561 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how he envisages sports funding for local councils will be administered in the absence of local sports officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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560 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken to prepare for severe weather events which may affect roads and other transport networks over the winter season; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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562 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available in 2012 for port development along the east coast in order to facilitate the renewable energy opportunities outlined in the 2011 report of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Irish Maritime Development Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the 2011 report of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Irish Maritime Development Office on renewable energy opportunities; his plans to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if respite services for carers will be reinstated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if additional charges, above those agreed under the fair deal scheme, are to be imposed on residents of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will address the imposition of additional charges on nursing home residents, on top of the agreed fees, for services supposed to be covered by the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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498 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his strategy to address the issue of youth suicide, particularly for young males under the age of 35 years; his plans to address mental illnesses suffered by young men; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if a cost-benefit analysis comparing the cost of preventative dental health care measures compared to the provision of emergency dental care was carried out in advance of budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State of oral health care for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the addiction services available to residents in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for addiction services nationally and within the Dublin/Leinster region for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the addiction services currently funded by the State; the models of treatment under which care is provided; if studies have been conducted into the efficacy of the different models of addiction care provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of obesity and related illnesses each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the recommendations of the 2005 task force on obesity which have been implemented to date; the plans to implement the remainder of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the policy on palliative care for children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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453 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the rationing of incontinence pads for carers and their dependants, including the introduction of a requirement that carers measure the output for each pad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the Croke Park Agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from her Department and each State agency under her remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion she has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the legal requirement for bouncers and security staff registered to work at licensed premises; the registration process entailed; if these staff may work while their applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the purpose of legal aid; the services provided for under legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in County Wicklow receiving legal aid; the waiting list in County Wicklow to receive legal aid; the budget allocated to legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of house repossessions from local authority borrowers in County Wicklow for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a derogation from the public service moratorium for a position (details supplied), in view of the fact that the failure to recruit for this position would necessitate the winding up of the organisation as it will have no staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in local authority housing in rent or mortgage arrears for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will recognise the societal contribution made by carers by reclassifying the carer’s allowance to ensure carers remain eligible for PRSI contribution stamps while exercising their role as carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection how community employment places in an area (details supplied) have been divided up between community organisations; the rationale for the allocation of these places; her views on whether there should be a greater spread of CE posts across community and voluntary organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for the agreement from her Department and each State agency under her remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion she has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection about the funding provided nationally to support local employment services each year; the breakdown of the funding by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community work places that have been allocated under the Tús scheme to a specific geographic area (details supplied); the number of these places that currently remain unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the possibility of reinstating the scale and polish treatments formerly available to PRSI contributors under the dental treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider awarding additional credits to Irish companies that tender for publicly funded contracts in both the State and semi-state sectors, in recognition of a number of factors including the number of locally employed persons, a company’s skill at providing similar projects in the past and a company’s ability to provide tax clearance and ePace certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the causes for a geographical area (details supplied) having the most overcrowded primary school classes in the country, according to a recent Irish National Teachers’ Organisation study; his plans to reduce class sizes in this area; 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 the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is being denied rent relief for the property in which the person is currently living in as a family home, in view of the fact that the person does not enjoy the use of any other residential premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the number of hospices here; the location of these hospices and the level of support, financial and otherwise, that these hospices receive from him and the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a hospice for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his policy on palliative care; if he will provide details of the implementation plan for this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the major lack of adequate child and adolescent psychiatric services in County Wicklow; the services that are currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the mental health strategy, A Vision for Change; the funding in place for the implementation of this plan; the timeframe for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the requirement for Apert syndrome sufferers to have to continually re-apply for their medical cards; if his attention has been drawn to the stress that the current re-application requirement and procedure places on sufferers and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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