1626 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment under the 2009 cow welfare scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1625 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the 2009 cow welfare scheme has not been granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1522 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding grant aid for a water scheme (details supplied) in County Galway; the cost of the proposed pipeline from Loughrea to Kilrickle; if the provision of water for the water scheme will form part of the Loughrea town augmentation project; if he has received detailed costings from Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1445 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a decision has been made on the cost of bringing the water from Loughrea to Kilrickle, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1444 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Kinvara sewerage scheme, County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the detail design has been sent to his Department for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1161 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1149 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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857 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not announced funding for the Athenry to Tuam stage for completion of the western rail corridor; the reason the announcement has not officially been made; if the deadline for completion of this section is still 2011; the proposed cost of this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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802 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not being admitted to Merlin Park Hospital, Galway for an operation (details supplied); if she will outline the length of time they have been on the waiting list; if she will confirm if treatment can be organised under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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673 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she intends to have the drug Sativex made available to sufferers of MS and other related diseases in the immediate future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when payment will issue in respect of the sale of a bog to his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent upsurge in clashes in Sudan which has led to the deaths of three UN peacekeepers in the Darfur region recently; the steps being taken at international level to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the steps necessary to progress the Middle East peace process; the steps being taken at EU level to move this forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment under the 2009 cow welfare scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will address the problem of ewe hoggets who are in lamb being granted the €10 grant per ewe which he announced; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ewe hogget market is important to the sheep industry and that farmers with such animals should be grant aided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the decrease in farming income in 2009; if, as a consequence, he will give consideration to the reintroduction of the full disadvantaged area payments which applied prior to the budget cuts in December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a bog plot purchased by his Department from persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been paid for in view of the fact that the Q3 agreement and copy map was forwarded to the relevant section; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not receiving occupational therapy or psychological services from the Health Service Executive in view of the fact that they are eligible for all these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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539 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there is a 40% grant aid scheme still available to sheep farmers towards the cost of sheep fencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the review of the mortgage interest supplement scheme; the changes envisaged under this review; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delay for a coroner’s report to be delivered to the relatives of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he or his Department was aware of efforts made to present a misleading impression of the balance sheet and accounts of Anglo Irish Bank.
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475 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if recent changes to TB testing mean that animals that are going for slaughter need not be tested within a 12 month period; if there are any exceptions to this rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was not awarded their full single farm payment in 2008 in view of the fact that they were paid in full for the single farm payment in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Galway and their UK associates have developed a special education programme to try to reduce the level of obesity in schoolgoing children; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that this particular model works very well in UK schools and that part of this programme can be taught with almost every class in the school and as such does not require any extra teachers; if she or the Health Service Executive are aware of this particular educational system to try control obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with a delegation (details supplied) from County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport the cost of passenger facility and infrastructure upgrades at Athenry, County Galway and the construction of new stations at Craughwell, Ardrahan, and Gort stations under phase 1 budget on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred on signalling between Ennis, County Clare, and Athenry, County Galway, on bridge improvement in the same stretch of route; the cost of drainage improvements at Ennis station; the cost incurred between Athenry station and Galway station attributed to the western rail corridor from phase 1 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been refused a supply of orthopaedic shoes and has also been refused the cost of having their ordinary shoes restyled to suit their particular handicap; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason she has introduced a new regulation which prevents returning emigrants from successfully applying for third level education grants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not entitled to school transport; if she will give consideration to a cash grant to defray the costs of the 40 km return trip each day; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a grant has not been awarded under the cow welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 2009 cow welfare scheme will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason an application for the 2009 single payment scheme national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon was refused; if it is possible for the person to appeal this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is such a poor level of broadband reception available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if he will ensure that the level of reception will be dramatically increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not in receipt of physiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no maintenance dental service available to disabled persons in County Galway and in particular to persons with cerebral palsy; if her attention has been brought that the dental service is limited to extractions where there is great pain; if her further attention has been drawn this stress and anxiety this causes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the Community Hospital and Nursing Home, Belmullet, County Mayo; the proposals for the future of this hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received any speech therapy to date from the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed by the Health Service Executive to have support such as multi-task attendants and other support staff in hospitals and public nursing homes replaced by outsourcing the jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a number of advance paramedics here who are suitably qualified and in view of the fact that it is estimated to cost €100,000 to train each paramedic to the advanced paramedic standard; the number of advanced paramedics likely to be needed over the next few years; if the existing cohort of advanced paramedics are sufficient for the proposed service in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Galway has developed a special education programme to try to reduce the level of obesity in school going children; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that this particular model works very well in the UK schools and that part of this programme can be taught with almost every class in the school and as such does not require any extra teachers; if she or the Health Service Executive are aware of this particular educational system to try to control obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if persons employed by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service who have paid into their pension and who have been assured that they are members of the public service will be entitled to their private pension and to the State retirement contributory or old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding dental treatment in so far as PRSI contributions are concerned; the treatments that are available under the new proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance the person from whom the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has rented its Dock Gate Street premises in Galway city; if there are contractual obstacles to the Department moving its premises to the proposed Mellows agricultural site in Athenry; the current rent and the length of time the current agreement is binding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the top-up grant will be paid to sheep farmers; the exact amount of this payment; if it will be limited to flocks of certain sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the cow welfare grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not entitled to grant aid under the warmer homes scheme for persons who are in receipt of the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason farmers are being refused grant aid under the cow welfare scheme for no other reason than they weaned more than ten animals at the one time; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused problems for many farmers who genuinely did not understand the scheme; if he has satisfied himself that there should be a full 100% penalty for a genuine misreading of the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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