747 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act 2004 applies to Youthreach centres; if the National Council for Special Education has specific responsibility for determining the needs of students with special education needs in such centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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746 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science further to the recent report on gender in education here (details supplied), the steps she is taking to ensure that such information will be made available in the context of gender equity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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792 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will intervene in the dispute at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 where the school management has locked out a group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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672 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received a request from the Grangegorman Development Agency for sanction to employ two additional staff in the context of the major regeneration involved in this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the decision to assess a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit; if their entitlement should be based on credits due for the last year they were employed in the interests of fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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601 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will raise the current income disregard for lone parents employed on the community employment scheme to enable them to qualify for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in view of the fact that at present a couple is allowed to earn €470.80 and qualify for BSCFA, while a lone parent on a CE scheme will not qualify as the limit is €331.30; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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554 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the Irish Sports Council accepted the application by an organisation (details supplied) for recognition as a sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will review the guidelines of the Irish Sports Council to exclude activities involving tens of thousands of people here, for example, chess and bridge, from recognition as a sport thus excluding them from grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate concerns that a product (details supplied) marketed at young children is damaging to health and sold in identical bottles to alcopops thus acting as a springboard to the use of alcopops; the action she will take in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if tablets (details supplied) will be placed on the medical card list as they are used on a widespread basis mainly by elderly people for failing eyesight.
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359 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will authorise the issuing of anti-stab vests to frontline paramedics as requested by the Association of Ambulance Personnel in view of attacks on paramedics.
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307 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if anti-stab vests will be made available to ambulance personnel as requested by their representative organisation.
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252 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in forwarding documentation from the Health Service Executive Rathdown Road to the Medical Cards Appeals Office in respect of a medical card appeal by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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216 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that when significant drug seizures are made in transit through Dublin Port, the Gardaí are enabled to follow up the destination of the drugs and apprehend those involved before such seizures are made public.
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187 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to refurbish the Custom House, Dublin 1 in view of its current condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 27 June 2007, if the Irish Aviation Authority has received inquiries from concerned residents regarding the landing of helicopters at a location (details supplied).
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53 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a financial severance package will be made available to staff who do not wish to be decentralised (details supplied).
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527 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request a report from the Garda authorities at the Bridewell, Dublin 7 as to the action they are taking to deal with the serious the anti-social behaviour reports in the early hours of the morning on repeated occasions at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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515 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request a report from the Garda authorities at the Bridewell, Dublin 7 on the action they are taking following the spate of vandalism and malicious damage to cars at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if Garda patrols have been increased in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science when a former special needs assistant (details supplied) can expect to receive their redundancy payment for which they have been waiting since October 2006.
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159 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 was refused a back to work allowance; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he has approved funding for independent expertise for residents most directly affected by the metro north tunnel route; his views on a tunnel route that maximises the use of open space and minimises the impact on residential homes
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12 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the action he is taking on the failure of the Railway Procurement Agency to consult and inform residents on the change in the route of the metro north tunnel, causing great concern to residents in the Drumcondra area; if he will instruct the RPA to revert to the original agreed route
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365 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the persons he appointed to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and their nominating body in each case.
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343 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of untaxed and uninsured cars abandoned in a residential street (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and the action the Gardaí at Fitzgibbon Street are taking in the matter.
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342 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request a report from the Garda authorities at Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station, Dublin 1 regarding the practice of a business (details supplied) in Dublin 1 abandoning untaxed and uninsured cars in residential streets in the north city areas of Dublin; if the garage proprietor has been spoken to; if further action will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request a report from the Garda authorities regarding a request from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 regarding threats to their home by drug dealers and the requisitioning of their son’s car to repay alleged drug debts; the action the Gardaí are taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ask the Garda authorities if alcohol is served through a window hatch to persons on the public footpath on match days by any licensed premises on the Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9; if this practice is permissible; if action is taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who is married to an Irish citizen.
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321 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Defence the timescale for the decentralisation of his Department from Parkgate Street, Dublin 7 to Newbridge, County Kildare; the options available to staff who do not wish to make the move; if a financial severance package will be available to interested staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff left in the Civil Defence school, Ratra House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 7; the plans and time-scale for its renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has responded to and if she will detail her response to the request from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to clarify the commitment made in Dáil Éireann for a permanent location for the school at Grangegorman, Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 at its current location on the basis of a 40 year sub-lease of the site to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the request of a special school (details supplied) for an anger management qualified person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will review the €80 maintenance charge on the free alarm and security light scheme for needy elderly persons as it is preventing many elderly accessing the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the regulations and requirements for the use of an open space in a densely populated residential area as a landing site for helicopters; if ground staff are required for safety consideration; if proximity to houses is a consideration; and if concerns that children were playing on a sports field (details supplied) in Dublin 9 while helicopters landed unsupervised will be investigated.
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229 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the delays in payment to haemophilia sufferers arising from the policy to appeal all legal fees awarded to appellants by the High Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will request a report from the Office of Public Works regarding concerns that new traffic and parking restrictions in the Phoenix Park are limiting the ability of elderly strollers to reach more scenic areas of the park.
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190 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Taoiseach if relatives of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings have sought voluntary disclosure of certain documents from the commission of investigation into the 1974 bombings which are in the custody of his Department; if the documents will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on the appeal for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11.
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345 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the long delays in decision for medical card applications on the north side of Dublin; and when a decision will be made on the application by persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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344 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the long delay in a decision on the appeal for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and when a decision will be made.
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84 Mr. Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that action is being taken to allay the concerns of residents (details supplied); if the person referred to is registered with the Gardaí; the regularity of the contact between the Gardaí and the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works will complete the works to the river wall along East Wall Road, Dublin 3; the works involved; and if dredging of this section of the river will be considered.
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1002 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dublin City Council wins the compulsory purchase order case, the ownership of 16 Moore Street will be relinquished by the people who owned it prior to the initiation of the CPO process, and transferred to the city council in compliance with the development plan, or if the ownership of 16 Moore Street will transfer to a person (details supplied) on foot of a secret contract which was made by them and the management of Dublin City Council in February 2004 which the membership of Dublin City Council, the 52 elected local government representatives, were unaware of for over two years.
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667 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Transport if the number of wheelchair accessible taxis has fallen by 75%; if he has received correspondence from the taxi regulator in this regard; the action he is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will request a report from the Health Service Executive on the issue raised in correspondence (details supplied).
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183 Mr. Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are plans to increase in 2007 the number of gardaí and community gardaí in the Cabra Garda Station covering the Cabra and Navan Road districts in view of the many requests made by the local communities for greater Garda visibility in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the request to remain here on compassionate grounds in view of the age and background of the person (details supplied).
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