21 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the delays in processing REP scheme payments in the County Kerry area, with an estimated €8 million in outstanding payments to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from the local government efficiency review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recent internal governance review of the Irish Red Cross; his further views on whether this review goes far enough in terms of addressing concerns relating to the governance and management of that organisation; the outcome of recent discussions between officers of his Department and the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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894 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will reverse the cuts in funding for mature students attending third level colleges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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888 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a DEIS school application (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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828 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded their aquaculture licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when emergency funding will be awarded in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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119 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding will be awarded to a GAA club (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to the piling mat; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress on his Department’s work in relation to placenames; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs how the implementation of the recommendations of the hunger task force report will be affected by the reduction of 16% in spending on global hunger initiatives in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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750 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will include schools (details supplied) in the summer works programme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans to publish the interdepartmental group report on the coastal sector; the resources that will be allocated to the implementation of any recommendations arising from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made for the provision of a new pier at Cromane, County Kerry; the amount that has been spent to date on this project; if an access route has been decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if Bord Iascaigh Mhara returned funding to the Exchequer in 2009; if so, the level of funding that was unspent; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish the interdepartmental group report on the coastal sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish the interdepartmental group report on the coastal sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 23 February 2010, the position regarding a claim for payment under the farm waste management scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he has taken to expedite REP scheme payment to persons in South Kerry.
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471 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if REP scheme inspectors are obliged to notify REP scheme participants regarding inspection, prior to inspection.
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400 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an application has been made for a foreshore licence and for wave power research at Ballinskelligs Bay, County Kerry; and if so, the name of the applicant.
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481 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a claim for payment under the farm waste management scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will carry out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the moving of entitlements to the national reserve (details supplied).
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463 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to resolve the issues surrounding REP scheme payments in County Kerry; and if a district superintendent will be put in place in Killarney, County Kerry.
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399 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will carry out investigations into a request for repayment of overpayment of the qualified portion of the contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied).
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398 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will expedite the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to qualify for a vocational educational committee scheme which begins on 1 March 2010.
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252 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for lottery funding by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for each individual social welfare office to deal with a claim in respect of jobseeker’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the cuts to overseas aid funding announced in budget 2010 will be implemented; the details of the projects and programmes that will be affected; the amount by which they will be cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the average time it takes to process medical card applications in the centralised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a no strike clause for air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when applicants who are awaiting their REPS 4 payments will receive them as many are still awaiting their 2009 payments and are being refused feed stuffs by suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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622 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he has in place to assist potato growers in County Kerry who were unable to plant or harvest potatoes due to the recent weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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603 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the broadband service will be improved so that the population who do not have access to broadband will have same; when fibre-optic broadband will be rolled out in the Muckross area of Killarney, County Kerry.
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380 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will be in a position to allocate funding and sponsorship towards a festival (details supplied) in County Cork in 2010.
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17 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether there is a role for the Garda in regulating the cash for gold industry that has recently mushroomed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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526 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to a contributory pension.
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470 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry does not qualify for an old age non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the recently published Lost at Sea report of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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611 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide funding under the summer works scheme to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to carry out extensive emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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560 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the qualifying criteria for the compensation awarded to fishermen in Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry for storm damage in October and November 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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547 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made in providing a new pier for the fishermen of Cromane, County Kerry due to the fact that this project was first announced 12 years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children when the new hospital for Kenmare, County Kerry will begin construction; if this project has been included in the capital programme for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children when works will commence on new accident and emergency unit at Kerry General Hospital; the completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will contact a company (details supplied) to ensure that it maintains current staffing levels and to explore any opportunity for job creation in Coolock, County Dublin and Rathmore, County Kerry; and if she will give a commitment to meet the company before 2 February 2010.
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217 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will contact a company (details supplied) to discuss its plans regarding jobs in counties Dublin and Kerry with a view to maintaining staffing levels and the possibility of job creation within that corporation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their early retirement payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their long term residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to her Department to issue a national identity card to members of an organisation (details supplied) who suffer from acquired brain injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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