480 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 324 and 325 of the 11 May 2010, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff price announcement was due in January 2010; when he expects to make a decision regarding same in view of the fact that the continued delay in announcing the REFIT price is putting the industry here in jeopardy with the potential loss of jobs; his views on whether miscanthus is an important growth industry; if the government will reach its target for biomass of 30% by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 5 May 2010, if he will confirm whether it was his Department or Dublin County Council that introduced the restricted zone around Baldonnel Aerodrome, County Dublin, in 1955; if he will outline the statutory mechanism through which the restricted area in question was designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic movements, taking account of the directional split at either end, on each runway at Dublin and Cork airports for each of the years from 2003 to 2009, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of the 6 May 2010, when he expects his Department’s consideration of the Dublin Airport Authority’s business case for the Lynx Cargo Project to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to media reports which suggest that the hours of operation of the accident and emergency departments will be reduced or closed from this summer; her views regarding these reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to media reports regarding the home help service, namely that consideration is being given to having the service operate on a five-day week that is Monday to Friday, that the hours for carers will be significantly reduced; the implications that this will have for carers andtheir families; her views regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children her views 12 months following the reconfiguration of services in the mid-west region; if she is satisfied that adequate resources have been put in place to support this reconfiguration; if she has any further plans for the development of the ambulance service in County Clare, particularly if she supports the concept of having a trained paramedic on-site at each ambulance station on a 24/7 basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the future role and development of Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; if same will continue as an acute hospital; if she will report on the progress on commitments given to the hospital prior to reconfiguration, namely, the development and timeframe for delivery of key infrastructure and provision of endoscopy, day surgery and geriatric services at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 20 April 2010 when he expects a decision to issue in respect of funding for a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to reduce services to an organisation (details supplied) in County Limerick and the impact that these cutbacks will have.
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134 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an applicant will be facilitated (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications received to date for inclusion in the new agri-environmental options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in County Clare participating in the REP scheme for 2009; the average REP scheme payment made in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review his decision to exclude farmers whose REP scheme three contracts are completed after 17 May 2010 single farm payment deadline from the agricultural environmental option scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of the 27 January 2010 the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a regeneration scheme for villages and towns that have been bypassed by motorways, that is, Clarecastle and Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare, or that will be bypassed in the future, that is, Crusheen, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update on the provision of a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if a Draft Protected Area Order was prepared in the 1950s by his Department regarding Dublin Airport; if so, the reason such an order was not promulgated in accordance with the wishes of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a report will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of site visits made by agencies under the aegis of his Department with a view to creating employment in County Clare in the years 2007 to date in 2010; the location of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 846 of 20 April 2010, the timeframe for the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No 225 of 25 March 2010 when a decision will be made on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a scheme of grant aid to support for Miscanthus based heat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans in respect of renewable energy feed; if a REFIT price will be set in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 534 of 13 May 2008, the reason for the delay on the part of his Department in finalising draft planning guidelines on public safety zones around Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports in view of the fact that the emergency risk management report on this matter was published on 8 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 3 November 2009, the position regarding funding for Cooraclare sewerage scheme, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence the respective sizes of both the proposed public safety zones and the existing red zones contained in the South County Dublin development plan as well as the ratio of the said public safety zones to the red zones expressed as a percentage in respect of each of runways 05, 11, 23 and 29 at Casement Aerodrome in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Pat Breen den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an bhfuil sé i gceist aige go mbeidh ról ag Gaeil thar sáile agus Ambasáidí na hÉireann i gcur chun cinn na teanga mar chuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus más ea, cén ról praiticiúil atá leagtha síos leis seo a chur i gcrích sa Straitéis; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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232 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 29 April 2010, the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she would put extra resources into the Health Service Executive to help it to clear the backlog of applications for the fair deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to assist Shannon Airport to deal with the decline in passenger traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Question No. 230 of 27 April 2010 the discussions he has had with the US authorities on the provision of US preclearance for air freight at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the Lynxs cargo project at Shannon Airport to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will issue on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 21 April 2010, if, a protected area was initially established around Baldonnel Aerodrome, County Dublin, in 1955 in accordance with the terms of section 36 of the Defence Act of 1954, he will identify the statutory instrument that gave effect to such protected area order; if he will provide a copy of such statutory instrument to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the red zones at either end of existing main runway 10/28 at Dublin Airport, he will confirm the precise distances such as red zones commenced with respect to each of the said runway thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 7 October 2009, if he will abolish the €10 air travel tax in view of the recent volcanic ash crisis and the losses incurred by Irish airlines as a result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the statement made by the EU Transport Commissioner that national Governments would have to compensate airlines, he will introduce a scheme to compensate Irish airlines who have been adversely affected as a result of the recent volcanic ash crisis and the closure of airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport the structures that have been put in place to give the board and management of Shannon Airport autonomy to manage and operate Shannon Airport, further to his decision to suspend separation of the three airports at Cork, Shannon and Dublin until 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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