1082 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the specific responsibilities of a senior civil servant (details supplied) in his Department.
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1070 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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1069 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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1039 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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1038 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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987 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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986 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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854 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the present status of the Bill to regulate pharmacies here; the expected date of the Second Stage of the Bill; and if she expects the Bill will be signed into law before June 2007.
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767 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other staff in her press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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766 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other staff employed in her constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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711 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is grant aid available from her Department or the Health Service Executive for nurses who have previously obtained their primary degrees in nursing and who wish to further their studies to masters level.
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547 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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546 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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510 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners in tax brackets (details supplied) for December 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, giving the estimate where the actual information is not available, with a breakdown between private sector and public sector employees for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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327 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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272 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a non-EU citizen residing here becomes unemployed, are they liable to pay for private medical insurance for themselves and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if private medical insurance is required for a non-EU citizen who is married to an Irish citizen and applies for a certificate of registration.
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270 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if private medical insurance is required not only for an applicant, but for the entire family of a non-EU national who is applying for a certificate of registration within the State.
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269 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if private medical insurance is now a prerequisite when applying for the certificate of registration in cases of a non-EU national married to an EU national residing here.
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215 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member.
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214 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each.
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50 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the organisations he has included in his consultation process for a national carers strategy; the progress he has made in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cross Departmental co-operation between his Department and the Department of Health and Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the bed compliment at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Longford each year for the past five years; the expected bed compliment when beds in the recently renovated and new building section are brought on stream.
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207 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will give details on the recent renovation and extension at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Longford; the cost of these works; the completion date; and the number of extra beds available at this hospital as a result of those works.
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206 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a number of beds at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Longford which are currently vacant due to a failure to negotiate agreed staffing levels at this hospital; the length of time these beds are empty; the effort that has been made to resolve the impasse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that Ballymahon Garda Station, County Longford has very limited opening hours and that Gardaí attached to this Garda station are regularly deployed to Athlone Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and rank of Gardaí stationed at Ballymahon Garda Station in County Longford each year for each of the past 10 years.
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132 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that Ballymahon Garda Station, County Longford has been downgraded and that normal Garda business for this station is handled from Athlone.
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131 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda squad cars based at Ballymahon Garda Station, County Longford.
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560 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford town sewerage scheme, network and waste water treatment; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Lanesborough water supply stage one scheme; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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555 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford sewerage scheme phase two; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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554 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford central regional water supply scheme strategic review; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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557 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Ardagh, Ballinalee, Aughnacliffe sewerage schemes; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Drumlish and Newtownforbes sewerage schemes; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford grouped towns and villages sewerage scheme feasibility study; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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556 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford sludge management scheme; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Granard regional water supply scheme strategic review; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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551 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Ballymahon regional water supply scheme; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Longford central regional water supply scheme, reservoir and pipelines; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval has been given by his Department for the Edgeworthstown sewerage nutrient reduction scheme; if final plans have been received from Longford County Council for this scheme; if those plans have been approved; if contract documents have been approved; if finances have been allocated for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been to the situation whereby students access to higher education is severely penalised for non-EU students whose parents have resided here for more than five years and where the naturalisation process is taking years to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism who has the responsibility for sanctioning expenditure by the State or State agencies on the acquisition of Joycean manuscripts by the National Library; the extent to which the sanctioning of such purchases and the processes adopted are reviewed by the accounting officer of his Department to ensure that best value is being obtained by the State and all necessary issues of probity and procurement are being respected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of money paid by the State or State agencies coming under the auspices of his Department for the acquisition of James Joyce manuscripts since 2000; the identity of the persons from whom such manuscripts have been purchased; the amount paid by the National Library for such documents in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the sum of money paid by the State or State agencies over the past six years to a person (details supplied); the context in which such payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to media reports claiming that the National Library had paid €1.17 million to buy certain James Joyce manuscripts of Finnegan’s Wake in 2005 (details supplied); if he is investigating the matter; the steps he will take to ensure that the State does not pay more than necessary for the purchase of manuscripts; the measures he is taking to ensure that the State receives value from such transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when phase two of the group broadband schemes closed to new entrants; the reason there is a delay in claiming the full grants from phase two; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the applications for group broadband schemes received in the second phase of funding in County Longford; the schemes approved for grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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