192 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied) relating to the delays that have been experienced by a patient awaiting essential surgery at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will provide for this school’s urgent accommodation needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to her reply to Question No. 468 of 12 February 2008 and in view of her application to Athy Town Council for planning permission to erect an eight classroom primary school, she will indicate the intended patron body for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of all Irish post primary schools which have received permanent recognition from her Department in the past five years; the location of these schools; the patron body involved and the level of enrolment achieved in each case at the time of granting recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a submission (details supplied) from Athy Town Council on the purchase of a number of housing units; when his Department will make a decision on this matter; and if he will make a decision on the matter.
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488 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if the protracted negotiations in relation to the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare have been concluded in a reasonable timeframe; if in the event of progress not being possible an alternative site or sites will be sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if in view of her Department’s decision to acquire land for a post-primary school in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare her Department will also seek sufficient land to provide for primary school accommodation as may be required; if the planning unit of her Department has reached final conclusions in relation to the nature of future primary provision in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to her reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 355 and 357 of 22 February 2006, she will indicate the progress that has subsequently taken place in relation to the reconfiguration of primary education facilities in the town concerned; the level of engagement that has taken place in the same period between the planning unit of her Department and the relevant school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied); if the person who suffers from a long-term progressive and incurable illness is entitled to payment from his Department.
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761 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on correspondence (detail supplied); if it is possible for the State to recognise the marriage referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science when construction will commence at the new community college at Athy, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science when construction will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when construction will commence on this new school; if her Department has given consideration to the school's request for an additional two classrooms to be included in the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if the site acquisition process has been concluded for the proposed new second level school at Monasterevin; the consideration being given by her Department to accommodate future primary level accommodation in the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the granting of planning permission for the proposed new community school at Kildare Town, she will outline the progress that will now be made towards delivery of this vital project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in the issuing of a single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2006 and in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Carbery Park/Townspark remedial works scheme in Athy, County Kildare; if the attitude of his Department to this long promised project has changed; if he is satisfied with the manner in which the local authority has advanced this scheme to date; his views on whether the scheme is not just desirable but absolutely essential; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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624 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to change the procedure whereby annual capital grants are allocated to town councils with housing authority status; his views on whether such a change would diminish the status of such councils; the evidence that exists to indicate that a county based allocation alone will result in greater and more efficient social housing output; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if delays are being experienced in progressing the proposed new waste water treatment facility for Kildare Town to which funding has been committed; if he will approve contract documents currently with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty.
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198 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if the process of transferring the lands at Magee Barracks, Kildare to Kildare County Council for affordable housing purposes has been concluded; if the former army houses at Magee Terrace and St. Barbara’s Park, Kildare have or will be in charge by Kildare County Council as part of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has received from County Kildare VEC with regard to the provision of second level accommodation to service the needs of Castledermot, County Kildare and its catchment area; her views on the renovation and extension of the existing school complex or if alternative approaches are envisaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of rare indigenous breeds of cattle that have been identified by her Department; the measures in place to protect these breeds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied); if her Department has a policy in place to deal with the provision of nursing supports to children with severe intellectual disability and associated medical problems attending a new integrated primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the roll out of the rental accommodation scheme; if the scheme is operational in all local authority areas; if targets have been set for delivery in each housing authority area; if these targets are cost or unit based; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if, having regard to the higher education grant scheme, she has satisfied herself that all local authorities and VECs process these applications expeditiously and that there are no undue delays occurring in any area; if she will review the residency requirement as it applies to mature students, that is, mature students who have travelled or worked abroad, even for a period of years where they are deemed to be dependent mature students where their last place of Irish residence was the parental home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will investigate the delays that have occurred in providing surgical intervention in this case; if the necessary treatment at Beaumont Hospital will be expedited or if alternative routes to treatment will be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the submissions he has received from Kildare County Council in relation to the provision of a new branch library in Kildare Town; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local branch library is temporarily located in a business campus at a considerable distance from the town centre and that a newly built facility intended for library use stands vacant in the town centre for more than two years; his views therefore on the level of library service available to the rapidly growing population of Kildare Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date by Foras na Gaeilge on the development of a new official standard of Irish language grammar and spelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the constraints on development that exist in many parts of County Kildare arising from the lack of waste water treatment capacity and that proposed works at Osberstown and Leixlip are urgently required but will not, when completed, meet the growing demand in the county; if a solution to Kildare’s waste water treatment problems will be brought forward in the context of the greater Dublin strategic drainage study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of capital provision for each year since 2000 to date in 2007 and the percentage of that money drawn down in each year for the construction or purchase of local authority stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science if, notwithstanding the fact that a new Catholic primary school in Newbridge, County Kildare has been opened in temporary accommodation and is awaiting permanent accommodation, another primary school may be required to cater for the growing population of the town and its extensive catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach the number of people employed in the construction industry in County Kildare in the years 1997 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of all island electricity interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Section 46 of the Wildlife Amendment Act, 2000 applies in the case of unauthorised developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of towns in County Kildare included in the closed circuit television scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the impact of the abolition of the Groceries Order on the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people of employed in the manufacturing industry in County Kildare in the years 1997 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients from County Kildare treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will extend renewable energy grants to include waste oil recycling for domestic heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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506 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided by his Department to Kildare County Council and Athy Town Council under the capital housing programme for each year from 2002 to late in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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