428 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will address the anomaly in relation to the eligibility to the free fuel allowance created by his decision to introduce a new €100 a week earnings allowance for non-contributory pensioners which allows them to boost their income through employment by up to €5,200 per year whereas a contributory pensioner with a private pension of under €100 per week is not entitled to a free fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has given consideration to the setting up of a statutory inquiry into the organ retention issue as demanded by the Parents for Justice Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if staff who work in crèche facilities in the private sector are subject to Garda vetting requirements; if such facilities are subject to Health Service Executive inspections and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when it is expected that the operation of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be transferred to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and, in the meantime, if she will have the matters dealt with as a matter of urgency.
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501 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department considers it necessary for some primary schools to take out additional pupil personal accident insurance in addition to the usual insurance which cover accidental injury to pupils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the funds paid to general practitioners from the Exchequer on a county basis outlining the different grant payments and the sub-total and total paid by the Exchequer to each general practitioner for the year 2005 or for the latest year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1324 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if the drivers of all school buses, including those in service prior to the enactment of the legislation, have been put through the Garda vetting system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1323 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when her Department proposes to enter into discussions with the patrons of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11, which is due to close at the end of this school year, regarding discharging its interest in the property and discussing the future use of the school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1322 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if an escort is on duty, at all times, on the bus conveying a pupil to school (details supplied) in Dublin 4.
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1293 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in identifying suitable accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1292 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in amalgamating schools (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1291 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department’s study of the need for all Irish education in the Ballymun area has been completed; if the outcome has been communicated to the school (details supplied) which is waiting on a decision regarding the provision of permanent premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1230 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider the Finglas or Ballymun areas of Dublin as a location for a youth information centre as part of her Department’s service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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853 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions which have taken place with the Dublin Port Company regarding its plan for the expansion of the port; if discussions have taken place with the company regarding suggested proposals to infill an area of 52 acres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have a policy of not taking cash payments in respect of vehicle registration tax payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for repatriation has been made to his Department in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, as part of the provision of a new Garda station in Finglas, Dublin 11, planning for closed circuit television is being progressed in order that there will not be a time delay between the provision of the Garda station and the provision of CCTV; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, as part of the provision of a new Garda station in Ballymun, planning for closed circuit television is being progressed in order that there will not be a time delay between the provision of the Garda station and the provision of CCTV; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is expected that the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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753 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to previous parliamentary questions, discussions have taken place between the trustees of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and her Department regarding the future use of the school when it closes at the end of the school year in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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702 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made as to when the case of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for permanent accommodation will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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701 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the most recent information available to her Department regarding discussions between schools (details supplied) in Dublin 9 on a strategy for amalgamation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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700 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if discussions have taken place between the board of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 and her Department regarding their immediate and long-term accommodation needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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644 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 803 of 21 March 2006, the progress which has been made in finding a suitable placement for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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643 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will qualify for a higher education grant to study for a full-time masters programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made in securing the repatriation of a person (details supplied) who is in prison in Ecuador; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport if there are arrangements in place with National Car Test centres to check the roadworthiness of taxis formerly carried out by the Garda Carriage Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if he will consult with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the payment of outstanding taxes by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has been involved in discussions in resolving the long running problems of chiropodists charging a top-up fee to GMS patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of increased rents in the private sector, there are plans to review the income limits for applicants to qualify for private rental supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if stamp duty can be waived in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath who has to purchase a new home to accommodate a child who has muscular dystrophy as their existing home cannot be modified without incurring prohibitive costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be granted permission to remain in the State on the grounds that they are the parent of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a scheme which would assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to build additional accommodation to relieve overcrowding in their home which they are purchasing to specifically cater for the needs of the long term foster care of two children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that sufficient staffing is provided at Mountjoy Prison to ensure that visitors to the prison are searched in order that drugs, knives, camera phones and so on are not smuggled in; 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 if her attention has been drawn to the fact that adoptive parents have to wait three to four years to have the assessment of their applications completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines which are issued by the Health Service Executive to its employees to ensure that they avoid conflict of interest in the carrying out of their duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the arrangements which were in place in her Department to ensure that value for money was achieved by the then health boards in awarding contracts for the provision of services to the boards in the years 2000 to the establishment of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines which were issued to the health boards in the Eastern Regional Health Authority area regarding public procurement and tendering arrangements for the provision of services to the boards within the ERHA remit by outside contractors; the arrangements which were in place within her Department to ensure that these guidelines were adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is satisfactory that an employee of the Health Service Executive hiring outsider contractors can award a contract of less than €5,000 after receiving one quotation for the work and that three quotations are required if the contract is worth between €5,000 and €50,000 and that a formal tendering process is only required if the contract is worth more than the €50,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines which have been issued by the Health Service Executive to area offices governing the award of contracts for the provision of services; the tendering process to be adhered to; the value for money guidelines which have been issued; the internal auditing arrangements which has been put in place to ensure compliance with good governance principles; the penalties which are in place for breach of the procedures mentioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the names of all companies which have provided services to the then Northern Area Health Board under the headings building construction, building maintenance, mechanical and electrical, painting and decorating, grounds maintenance and grass cutting, catering and provision of stationery for each year from 2000 to 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the range of financial and other assistance and remunerations available to general practitioners from his Department, other Departments and associated agencies; the increases in such assistances and remunerations since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the range of financial and other assistance and remunerations available to general practitioners from his Department, other Departments and associated agencies; the increases in such assistances and remunerations since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to illegal net fishing of coarse fish on the canals in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the range of financial and other assistance and remunerations available to general practitioners from her Department, other Departments and associated agencies; the increases in such assistances and remunerations since 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines issued by her Department to primary schools in regard to the compilation, content and issuing of end of year reports at primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the actions being taken by her Department to measure the outcome against the stated learning objectives of the Irish language curriculum in specific classes at primary school level; if she is satisfied regarding the standards achieved in both oral and written Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Ireland is supporting the EU Presidency position in regard to a possible change in EU legislation governing the regulation of organic food and agriculture through a re-drafting of regulation 2092/91 which could have effects as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that a comprehensive reply is issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 regarding the level of his Department’s responsibility to investigate an incident at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will arrange to have an appropriate education placement identified for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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