537 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has plans to alleviate the recent flooding problem from the Shannon which caused flooding in Clonlara, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will take measures to alleviate flooding in Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare as a result of recent high rainfall at the Weir, Parteen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to prevent a recurrence of flooding on the lower River Shannon as occurred in January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for a residency visa for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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298 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for the appointment of a peace commissioner for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will immediately appoint an expert group to fast track the selection process and the installation of a permanent water filtration system plan for Ennis, County Clare in view of the continuing boil notices as a matter of urgency.
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77 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has examined the possibility of paying child benefit on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress to date in introducing the new parental allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the proposed Quilty, Scariff and Feakle sewerage schemes with regard to Clare County Council’s revised proposals; if a pricing structure has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department expects to approve the preliminary report and water services pricing policy report on the Ennistymon, Liscannor, Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point sewerage schemes; the position in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the water services pricing policy report for the Doolin, Ballyvaughan and Corofin sewerage schemes has been submitted by Clare County Council; if so, when he expects it to be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a new school in Ennistymon, County Clare; if a site for the school has been purchased; and when the new school will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make public the inquiry established by her for the County Clare Vocational Educational Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a student (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the policy changes he is considering in conjunction with An Post to reverse the decline of rural sub-post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 148 and 202 of 21 February 2006, her views on the provision of insulin pump therapy for diabetics in the mid western Health Service Executive area; her plans to introduce such a therapy service in that area; the other policies she is considering implementing in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on funding the provision of a hepatitis B inoculation for the staff of a school (details enclosed), in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43108/06]
472 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application, in relation to the small schools scheme 2007, for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Ennis flood relief scheme; the finances he has provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the targeted 35,500 local authority housing units envisioned in the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006 were not all built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Government’s commitment to provide 4,000 voluntary housing units will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a visa application for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if the abandonment of the Metro and Luas line to serve the area between the existing green and red Luas lines in the south Dublin suburbs was sanctioned by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in assessing the preliminary report from Clare County Council on the proposed Kilrush and Kilkee sewerage schemes; the funding that has been earmarked for these projects; the proposed construction timetable of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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528 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a cessation of turf-cutting scheme application form for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; if the contract has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Labasheeda and Carrigaholt sewerage schemes in County Clare will be fast tracked in view of the fact that Cooraclare, which had been bundled with those schemes, has been given to go-ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 5 July 2006, if a visit has been carried out by her Department to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding will be provided for the extension of Doonbeg pier in County Clare; when he expects this project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the interdepartmental committee on the health effects of electromagnetic fields is expected to report on the potential health effects of mobile phone masts; if, in the context of that report, the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in May 2005 that planning guidelines and planning exemptions be examined in order that no masts giving off radiation would be permitted near such places as health centres, schools, playgrounds and pitches will be taken into consideration; if the research carried out by the Organisation for Applied Scientific Research in the Netherlands in September 2003 which found that phone masts for 3G mobile phones caused headaches and nausea will be taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of fatalities from head injuries that have occurred in each of Counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Donegal as a result of prolonged delays in accessing neurosurgical services in either Dublin or Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding to extend hours in a day care centre (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in the Rehabilitation Centre in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans there are to establish a neurosurgical national centre of excellence at University College Hospital Galway to complement the existing centres in Cork and Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a screening programme for diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a screening programme for haemochromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 10 October 2006 the status on the sale of the site of Quin Garda Station (details supplied) to a voluntary housing association in the village in order that suitable accommodation may be provided for the community’s elderly people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether funding for the Arts Council in the Estimates 2007 falls far short of the total demand for grant aid for bursaries, awards, projects and schemes in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role of the new Regional Tourism Development Boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a school (details supplied) in County Clare regarding the small schools scheme 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the bio-energy payment from €45 per hectare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to provide for independent milk testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 7 November 2006, if the SENO has made a decision regarding a laptop for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made regarding costs for three prefabricated buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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294 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 an assessment for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance when Revenue Commissioners staff will take up their position in Kilrush under the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for the re-opening of Crusheen train station; if in the context of the western rail corridor development he will re-instate the railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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