365 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress that is being made in processing applications for the REFIT scheme under the AER 6 scheme; the way he will provide regular updates and an up-to-date information policy for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures she is introducing in the mid-west area to address the regional differences in treatment and survival for breast, bowel and prostate cancers compared to the east of the country, as recently highlighted in the National Cancer Registry report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to alleviate the overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 1 March 2007, when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to expand counselling services in post-primary schools to provide support for students with personal or mental health difficulties; the options schools have when their guidance counsellors do not have the skills set for dealing with such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 12 October 2004 in which he stated that his Department does not appeal planning applications in the vicinity of airport runways, the reason his Department objected on 20 December 1988 to a planning application (details supplied); if his Department ever objected to any other similar planning application at Dublin, Cork or Shannon airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 28 February 2007, the way the proposed public safety zones contained in the Draft Planning Guidelines differ from the previous public safety zones that were designated by the Irish Aviation Authority in its Interim Policy Document of 26 July 1995 and on which date the IAA indicated to Clare, Cork and Fingal County Councils its intention to adopt the measures set out in an attached guidance paper and also confirmed that PSZs existed as of that date at ground level under the approaches to each runway, planned runway or planned extension and that such safety zones would resemble the shape of the ICAO Annex 14, Approach Surface and extend 1,560 metres from the ends of the main runways and 1,260 metres from the ends of secondary or cross-wind runways at the three State airports; if it is now proposed to revoke the IAA Interim Policy prior to adopting the different PSZs contained in the ERM recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an x-ray; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the regulations regarding procedures for staff of crèches and nurseries for evacuating pre-school children in the event of an emergency; her plans to introduce or expand on such regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 31 January 2007, if an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the aspects of the Hanly Report that she will implement in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Cancer Strategy Implementation Report is due to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a permanent autism unit will be constructed at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if such a structure will be in place by September 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the areas in County Clare that will be covered by the new scheme to bring broadband coverage to areas where the private sector is unable to justify the commercial provision of such a service; when he envisages the service will be rolled out for such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that allegations made by senior consultant orthodontists that children suffered irreversible damage to their teeth, gums and faces following the cessation of the orthodontic regional training programmes in 1999 will be investigated independently; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the minority report of the Health Service Executive’s review of orthodontic services has been omitted from the HSE official report; if she will ensure that it will form part of that report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for the housing aid for the elderly will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a housing aid for the elderly application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an X-ray; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an enhanced subvention will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to surpass Kyoto and subsequent EU emission guidelines by way of home produced alternative energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects each sector of the renewable energy options to provide for the generation of electricity in each of the next five years; the extent by which this represents an increase on the current amount of generating capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of legal actions which her Department is currently engaged in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the difficulties at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; if she will ensure that a school will remain in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 21 February 2007 when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the single payment for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment for their single payment scheme 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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942 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will announce revised proposals arising out of his review of the disabled persons and essential repairs grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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940 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that include the cost of rewiring under their essential repair grants scheme; the plans to standardise the repairs for which this grant applies to prevent arbitrary discrimination by some local authorities against old age pensioners living alone; the plans to reinstate window repairs and heating installation under the grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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629 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if in view of the confirmation by way of reply to Parliamentary Question No. 604 of 12 December 1984 that he was not in a position on that date to indicate the length of the then proposed runway 10/28 at Dublin Airport, he will correct the record of Dáil Éireann in relation to inaccurate information given by him in Parliamentary Questions Nos. 268 of 12 October 2004, 352 of 30 November 2004 and 221 of 9 March 2005 in the course of which he confirmed that the current red zones at Dublin Airport were formally established in 1968 by Dublin County Council at the request of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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588 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent supplement has been reduced for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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478 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if the revised guidelines for orthodontic services have been prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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477 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a mammography test; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with knee surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card was only renewed for two months for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason an application for a subvention has not been processed for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a MRI scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he has identified economic factors underlying the loss of export market share by Ireland and significant job losses in trading sectors in the past four years.
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122 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the projected increase in public service employment in 2007; and the strategy for the growth in public service numbers underlying budgetary planning for 2008 and 2009.
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206 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 27 February 2007, the transitional arrangements he envisages for Shannon in the event of an Open Skies agreement being reached between the EU and US on 30 April 2007; the capital investment he envisages for the region under his Department’s tourism and economic development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a home-care package application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that farmers can receive their REP scheme payment and compensatory allowance on lands used to grow renewable crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that provision is made under the new meat plant investment scheme to provide facilities for farmers to clearly view weighing scales in factories; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an appointment for a psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Defence the security situation in Lebanon; the number of members of the Defence Forces serving in the Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not received their single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 20 February 2007 when she will process 2005 applications in County Clare which are subject to anti-accumulation under the national reserve of the single payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to his confirmation by way of reply to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 28 October 2004 that the former north east to south west runway at Dublin Airport was withdrawn from service in 1990; if his Department subsequently requested Dublin County Council to remove the previously designated red zones from its county development plan; if the red zones still exist in their original state; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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