973 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of technical agricultural officers upgraded to supervisory agricultural officers up to 31 December 2009 involved in the processing of REP scheme three and REP scheme 4 applications; the additional cost in wages per week per officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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972 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of first year and separately the number of second years REP scheme 4 participants; the number of applications paid and or confirmed for payment up to 8 January 2010 in each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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945 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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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943 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 13 October 2009, when he will make a determination on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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925 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date in the provision of broadband to rural areas under the national broadband scheme; the areas of County Clare which remain without broadband; his plans to extend broadband to these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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880 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to upgrade their emergency plans in view of the recent adverse weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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846 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reimburse the €700,000 which has been spent to date by Clare County Council on the recent flooding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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757 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out to date under the humanitarian assistance scheme for those affected by flooding in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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679 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possibility of resumption of Middle East talks between Israel and Palestine; if he will report on his discussions with his EU counterparts in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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678 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the recent earthquake in Haiti, he will assist and make a funding contribution for aid for the victims affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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587 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of robberies reported in the Clare garda division for 2009; the number of armed robberies for the same period; the number of robberies detected for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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530 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing disruption to commuter services on the Ennis-Limerick rail service in County Clare; if this ongoing closure will have implications for the reopening of the western rail corridor; if his Department has held discussions with Iarnród Éireann and the Office of Public Works to urge a resolution of this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce body scanners at airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the provision of the coastguard station at Doolin in County Clare; if the €1.5 million remains ring fenced for this project; when he expects this project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been ring fenced and available for the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard which is expected to go to planning permission shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the allocation for funding available to local authorities for county and local roads, in view of the recent freeze and the deterioration in the road surfaces as a result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when CAT scanning services will be restored at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a situation at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that nurses are working to rule at the hospital and the accident and emergency and hospital wards are experiencing overcrowding; her plans to provide additional services at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons over 70 years in receipt of medical cards in County Clare as of 31 December 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the conditions at the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital, County Limerick; if necessary funding and investment will be put in place to replace or update the existing maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Finance the status of a report (details supplied); when he expects this report to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of the 21 October 2009, if the report of the interdepartmental committee on the issues of ethical investment in the National Pensions Reserve Fund has been completed; if this report will be presented to the House of the Oireachtas in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 16 September 2009 the status of the mid-west jobs task force report; when the final report will be finalised; the number of recommendations of the interim report which have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No 63 of 13 October 2009 the way the monies from the EU Globalisation Fund will be allocated to former employees of a company (details supplied); the timeframe involved for spending these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the funding made available to the humanitarian assistance scheme for flood claims; the number of applications for support; the average time it takes to process an application; the number of applications refused support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the qualifications required for the position of medical assessor to assess applications for domiciliary allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 13 October 2009, if he has held discussions with the unions in respect of the constitution of these boards; if so, if he will report on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of the 19 November 2009, when a decision will issue to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans for the provision of services for autistic children; if he will continue grant aiding children who are attending facilities as in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children following the signing of contracts for a new endoscopy unit at Nenagh General Hospital, County Tipperary, the reason the contract for the endoscopy unit at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare, has not yet been signed; when she expects this contract to be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for domiciliary allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received a submission from a local authority (details supplied); his views regarding same; if he will make funding available for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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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371 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 17 September 2009, if he has received the additional information from Clare County Council; his views regarding same; his further views on the importance of fast tracking this project in view of the recent flooding in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if each local authority’s fire service is equipped with a boat or dingy to assist with emergency evacuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 4 March 2009, when he expects to finalise his proposals on boundary extensions; if these proposals will have implications for local authorities in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide emergency funding to repair county roads in County Clare which have been damaged as a result of the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide emergency funding to restore county roads which have been damaged as a result of the recent flooding in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with grant assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programme report proposals to rationalise vocational education committees; the implications that these proposals would have for Clare Vocational Education Committee; if he supports these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the recent flooding crisis and the prospects of further flooding in the next number of years, he will invest in the purchase of new fire tenders for the fire service which are available in the UK and have the capacity to pump out 25,000 gallons of water per minute compared to the current fire tenders which only have the capacity to pump 750 gallons of water per minute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a reduction in the local development inclusion programme (details supplied) in County Clare; his views regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of appointments cancelled at the Mid West Regional Hospital in Ennis, County Clare as a result of the one day stoppage on 24 November 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of minor injury cases from County Clare which have presented at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. as a result of the accident and emergency department being closed during these hours at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of emergency cases from County Clare which have presented at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. as a result of the accident and emergency department being closed during these hours at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he has sought emergency funding from the EU to help alleviate the hardship which is being experienced by householders and businesses as a result of the flooding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the recent flooding in County Clare he will provide emergency funding to the town councils in Ennis and Kilrush and to Clare County Council to facilitate remedial works and to compensate families whose homes were flooded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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