262 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if approval has been sought by the Health Service Executive for the filling of four dentists’ posts in County Meath which is a majority of the current allocation of seven for the county; when such approval will be granted by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the expected monetary gain to the State from the recapitalisation scheme to the banking sector in the years 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the expected monetary gain to the State from the State guarantee to the banking sector in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1264 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science if a student who has previously dropped out of a third level college course can enter a new third level course and apply for grant aid from the State for fees and maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if same is being assessed on the over 70s criteria on the basis of their spouse being over the age of 70 years and their combined gross income being below the relevant thresholds.
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142 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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113 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to be in receipt of the information sought in Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 7 July 2009.
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1074 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a copy of the TEPCO report, produced for EirGrid; and if he proposes to lay a copy of this report or a report similarly named, before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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843 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the blind pension is not payable in addition to the contributory State pension.
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629 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of providing State services to asylum seekers by his Department in 2008.
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341 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a problem regarding the importation of cigarettes; her views on whether such products represent a threat to public health; the action she will take regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical card renewal applications processed by the Health Service Executive in County Meath to date in 2009; the number of these renewal applications which were approved; and the number which were refused.
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249 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation in regard to a company (details supplied) where allegations of phoenix syndrome have been made and employees made redundant without redundancy payments being made; if this company has contracts with the Office of Public Works or other State agencies; if a company which goes into liquidation and fails to comply with employment law can subsequently resume State contracts under a new corporate identity and if this has occurred with this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a problem regarding the importation of cigarettes; his views on whether this is a significant drain on revenue here; the action he will take in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the actions he proposes to deal with the huge rise in insurance premia seen here in 2009; the impact this has on our national competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to a company (details supplied); the agents or agencies investigating this matter; the timetable for these investigations; the date on which her attention was drawn to this case; the agent or agency that brought it to her attention; if legislation, either primary or secondary, is being drafted to prevent this practice from being used by other companies or if such legislation exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1246 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the provision of new classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Meath.
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315 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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147 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the status of an application for employment transfer made by a person (details supplied) under the decentralisation programme.
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109 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take along with her colleagues in the EU concerning oil price manipulation and its impact on the price of motor fuel.
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312 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details on the proposed introduction of privatised speed cameras nationwide.
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346 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests for drink driving in County Meath during the past two years.
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345 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures in County Meath over the past two years.
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689 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Meath is entitled to receive special needs assistance hours for the 2009-10 academic year.
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199 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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193 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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189 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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54 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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151 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress of a proposed extension at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and when he expects construction to commence.
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66 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the patient waiting times for MRI scans; and the actions she is taking to reduce these waiting times.
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597 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans to develop a new school (details supplied) in County Louth; and when he expects construction to commence.
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270 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Louth.
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189 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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188 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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711 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the teaching pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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314 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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313 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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36 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for further legislation to stem and prevent crime here.
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15 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Romanian nationals living here; and if Romanian nationals may be fully entitled to work in this State without a work permit.
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378 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the correspondence and meetings that have taken place between his Department and Meath County Council in respect of a library in Laytown, now closed, and a proposed new library in Bettystown, County Meath; the action he has been asked to take by Meath County Council in respect of the libraries; and the result of same.
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626 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of an application for a Gaeltacht grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
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492 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been removed.
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447 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of applications made under the rural environmental protection scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Meath.
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500 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the decision on the allocation of a special needs assistant to a child (details supplied) in County Meath; and if this child is entitled to additional SNA support from the National Council for Special Education.
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180 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for summer works at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if approval will be given for the same application.
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179 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the sources of funding available for the installation of an arsenic filter at a school (details supplied) in County Meath.
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95 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if any weapons handed in by members of the public under the Firearms (Dangerous Weapons) Order, 1972 are held in storage by the Defence Forces; if so when these were handed in; the number, nature and type of weapons and his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel tested under the drug testing programme in 2007 and to date in 2008; the number and rank of those who tested positive; the type and class of drugs detected; the action taken when a member tests positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the decision on the allocation of a special needs assistant to a child (details supplied) in County Meath; and if this child is entitled to individual or shared access support from the National Council for Special Education.
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