145 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of unemployment assistance recipients who are categorised as self-employed; and the average assistance paid each week.
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299 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when an application for resource hours will be reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if the supplementary information is sufficient to enable a review of the allocation of resources; if the NEPS has a specific list of information requirements; if so, the contents of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 203 of 21 October 2003, 113 of 6 November 2003 and 257 of 4 February 2004, if she will reconsider her decision regarding a bus service for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to expand the system of co-funding projects with other Departments for development projects in RAPID areas; if additional measures are under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will carry out costings on the reopening of the Ennis-Athenry-Galway railway line in view of the success of the new Ennis-Limerick commuter line; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if the application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare for a special needs assistant will be urgently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the hours for a person needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the hours for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the hours for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the hours for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been reduced from ten to five hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1288 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for the public administration’s four year course at the University of Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1269 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding has been withdrawn from the rural action project leading to its close on 30 September 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1217 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will fast track the proposed project for the second bridge in Killaloe, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1085 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his decision regarding an application for residency for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1084 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive her stamped passport from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1083 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure a person (details supplied) in County Clare must follow in order to make a new application for permanent residency which includes permission to work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1082 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 3 February 2004, the status of closed circuit television for Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1081 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Clare can remain here on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1018 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if the new Aer Lingus Dublin-Orlando service is fully compliant with the Irish-US bilateral air agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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924 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Mid-Western Health Board will provide a regular chiropody service in the Shannon health centre, Shannon, County Clare; if it is unable or unwilling to do so, if arrangements will be entered into with private chiropody practitioners to ensure a regular and constant service to persons who require such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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886 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when he expects the outline development control plan to be approved by his Department; if funding for the €20 million upgrading of Ennis General Hospital will be provided in the 2005 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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885 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has satisfied himself with the current referrals in the Mid-Western Health Board under the national treatment purchase fund; the reason there is a low level of take-up on referral offers; if he will provide a tabular statement of referrals and take-up offers for 2002 and 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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884 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider the application by the Mid-Western Health Board for additional bed capacity in Ennis General Hospital to deal with the overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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883 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if a proposed application by the Mid-Western Health Board for a neurologist in the region will be considered by the Government as a matter of urgency due to the long waiting lists for neurologists in Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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880 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans he will put in place to prevent overcrowding in the acute psychiatric unit of Ennis Hospital, County Clare, that was a matter of concern in the inspector of mental hospital’s annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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832 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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692 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Question No. 322 of 6 July 2004, if his Department’s expert advisors have examined the information by Clare County Council on the Mullagh-Quilty sewerage scheme; if a decision has been made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if in the interest of special needs assistant he will set a criteria for job security for special needs assistants; will special needs assistant positions be rotated in the system when a child that they are assigned to leaves; with regard to job loss the notice of redundancies that special needs assistants are entitled to; will special needs assistants get paid for supervision work; will a set criteria be put in place for special needs assistants countrywide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason correspondence (details supplied) sent to his Department was not replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason correspondence sent by a person (details supplied) in County Clare to the Office of the Minister of State at his Department was not replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider his proposal on the increase to the higher level registration fees, flagged in Budget 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the decentralisation proposals for Kilrush in County Clare; the number of candidates who subscribed for the positions in Kilrush under the decentralisation programme; the number of these who are from Dublin and from other centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 23 March 2004, if works have been carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Clare regarding the removal of asbestos which was approved by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not receive notification of their single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for the single payment scheme application for consideration of force majeure -exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Clare has received a 15% grant under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive forestry plantation payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a forestry payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the REP scheme 3 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if there is a shortfall in the funding of the Irish airlines pension; if there is also a shortage in the contributions in the Aer Rianta pension; the body which will fund the shortfall; the way in which staff in the Shannon and Cork authorities and retired staff in both Cork and Shannon will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he intends putting any board member from Shannon or Cork on the new Dublin Airport Authority.
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448 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 2 October 2003 if he has examined the preliminary report as submitted by Clare County Council for the Labasheeda, Carrigaholt and Cooraclare DBO sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the status for a person (details supplied) in County Clare can be amended on their visa card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for the proposed €20 million upgrading of Ennis General Hospital; the areas of the hospital that are to be upgraded; the status of the project; when he envisages work to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No 278 of 9 March 2004 when the foreshore licence will be submitted to Clare County Council for the Mullagh-Quilty sewerage scheme since the further information as requested has been responded to in order that the council can forward contract documentation to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant will be appointed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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