692 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an anomaly in relation to children with special educational needs who attend early start programmes and who are not entitled to the same levels of support (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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637 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a request has been received from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for a transfer to another prison to serve the remainder of their sentence; if the request has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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619 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures which have been in place in the Santry Garda station area in recent weeks to counteract criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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618 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures which have been in place in the Ballymun Garda station area in recent weeks to counteract criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures which have been in place in the Finglas Garda station area in recent weeks to counteract criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the discussions which have taken place within the Health Service Executive to ensure that chiropody services, at a reasonable cost and without a top-up charge, are available to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department is in a position to make a determination regarding an application for national lottery funding by a resource centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the allocation of additional resources to a school (details supplied) was calculated at 1:1.50 and another school in the same area and a short distance away had its allocation calculated at 1:1.80; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the regulations which govern the charging, by some general practitioners, of a fee when signing a medical fitness certificate for the issue of a driving licence to drivers aged over 70 or 75 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will establish with the HSE when the former GMS payments board is to be relocated from its present premises; the location of the new premises; the length of the lease on the new premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the reason VAT is charged on the public service obligation portion of ESB bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the discussions which took place between officials in her Department and officials of Ballymun Regeneration Limited on the provision and transfer of sports facilities to schools (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she is in a position to approve a scheme for reconstituted boards of management in comprehensive schools to allow for the participation of parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to introduce a redeployment scheme in the community and comprehensive school sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, on completion of their leaving certificate examination in 2007, will be entitled to avail of the free fees arrangement during the course of their third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be allocated a place at a school (detail supplied), to address their learning difficulties.
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338 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if appropriate home tuition will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when it is planned to have the new health centre in Ballymun, Dublin 11, fitted out; when it is expected to be fully operational and available for patient treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Government’s policies to combat the trafficking of women and girls around the world; if policies are in place to raise awareness and understanding of such trafficking to provide proper training to relevant authorities in addressing the needs of victims of trafficking and to provide the appropriate supports to the victims of such crimes who are currently living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the role of the European Union in combating the trafficking of women and girls around the world, in particular on the EU’s policies to track down and prosecute the perpetrators and beneficiaries of such transnational crimes.
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162 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on Ireland’s policy in dealing with women who arrive here and who have fled their homes due to gender-based violence; and if specific measures are in place to ensure that the victims of such crimes are not forcibly returned to situations of risk.
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104 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the role of Ireland and the EU in combating the systematic displacement of indigenous peoples in Colombia; and if he will report on any actions taken to compel the Colombian authorities and other relevant actors to uphold the constitutional rights of these indigenous people.
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433 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is proposed to designate the Higher Education and Training Awards Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when the National Education Welfare Board proposes to start maintaining a register of young persons in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received all the documentation from the UK authorities to allow for him to make a decision for a prisoner (details supplied) to be transferred to this State to serve the remainder of their sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provisions which exist in domestic and EU law to protect migrant workers; if the Government proposes to rectify the EU convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if it is proposed to designate the Higher Education Training Awards Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application by persons (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to remain here on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action the Government is taking, either unilaterally or with other EU Governments or through the UN to address concerns regarding Iran’s drive to gain access to nuclear weapons, human rights abuses in Iran and concerns that the theocratically controlled Government be replaced by a secular democratic government that is inclusive and accountable to the people of Iran; if there is concern that developments in Iran may have a detrimental effect on global stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an increased nursing home subvention will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration has been given by the Government to the extension of the Seanad franchise to graduates of DCU and the University of Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the resources, financial and otherwise, which are provided by her Department to a village project (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the services which are provided in return by the project to the education sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the latest delay in installing the long promised closed circuit television scheme for Finglas village in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the services which are provided by the Village Project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to clients of the probation and welfare service; the number of clients who have been seen by the project each year since its inception; the male and female split and the age range; the referral agencies and process of these clients; the programmes delivered by the project; if there has been any change in the direction of the project; the other Departments which have an engagement with the project and its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of concessionary teaching posts in schools; and the funding allocated for them in 2005.
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232 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of school buses fully equipped with seat belts in all seats; the likely cost of providing seat belts in all passenger seats in school buses without them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the demand for PLC courses in 2004; the extent to which demand exceeded the cap on places on the courses; the additional funding required to meet such demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the ratio of students to computers in schools here; the funding necessary to provide a computer for every four pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, during his meetings and contacts with the government of China, he will raise the matter of the recent halting of transmission of the only uncensored news in Mandarin to reach mainland China via a television channel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to suggestions that a plane chartered by the US Government and carrying prisoners facing torture in other countries, for example, Syria, uses Shannon Airport for landing or refuelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if any discussions here taken place with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment to develop and extend a model of community support along the lines of the community employment schemes; his proposals for developing a scheme using the €5 million allocated to his Department in the budget for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possible positive changes which the terms of the new economic partnership agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries particularly regarding free trade of intellectual property rights, may have on Irish and EU aid packages involving medications and vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the possible effects of Ireland’s aid policies under the EU’s new economic partnership agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
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273 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will elaborate on the role of the European Union in supporting the growth and development of economies in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the possible economic effects of the new economic partnership agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries with particular regard to the negotiation process on the least developed economies; the Governments views on such agreements and their effectiveness in terms of furthering the EU’s commitment to the eradication of poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers employed; the cost to the Exchequer of such employment; the likely additional cost of employing 300 education welfare officers nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by means of capitation grants to primary schools from 1994 to 2005; the funding provided to secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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