278 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of wind farms he has sanctioned; the number of applications he has received and the number currently in the process of being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for education through the medium of Irish at a location and school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will organise a meeting for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow with FÁS to explain the training and upskilling entitlements to which they are entitled.
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104 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to some information (details supplied) not being shared on the new informational website, www.decisionmap.ie , as maintained by Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the regulations he imposes on self-administered pension funds with particular emphasis on the reason that funds are required to put aside a set amount of money which cannot be drawn down and which is not calculated as a percentage of the overall value of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the reason employment criteria for a position (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive have been altered to require candidates who have completed a private emergency medical technician course at a cost of approximately €2,500 to be eligible to be called to interview unlike previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the legislation currently governing the prices charged by dentists; if he intends to introduce new legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new, or amend existing legislation dealing with race hate crimes and incitement to cause racial hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has considered extending the operating hours of MRI scanners with a view to addressing the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if there is a system of fast-tracking in place with regards to MRI scanning, where time-critical but non-urgent cases are identified and treated accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health for details of the waiting list, on a regional and national basis, for magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scans in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the timetable envisaged for the replacement of FÁS by the new employment and training organisation announced by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to implement the draft statutory instrument which he published for consultation in June 2011 requiring Internet service providers to act reasonably to preclude customers from copyright theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the new organisation scheduled to replace FÁS will retain FÁS registered trainers list of external employment coaches or if a new list will be created; if coaches on the current FÁS list will have to re-apply to be included on the new list; the format the new list will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role external employment coaches will play in the new employment and training organisation that is scheduled to replace FÁS; if the role of employment coaches will be enhanced in view of the current levels of unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the reason no tax reliefs are offered to parents who pay for their children to attend public third level institutions, as opposed to parents paying for their children to attend private third level institutions; if his attention has been drawn to the inequities that this distinction raises; his plans to introduce a tax relief scheme towards the costs of the student registration fees paid by persons at public third level institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale he and the Railway Procurement Agency used to extend the Luas to Broombridge, Dublin in preference to the Dublin Airport railway link; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy regarding the construction of sheltered housing units; the funding that is provided for same; if he will list the organisations which he contracts to construct, maintain and operate sheltered housing; his future plans for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the privacy rights persons visiting social welfare offices are entitled to; the way she enforces these rights; her plans to introduce reforms in this area; and if her attention has been drawn to problems that many social welfare recipients have when visiting social welfare offices in terms of being asked to convey confidential information to staff in public places.
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55 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which the decision was taken to charge VAT on entrance fees to historic houses, stately homes and gardens and open farms; the reason for the discrepancy in the VAT rate to be applied to historic houses and stately homes compared to open farms; if any evaluation of the impact of this change on the tourist trade has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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654 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to alter the criteria of the motorised transport grant to enable parents of children under the age of 17 years to apply for a grant in view of the severe hardships that many such parents have transporting their severely ill children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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624 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if payment can be expected in respect of an unfair dismissal successfully taken by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow against an agency under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the income guideline criteria she sets for carer’s allowance applications; if she takes into account existing fixed outgoings of applicants, that is, mortgage payments, when at the assessment stage; if not, if the deciding officer has any discretion in this regard or if she intends to reform this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the numbering of houses in private developments in view of the difficulties that can be faced by emergency responders in locating houses which are unnumbered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems posed by puppy farms here; his plans to tackle these farms; if he proposes to introduce legislation in this area in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has had their rent allowance payments stopped; the rationale for the decision to stop these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been refused the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the rationale for the decision to stop these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the patronage tender guidelines for a new secondary school (details supplied) stipulate that the school must be an English language only school; the rationale he has used to set these specific guidelines; if he will consider tender applications from Irish language patrons for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for community employment scheme places for persons under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the background and qualification checks he and the Health Service Executive carry out on agency care assistants; the way these assistants are monitored while assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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588 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to proceed with plans to make a number of positions on the governing board of the Irish Sports Council directly electable; the number of positions he envisages being filled in this manner; the person who will elect same; the timeframe for such reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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587 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussion with the National Asset Management Agency regarding the possibility of capturing for the public good buildings under NAMA’s remit which have no commercial potential and which might be suitable as local facilities for sports clubs and organisations; if discussions have yielded a positive outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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586 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the details of the home care package scheme; the number of home help hours available under this scheme; the number of persons employed to deliver these home care packages; if he will provide a breakdown of these home help hours by county; the criteria for availing of home help and care packages; the efforts being undertaken by him to ensure that the eligibility criteria for home help is applied consistently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the status of the national positive ageing strategy; the status of an implementation plan for this strategy; the discussions and meetings he and his Department have had with other Departments to ensure a whole of government approach to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health when the national standards for residential services for people with disabilities will be put on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health when he intends to put in place a personal budget model for persons with disabilities and their families; the progress that has been made on this to date; the timeline for the implementation of such a model; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the forthcoming national children’s strategy will be published; if the priorities of this strategy will differ from its predecessor; the way the mental health needs of children will be addressed in the new strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the work programme for the taskforce charged with setting up the child and family support agency has been completed; when she expects the agency to be fully operational; the resources that will be allocated to the agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cross-departmental meetings that have taken place between her and the Department of Education and Skills or the Department of Health specifically in respect of children’s mental health policy; if there is a cross-departmental committee responsible for this area; if she will provide details on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under her remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within her Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that has been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to a number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that has been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of individuals in the Garda Reserve; the geographical locations, by county, of members of the Garda Reserve; his view on the role of the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made on the issue of reforming the prosecution and judicial case management systems in order to reduce the number of gardaí unnecessarily detained in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that has been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made on the commitment to publish a realistic implementation plan for the National Disability Strategy; when such an implementation plan will be produced; the number of meetings that have taken place with stakeholders in the strategy to ensure widespread consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action taken by him when he received a request from a local authority for a local public inquiry to be established under the Local Government Act into the granting of a waste permit (details supplied); the position regarding this issue; if it was considered by his predecessor; if a decision was reached on the way to respond to this request by the elected members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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