117 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the ESRI report, Housing, Poverty and Wealth in Ireland; her further views on whether increases in the rent supplement are the best way to support persons vulnerable to high rents set by landlords; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need to sanction the provision of one additional classroom for a school (details supplied) to facilitate the increased number of pupils for September 2004; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the all purpose room is used daily for physical education, assemblies, speech and drama and extra curricular activities.
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114 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the application from a school (details supplied) in Portmarnock, County Dublin for a special needs assistant.
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105 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the policy of his Department concerning non-fee-paying secondary schools charging registration fees.
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72 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Foundation for Investing in Communities’ accountability report 2002-2003; his views on whether the report reflects the aims of the foundation to promote businesses’ response to the social challenges of Ireland and create a framework for companies to engage effectively with local communities to foster growth and social inclusion; the efforts his Department is making in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children if in view of the long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment his proposals to deal with the problem; and if he will report on the possibility of providing grant aid for parents who feel in the interest of the health of their children that they must seek private treatment.
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127 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty being experience by parents and volunteers who have established branches of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland for the purpose of setting up workshops to meet the educational needs of their children, with regard to the tax affairs of individual teachers and the extra workload that this would entail; if he will endeavour to arrive at a solution that would exempt voluntary groups from having to carry out these new requirements; the possibility of the Department of Educational and Science accepting responsibility as the employer of the teachers similar to the way the VEC’s cater for teachers working with adults with reading and writing difficulties; and if he will report on this issue.
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126 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he proposes to increase the transport grant which may be paid to parents and guardians of a child to assist with the cost, including fuel, maintenance, car depreciation and work arrangements, in view of the fact that the rate has not been increased recently.
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48 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made during the Irish Presidency in regard to the proposed Council directive setting out basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations and on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest information available to his Department on the progress made with the vitrification of the highly active liquid waste stored at the Sellafield complex; when it is estimated that the process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children the provision of enhanced external counter-pulsation treatment for heart conditions here and in particular regarding the ceasing of that treatment at Beaumont Hospital, where 200 or so patients receive it and were due booster sessions during 2004; and if measures will be taken to ensure that those patients get their booster treatments, including the persons who have to travel to get the treatment.
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186 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the much needed extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and the position regarding this project.
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173 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the services available for teenagers and third level students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia.
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105 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when and by whom a decision was taken and confirmed in writing to the effect that claimants on deserted wife’s benefit either before or after August 1992 were not eligible for community employment or job initiative schemes while claiming this benefit.
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63 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003 and to date; the number of applications upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the number of appeals submitted to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of such appeals upheld; the number of applications for leave to remain and the number of such applications granted; the number of deportation orders made and the number of deportations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juvenile liaison officers in the Garda at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will extend the scheme in view of its proven success.
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64 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progress of his proposals to complete a review of speed limits and convert to the metric system before the end of 2004; if he expects to meet this timescale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the position with regard to his plans to bring forward to Cabinet proposals for the construction of a metro system in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children when he intends to publish the report commissioned from Deloitte and Touche on the GMS, in view of the fact that it is now over a year since a draft was submitted to him; if the report has yet been brought to Government; if it is intended to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Brennan report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food , further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 18 May 2004, if he will provide the information as requested.
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91 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment , in the context of the new regulations introduced which propose to remove certain fruit and vegetable goods from the scope of the Casual Trading Act 1995, to confirm if this now enables growers, their agents or employees to sell these products on public streets and roads; and if this order has been brought to the attention of the Garda authorities for implementation.
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58 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the new American Express foreign exchange holiday cost of living survey which found that the cost of eating and drinking makes Irish holidays among the most expensive in the world; his views on the fact that high prices are a deterrent to people visiting here.
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130 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Clare to allow the school to provide proper facilities for its students.
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129 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if the appointment of a resource teacher to Birdhill national school, County Tipperary will be sanctioned; and if so, when he will sanction the appointment.
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19 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to a recent presentation by a person (details supplied) at the recent annual Burren Law School stating that by 2015 productive agriculture here will be confined to a narrow band stretching from north Munster to south west Leinster; the consequences for the future of agriculture of such a development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Euro-Mediterranean Foreign Ministers meeting in Dublin from 4 to 6 May 2004.
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70 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if in regard to his statement welcoming the adoption by the UN Commission on Human Rights or a resolution opposing the death penalty, he intends to make representations to the major users of the death penalty, such as the United States and China, seeking the end to the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, with regard to the capital investment scheme for the marketing and processing of certain agriculture products (details supplied) in 2001, he will report on the number and names of the projects approved for grants and the amount of money drawn down to date in each case.
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121 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that without a change in the eligibility threshold, the €10 increase in lone parents allowance in 2004 has resulted in women on the jobs initiative scheme losing out substantially and to such an extent that many of them had no alternative other than to opt out of the scheme; the amount of money and benefit lost to participants continuing on the scheme arising from the €10 increase; and the way in which she proposes to deal with this anomaly.
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86 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of persons who have made compensation applications to the Residential Institutions Redress Board at the latest date for which figures are available; the way in which the number of applications compares with the original estimate made by his Department; the latest estimate of the number of likely applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to issues in relation to the Residential Institutions Redress Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she intends to publish the results of her review of the 1987 groceries order which forbids below cost selling; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public holidays enjoyed by workers here and the way in which this compares with the EU average; if she has any plans to increase the number of public holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will sanction the establishment of an independent commission or ombudsman to enable persons with complaints against the legal profession to have their cases independently investigated; and if not, the way these persons will have their complaints processed.
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90 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the stage of the Management Services Entity procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on complaints regarding misleading advertising by telecom operators and ComReg’s seeming inability to regulate sales advertising by mobile and fixed line operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the clawback which is due to the local authorities in the event of the death of a recipient of a shared ownership house who is repaying the full mortgage and who has made a will.
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75 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he has concluded his consideration of correspondence received from the Standards in Public Office Commission drawing his attention to limitations in the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995, arising from consideration of a case (details supplied); if he has decided on the steps to be taken to address the issues raised by the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Ansbacher accounts at the latest date for which figures are available; the number of cases in which settlements have been agreed and the total amount paid to date; the number of cases still outstanding; if additional action has been taken by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Report of the Ansbacher inspectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction the provision of one additional classroom for Donabate girls’ national school to facilitate the increased number of pupils for September 2004.
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42 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003 and to date in 2004; the number of applications upheld by the refugee appeals commission; the number of appeals submitted to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of such appeals upheld; the number of applications for leave to remain and the number of such applications granted; the number of deportation orders made and the number of such deportations carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time for an appointment with a solicitor at the legal aid centres; the longest waiting time at any particular centre; his views on whether such waiting times are acceptable; the additional funding which has been provided to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the alternative legislative arrangements he will put in place to safeguard the present and future entitlements of CIE pensioners of all grades, having regard to the statutory guarantees relating to the solvency of the two company funds and annual review of pensions as contained in statutory instruments (details supplied) which currently rest with the CIE parent company as a legal entity with adequate source of funding to meet these commitments in view of his proposals for the restructuring of CIE, including the proposal to abolish the parent company CIE.
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65 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the attention of Irish groups responsible for civil protection, such as the fire brigades, are aware of commitments of personnel and resources they may be asked to make under the EU community action programme; if Ireland was able to respond to a recent request from the EU for assistance in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Iran; if a request was made to the Dublin fire brigade; if it was able to provide the assistance requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in the review of the retail planning guidelines relating to the floor space cap on retail warehouses; when he expects that the process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date with regard to achieving the target set in An Agreed Programme for Government of reducing consistent poverty to below 2%; the percentage in consistent poverty at the latest date for which figures are available; if the results of the national survey carried out in 2003 are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will make a statement on the work to date of the Family Mediation Service.
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626 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the need for a respite service for persons with intellectual disability attending Prosper Fingal in north County Dublin; and the finance that has been made available to develop this facility for clients and their families.
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625 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children on the intellectual disability database for the ERHA who are in need of residential care; the amount of money made available in 2004 for this service; the number of beds that this equates to; and the number of beds to be allocated to each of the area health boards within the ERHA.
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