241 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding dental charges for medical card holders; the entitlements to dental services for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the co-location policy; if she is concerned that the VHI will not cover its customers in co-located private hospitals.
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1721 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if assistance is available under a PRSI scheme for employers looking to create a new position in their organisation or if there are any other schemes that help a small business create employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1662 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the suckler welfare scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1543 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to a matter (details supplied).
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1146 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a D type visa in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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743 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children when surgery is due to take place in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be offered to the families (details supplied) in getting a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who applied within the required time to have their probationary period evaluated during the school year 2009-2010; the number who were accepted to have their evaluation carried out during that school year; the number of those teachers who are in permanent positions; the number of teachers in permanent positions who obtained a decision of satisfactory; the number of schools that have unprobated teachers in temporary or substitute roles that are not probated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a refund of the school transport fee can be issued to a person (details supplied) following their request to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will include the Bethany Home in the scope of the Residential Institutions Redress Scheme in view of evidence uncovered relating to the possible use of the home as a place of detention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the greener home scheme is rewarding persons for installing a larger surface area of inferior solar panels that have poor annual yield and penalising people who install a smaller surface area of superior solar panels that have a very good annual yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when suppliers will be obliged to buy electricity from renewable generators; when the PPA period will be extended to come in line with the United Kingdom and other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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579 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is a mismatch between ACA and REFIT schemes; if there are any plans to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the draft national renewable energy action plan states that the microgeneration pilot programme was announced in February 2009 in view of the fact (details supplied) that it was announced in April 2008; the reason this discrepancy was ignored when brought to the attention of NREAP during the public consultation period; the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland could not fill the quota of 50 sites; the reason there is no monitoring equipment yet installed; the further reason the programme is so far off the schedule indicated during the consultation meeting on 30 September 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin; the reason a pilot programme run for tried and trusted technologies rather than emerging and developing ones such as ocean energy; if the major delays in the programme will affect the feed in tariff coming into line with the United Kingdom REFIT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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577 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the national renewable energy action plan draft states that there is no accredited training course for hydro when in fact there is; the further reason NREAP draft says otherwise when the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland website confirms there is an accredited course for hydro; NREAP draft states that membership of Renewable Energy Installer Academy also qualifies as equivalent to an SEAI registered installer, so when there is an REIA register of hydro installers the reason the NREAP draft states there is no accredited training course for hydro when NREAP draft is contradicting itself; the reason NREAP draft does infer that there is a list of microgeneration installers when in fact there is not as there is no link on the SEAI website to a microgeneration installers list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is a delay in extending REFIT one when the end date was known for years; the current status of the REFIT one State aid clearance application; the reason our REFIT does not include solar PV; the reason our REFIT does not reward for generation of clean green electricity; when is our REFIT going to come into line with the United Kingdom REFIT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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574 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the home energy saving scheme was not mentioned in the national renewable energy action plan; does the HESS still form part of his solution for achieving the 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the microgeneration tariff is not included in the national renewable energy action plan; if microgeneration is part of his solution to reach our 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a permanent half time psychology post, which lies outside the moratorium on recruitment to the Health Service Executive, which is not going to be replaced on the retirement of the current psychologist in Enniscorthy; if so, the reason therefor in view of the fact that there is a three year waiting list which as been closed recently to all but child protection referrals due to the lack of resources provided to the County Wexford Adolescent and Family Psychology Services and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the home choice scheme; the amount of successful and drawn down applications to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the period of time it takes for a genuine loan proposal to be processed from the time it is sent into the headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank to the issue of the letter of offer; if he will further confirm the number of persons working in the Department who are processing such loans in view of the fact that it appears that from the time genuine customers send in a request for a drawdown of previously approved funds it can take in excess of two weeks; the reason for this delay; his proposals to improve the efficiency of Anglo Irish Bank when dealing with customers who are legitimate and who are endeavouring to sell houses in order to repay their debts; if priority is being given to these persons in order to expedite loan applications and loan requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a water supply required for a graveyard (details supplied) to be connected from the Garda station in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if homeowners can be exempted from the non-principal private residence tax on the basis that a family member, a child attending college resides there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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450 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a final decision has been made regarding a contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options available to a person who has permission to remain here on a stamp 3, with his spouse on a stamp 1, to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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298 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place in respect of a person (details supplied); the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for these hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm the exact opening hours for the public to visit a Garda station (details supplied); if the hours are not published in the window of the Garda station, how the public are expected to know when it is open in order to transact necessary business; if he will further confirm if any proposals are in existence with regard to the provision of a regular Garda car to this station and extensive area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action being taken by the regulator and the distribution system operator (details supplied) to ensure the development of the smart grid to allow small renewable generators, less than 5 MW, non-firm access to the distribution network rather than pay for costly reinforcements that prevent these projects from proceeding to the distribution network as is currently the case.
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153 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the time line for the implementation of the support scheme REFIT III on the occasion of state aid clearance from the EU.
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152 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is his intention to allow time for consultation with the stakeholders in the REFIT III scheme prior to sending it for state aid clearance.
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151 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in response to the much anticipated announcement of REFIT III and in view of what happened subsequent to the announcement of REFIT II (details supplied); on what date will his Department send REFIT III to the EU Commission for State aid clearance.
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106 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue.
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319 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding visa applications in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance when notice of assessment will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the national broadband scheme in terms of speeds being provided and levels of coverage being achieved to date.
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23 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is considering introducing flat water charges for domestic households as part of the plan to reintroduce water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications that were received and the number accepted under the bioenergy scheme 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a van can be taxed commercially even if the owner is not yet VAT registered; if not and the van is taxed privately, if the owner can then legally carry work tools in the van; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on doctors writing prescriptions for patients on medical cards month after month, without seeing the patient; her plans to forbid doctors issuing prescriptions without physically seeing the patient; her further views on whether doctors continue to write prescriptions for patients who may be on medication which should be limited to a certain period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of cancer care services at a clinic (details supplied) in County Waterford; if all contract negotiations been finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 28 January 2010, the reason the mortgage holder’s full entitlement was reinstated; the basis on which the figures were arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time it took to process social welfare appeals in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 3 March 2010, when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent advice he has issued to Irish travellers in Thailand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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