135 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to implement the recommendations of the 2008 diabetes expert advisory group report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to waive the €950 fee in respect of an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied).
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412 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any requirements for road works affecting cycle lanes to be finished to a higher standard than would otherwise be the case, in view of the fact that cycle lanes are paid for out of the public purse, but can be left impassible after work carried out by private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding maternity cover for a speech therapist working in a health centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow.
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163 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the appointments that were made to State boards and State agencies under his remit during the period 29 September 2004 to 7 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the needs of a person (details supplied) whose school requires additional funding in order to allow them to complete their junior and leaving certificates; and if funding will be made available to secure their place at the school for three years; 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 the provisions in place to provide education for academically gifted children; 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 there is a requirement for primary and post-primary trainee teachers to receive training on dealing with bullying in the classroom prior to their qualification; the nature of such training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to conduct a nationwide survey to ascertain the level of bullying in primary and post-primary 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 guidelines in place for addressing bullying in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the considerable difficulties the new Project Maths syllabus poses to students with learning difficulties, in view of the verbose nature of proposed examination questions.
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133 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the thought process behind the adoption of the Project Maths model for all junior certificate and leaving certificate students and if he will make clear the implementation costs of Project Maths, including the costs of the new syllabi, teacher training materials, days and cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to support the installation of CCTV cameras in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to support the installation of CCTV cameras in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding mechanisms in place to support the installation of CCTV cameras in public areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any schemes are available for the provision of playgrounds within communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the plan to roll out the provision of Wifi availability in all public buildings in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants currently employed; when the pause in recruitment will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the special needs assistant within the education system; the criteria on which special needs assistants are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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643 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no funding was allocated by his predecessor to former town commission areas under the footpath restoration programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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599 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on banning the use of sunbeds for children under 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Wicklow division; the way these figures compare to those for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; if he will provide a breakdown of garda numbers by Garda station in this division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he finds it acceptable that a Garda station (details supplied) in County Wicklow is not accessible for wheelchair users; if he will rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Garda vetting system to allow Garda clearance to be transferred, once granted, from one organisation to another or one job to another within a reasonable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funds allocated to Wicklow County Council in each of the years from 2002 to 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of the intended purpose of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce an Electoral Commission to take over the responsibility of managing the register of electors from individual local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the system of voter registration; if a system linked to PPS numbers is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of a deposit retention scheme for those living in private rental accommodation, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on restricting the number of election posters permitted for use in both national and local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed water charges will apply to those with their own private source of water and without access to a public water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the process and regulations in place for the installation of telecommunications masts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of road tax paid by car owners in County Wicklow in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of access to broadband in the Wicklow-east Carlow area; his plans to increase the provision of broadband in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regulations in place regarding unsolicited mail; if he will consider thedrafting of a code of conduct for distributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow is eligible for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he would offer to a trainee electrician, currently entering his or her fourth year of study, who is encountering increasing difficulty in finding the paid placements needed to complete the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place to assist a child moving from a special needs school to a mainstream school; if there are obligations in place to ensure that such a child is provided with a place in a mainstream school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of exemptions granted to students with dyslexia sitting the junior certificate and the leaving certificate, following psychological assessment for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the guidelines for National Educational Psychological Service psychologists on the assessment of RACE applications were drawn up; the person they were drawn up by; if stakeholders were consulted for input into the guidelines; his plans to review these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for primary schools accepting pupils; if he is required to provide a place for pupils once they have reached a certain age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the procedures and protocols in place to assist struggling mortgage holders to avoid home repossession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the implementation of the report Reducing the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), a steering group report on the implementation of the SCD task force recommendations of 2006, and for a timeframe for such implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timetable for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow and for details regarding the funding available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the 26 week rule whereby teachers with experience on temporary contracts who subsequently emigrate for work are considered new entrants on their return to Ireland with consequent implications for their pay and pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children the action that has been taken to implement recommendation 3 of the Ryan report to develop a national specialist multidisciplinary team for children in special care and detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans that are in place to ensure that all children and adolescents receive access to age appropriate mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health and Children his policy on ending the practice of placing children in adult psychiatric wards and if this practice will be ended in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made towards Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation on legal capacity will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in implementing recommendation 15.1.9 of A Vision for Change that senior gardaí should be identified and trained in each Garda division to act as resource and liaison mental health officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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