283 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a situation regarding an application for the higher education grant will be resolved as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Taoiseach if he has considered including members of the Irish diaspora as part of the Constitutional Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1353 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if access to child and adolescent mental health services and their services are available to persons aged 16 and 17 years in County Limerick; if there is a requirement for persons to be referred to CAMHS before their 16th birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1246 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 on 14 March 2012, if he will provide a time frame for when the legislation referred to is expected to be brought before Dáil Éireann for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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821 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person who is liable to pay the household charge when a residence is jointly owned by a married couple who are now separated, one of whom is willing to pay their half of the household charge but a half-rate payment will not be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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587 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford and when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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577 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if the claim can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in order to qualify for a bereavement grant, the deceased party must have made a certain number of contributions in their lifetime; if she will review this policy in view the implications it has for those who spend their life in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is accurate to say that in order to be eligible for a birth certificate, a child must either be born after 24 weeks gestation, be alive at birth, or weigh more than 500 grams and if the policy can be reviewed in view of the trauma it could potentially cause for already deeply upset parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, with the creation of SOLAS he will consider the funding arrangement for youth reach projects to be channelled through the schools section within his Department in view of the fact that these projects offer courses to junior and leaving certificate level, among others; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if retired teachers will be employed this year for the supervision of State exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick may expect to receive information requested from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance when a tax exemption certificate will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reviewing the budget schedule in response to representations on behalf of the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing estate (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing estate (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will extend the programme in which public buildings were lit in green in various different cities around the world, to those public buildings owned by the State; and if he will consider a grants initiative to local authorities and other State agencies to join in the programme for St Patrick’s day 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16863/12]
676 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and the National Roads Authority have considered a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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675 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been allocated by him through the National Roads Authority to Limerick County Council for works at the Ballysimon interchange N7/N24 since the road was opened; the number of different projects that have been initiated at this junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received an application from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick for the young farmers installation scheme in 2008.
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423 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a schedule on a matter (details supplied).
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315 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 15 March 2012, her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for funding was made in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the stage this application is at; the reason this school was not included in the recent announcements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the agri environment option scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the options that are available to a retired person with an approved minimum retirement fund who wished to transfer it to an approved retirement fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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683 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the scoring system that was employed by the Health Service Executive in awarding the tender for home care in County Limerick in the recent past; if he will provide details of the competencies of those that awarded the tender; if the unsuccessful applicants have been informed as to the reasons they were not awarded; if there is an appeals mechanism in place; if officials of the HSE have discussed the award with all the applicants; if the HSE will re-tender the packages every year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the habitual residence condition as it applies to the carer’s allowance, and instead introduce a system of examining each application on a case by case basis, to reflect the need of some carers to move to Ireland to take care of a relative who would otherwise not have access to a carer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will examine an application for a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward legislation to set standards and regulate the provision of private home care companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to amend the existing legislation covering the granting of foreshore licences; if he will consider the introduction of a statutory timeframe for a decision similar to that contained in the Planning Acts covering grants of permission, during which a decision should be made or further information sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the maximum time for foreshore licence applications to be processed for the Shannon Estuary; and if he will provide the date on which the oldest application was originally received.
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356 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the maximum length of time for a decision to be made on the granting of a foreshore licence.
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314 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a club (details supplied) can purchase the shooting rights that it has leased for the past 32 years; if it will obtain maps of the areas which are included in the actual rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the average cost per acre of land being sold by Shannon Development for industrial purposes in County Limerick in the years 2000 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing physical education as an exam subject for the junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a claim for refund of mortgage interest relief in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if VAT is applicable to promotional material (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider reviewing the policy whereby vacant local authority houses are being prioritised for insulation while those that are occupied in some cases, are inadequately insulated. [12928/12]
163 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent tragedy in Athlone, County Westmeath, if remedial actions are planned to ensure the safety of unfinished housing estates; if he will consider asking county and city managers to carry out a safety audit of all unfinished housing estates in their region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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531 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the policy of families of patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy having to fill in a new E112 form every time they travel to the UK for treatment, in view of the financial, emotional and physical stress that completing these applications has on the patients and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an E112 expenses claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer can establish entitlements if they have rented land on a year to year basis only; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
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194 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently being paid by him who are not registered with the Teaching Council; if he will provide details of the numbers as they apply at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide evidence that persons (details supplied) applied for mortgage interest relief; the procedure that was followed by a company to get mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the tax liabilities of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the introduction of biometric and photographic identification as a measure to tackle the issue of social welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if State agencies including, but not exclusively, Departments, local authorities, Revenue and Health Service Executive are prevented under data protection legislation from providing her with information that could lead to the detection of social welfare fraud; her plans to remove all legislative impediments from State agencies to detect fraud and criminality within the social welfare code; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered introducing measures that would require airlines serving Ireland to provide details of movements of persons into and out of State to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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