646 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from proceeding to the tendering process to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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665 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a college (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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664 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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661 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from the application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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660 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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659 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from the appointment of a design team to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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653 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale she anticipates for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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652 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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651 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale she anticipates for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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645 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from application to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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644 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from early architectural planning to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish embassies and or diplomatic residencies that had upgrade works carried out, minor or otherwise, in 2007, 2008 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will provide a list of same; and the expected cost of same.
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420 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the costs, staff numbers and premises associated with the Embassy of Ireland to the Holy See and the Embassy of Ireland to Italy respectively in 2007, 2008 and 2009; their respective budgets for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his response, if any to the call in May 2009 by the Joint Oireachtas Committee to provide effective standards, joined up regulation, effective policing and guarantees on performance and durability of waste water treatment systems, together with the provision of credible certification including site inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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543 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing environmental pollution and danger to drinking water caused by domestic sewage from the septic tanks and other effluent treatment systems; the reason for the lack of effective action by his Department in dealing with the problem; the reason for the absence of regulation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the response to the proceedings instituted against Ireland in the European Court of Justice by the European Commission for continually failing to fulfil its obligations under the Waste Directive 75/442/EEC since 1977; if Ireland is currently in compliance with the Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress of negotiations for Iceland to join the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the educational provision planned in the areas of primary, post primary and special needs education for patients in the proposed new national children’s hospital of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in his current review of the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector, he will provide adequate funding to enable those national organisations working to alleviate poverty, exclusion and inequality empower and respond to the needs of disadvantaged groups and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money the State will have to inject into VHI in order for it to achieve solvency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the list of local authorities and their water services capital projects that he has recently approved for the €141 million borrowings in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the details of all new school building and repair projects planned in the Dún Laoghaire area of County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the damage being done to the future of a college (details supplied) in County Dublin as a result of her decision to cut back on apprentice provision for the academic years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 which means that 9.6 teachers will lose their jobs, thereby resulting in the discontinuation of many of the established successful courses in a wide range of areas; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that this is happening when there is growing unemployment in the country, and also when the Department of Social Protection intends taking action against persons in receipt of lone parent allowance and jobseeker’s allowance who refuse to take up further educational courses such as those that are being provided in the college; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in preparing his Estimates, he will ensure that organisations such as the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, which work to alleviate poverty, social exclusion and inequality, will receive priority in the allocation of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to make balloon angioplasty services available for the treatment of chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency, which treatment has major beneficial effects for multiple sclerosis sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans to use the discretion for credit unions provided for in the EU Consumer Credit Directive due to be implemented on 11 June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Defence when the authority to recruit and promote in the Defence Forces will be removed from the Department of Finance and returned to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the delays being experienced by older persons at the centralised primary care reimbursement centre in Finglas, Dublin 11 for renewal of their medical cards; if she envisages that this centre will be capable of handling the entire country’s medical card business after 30 April 2010 as planned by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to prioritise dementia to prevent a deepening crisis for carers and persons living with dementia in view of a programme (details supplied) on 24 May 2010 which highlighted the hidden health crisis here in relation to dementia and the extreme difficulties faced by persons living with dementia and their carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities not having matching funds for capital water investment projects is causing delays in rolling out capital projects as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are intentions to link farm safety to cross compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an airline (details supplied) is requiring passengers whose flights were cancelled as a result of the volcanic ash cloud situation to wait 28 days to receive refunds of their flight costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if, in view of the recent announcement by a company (details supplied) of its intention to phase out its operation at Pottery Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin between 2011 and 2014, he will immediately contact the Industrial Development Authority and Enterprise Ireland to ensure that every effort is made to find an alternative pharmaceutical company to save the 210 jobs at risk; if he will provide a regular six monthly report to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on his efforts to find a replacement enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a distinction is now being made as regards the payment of PRSI at Class S rate, between those in retirement who purchase an annuity to draw down income and those who do likewise by using approved retirement funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on the hospital accident and emergency units that will close or limit opening hours as a result of health service cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners that were given temporary release in 2009; the number of same that have gone on to re-offend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure the Irish Nationwide Building Society complies with the recommendations made by the covered institutions remuneration oversight committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to publish climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the level of volunteerism here and his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Finance Bill 2010 to list the sale of affordable housing and operation of the shared ownership scheme as non-taxable services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if the Finance Bill 2010 will be amended to exclude services supplied by local authorities from the VAT code; the reason local authorities are considered to be for-profit organisations and, therefore, liable for VAT; the reason unprofitable leisure services provided by local authorities are subject to the imposition of VAT while leisure activities provided by sports clubs or schools are not liable for VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to introduce legislation to change the employment permits system in order to give permit holders the right to change employer in their job category, to prevent possible exploitation of migrant workers and to reduce the number of individuals becoming redundant and undocumented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the capital projects relating to the smarter travel plan that will commence in 2010; the way the €25 million budget allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with Anglo Irish Bank regarding its relationship with a company (details supplied).
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766 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding for a scheme (details supplied) will be forthcoming from his Department to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council when the anticipated tender report and contract proposal are presented next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Taoiseach the numbers of Oireachtas Members and Members of the European Parliament from whom representations were received regarding the inclusion of a question on autism in the 2011 census; if any representations were received from other Government Departments, joint Oireachtas committees, or non-governmental organisations; the numbers of such representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the preclearance facility at Shannon Airport has had an impact on the number of tourists visiting the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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