165 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he intends to recognise Ménières disease as an accepted Health Service Executive illness, allowing sufferers to benefit from a range of HSE supports and services, including home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to recognise fibromyalgia as an accepted Health Service Executive illness, allowing sufferers to benefit from a range of HSE supports and services, including home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his policy on tackling domestic violence and supporting victims of domestic violence; the number of refuge centres in place for persons at risk of domestic violence; the location of these centres; the level of support they receive from him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a consistent policy in place within the public service regarding absenteeism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from each Government Department and State agency; the status of these implementation plans; the discussions he has had with the EU-IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist graduate teachers who are currently unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role of a vocational education committee sub-office within the new configuration of VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for existing vocational education committee head offices which will not be head offices once they are amalgamated with other VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way decisions were reached regarding the location of vocational education committee head offices; the person who made the final decision; the factors that were considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the request by the Ombudsman for Children to extend the remit of that office to cover the working of the National Council on Special Education; if he has had discussions on this issue with the Ombudsman and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that the NCSE is under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish embassies have a role in promoting Ireland as a tourism location; if he will consider seeking a more proactive role for our embassies in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of embassies this State has; the location of these embassies; the current number of staff in these embassies and the way staffing levels compare to each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the budgets provided to each of these embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation he will introduce to tackle sex trafficking here; his plans to criminalise the purchase of sex here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he owns a parcel of land in County Wicklow (details supplied) which has historical significance for the local community; if so, the steps he is taking to maintain the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has stated that redundancy payments for a former special needs assistant (details supplied) will take up to twelve months to process; his views on whether this is an acceptable waiting period; the procedures he plans to implement to reduce this waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements he and the Health Service Executive will introduce to provide respite care services for elderly patients in County Wicklow while a public nursing facility (details supplied) in the county remains closed due to staffing shortages; if patients who have not received their scheduled respite care as a result of this facility’s closure will receive their full allocation of respite care at a later date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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580 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious staffing shortage at a public nursing home (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has led to the temporary closure of the facility; the number of staff currently working at this facility; the number of staff currently on temporary and long-term sick leave; the measures the Health Service Executive will take to reduce staff sick leave; when he expects the facility to re-open for new respite care admissions; 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 the length of time it is taking for special needs assistants who were made redundant to receive redundancy payments from him; the terms of these redundancies; the efforts he is making to speed up the payment of such redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in a garda division (details supplied); the number of gardaí attached to each of these stations; the annual cost of running these stations in terms of utilities, maintenance and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when patronage for a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be announced; the deadline for applying to be patron body; when construction of this school will commence; when the school will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the placing of vending machines in schools at both primary and secondary level; if any restrictions on the installation of such machines are in place; the details of his policy on encouraging healthy eating in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current eligibility criteria which operate in respect of free bus travel for students who are repeating their studies for the leaving certificate; if any derogation exists for students who are undertaking their studies in schools which are not the closest institutions offering repeat leaving certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances serving an area (details supplied); the number of personnel assigned to each ambulance and the grade to which these personnel operate; his plans to improve the provision of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the issue of childhood obesity in view of new statistics which show that 25% of three year old children here are obese; the level of co-ordination in place between him and other Government Departments regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the remit of the Children’s Ombudsman to enable that office to examine the work of the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she has taken to implement the recommendations of the May 2010 report, The Need for Child Contact Centres in Ireland; her views on this report; the action she will take to rectify the current failings in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in a division (details supplied); the breakdown of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation regarding the impact of the public sector recruitment moratorium on the provision of access and equality officers within local authorities; if he finds it acceptable that these positions, which are required under the Disability Act, are being carried out by officials with other duties; if he believes that it is best appropriate for access and equality officer roles to be independent positions within local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding local government not being covered under the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts; his plans to introduce legislation or other measures to rectify this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to roll out the fixyourstreet.ie customer service for local authorities across the State; the contact he has had with local authorities on this issue to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports offered by him to independent arts centres across the county; if his policy will continue to support arts centres, which provide so much vital community spirit and support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Wicklow in receipt of rent supplement in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; her plans to reform the rent supplement scheme; 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 his views on examining the criteria for an Irish language exemption in primary and secondary schools to include consideration of children with diagnoses of Asperger’s syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-leaving certificate places available in County Wicklow; the location of these places in County Wicklow; the way this number compares with the number of places available in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Taoiseach the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1063 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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919 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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805 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget available to her Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within her Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under her remit for 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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765 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the budget available to his Department for information technology, IT, expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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726 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Arklow sewerage scheme; when he expects that it will go to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the planning process to address a situation that persons and organisations are able to continually apply for retention in connection with developments built without or in breach of planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget available to her Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within her Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under her remit for 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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