66 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the expulsion of international organisations from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the provision of a health campus (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm if a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be included in the next public private partnership bundle in order that this school can proceed to tender, full planning permission and construction without delay in view of the fact that funds have been provided for the transfer of the site from Galway City Council to Galway City Vocational Education Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1066 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the decision by his Department in relation to the retention of the special class in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway.
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890 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of an integrated water supply scheme for Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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856 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Health Service Executive west will be allocated the necessary additional funding in order to pay the many housing repair schemes which have been sanctioned and completed but where the grants have not been paid in Galway City and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans her Department has for providing necessary funding in enterprise particularly for the network training model (details supplied) in order to sustain employment and provide the relevant opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a progress report on the delivery of the EU Commission fisheries fuel aid package agreed in July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has recently met with RTÉ to discuss funding at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed savings that were made by him since his appointment as Minister; the value of these proposed savings; the amount of these savings that have been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status as regards the means test of a person applying for jobseeker’s allowance and living in the family home in view of the situation that these applicants are means tested and appear to be allowed only a portion of the jobseeker’s allowance due to the benefit of living at home which is forcing young people out of their home to secure independent accommodation to qualify for the full rate of jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to renew the bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam when the current agreement expires in May 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expected expenditure by his Department in 2009 from the proceeds of the dormant accounts fund; the figures for each of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the way this school can have the possibility of losing a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria being used to select a new chief executive officer of the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to increase the number of community employment schemes to help reduce unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he proposes to take to allow quad owners to be able to tax their vehicles for use on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he will make, in the context of the Finance Act 1992, to enable quad bike owners to have motor tax displayed on their vehicles for use on the public road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the report from the Health Service Executive’s Working Group on Rheumatology Services is made publically available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will review the application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway for funding under the DEIS scheme which is due to cease later in 2009 and for full recognition from DEIS as this school has participated in various schemes under the disadvantaged areas scheme over the years and is dependent on support from DEIS to continue its various courses which benefit both students and parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the recent decision to ban eel fishing which is a tradition for many families, is part of Ireland’s culture and heritage and will result in further job losses; his views on whether the scientific report on which the decision was made is based on limited data, that no other significant fishing country is proposing an outright ban and Ireland accounts for about 0.5% and 2% of the total European catch; if eel fishermen will be compensated for the loss of their livelihoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding his consultations at an EU level with regard to changes to the Common Agricultural Policy post 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Galway, at the location of the second level community school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time it takes to process a claim in respect of jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school at Doughiska on the east side of Galway city which is a newly built-up area; when it is expected that work will commence on the building of this school; if the necessary funds have been provided in the school building programme for the construction of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1446 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway which is anxious to proceed in acquiring a site from Galway City Council for the provision of a new school and proceed to tender now that outline planning permission has been granted; if funding will be provided without delay for the purchase of this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1052 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the progress to date in eliminating the lead contamination in the public water supply in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1051 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list in each county and city local authority; and the number on the waiting list for affordable housing in each county and city local authority.
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1046 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the Oughterard sewerage scheme, County Galway; the reason his Department has not approved the brief as submitted by Galway County Council and that this has been returned to the council; and the additional information required by his Department from Galway County Council to have this scheme approved.
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896 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals his Department has to carry out improvement works on Annaghveane Pier, Béaladangan, Connemara, County Galway as this pier serves the inhabited island of Inis Tradhair and is also used as a fishing pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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895 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are proposals for a 30% cut in funding to Pobal; the way this might impact on Pobal employees in Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Transport if he has met the board and senior management of all 37 agencies under the aegis of his Department; the outcome of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme payments are not being made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who joined the REP scheme in January 2005 and has not been paid for 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Finance his latest forecasts for the tax receipts in 2009 in view of the shortfall in tax receipts in October and November 2008 and the downward revision in forecasting for the economy; the way he plans to allocate the shortfall between higher taxes, higher borrowing or lower spending.
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150 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for eliminating the pollution of Lough Corrib which is the main source of water supply for Galway City and a large part of County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he proposes to make funding available for decommissioning of boats of less than 18 m; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of his initiative to facilitate a dialogue between local residents and those proposing to bring gas ashore from the Corrib gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the recruitment targets that had existed for 2009 prior to the announcement of financial restrictions in and as a result of budget 2009; the recruitment targets set as a result of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the regulation of taxi operators having to have wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to prevent health insurance premiums of older and sicker people from soaring in view of the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the risk equalisation scheme enacted by herself; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals he has for the allocation of the 3% increase in the mackerel quota; the way this increase in quota will be distributed; if he will ensure that at least 50% of the initial quota be allocated to a fleet (details supplied) in view of the fact that the fleet is committed to land at least 90% of their allocation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a resident Garda presence will be restored to Cárna Village, Connemara, County Galway following the damage to the barracks; if there are proposals to facilitate the presence of a Garda in Cárna in the Garda residence in Cárna; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the application by Educate Together to be registered as a patron of second level schools based on its track record at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when local authorities and the Health Service Executive will be allocated the necessary funding to pay the many housing repair schemes which have been sanctioned, completed and grants have not been paid in Galway City Council and Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the hand over of this responsibility from the HSEs to the local authorities which has not taken place in Galway because of uncertainty of funding to either body.
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410 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of the sanctioning of the application by Galway City Partnership for funding for the provision of a family resource centre in Ballinfoyle, Galway City; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the night-time rural transport scheme.
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8 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the proposed new national child detention facility for young offenders at Lusk, County Dublin, will not be fully completed until 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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