73 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the High Court decision relating to payments of higher education grants to students attending private colleges will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a notice of assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to enable them to qualify for a third level grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be sanctioned for the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department, in its role of overseeing electoral law, has incurred any expense in court cases relating to interpretation of electoral law to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in tandem with the publication of the Bill to establish a directly elected mayor for Dublin, he will indicate the estimated cost for the establishment and running of the office; the way he intends to meet this cost; if he will publish a regulatory impact assessment with the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on circulars from his Department concerning commercial motor tax and their effect on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) will be law by 12 December 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ireland will meet the landfill directive target of biodegradable municipal waste allowed to be in landfill by July 2010 at 916,000 tonnes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the National Waste Report 2009 will be published by the Environmental Protection Agency for the 2009 national statistics on waste generation and management in the Republic of Ireland including information on waste exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the review of the retail planning guidelines; the nature of changes under consideration; when he expects to publish revised guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in the redraft of Part H of the building regulations he intends to address concerns related to legal liability for domestic waste water pollution, legal standards for waste water treatment products, an inadequate certification process for waste water installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the situation concerning the draft proposal for articles 9 and 10 of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control; if civil servants from the Department of Health and Children are attending the weekly EU Council working groups on the FCTC; if she expects Europe to adopt a common position on the FCTC, specifically articles 9 and 10, for the Uruguay conference between the 15 and 20 November 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance when a refund of tax will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the long overdue Climate Change Bill; when the heads of the Bill will go before Cabinet for its approval.
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361 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delay in deciding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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231 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions that he has met and the number of contacts made by telephone, or otherwise, with a person (details supplied) since he was appointed a member of Government since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a finalised list of contaminated sites promised by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the conditions placed on multi-unit developments for the provision of recycling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the process for appointing persons to the Employment Appeals Tribunal; who have been appointed to the Employment Appeals Tribunal since the start of 2009; when they were appointed; who appointed them; the remuneration arrangements that exist for appointments to the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial assistance that is awarded annually to BirdWatch Ireland; if it is compensated for work it does in respect of landscape designations or reports used in respect of these designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to complete an essential fire safety and central heating upgrade; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take with FÁS in respect of funding for apprenticeship jockeys that was reduced substantially which has put the racing academy in some financial difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for a residence card under EU Treaty Rights in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the number of public bodies that have been merged or closed in line with recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes; the associated savings and reductions in public sector numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the savings for 2010 and for a full year from implementing recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes broken down between social welfare and non-social welfare savings and the associated reduction in public sector numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1714 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will review a decision to refuse an employment permit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1698 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason Ireland is the only country in the EU that has separate sectorial agreements governing rates of pay in addition to national minimum wage legislation; if the existence of the REA/JLC/ERO framework is compatible with EU legislation; if it is anti-competitive and confers an unfair advantage on businesses operating north of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1660 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application for single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1545 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for capacity and commodity charges that apply for useful transmission networks systems in respect of gas; if he will review this system in view of the difficult cost structure that is now pertaining to businesses particularly relating to the efforts that have to be made to retain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1520 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is conducting a review of the Environmental Protection Agency; the aims of this review; the membership and background of each member of the review group; when a report or review conclusion will be presented to him and laid before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1472 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recent changes to gun licensing for the purposes of game hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1477 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give details of all capital allocations made to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority by his Department in each of the years 2007 to 2009; the output and outcomes for this expenditure; if he will give specific details relating to any property or land exchanges during this period and if he will indicate the source and amount of finance required to pay interest on the loan transaction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1471 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a report on alleged planning irregularities in a number of local authorities; when he received this report; when he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1455 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the names and addresses and country of origin of the panel of personnel investigating alleged malpractice of planning matters relating to six local authorities; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1448 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Wicklow County Council in respect of the granting of a waste permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1458 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 or move the Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2010 published by Deputy John O’Donoghue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1428 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to cull the mink population in view of the damage being caused to the appropriate balance of our national habitat; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1260 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1119 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will issue on a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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889 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a holiday visa will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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715 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by residents of community homes regarding the interpretation of the Nursing Home Act and the role of Health Information and Quality Assurance in respect of those homes which will lead to additional expenditure by the management of the accommodation and the request of the Health Service Executive to de-list those homes from the register of inspection in view of their satisfaction at the quality and standard of care being offered under the present inspection regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a further grant can be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to cover the costs of the extension of badly needed classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if further funding will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to provide a necessary extension to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a residency permit in respect of (details supplied) a person in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation limiting medical card patients’ entitlements as they relate to dental care under the provisions of the Health Act 1970; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements that she has put in place for the treatment of adult special needs patients under the dental treatment services scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is an appropriate use of Exchequer funding to treat infection using antibiotics without treating the underlying disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to advise general medical practitioners of the new circumstances pertaining to the dental treatment services scheme which would impact on patients health; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the specific arrangements that she has ensured are in place for routine dental treatment for medical card patients who have entitlements under the provisions of the Health Acts since May 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is an appropriate use of medical consultants time to dictate letters requesting approval for dental treatments which are necessary for patients requiring urgent medical treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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