598 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement and input he had in the recent Office of Public Works announcement of the major reconstruction of Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, and the associated traffic management plan.
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597 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position, including timeframe, regarding his plans for the electrification of the Maynooth train service to supply DART services on the route.
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592 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the announced expenditure on 16 September 2011 of €2 million for upgrading coast guard equipment which includes seven ridged inflatable boats at a cost of €214,000 each, one having already been delivered to Achill Island, will the order for the remaining six boats with an average cost of €214,000 go up on etenders; if Irish companies with a turnover of less than €500,000 be allowed to bid for this business on this occasion, in view of the fact that since the last bid process two Irish companies have gone out of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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582 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health his plans to end the placing of children and young persons in adult psychiatric wards.
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223 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the widespread belief that many self-employed tradesmen are claiming welfare, any analysis of same has taken place; if any pilot analysis has been examined covering any suburban or geographic area; if any analysis of persons claiming social welfare but also driving commercially taxed vehicles has taken place; the income a tradesman is permitted to earn on a part time basis while still claiming social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers applying for the housing mortgage interest supplement on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September 2011,by social welfare office, and the number of those applications which were accepted.
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134 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a minor works grant in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the public service recruitment moratorium is currently being applied to the hiring of additional social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the issue in relation to an Irish citizen who worked in a number of countries abroad for an aid agency and now requires police clearance from each of the countries they worked in before they can take up a position here; if An Garda Síochána, their employer or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade should assist them in getting the appropriate information and clearance as they are unemployed here while awaiting Garda clearance.
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24 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has completed his study on the economic impact of eliminating the cap on the size of retail premises; and if he has taken any decision on this matter.
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874 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the staff complement at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 3; if he will provide details of the annual level of staff; the annual cost of staff; if he has commissioned a review of the catering staff; if so, the purpose, and the cost of same; if outsourcing of staff is permitted under the Croke Park agreement; the position regarding catering staff in hospitals; the number of staff per bed; if there is a league table for the various hospitals in the Dublin area or nationwide in this regard; the way this hospital scores in that table; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a fuel poverty strategy; the timeframe for this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if he plans to retain the coronary care unit at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the proposed changes to the delivery of acute medical services at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reconfiguration of accident and emergency and surgical services at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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645 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the proposed changes to the delivery of cardiology services at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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644 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to counteract the mortality rate increase projected due to the reconfiguration of accident and emergency and surgical services in the Mid West region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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641 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide detailed statistics on the mortality rate increase in the mid-west region, and County Clare in particular, due to the reconfiguration of accident and emergency services in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247
D’fhiafraigh Timmy Dooley den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe an mbeidh fáil ar threoraithe a bhfuil Gaeilge acu ag formhór na láithreán staire faoi stiúir Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí (OOP) a bheidh ar oscailt agus saorchead isteach iontu ar an gcéad Chéadaoin den mhí, de réir fhógair (sonraí tugtha) ar an 6 Iúil 2011.
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26 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the recent report from the Western Development Commission which highlighted the potential for a doubling of the workforce employed in the arts and culture sectors over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in implementing his decision to reopen a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has identified the barriers to successful implementation of the placement and internship programme; and if so, her proposals to remove these barriers.
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519 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the cost of the DTSS dental scheme for medical card holders in 2010; if comparison with the past five years will be given; if an estimate for 2011 will be given; if there has been any relaxation in the criteria or instructions to dentists as introduced in 2010; if in relation to each registered dentist nationally, the names can be listed and amounts earned in 2009 and 2010 be separately shown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health his total budget for dental services this year; if he will provide a breakdown of same between payments to private dentists for services to medical card holders and cost of Health Service Executive direct provision services; if the level of staff under the HSE direct services can be outlined and a summary of efficiencies introduced in this service over the past 18 months; if any study or report of comparable efficiency of private dentist service and HSE direct service has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Postal Services Bill will ensure proper licensing and regulation to protect the integrity of the postal service; if new entrants to the postal market will be allowed to have access to the An Post network; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the legislation will reflect recognition of the social value of the postal network here as a vital public service and an essential part of the social fabric of our communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the PRSI DTB dental benefit scheme for 2010; if comparison with the past five years can be given; if an estimate for 2011 can be quoted; if there has been any relaxation of the criteria or instructions to dentists as introduced in 2010; if there has been any study on how cases being refused treatment are being dealt with if presenting to HSE-provided dental service; if the name of each registered dentist nationally and the amount claimed by each in 2009 and 2010 can be separately listed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the issue of Internet shopping and VAT on same from the Central Statistics Office and the Revenue Commissioners aspect; the data available on the growing trend of out-of-State imported Internet shopping; the data available to show the trend vis-à-vis total retail business; the measures in place by the Revenue Commissioners to collect VAT; if the concentration of effort is on high-value items and so on; the penalties imposed in recent years in cases where attempts were made to import without paying VAT or the appropriate VAT; if the loss to the economy and Exchequer from Internet shopping can be quantified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance if he will refer to recent media reports that the drawdown of funds under the EU-IMF bailout programme is far ahead of schedule, and provide details of the most recent amount drawn down; if the drawdown is ahead of schedule or of our needs and, if so, the reason for same; how the funds have been used; how the excess amount was drawn down and, if held, if it is invested in commercial banks and the interest rate being received; if the interest rate is higher than the rate being paid to the EU-IMF; if he will confirm that any reduction in the rate under the bailout programme applies only to future moneys drawn down; the reason moneys are being drawn down in excess of current requirements; if the excess drawn down is being done by or encouraged by the Central Bank to take pressure off ECB money provided to commercial banks; the current estimate for the duration of the bailout programme; if the full amount provided in the programme will be required or if the bank bailouts will be less than the provision made in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the name and terms for all non-established personnel in his Department.
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146 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the Mental Capacity Bill will be published; the steps he will take to ensure that he ratifies the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on allowing for the payment of the non-principal private residence charge by monthly instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the Slane N2 bypass in County Meath, on the assumption that An Bord Pleanála gives approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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481 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm if national development plan funded buses were used for private hire work in Waterford during the weekend of 2 and 3 July 2011; if so, if this is consistent with the intention of NDP funding; if he will explain the way the capital can lose so many vehicles without suffering curtailments in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the introduction of integrated ticketing with particular regard for integrated ticketing between private commuter bus operators and the public bus and rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is committed to the ongoing funding of the current rural transport service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the school transport scheme to ensure that those students who would ordinarily have attended a closed school (details supplied) in County Clare will continue to be exempt from charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the national children’s strategy implementation group last met; the current composition of the group; its current work plan; when it is next scheduled to meet; if she plans to attend that meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in advancing a new digital school resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any analysis has been undertaken to identify possible savings in relation to school transport costs with improved co-ordination of school holidays at both primary and post primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals regarding the sports capital programme and for the funding that was provided to his Department under budget 2011.
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57 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support maintaining the current trailer height limit of 4.65 m for trailers registered here in view of European Commission proposals to introduce a European-wide height limit of 4 m; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to better support tourism in rural areas; and the percentage of the overall budget allocated to developing rural tourism.
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24 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific commitments which he has received from air carriers to open new routes and expand capacity as a result of the removal of the remaining €3 of the travel tax.
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21 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to provide practical assistance to both Galway and Sligo airports in order to ensure their survival before funding for both airports, under operating expenditure and capital expenditure, ends in 2012.
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653 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and dates of formal meetings he has had with the management advisory committee in his Department since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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621 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number and dates of formal meetings that he has had with the management advisory committee in his Department since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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541 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and dates of formal meetings that she has had with the management advisory committee in her Department since her appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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