330 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which he can visit Ballyshannon in County Donegal to discuss a strategy to create employment in the region in view of the significant numbers of job losses, in particular the closure of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a redundancy payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in respect of a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will develop research and development models similar to the Malmo region of Sweden to ensure better potential innovation for companies here and more employment prospects arising from these developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of prosecutions that have been taken on foot of hoax calls to the Irish Coastguard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a dealing will be completed on a folio (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the security and political situation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Ukraine’s ambitions to achieve EU membership in view of the enormous transitions brought about in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding was withdrawn from a group (details supplied); if he will review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the levels of investment and employment through Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland sanctioned and operable for each of the years 2000 to 2004 inclusive for Waterford city and county and Kilkenny city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; the number of these employees who were formerly employed by the claims departments of insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that the price of homes bought by first-time buyers in Dublin will benefit from the recent stamp duty concession; and if he will consider automatic indexation in this.
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215 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when work will commence on the Graiguenamanagh bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when finance will become available for the upgrade of Kilkenny city water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria required for a school to be entitled to a staffing grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a staffing grant was refused to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in relation to the fish pass on the River Nore in Kilkenny city; the steps being taken to satisfactorily resolve the matter, particularly in the context of the recent river drainage scheme that was carried out on the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a regional centre will be made available to citizens in the south eastern region for cancer treatment, in the context of any review of the national cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the farm retirement scheme provisions in view of the recent income reductions for farmers in that scheme due to the reduction in rental income from agricultural land; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1264 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) is to be discharged from the Defence Forces in April 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1185 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the decision in respect of the need to provide a building that will accommodate a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as well as the establishment of a second level facility for those pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1067 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the names of all primary and post primary schools that are the subject of an application for financial resources to extend, amalgamate or construct a new school for Counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take action to ensure the continuation of production at the Carlow sugar factory of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving test can be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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529 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will investigate and supply details in respect of all moneys paid through his Department or any subsidiary body under his remit, for example FÁS, to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the liquidator of IFI will ensure the payment of outstanding accounts to a creditor (details supplied).
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173 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of health sector personal social service professionals in each health board; if there are waiting lists for these services; if so, the number of persons on these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision on an appeal for a medical card will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision on an appeal for a medical card will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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158 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision on an appeal for a medical card will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workers being retrained under the CSCS scheme nationally; the reason this retraining is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the company which was involved in the assessment work referred to in a report (details supplied) presented to FÁS on 23 October 2003; his views on whether a fraudulent act has been committed by the company; the amount paid to the company by those seeking the necessary qualifications; the action which has been taken to recoup the money paid to that company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Competition Authority will publish its studies on the professions; the likely timetable for implementation of the authority’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the persons who accompanied him on his visit to Glasgow in February 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person was ever employed by a company (details supplied) before that person was appointed in later years as his communications consultant; if this information was required to be declared under any ethics legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he intends to spend and disburse the once off payment to MABS as announced by him on 1 December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to review the requirement to build a new school for a school (details supplied) in Kilkenny in view of the additional information she received on her recent visit to the school; her views on the need to include this school in the 2005 schools building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if additional teaching support will be provided for the education of the children at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when finance will be provided in respect of an application for a child care group for Freshford, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications under the force majeure scheme for single farm payment which have been received to date from persons in County Carlow; the number which have been successful, refused, appealed successfully or otherwise, respectively; the number still awaiting a decision; and the cases that have been decided under different subject areas.
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271 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications under the force majeure scheme for single farm payment which have been received to date from persons in County Kilkenny; the number which have been successful, refused, appealed successfully or otherwise, respectively; the number still awaiting a decision; and the cases that have been decided under different subject areas.
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218 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when the registration of a vehicle will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role a person (details supplied) played in awarding contracts; the role that person played in the Department; if the person’s role extended beyond that specifically stated in that person’s contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to significantly increase the number of social houses being built in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate reports that students are being paid to attend a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the action that will taken to ensure that these matters are stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid to taxi plate owners arising from deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether a town the size of Navan, that has doubled in size over the past five years, has the same number of gardaí in 2004 as it had in the 1980s; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an immigration card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if further funding for station construction and track upgrades will be provided within the remaining three years of the five years’ capital funding envelope granted to Iarnród Éireann in view of the fact that €5 million has been provided in the 2005 Estimates for the design work on a new train station to be located in the Dublin docklands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to deal with the problem identified by the Construction Industry Federation which the federation views as a barrier to its effective participation in public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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