmental impact assessment carried out before they can commence work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken in relation to the Crisis Pregnancy Agency in view of the fact that it advertises abortion as a positive option alongside other options; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools which have a sports facility on-site or access to a sports facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence when the task force on emergency planning last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the amount of property recently sold by the Department of Defence to a company (details supplied) at lands known as the rifle range,Oranmore, County Galway; the price received for this land from the company.
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112 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the necessary finance is available to the Health Service Executive Western Region for the opening of hostels in Galway city to alleviate the pressure on the psychiatric unit, at University College Hospital, Galway; and the number of bed places in hostels which are empty pending appointment of necessary staff to run the hostels.
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111 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the necessary finance is available for the construction of a six bedroom observation ward at the psychiatric unit at University College Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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