48 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of administration of the new partial loan guarantee scheme; if these costs are fixed or relative to the drawdown of the scheme by small and medium enterprises; the expected loan default ratio; the cost to the State.
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44 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the anticipated take up of the new partial loan guarantee scheme.
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753 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when the radiology department in Cork University Hospital will respond to representations in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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750 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen by the school dentist this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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749 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen by the school dentist this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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742 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a surgical procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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741 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider deploying more school dentists to the east Cork area in view of the fact that some children are not being seen until they go to secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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687 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive no longer carries out occupational therapy reports in respect of persons who are looking to have their local authority houses adapted on medical grounds; the choices that persons have who cannot afford a private assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been told by their local authority that there is no funding available for housing adaptation for 2012 and maybe 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is funding available to help a person (details supplied) in Cork who has been offered a place on a reality and entertainment TV masterclass as a part of the EMC TV academy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to fully utilise Sliabh na gCaillí, Loughcrew, County Meath.
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239 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to a Dáil debate on 23 April 2008 regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork, if he will reconsider the school’s omission from the new school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Taoiseach the cost incurred by his Department, for 2012 overseas travel programme for St. Patrick’s Day, which saw him and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when an application for a pair of orthotics will be processed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistical data on the number of newly qualified teachers who have emigrated since the decision to cut their allowances by 14%; his views on the numbers of recently graduated teachers who are being forced to pursue a career abroad that has enhanced career prospects and which is better paid.
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45 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to claims by the Irish National Teacher’s Organisation that on average, five children in a primary classroom are at risk of poverty; that in terms of poverty, children are the most exposed age group in modern Ireland with a consistent poverty rate of 8.1% meaning more than two primary school pupils in every Irish classroom are living in constant poverty; and the measures he plans to implement in order to address this issue.
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1422 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the Republic of Ireland will be participating in UEFA Euro 2012, if he will confirm that the tournament suits for the team and officials will be manufactured and produced in Ireland.
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1412 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cycling initiatives he intends to put in place to ensure greater tourism in view of the fact that an estimated 164,000 overseas visitors engaged in cycling while here in 2010, and 54,000 said cycling was important in their choice of Ireland.
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1411 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure, as far as is possible, the maintenance of employment in the travel and tour business.
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1387 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will bring forward a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1359 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason hospitals continue to issue appointments which exceed the 12 month guidelines applied to the special delivery unit even though they are subject to a €25,000 fine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1250 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if an appointment in Cork University Hospital ophthalmology department will be brought forward in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1248 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason St. Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital Cork and Cork University Hospital Ophthalmology Department do not reply to representations made by TDs on behalf of their constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1168 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the initiatives she is putting in place to ensure that there is greater regulations for the child minding sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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934 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the present visa waiver scheme for a period of five years, in view of the fact that the trial period from July 2011 to October 2012 is too short to have any meaningful impact.
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908 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider working with housing associations and amend legislation in order for tenants to purchase their homes for example, Cluid Housing Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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893 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is equitable that a large motor caravan only pays €95 road tax while it costs €307 for an 1108cc Fiat Panda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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822 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the percentage of income that is calculated in each local authority to determine the amount of rent paid by tenants for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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894 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the State to ensure that all local authority offices were staffed to collect the household charge on 31 March 2012; the number of local authority offices at which staff had to be redeployed; the cost of the redeployment including travel expenses, overtime and any other allowance; the cost of security provided on that day; the amount of money collected at each of the local authority offices on that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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820 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that it will cost to pay council staff to work overtime on Saturday 31 March to take payment for the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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700 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the vital importance of Culture Ireland to the promotion and protection of Irish culture throughout the world, the steps he will take to ensure the continued success of Culture Ireland.
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699 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the five year contract of the chief executive of Culture Ireland expires in April 2012, if the position will be re-advertised.
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641 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applications for FIS cannot be processed while a family member is awaiting a decision on a benefit or allowance from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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639 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of low income families who depend on family income supplement that have had their application put on hold because they are awaiting a decision on an allowance or benefit from their Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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638 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families waiting in excess of one month, three months, six months and twelve months for FIS applications to be processed and paid out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that there is a policy in place for transition from illness benefit to invalidity pension whereby applications for invalidity are being processed and ready to transfer prior to the expiration of illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to restructure payment methods within her department to ensure that the 700,000 people currently living below the poverty line are brought above the poverty threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the action she has taken to date to deal with the backlog in the carer’s allowance section; the reason applications received last July are only being processed now; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a FÁS course module (details supplied) in County Kildare had to be covered in 14 days when the same module elsewhere takes 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will send a Department school inspector to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to document the ill effect using the school building every day has on the children’s health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Cork City was omitted from the new school building programme having been deemed unfit for purpose and inadequate by a Department school inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the primary and post primary schools in County Cork that are likely to lose three or more teaching posts from their current rota when the new school year commences in September 2012.
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369 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork that was on the school building programme up to and including 10 March 2012, and was promised a six class room extension in 2007, whose community raised €500,000 to purchase land to facilitate the extension whose project is currently at 2b with planning permission, disability access cert and a fire cert with permission to carry out detailed cost plans having appointed a replacement QS and whose report will be handed over to DES in May, which should be in a position to go to tender in the summer was removed from the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to remove a school from the school building programme (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeals procedure when a school (details supplied) in County Cork believes it has been removed from the school building programme in error; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that was used to draw up the list of schools on the school building programme; if the criteria used was made available to all schools; if each individual school was consulted by the Department to ensure information used was 100% accurate in each school; the procedures which were put ion place to correct inaccuracies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the figures of which the decision was made to omit a school (details supplied) in County Cork from the new school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the nine per cent tourism VAT rate to the end of 2013 in order that international tour operators can plan their trips to Ireland with greater certainty on pricing.
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