580 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for lifting the embargo on the recruitment of staff at local authorities to replace persons who have left or retired; if his attention has been drawn to the disruption of services to the public that this loss of staff is causing.
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366 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent report on the shredding of historic and valuable documents, some dating from the late 19th century, which are to be destroyed as part of the Property Registration Authority’s move toward e-conveyancing; the reason for destroying these valuable documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when will the provision which allows tenants of apartments and maisonettes to buy out their properties be implemented by city and county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the issue of windfall profits being made by electricity generators on the back of charging consumers for the cost of carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Transport if he has received representations for additional funding for road repairs as a result of recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children if additional resources have been made available to community welfare officers in Health Service Executive west to administer the humanitarian assistance scheme for persons devastated by flood damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the promised new school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the number of pupils from this school has increased from 140 in 2000 to 283 in 2009 and a new school was promised two years ago when approval was sanctioned for design stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans regarding funding of the Arts Council in 2010; if the same funding will be available to the Arts Council as in previous years; and his plans for the continuation of the Arts Council.
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559 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has proposals to amend the processing of higher education grants and the grants appeals process administered through the local authorities (details supplied) whereby some students are having difficulty in obtaining sufficient information regarding proof of residential address; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Defence if control of the former Magee Barracks, Kildare, County Kildare has been handed back to his Department; if so, his plans to ensure the barracks does not continue to be a blight on the townscape due to its dilapidated condition and the anti-social behaviour that takes place there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by ethnic minorities living in northern Iraq; if this matter has been discussed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the intervention of the naval force has been successful in tackling the piracy off the coast of Somali; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report on misappropriation and misuse of public money by FÁS; if she will act on its findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied with the average time to process social welfare appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding fraud control measures put in place by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if he has costed the proposals in the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the national theatre project; his views on the feasibility of the proposal to relocate the theatre to the General Post Office, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when the Student Support Bill 2008 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take in the context of the heavily polluted groundwater resources here to address the problem of inadequate leaking septic tanks in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if the design stage has been completed for the proposed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grant aid which has been made available for the development of piers and slipways in County Galway in the years from 2004 to date in 2009; the breakdown of the individual grants for each pier or slipway development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Finance the proposals to rectify the situation as regards carrying out electronic transactions in banks and other financial institutions whereby there is a three day delay in transferring money from one account to a different bank or financial institution or to a different account holder within the same bank or financial institution although it is withdrawn from the first account immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1135 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if it will be included in the next available public private partnership bundle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1071 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to restore the REP scheme to its original form in view of the situation with many farmers in disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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796 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the harbour dues owed from late 2003 and early 2004 to date in 2009; the grant moneys paid for the same period; if there have been prosecutions for non–payment of dues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Transport his plans for proceeding with phase two of the western rail corridor which is an essential part of the infrastructure in the west of Ireland to open opportunities for job creation and development of the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the waiting time, in view of the Redundancy Payment Acts 1967 to 2003, for employers to receive the rebate for redundancies from her Department when her Department has to pay the employers 60% of the redundancies paid out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position he will take on the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which opens for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1207 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new community school for Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1090 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of harbour dues which are owed from late 2003 to date in 2009; the grant moneys which have been paid for the same period; if there have been prosecutions of non-payment of dues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1068 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the lack of broadband services by a company (details supplied) or other service providers to provide a broadband network in the townlands between Rosscahill and Moycullen, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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819 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the community support for older people grant scheme will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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630 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review an application for home tuition grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children how her recent decision to decrease by an average of 34% the payments pharmacists receive from the Health Service Executive was arrived at; her views on the alternatives put forward by a union (details supplied) the which would save a similar amount of money; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have applied for funding from the enterprise stabilisation fund; the number of applications accepted and the number rejected; the amount paid out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway, which is losing a teacher post and causing concern to the school, parents and pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children her views, in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive spent some €60 million between 2007 and 2008 on taxis for patient transport, while maintaining transport for patients, on alternative options that will provide a cost effective solution for patient transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are plans to introduce legislation to have the qualification age for presidential candidates lowered from 35 years to 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will continue to lease helicopters to support the Chad mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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701 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if this is included in the next public private partnership bundle and when it is expected that this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Galway to retain its special class; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children when, in view of the fact that the 2004 Comptroller and Auditor General report on the National Treatment Purchase Fund did not compare the cost of treatments between the private sector and the public sector, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s new report on same will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of steps taken to implement the Government smart economy document; the timetable set for each action point; the budget allocated for each action point; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of an Alzheimer care centre, respite and long-stay and in-home facility for a group (details supplied) at a site which is provided to it on the grounds of Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the process improvement initiatives introduced to reduce the processing times of jobseeker’s applications; the location at which these initiatives have been rolled out; if these initiatives have been extended to all social welfare offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the necessary funding to Galway City Council for sewerage facilities for houses (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the city council has given an undertaking to carry out this long-awaited work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a sewerage scheme for Oughterard, County Galway; the timescale involved in the current stage and subsequent stages of the process; when it is expected that work will commence on this sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has considered an application for inclusion in the community development project programme (details supplied); if funding will be secured for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will notify local authorities as regards allocating additional funding to them to complete the processing of many grant applications which are currently on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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