258 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the security and political situation in Afghanistan; 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 steps he will take to address concerns expressed by the enterprise strategy group and the national competitiveness council regarding the need to streamline the system of regulation affecting key sectors in the economy to ensure that competition is at the centre of the regulators’ focus; 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 if he will assess the impact of cuts in the community employment scheme on areas of disadvantage; if he will consider reversing these cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will increase the free gas, electricity and telephone allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of medical referees employed by his Department; the medical qualifications of each of the referees; if psychologists and psychiatrists are employed from the point of view of determining the medical disability of persons who claim disability benefit, disability allowance or invalidity pension on the basis of their mental incapacity; if he has satisfied himself that there is a sufficient number of persons with expertise in his Department to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving test will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the level of increase to consumers for all regulated services for which he has responsibility in terms of retail price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the name of the contractor and the details of the contract in rolling out broadband throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the reasons for preferential treatment in the excise code for certain heavy machinery and cranes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance when tax refunds will issue to a company (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in order to allow redundancy payments to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Health and Safety Authority is not meeting the targets set by Government in respect of decentralisation to Thomastown, County Kilkenny; 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 progress to date in protecting and developing rural communities and in supporting rural development, in particular in reviewing the planning guidelines for small rural enterprises.
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170 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to date to the investment fund of the Western Development Commission; the number of projects funded; the number of jobs created by firms funded by the investment fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1053 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will intervene in respect of the leasing of lands at Kilkenny and the provision of temporary accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees at Dublin Road, Kilkenny in view of the fact that there is considerable reduction in the demand for such accommodation at present and the costs that have accrued to date between his Department and the Dublin Road Action Group arising from potential legal proceedings in the High Court on 2 November 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1041 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of a capital grant application for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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755 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason old aged pensioners have to pay doctors’ fees when getting certification for a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science when work will commence on a new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a third level grant was refused in 2003 to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science when a resource teacher will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to improve access to Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is seeking asylum seeker status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if the current driving instructors will be recognised in advance of changes that may be made to the driving instructor regulations in view of the training and courses that have already been completed by these same instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if an early appointment will be made for orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if value club cards or similar concessions to employees of major supermarkets are included for calculation purposes under the benefit in kind changes made in the Finance Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when beef cow premia will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment will be made in respect of forestry premia to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence if a service medal will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) who served in the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the projected North American tourist numbers for the 2004 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount to be repaid to his Department by Fianna Fáil in respect of the production of party political briefing packs; the breakdown of the costs incurred in the production of these packs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fires attributed to electrical causes since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the proposed scheme for the regulation of standards in electrical contracting, to be operated by the Commission for Energy Regulation, will be established; the reasons for the delay in establishing the scheme; if he will bring forward new measures to deal with the regulation of electrical contractors here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the fact that mobile phone operators currently offer in excess of 30 different tariffs to consumers, he has plans to introduce an APR-style charge system to help consumers compare prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of wind energy sites that have received grant aid from his Department in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving test will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the situation in Iran, with particular reference to the development of weaponry with a nuclear capability by that country and the exchange of nuclear intelligence with other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the security situation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the action his Department and the Government have taken to promote the creation of a single European insurance market.
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80 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the agencies in the ambit of his Department which will not be part of the decentralisation programme announced in December 2003; the reason for decisions in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving test will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the mineral content at a plant (details supplied) at Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, is sufficient to have it classed according to the Mineral Acts 1940 and 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the reports supplied to the DCMNR technical team by a company (details supplied) and their consultants, contain chemical analysis of the rock found at the site of their proposed extension to substantiate the claim that the mineral resource at Dunbell, County Kilkenny, in the proposed extension lands of RPL is a scheduled mineral; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he or his Department has ever carried out an estimation of the cost of the provision of a free universal general practitioner service here, either a partial medical card service or to include all services currently covered for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the work programme of the consumer consultative panel; the efforts the panel has taken to be inclusive in its consideration of issues of relevance to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the establishment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board will reduce insurance premium costs; her estimate of the amount by which they will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft in use within the Air Corps; the age of those craft; the planned future acquisitions for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when capital grant assistance will be made available for the provision of a child care facility at Clogh family resource centre at County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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