107 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the recommendation that has been made regarding the removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services in view of the fact that private bus operators were not made aware of this imminent decision until recently and the consequences that the matter will have for 2008 contracts with schools and tours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends introducing the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill; if he will provide for a use it or lose it scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill; if it will provide for a use it or lose it scheme when he launched the housing policy document, Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities; and if he will elaborate further on the intended provisions of the Bill.
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46 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding the provision of Traveller accommodation by local authorities; the number of indigenous families in respect of each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason local authorities are establishing new audit committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reform housing and local government legislation in order to provide more Part V social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will bring clarity and coherence to the national waste strategy by stating whether the number of incinerators to be built is two, four, eight or another number; if his preference for two incinerators stands up to his assessment that 1.3 million tonnes of waste can be treated by MBT, in view of the fact that he has not explained the way he intends to increase MBT to that capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority housing units built for each year 2002 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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512 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on waiting lists for local authority housing for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend the closing date for completion of work under the national conservation grant scheme and in particular for the applicants that have applied for assistance for the thatching of dwellings in designated conservation areas in view of the difficulties that the applicants are having in respect of the implementation of the works due to the shortage of thatchers and the strict time-frames associated with the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an additional garda will be appointed to the Garda station at Leighlinbridge, County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for citizenship will be decided for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child has been received from a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress or otherwise being made in respect of implementation of the national mental health policy framework A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in granting approval from the Revenue authorities to a centre (details supplied) in County Carlow in respect of a vehicle for the urgent and essential purpose of transporting sheltered workshop trainees to and from the place of training; and if he will intervene to finalise this matter in view of the length of time taken to bring about a resolution.
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122 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the refurbishment of the Steward’s House in the grounds of Farmleigh by the Office of Public Works; the use the house is currently being put to; if the Office of Public Works has considered using the house as an official residence for An Taoiseach either now or at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Taoiseach the role his Department will take in the inclusion of a third sustainability pillar in the social partnership process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations which are awaiting the installation of the PULSE computer system; the cost to date of the system; and if he has confidence in the system.
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81 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take to help and assist undocumented migrant workers in the State subjected to deception, exploitation and unfair practices at the hands of employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will engage in consultation with newsagents and newspaper owners to assist them in the implementation of new EU regulations regarding the disposal of unsold papers from January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a citizenship application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment and a disadvantaged payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when the €4.5 million allocated in 2007 will be agreed with the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland; if this finance will be paid in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the rise in the number of chimney fires across the country; if he has plans to help prevent chimney fires; if he will introduce minimum standards for those employed in chimney sweeping; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest estimate from each local authority required to meet capital requirements to provide good quality water; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by gardeners who seek a permit to deposit waste into landfill facilities at Clondalkin and Fassaroe, Bray; the bureaucracy and cost associated with the procedures; if he will intervene to assist this business to streamline the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to fulfil the commitment in the Agreed Programme for Government where the Money Advice and Budgeting Service will be given a central role in increasing access to affordable credit for low income earners and social welfare customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to facilitate women forced out of employment due to the marriage rule to avail of contributory pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make the reports available from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a matter (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timescale for the provision of a new children’s playground at Castle Park, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases and prosecutions that have taken place against employers for violations of immigration and employment law under the Employment Act, 2003 and the Employment Permits Act, 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the new information he received which led to the claim that 1.3 million tonnes of Irish municipal waste, 40% of all municipal waste generated, can be dealt with through mechanical biological treatment; the person from whom he received that information; if he will make that information available for the public record; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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593 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a certification procedure in respect of stone products in view of recent problems associated with house construction in Dublin and the discovery of pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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592 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role of the EPA in relation to investigating quarries for pyrite in stone; if he will outline reports available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names and addresses of all housing estates that were deemed to be unfinished arising from the request for such information in a letter (details supplied) circulated to local authorities in January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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590 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans the Government has for a second centralised storage facility in view of the fact that the Gormanstown site does not have enough room to store all the election voting machines that were originally planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial cost of breaking the contracts with the storage providers of the electronic voting machines in each constituency; the cost of transporting electronic voting machines to the centralised storage location in Gormanstown; the cost of the upkeep for the centralised storage location in Gormanstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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588 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there are significant health risks associated with incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the applications for naturalisation by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason school transport has not been provided for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans for the decentralisation of the National Museum to a location such as Kilkenny city in view of the large amount of museum material that is stored away from public view; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are problems relating to the payment of contributions for construction workers and the lack of pension cover for this category of worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the recent concerns expressed by business and exporter interests regarding the lack of capacity in ports here and international ports; the impact that these capacity constraints will have on exporters and importers; the steps his Department has taken to address these matters in the context of their impact on trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to introduce a new national cycle network to promote both local and long distance cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her view on the recent comments by the National Implementation Body, which criticised the manner in which the Health Service Executive imposed the recruitment ban as well as other cost cutting measures and said that this is in breach of the most recent social partnership agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her proposed fair deal for nursing home care will be introduced as planned on 1 January 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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586 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a compulsory financial deposit on all drink cans, mineral bottles, sweet and ice-cream wrapping, cigarette boxes, fast food wrapping and so on with a view of solving the escalating problem of irresponsible dispersal of litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes in policy, criteria and conditions that are shortly to be implemented by local authorities in respect of the disabled person’s grant scheme and the essential repairs grant scheme; if the new arrangements will involve a means test for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding approval that he gave in May 2007 to a company (details supplied) to take occupancy in the IDA park in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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