135 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to have their medical card reinstated; the reason they received no correspondence to say that it was being stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made regarding the implementation of the Croke Park agreement and if changes will be made to it to allow for essential redundancies which need to take place at the higher administration levels within the Health Service Executive; her views that without such redundancies the front line services provided by the HSE will suffer in an unacceptable way if the potential €1 billion cuts in the health service area is to be reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the situation which is now prevalent in both Cavan and Drogheda hospitals where patients, some of them a great age, have to wait on trolleys for days and some have to be brought home at night only to find themselves rejoining the end of the queue the next morning at a time when wards are lying empty in Monaghan, Dundalk and Navan hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance if an estimation has been provided for the loss of revenue to the State due to cross-Border shopping in 2009 and to date in 2010; his views that retail businesses along the Border have suffered severely as a result and his further views that such businesses should be treated in a sympathetic way by Revenue and other State organisations to give them some time to recover from the loss of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP 4 scheme payment for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive the remainder of their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive their area aid related payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when area aid and single farm premium will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when area aid and single farm premium will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan.
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397 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 2 November 2010, the reason the balance of their 2009 entitlements have not yet been paid; when payments will issue for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 2 November 2010, when a payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan may expect to receive their single premium payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan may expect to receive their single premium payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the air travel tax has had a major effect and has ill served the industry; if he will ensure removal of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the discussions she has had with the representatives of the privately run Protestant secondary schools, especially in the Border areas, regarding the cuts that were imposed on them by her; if she will ensure that these smaller rural schools will be provided with sufficient funds and structures to allow them maintain a proper level of staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers she expects to provide in the primary school sector taking into account the continuing increase in pupil numbers; her views on the fact that a number of young persons went to training college on the understanding and anticipation that they would get employment in a situation where education is deemed to be one of our strongest assets and yet they see temporary posts being filled by un-trained personnel or retired teachers; her views that such a situation is unfair to those who were encouraged into training and the action she will take to ensure this practice is curtailed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of hectares he expects will be planted in forestry this year; the number he intends to fund for the year 2011; the benefits, if any, planting these areas will give us in meeting our climate change commitments; if he has the capital available to meet his commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have not been paid any area aid or single farm premium so far this year on a county basis; the number of others who have received reduced payments because of unresolved mapping problems (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their area aid single farm premium and their suckler cow grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid their area aid and single farm premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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535 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be paid their area aid and single farm premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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531 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid the remainder of their 2009 entitlements and when payment will issue for the remainder of their disadvantaged area aid and single farm payments for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid area aid on the remaining 13.83 hectares of their land as they have only received area aid on 9.8 hectares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid their area aid single premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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515 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid area aid on the remaining 26 hectares of their farm and the remainder of their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan who only received 10% of their area aid and single premium will have their maps cleared so they can receive the balance due to them; if they can have access to the persons who are dealing with the maps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their VAT refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money she expects to save by the amalgamation of the vocational education committees; the savings expected and the way they will be made regarding the amalgamation of Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Defence his plans to review the role of the Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Defence the progress in the preparation of a new White Paper on defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure that broadband will be available in rural areas given that the scheme rolled out has totally failed to provide the necessary coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve the structures to encourage farmers and others to utilise small wind generation units or digesters at pig farms in order to minimise the problems with pig slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the classification of pig offal as class three hazardous waste which prevents its use in biomass plants; his plans to remedy this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the discussions she has had with her opposite number in Northern Ireland; their discussions on the greater promotion of the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive their area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation steps being taken by him to reduce the red tape being imposed on industry here; his views on whether it is impeding the ability of companies to concentrate on marketing and give increased employment; the amount that could be saved by the removal of red tape; the efforts he has made to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created by the Industrial Development Authority in the past two years; the location at which these jobs have been created on a county basis; the number that have been lost in the same sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he is satisfied that sufficient finance is available for small and medium sized industry; if not, the steps he intends to take to make sure that access will be made available so that jobs can be created and maintained; his views on the fact that there is a lot of financial pressure on many business structures because of delayed payments by Government groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons in prison at the present time as a result of non-payment of fines and or failure to pay debts; if he accepts that this is not the most cost effective or beneficial way of dealing with such an issue and that it would be better dealt with by agreed payments through income or social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in the Cavan-Monaghan area in 2007: the numbers at the present time; his views that these gardaí cover a difficult Border region where ongoing threats by dissidents are a reality; if he is satisfied that sufficient personnel are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that sufficient funding is available to provide the home help and home care systems that are necessary especially for single people who are being forced home early from hospitals due to the continuing trolley crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children when the CAT scan will be in operation in Monaghan hospital; will sufficient personnel be provided to keep it going on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will clarify the situation regarding the factual numbers of district veterinary offices in the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will meet the County Monaghan anti-pylon group to discuss issues regarding the planning process and the lack of funding for those who wish to have their issues dealt with through the planning process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any effort is being made to provide natural gas to a town (details supplied) in County Cavan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details further supplied), one of the biggest food industries in the area, is a major employer and it would help to make it more cost effective; if any effort has been made to provide gas to this area and, if so, when it might happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any decision has been taken regarding the letter of request by an organisation (details supplied) concerning Bellamont Castle, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the progress towards the refurbishment and extension of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if this project be carried out under the devolved scheme; if any time frame will be given when it might be sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance the compensation arrangements in respect of a person (details supplied) as sole member of the Commission of Investigation into the banking sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the possibility of increasing the number of personnel involved in community type work through FÁS or any other structure in view of the fact that there are now almost 440,000 persons unemployed; if she agrees with the fact that it would not only be in the interests of the participants to have the opportunity to work 19 to 20 hours per week, but it would also improve the services available to the elderly, disabled and communities in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the progress of proposed sewerage schemes (details supplied); if these schemes are being carried out as one or if he can allow them to go ahead individually (details further supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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