190 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role of his Department in supervising and monitoring the operation of foreign lotteries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from correspondence regarding the unsatisfactory state of upkeep of lands on which a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is located, he will arrange to have the lands involved cleaned up; if these lands could be used by another Government Department or by the local authority for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance when the social finance fund will be operational; when guidelines for applicants will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on making funding available to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in order that a fourth project can be established with State funding which will in turn enable a national voluntary organisation to fund a further project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence the nature and scope of the 2007 Easter 1916 commemorations; the role the Defence Forces will play in these commemorations; if the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve will be participating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to the Lebanon; the persons he met with there; the current security assessment there; if he will report on the duties Irish troops are doing there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is proposed to relocate the offices of Enterprise Ireland and related agencies from its present site at Glasnevin, Dublin to another Dublin location; if there are plans to relocate parts of the operations of these agencies as part to the Government’s decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a form of grant system is available to assist residents to improve the energy retention of their homes particularly by way of insulation or exulation of building materials, that is, breeze blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives promoted by his Department to encourage local authorities and voluntary housing organisations to provide for the housing of Irish emigrants who wish to return to live here in their older years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the type of support provided by his Department’s language assistants scheme to parents in the Gaeltacht who wish to raise their children through the Irish language; and his views on making such a scheme available to parents outside the Gaeltacht.
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474 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the assistance her Department can give to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance her Department can give to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from the occasion of Bulgaria to membership of the European Union, the status of a person (details supplied) allows them to work here without a permit and seek the right of permanent residence without the need for a visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the types of project which are supported in the developing world on foot of the carbon credits purchased by Ireland; the benefits to Ireland and to the developing world by pursuing this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions other EU Member States propose to use to utilise the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol to purchase carbon credits; if these mechanisms form a part of the climate change policies of those Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements in place for renewing permission to remain in the State for persons who were originally granted temporary leave under IBC/05 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on Operation Anvil; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has considered initiating a public information campaign to alert members of the public to the dangers of accumulating large amounts of out of date medicines in their homes; if her Department has had discussions with doctors, nurses and pharmacists representatives on the issue of over prescription of medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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624 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on advising residents and home builders to designate a standard press in all kitchens as a storage place for emergency supplies, that is fire blanket, fire extinguisher, first aid kit and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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532 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science further to the review of all Irish education provision in the Ballymun area of Dublin and the 2002 feasibility study into the needs of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and in view of correspondence, when the accommodation needs of the schools will be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on bringing forward legislation similar to the recently enacted Animal Welfare Act in the UK which brings together more than 20 items of animal welfare legislation relating to farmed and non-farmed animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the principles that underpin her Department’s policy on the treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the regulations that apply under the Finance Acts or are operated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority regarding the setting up of bank accounts by persons who are unable to provide a utility bill, as gas and electricity bills are paid by the landlords and then apportioned to the individual tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if initial papers associated with the application for repatriation of a person (details supplied) have been submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if an evaluation has been carried out into the use and effectiveness of interactive white boards and into their effectiveness as a teaching and learning tool; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make arrangements if necessary by consulting with the Department of Finance to ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be placed on the appropriate point of the scale agreed between the various parties in discussions in 2006.
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159 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will amend S.I. No. 276 of 2005 in order that mentally handicapped persons who are in full-time residential care are specifically excluded from these regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with the SDLP on the issue of collusion.
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61 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the remaining few closed border crossings will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a grant is available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to pursue a course; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will examine the possibility of developing a small health insurance scheme which would cover low income patients for tests which require to be carried out prior to assessment for medical procedures or referral to the National Treatment Fund as public patients experiencing long delays under the current system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance when a tax rebate, in respect of relief on rent, will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence when the public information campaign on emergency planning is expected to commence; the reasons the campaign is being undertaken; the research on which it is based; the nature and extent of the campaign; the number of simulated exercises that have taken place in 2005 and 2006; the plans for further simulated exercises in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence if he will conduct further reviews of the implementation in the Defence Forces of the 2002 The Challenge of a Workplace report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1830 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the suggestion that private landlords are reluctant to register with the PRTB as it exposes them to a tax liability; if this apparent reduction in registrations is having an affect on the availability of rental properties in the private sector; if it is having an impact on rent levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1813 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the course of action available to an individual or group of individuals who wish to make an appeal to An Bord Pleanála but do not have the financial resources to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1697 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to cap the charge that schools place on students for leaving and junior certificate mock exams, in view of the fact that these are compulsory in many schools and regarded as part of the school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1527 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will identify a programme subhead to enable the presenter (details supplied) of a research paper to recoup the cost to them of their involvement at a conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1412 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is a scheme or method that parents can use to offset the cost of leaving and junior certificate mock exams, in view of the fact that these are compulsory in many schools and regarded as part of the school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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742 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that drugs, both prescription and non prescription, are considerably more expensive here compared to other EU countries, for example Spain and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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601 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a scheme for the full recouping of fees paid for speech and language therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who wishes to remain in the State after the most recent expiry date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for naturalisation on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the resources located at Finglas Garda Station between 20 December 2006 and 2 January 2007; the other resources available to be drawn upon in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a fee of €100 has been introduced for the renewal of student visas to remain in the State; if there is provision for a waiver of this fee in the case of financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way qualified adults will benefit from the commitment to bring their payments to the level of the State pension; the number of qualified adults who are expected to be eligible for a direct payment in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the effect for non-contributory State pensioners of the increased earnings disregard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received submissions from Conradh na Gaeilge on the draft regulations in relation to signage, stationery and public announcements under section 9 of the Official Languages Act 2003; and his views on whether these regulations will have an essential role in making the Irish language easily available in a customer friendly way to Irish speakers in the State’s capital city.
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526 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has made progress with local authorities and financial institutions to enable affordable home owners who are mortgaged to a local authority through annuity loans (details supplied) re-mortgage their properties to take advantage of lower interest rates currently offered by the financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if all appeals regarding the DEIS initiative have been determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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