104 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timetable of when projects will be delivered by the joint cross-Border partnerships; if same will be approved in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance when the administrative funding will be made available to cross-Border partnerships to run the INTERREG IVA programme; when this issue will be confirmed; when the partnerships will be advised of the result in view of the fact that many of them may lose top quality personnel which will affect the running of the schemes in the future; his views on the fact that both the administrators and council staff have put enormous work and time into these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in use in a hospital (details supplied) in County Monaghan for 2006, 2007 and 2008;the changes which have taken place over the past number of weeks in November 2009; the number of bed spaces in place on 1 January 2010; her views on when patients pass on they are not being replaced and the beds are being removed; her further views on whether this is unacceptable in a nationally recognised nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the difficulties that the agrifood industry is facing in view of the export dependency on the UK.
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69 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he plans to introduce legislation to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy; and if so, the timescale for same.
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424 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide funding to refurbish and extend the town library in Belturbet, County Cavan; his views on whether with a major increase of the population in that town such a restructuring and provision of more books is important; if he will assure this Deputy that it will be priority when he gets an opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children if patients or their families in a nursing home (details supplied) in County Monaghan are eligible for the refund under the health repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied the Dublin Docklands Development Authority can meet its urban regeneration renewal aims and targets in view of its diminished financial situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money received by the Exchequer from the sale of alcohol from 2004 to 2008; the amount he has received to date in 2009; his views on whether there is a major transfer of tax into Northern Ireland; if he will ensure that budget 2010 will recognise same and resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding she provided to maintain jobs in small industries which has been committed and paid out to date in 2009; if she is satisfied that the funding is tailored towards the smaller units that are critical, particularly in areas such as the counties of Cavan and Monaghan.
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34 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign investors she has, through the Industrial Development Authority, brought to each of the counties of Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim and Donegal to date in 2009; if she is satisfied that an effort is being made to find foreign investors for the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure that the half carer’s allowance will continue to be paid to widows or widowers in view of the fact that these persons often suffered after the death of a spouse before this scheme was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has advised her inspectors at local level that they are to accept the current economic situation of self-employed persons or those applying for farm assist; her views on whether many of these persons are in a critical situation at the present time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has advised her inspectors at local level that they are to accept the current economic situation of self-employed persons or those applying for farm assist; her views on whether many of these persons are in a critical situation at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts he is making to increase on the returns that pig farmers are getting for their product; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that prices are continuing to reduce; if he is satisfied that An Bord Bia is making sufficient effort to support the marketing of this product; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers involved in pig production on a county basis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many of these are now at risk due to the fact that the lending institutions are not prepared to give them the necessary finance and that a company (details supplied), which supplies them with the necessary meal for production can no longer act as a banking institution by giving them long-term credit; the consideration given to initiating a fund to ensure that this important business structure remains in place and gets through the current economic situation.
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353 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding lands at the former Monaghan Army Barracks beside Monaghan town or the proposed transfer of these lands to Monaghan Vocational Education Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if and when social welfare inspectors at local level will be advised to use present income for self-employed rather than historical income as is the case to date; her views on the fact that many self-employed and farmers are at present experiencing an economic crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda checkpoints which have been specifically put in place to breathalyse for drunk driving in the Cavan and Monaghan, Louth and Meath divisional districts for each of the past four years; the time of day or night these checkpoints took place and the length of time; if he is satisfied that he has sufficient personnel to deal with this issue; if he will advise if or when he plans to roll out the promised speed cameras structure on a national basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will roll out a neonatal screening service for cystic fibrosis to ensure early diagnosis of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1073 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will expect to receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1059 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1058 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1057 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will expect to receive a decision on their over 70 years medical card application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure the immediate roll-out of the INTERREG IVA programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Finance if he has issued any policy directions to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority since the banking crisis broke; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he is satisfied that the decentralisation of his Department has been a successful initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 7 October 2009, his views on whether, when a person is married and no longer living with or involved in any way with his or her parents, he or she is entitled to be assessed in his or her own right and that a married person shall be assessed as part of his or her new household; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a farmer (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their suckler cow payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of mushroom growers involved in the production of mushrooms ten years ago; the number involved at present; if he is satisfied that every support possible is given to the industry in view of the difficulties that are occurring with the weakness of sterling; his views on short term support for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will reply to this Deputy’s correspondence of 26 May 2009; if there will be a service to farmers at the Ballybay District Veterinary Office, County Monaghan, regarding normal DVO activity to allow them to meet vets and other such Department personnel in the present and long term future; if he will explain what he means when he states that the Ballybay DVO office will not be closed; the way he can justify the removal of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will further extend the date for slurry spreading in view of the weather conditions that farmers have had to deal with in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children when staffing will be provided to open a special unit for intellectually disabled people which was officially opened (details supplied) on 17 January 2007; her views on whether it is difficult to explain to the committee who organised, raised funds and oversaw the building of this project the reason when the project has been fully agreed with the Health Service Executive that it lies vacant two years after the building was completed; if she will ensure that steps are taken to have the service provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish the report into the pork dioxin contamination issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) is being asked to submit their parent’s income to have their application for a Vocational Education Committee education grant considered; if he will rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider his decision in 2008 to abolish the support service grants to Protestant fee paying schools, especially those in the Border region and more rural areas; his views on whether the cutbacks have put pressure on these schools and that the further proposals by the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programme are causing stress and annoyance to the minority community; his further views on the fact that from the beginning of free education or the establishment of this State that the special needs of a minority group was dealt with sympathetically; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be available in Killeevan, Annalore and Newbliss; his views on the fact that it is very difficult to run a modern business which includes a post office and national lottery service without such structures; if he will ensure that the service is made available at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of farming families that have applied for farm assist to date in 2009; the number of which have been finalised; the average allocation per family, specifically in the case of an individual, a couple and a family where children are involved; if she is satisfied that the present serious collapse in farm income is being taken into account by all of her personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1083 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive a REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1062 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded his disadvantaged payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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946 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the €200 charge on an a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity of drugs seized in Mountjoy Prison in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of places available for drug treatment programmes in Mountjoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress towards a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress towards the building project at a college (details supplied) in County Monaghan; his views on the fact that this is dangerous for both pupils and personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to be awarded a REP scheme three payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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444 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding being made available to each of the LEADER groups to encourage investment and jobs; the percentage of the funds which will be needed for administration; when applications will be made available; the way they will be advertised; his views on whether this is one of the few areas that can provide funding to rural areas through significant aid from the EU; if he will ensure that as much as possible of the approved funding is provided in the earlier stage of the scheme to avoid panic and possible poor value being received from the fund in a rush to utilise it before the closing date.
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396 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the sewerage scheme for each of the towns (details supplied); if funding will be provided for all or any of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding available to each of the LEADER groups to encourage investment and jobs; the percentage of the funds that will be needed for administration; when applications will be made available; the way it will be advertised; his views on whether this is one if the few areas that can provide funding to rural areas through aid from the EU; if he will ensure that as much as possible of the approved funding is provided in the earlier stage of the scheme to avoid panic and possible poor value being received from the fund in a rush to utilise it before the closing date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their REP scheme due from February 2009; if he is satisfied that a payment should be delayed for such a length of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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