872 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will be honouring the commitment made by his predecessor, Deputy Brennan, that Cork and Shannon airports will not begin independent operations from Aer Rianta-Dublin Airport Authority burdened with debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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865 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport his plans to seek the retention of the 12 day derogation for rest periods for drivers of tourist coaches (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the critical part coach tourism has in the overall tourism industry, particularly in the West; if his attention has further been drawn to the regressive effects the ending of such a derogation will have on coach tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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846 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport, further to Question No. 354 of 30 November 2004, the precise purpose for which the lands in question were compulsorily acquired in 1945; the reason these lands were not utilised for that very purpose by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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845 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if Aer Rianta obtained the approval of his Department for the development of commercial car parks on the grass area beside the Team Aer Lingus building for a number of summer periods prior to 1 January 1998 when such lands were formally transferred to Aer Rianta; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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844 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport, further to Question No. 322 of 6 December 2005, if the extension of 1,000 ft to Cork Airport runway 17/35 in 1989 was notified to Cork County Council; if his Department formally requested that the Cork county development plan be varied accordingly at that time to implement the necessary revision to the associated red zone; if he is satisfied that such a variation was made to the development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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838 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if, following the delay in the concluding of negotiations between the EU and US on a new aviation agreement, he will reconsider his decision not to commission an economic impact study for the Shannon area on the changeover to an open skies aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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727 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 29 November 2005 his views on whether that, in stark contrast to the situation pertaining to special areas of conservation, the absence of similar notification, consultation and compensation provisions for affected landowners in respect of the designation of safety zones for establishments under the terms of the Seveso directive is an affront to both natural and constitutional justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he proposes to take on national broadband strategy following the most recent survey by EUROSTAT which finds Ireland ranks fifth lowest out of 25 European states for broadband penetration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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564 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the home carer’s tax credit in each of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the measures which are being introduced to ensure that the halving of excise duty on kerosene and other home heating oils in budget 2006 is being passed on to the consumer; the evidence he has that retailers are not passing on the difference in price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the year in which she envisages the Ennis General Hospital development central plan being completed and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ennis General Hospital will be given immediate space and provision for staffing for the CT scanner donated by charitable bequest; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the recommendations in the report on the national task force on medical staffing, referring to the former mid-western health board region, are to be implemented by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with respite care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the provision which is available to waive or otherwise dispose of maintenance fees of €748, €136 and €557 for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will, as part of her health strategy priorities for 2006, give effect to a policy which would enable the Scarriff ambulance station in east County Clare to provide 24-hour cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the investment in Ennis General Hospital will result in the provision of all the specialist clinics proposed by the report of the national task force on medical staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ennis General Hospital will have full acute medical and acute surgery services on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ennis General Hospital will retain a 24-hour, seven-day, consultant-led accident and emergency service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the report of the national task force on medical staffing as it relates to Ennis General Hospital is Government policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for cataract surgery in Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 70 of 3 November 2005, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for an assessment for hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be allocated extra home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 282 of 8 November 2005, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with extra home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to include the cost of general practitioners for carrying out Warfarin blood tests in the GMS scheme; her views on whether such a scheme would free up much-needed resources in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made for subvention for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if subvention will be reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when windows will be replaced for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the scheme of housing aid for the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a wheelchair; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a refund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare in respect of nursing home charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the delivery of broadband services here has not kept pace with original projections; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if electronic or transmission costs here in respect of money or other electronic messages can be brought into line with the lower costs applicable in other European jurisdictions
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310 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Question No. 193 of 12 May 2005 if the inquiry established by her for the County Clare Vocational Educational Committee has been concluded; if the copy of the inquiry will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a refund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare in respect of nursing home charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there was an error in the single farm payment received recently by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review his decision to give the enterprise function of promoting the Shannon free zone to IDA Ireland from SFADCo, in view of IDA Ireland’s poor record of job promotion in the remainder of County Clare since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief or other incentives available for widows and widowers aged under 66 on the non-contributory pension who wish to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s views on whether the millennium development goals will be achieved within the timescale envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has held discussions with his European Union counterparts with regard to the reported existence of secret detention centres within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 29 November 2005, the land area covered by the various special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Defence the area of land covered by the respective red areas, the approach areas and the security zones at Casement Aerodrome.
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410 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 4 October 2005, the status of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide extra Garda resources in Tulla, County Clare, to deal with a recent surge in crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if responsibility for the policing of the Noxious Weeds Act 1936, particularly as it relates to the control of ragwort, is the duty of An Garda Síochána; the number of occupiers of lands failing to destroy same who have been prosecuted in each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; if his Department or An Garda Síochána have been consulted by the Department of Agriculture and Food regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures which are being taken to prevent the establishment of ragwort and other noxious weeds; if her Department is complying with the Noxious Weeds Act 1936 in this regard; if a code of good practice regarding same has been drafted and implemented; the number of occupiers of lands failing to destroy same who have been prosecuted in each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the budget available for eradication measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures being taken to tackle the growing problem of the invasive species (details supplied) in rural areas of County Clare and other parts of the country; the budget available for eradication measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 28 October 2004 relating to the airport development plan of March 1968 for Dublin Airport inclusive of developmental restrictions associated with both proposed runways and runway extensions, if a similar plan was prepared in or around the same time for Cork Airport; if such a plan outlined similar restrictions on the existing Cork runways in addition to catering for proposed extensions; the details of such restrictions; if such a plan was conveyed by his Department to Cork County Council; if that council subsequently designated red zones in its county development plan based on the departmental plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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