210 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Government websites operated by him including agencies under his Department; the cost of maintenance of these websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of unspent money returned by him to the Department of Finance each year since 2007; the Departmental budget for each year since 2007; the projects for which this money was originally earmarked in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the agencies or bodies to which he provides funding or in respect of which it is administratively responsible; the bodies and agencies for which he is responsible in respect of his policy; the amount of funding provided in each of the years 2007 to 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain and review the reason it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Cork had been unable to prove to her Department that their centre of interest is Ireland.
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193 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider allowing discretion on applications for free travel similar to the medical card applications to those who have serious health problems and who have to travel long distances to hospitals for treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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40 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse the current tenant purchase scheme criteria.
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37 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to ringfence money made from the sale of local authority housing in order that it is pooled back into the development, maintenance and improvement of social housing.
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446 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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168 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the higher education grant applications to take into account disposable income and reflect outgoings such as mortgage repayments, rent, medical bills and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his position regarding the cutting of resource teacher posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in the country’s largest union deemed the proposals contained in the national pensions framework an assault on State old age pension provision; and if she will abandon her plans to raise the pension age.
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147 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding capital funding to Fermoy Town Council for schemes (details supplied) in County Cork.
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24 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his proposals for reform of the joint labour committees and registered employment agreements were subject to an equality impact assessment before being released to the social partners.
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16 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his discussions with the social partners on the joint labour committee and registered employment agreements reform will include consideration of the Duffy Walsh report.
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22 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills how teaching principals will find the time to provide additional appropriate support and probation to newly qualified teachers when inspectors are not fulfilling this role.
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16 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider implementing proposals that will increase the minimum number of students required to justify a bus service from seven to ten and which will result in a cut to many rural routes.
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52 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the value of domestic and foreign deposits held in the covered institutions for each month of 2011.
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53 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the National Asset Management Agency to identify buildings and properties in its portfolio which might be suitable for local sports pitches and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, following the visit of the previous Minister, Deputy Micheál Martin, in 2009 to Cuba and the visit of the Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs to Ireland in 2010 and the discussions held by the two Governments for the development of mutual relations, including bilateral co-operation, if he plans to pursue the same policy and the steps he will take to promote actions in previously identified areas of mutual interest.
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24 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his commitment to leading the charge as previously stated in supporting the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in accordance to the pre-1967 borders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of plans for the use of the tourism marketing fund; the amount of money allocated to the fund; if he will provide a breakdown of the budget allocation on a target market basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of funds for investment in sports facilities to date in 2011 from all sources; the source of these funds; and the allocation of these funds by project type and Dáil constituency.
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50 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sports capital grant applications will be accepted again; when grants submitted under this heading will be accepted and processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to maximise the tourist dividend from the Titanic anniversary in 2012; the budget available to promote the anniversary; the scope for cooperation with his counterpart in Northern Ireland and with stakeholders, including those in Cobh and in Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Fáilte Ireland to develop niche tourism packages for the cultural institutions on this island.
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275 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the current staffing compliment at Bord Bia; the number of unfilled vacancies; and the period for which they have been vacant.
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276 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure complete pig and poultry supply chain assurance from producer to consumer.
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274 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure that imported pig and poultry products are not presented to the consumer at the point of sale as Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure Irish pig and poultry farmers receive a fair price for a quality product; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to support the full implementation of the Cobh landslide programme, County Cork.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost, in 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011, of dealing with all State responsibilities relating to the former Ispat site at Haulbowline, County Cork; if he will provide a breakdown of these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to maximise the employment opportunities for artists in the interactive media games and digital graphics industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an appeal for disability 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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96 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the specific date on which the report from the Office of Public Works chaired working group regarding the former ISPAT site at Haulbowline will be published; when this report will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to delays in respect of audiology referrals at Waterford Regional Hospital with patients waiting for a minimum of three years; if he will furnish details of the numbers of persons on regional waiting lists; and if he will indicate the action he will take to reduce waiting times
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301 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to investigate the relationship between the toxic waste at the former ISPAT site at Haulbowline, County Cork, and general population health in the surrounding area; if he will conduct such an investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will provide an update on his discussions with the Bank of Ireland regarding the handover of their College Green Dublin branch for use as a literary centre.
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57 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the training provided to members of the Defence Forces prior to being deployed overseas that allow them to respond to incidences of gender-based violence and any of his plans to expand or improve this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to initiate an inquiry into the expenses claimed by the president of Waterford Institute of Technology; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of expenses claimed by the president’s department over a six-year period; his plans to take immediate action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to introduce a free dental treatment plan for those with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed by him on Tuesday 8 March 2011; and the amount of time he afforded each of his deportation decisions.
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48 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Towards 2016 aim of ensuring that no person is in emergency accommodation for longer than an emergency; if he aims to achieve this within its lifetime; and the measures being taken to ensure this happens.
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40 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount allocated to the heritage fund for each year of the years from 2007 to 2010 and to date in 2011; the purposes for which it was allocated; and the purposes for which it will be used in the future.
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39 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of institutions that fall within his remit; the number of these institutions that have defibrillators; the number of these defibrillators which are operational; the number of staff in each of these institutions trained to use a defibrillator; the names and location of any of these institutions that are without a defibrillator; the names and location of any of these institutions that are without staff that can operate a defibrillator.
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101 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to ensure cultural initatives from his Department are used as a mechanism for job creation.
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28 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to address the situation in which the Light House Cinema, Dublin 8, has been closed due to large increases in rent from the landlord.
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69 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views that forcing older persons to remain in the workforce longer by raising the age for the State pension will reduce the number of job opportunities for the very high number of persons of current working age who are unemployed.
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48 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views that her decision to raise the age for the State pension will disproportionately affect those on low and irregular income who do not have access to a private or occupational pension or savings.
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