934 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to implement the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products, 2004/24/EC; the controls exercised by the Irish Medicines Board in this area; the ongoing consultation process that the IMB engages in with suppliers, retailers and users of herbal medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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931 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the waiting lists for speech and language therapy for children here; if he has had any discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding these waiting lists; his plans to reduce these lists as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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825 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the excessive waiting times faced by patients for speech and language therapy assessment, and their subsequent treatment, at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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822 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a Directorate for Mental Health Services with full budgetary authority and accountability for the provision of mental health services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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821 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail per service provider and geographic area the way he intends to spend the €35 million earmarked for the development of community mental health services in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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799 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding she has made available for the provision of youth cafes in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the amount of funding that will be allocated for this purpose in 2012; if a strategy for the roll-out of these facilities is in place; the number of such facilities currently in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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798 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will establish a missing children’s hotline here in line with a pan-European effort on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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797 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family social workers assigned to an area (details supplied); the number who were assigned to this area in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; when she expects such recruitment to commence; the number of persons who will be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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777 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanism by which care plans are drawn up by the Health Service Executive for young persons residing here under section 5 of the Child Care Act; the nature of these plans; if these plans are considered to be binding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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776 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she liaises with the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to non-national children currently residing here under the Child Care Act, who will fall under the auspices of the Refugee Act on reaching 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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768 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the nature of the duty of care, as outlined in section 45 of the Child Care Act, owed by the State to non-nationals in full-time third level education who have reached 18 years, having been resident here under the aforementioned Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had any discussions with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on the transition for young persons seeking refuge here between the provisions of the Child Care Act up to the age of 18 and then the provisions of the Refugee Act from the age of 18; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties posed to young persons seeking refuge here who are in full-time third level education and then upon turning 18 are taken from their supported lodgings and placed in hostel accommodation; the cost of this hostel accommodation in comparison to the cost of supported lodgings; if any transition plan can be put in place in these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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609 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State, per person, per day, of the provision of both supported lodgings and hostel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the decision the Courts Service has taken in relation to the renaming of a courthouse (details supplied); the time line in which this decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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599 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a courthouse (details supplied) will be restored and refurbished; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when District Court sittings will move back to an area (details supplied) as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Circuit Court office staff in an area (details supplied) have been informed that they are to relocate to a new premises from October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline in place for the publication of the National Disability Strategy alongside an implementation plan for this strategy; the level of consultation that has taken place to date with stakeholders in the disability sector, most crucially, directly with persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis on which interested parties and persons will be able to make submissions to the recently formed interdepartmental expert group on property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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582 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the terms of reference for the interdepartmental expert group recently approved to examine the introduction of a graduated property tax; when the group is due to report back to the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the membership of the interdepartmental expert group recently approved to examine the introduction of a graduated property tax; the qualifications of each member of this group; the way each member was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reform the system of commercial rates in this country to ease the burden on businesses; when he expects to introduce any such reforms; if he has data on the amount revenue that was generated in commercial rates in each council for the years 2008 to 2011; the number of councils that reduced rates for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the starting salary for each city and county manager here; the maximum level to which these salaries can rise and the current salary paid to each city and county manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the membership of An Bord Pleanála; the method of appointment of persons to the board; the competencies required of each member; if he has any intentions to reform the structures and processes of the organisation during his tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant a derogation from the public service recruitment moratorium in respect of a front-line service position within a local authority (details supplied) that is due to fall vacant in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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506 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a cycling officer in a local authority (details supplied) is leaving their post and that the post will not be renewed because of the public service recruitment moratorium and the negative impact that this vacancy will cause; if he is in a position to direct that this important role is filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the decision to merge the National Library and the National Archives; the envisaged cost savings this move will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance aged between 16 years of age and 18 years of age; the number of persons overall in receipt of this allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects to receive a report from the Chairperson of the Commission on Social Welfare and Taxation on payments to persons with disabilities; the terms of reference of this report; her plans to publish this report; if there will be an opportunity for consultation with and input from persons with disabilities into any review in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria he will apply when deciding on the areas in the public sector to undertake recruitment in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons on a salary in excess of €50,000 per year who are due to receive a pay increment this year; the number on a salary above €60,000 per year; the number on a salary above €70,000 per year; the cost of pay increments for each of these salary levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs of public sector pay increments for 2012; the projected cost for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put in place a database of primary school children here; his views that the lack of such a database limits the effectiveness of monitoring absenteeism, transition to second level, and so on; if he has had any discussions with the National Education Welfare Board on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the work of the National Council on Special Education within the remit of the Ombudsman for Children; the discussions that he has had with the Ombudsman’s office or the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on this issue; if he is considering legislation to bring about this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a staffing circular instructing all post-primary principals to ensure that effective and sufficient guidance counselling services are offered in individual post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he sees there being a role for an educational model of speech therapy as well as a health model; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures undertaken by him to recognise the diversity of the school going population, and to ensure that parents can access schools whose ethos reflects their own faith, in view of changes to the funding provided to such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the withdrawal of support grants to Protestant faith schools in view of the impact of this on the pupil teacher ratio at such schools and the long standing safeguards in place to protect their viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to reverse the decision which mandates him to place minority faith secondary schools in the same category as fee-paying private Catholic secondary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the hardships that this designation is causing minority faith schools and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 20 September 2011, the progress that has been made by him on redesigning the criteria for Irish language exemptions in primary and secondary schools to include children with diagnoses of Aspergers Syndrome; if parents will be consulted or invited to participate on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the action that has been taken to date to assist those in mortgage arrears following on from the publication of the report of the interdepartmental mortgage arrears working group; the timeline in which he expects recommendations from these reports to be acted upon, information on co-ordination of efforts between him and other Departments in an effort to enact some of the recommendations of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering measures to increase the level of VAT compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence his plans regarding recruitment for the Reserve Defence Forces, having regard to the significant waiting lists of applicants that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce independent evaluations of the services offered by the Health Service Executive in specific geographical regions to ensure better co-ordination of services offered to the public in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to retain older, more experienced front-line workers in the Health Service Executive to ensure that front-line services retain mixed-ability staff cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding sources which may be available to develop a playground in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the statutory mechanisms and oversights which enable the State to compel financial institutions in which it has shareholdings to pass on ECB interest rate cuts; his views on whether the current statutory mechanisms are sufficient; if he intends to introduce reforms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current EU fish quotas across all categories that Ireland currently enjoys; if he is seeking to increase these quotas; the progress made on this issue to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if he will provide a specific date by which this application will be determined; if the person should forward correspondence from their employer detailing the need for their application to be processed to enable them to continue to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received any applications for the construction of hydro-electric water dams; if these applications have been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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