93 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the reported Health Service Executive intention to boycott advertising on a radio station (detail supplied) due to the fact that the station is fulfilling its public service remit by raising health service issues of concern to its listeners and the public at large; her views on whether this is an abuse of public moneys in a democracy, tantamount to censorship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of citizenship applications (details supplied) received in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the educational and rehabilitative facilities in place for prisoners and their various age groups in prisons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a citizenship application (details supplied) received in his Department in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views, in view of the increasing volume of representations being received by public representatives in relation to citizenship applications, on setting up a designated inquiry line for Houses of the Oireachtas Members to facilitate inquiries only in relation to these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reconsider the plight of a small number of self employed people who are denied pension entitlements due to the age barrier having entered the scheme on its introduction on 5 April 1988 and could not have fulfilled the ten requirement conditions on age grounds, that is having reached 66 years prior to completion of the ten years contributions; his views on allowing them the facility of purchasing the shortfall years contributions as is available to other groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if charter of rights commitments have been honoured in relation to the approval of work completed and the payment of grants in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available to businesses and domestic users who provide renewable energy through private wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding from Galway County Council for the provision of a new fire station for Loughrea, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide adequate protection for the Turoe Stone to remain at its present location; his views on whether under EU Law the Office of Public Works are allowed to remove, change location or alter in any way items of natural heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the effectiveness or otherwise of his Department’s community policing policy; his views on whether changes are necessary in view of the need to have a presence at local level of Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a 24 hour Garda presence at Athenry Garda Station through the provision of extra Gardaí based in Athenry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the provision she has made for the promised extension for a school (details supplied) in County Galway which she has identified as having serious overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements she has made between local authority council and VECs for the transfer of the higher education grants in order that the 2008/2009 grants scheme can be processed on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans for the replacement of the manual sluice gate provided by the Office of Public Works at Darcy’s Mills, Ballycahill, Killimor, County Galway with an automated one; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will publish the Port report regarding the need for a new university for the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress in terms of extending opportunity to persons who avail of adult education, particularly in view of Government commitments in the Towards 2016 partnership programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Defence the welfare and support provisions planned for Defence Force personnel deployed to Chad to include post, including parcel post, Internet access, leave and telephone communications, including free telephone calls home for all military personnel.
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130 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Defence the projected total cost of the air transport required to transport and logistically support the Defence Forces deployment to Chad.
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429 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a request from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to provide funding for the rehabilitation of the old Tynagh Mines, Loughrea, County Galway following a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received the preliminary report for the Gort regional water supply; when Galway County Council will get approval to advance the project in view of the fact that all project development in the town of Gort is restricted until a proper water supply is provided.
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417 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will revise guideline criteria and income limits for affordable housing in view of the downturn in house prices and the greater demand for this scheme, recognising the difficulty in availability of mortgage finance in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received plans from Galway County Council for a sewerage scheme for Kinvara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will revise the conditions applying to estate management companies as these conditions are proving a serious hindrance to the sale of property in many housing estates throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide a general purpose hall at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding sanction approval and starting date for the promised extension to a school (details supplied) in County Galway which is overcrowded.
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311 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in REP scheme two whose plans have expired since the termination of the receipt of the REP scheme three plan in late 2006; the numbers for each month up to February 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 5 February 2008, if an official of her Department involved in this case is referred to in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Government has adopted a policy to purchase carbon credits abroad and does not have a policy to develop a market for carbon trading here.
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410 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of appeals to the independent appeals boards from each AES region within her Department for the years 2006 and 2007; the number that were successful, partly successful, rejected or not concluded in each separate region arising from penalties applied by the RDE inspectorate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has instructed her Department and the semi-state bodies responsible to her Department to promote and facilitate the development of indigenous green energy projects in all practical circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will initiate a process that superannuation benefits be preserved retrospectively for all public servants with more than ten years service, who left the public service prior to 1 June 1973 in the case of civil servants and prior to 1 October 1976 in the case of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 408 of 19 December 2007, if he will define what is meant by a reasonable request under the national broadband scheme; the criteria that will be used to assess the reasonable nature of the request; the person who will make these requests to the national broadband scheme for this service; if it will be local authorities, public representatives, community associations, local enterprise boards or individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposed payment schedule for the REP scheme four in view of the requirement that all intending participants must have REP scheme plan four submitted prior to single farm payment application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REP scheme was made available to farmers; the number of applications to date; the number paid to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if legal proceedings are ongoing between her Department and an association (details supplied) or if difficulties between both parties have been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his estimate of the deferred liability of pension commitments under social welfare provisions, assuming the maintenance of existing ratios to average earnings and the achievement of targets suggested as desirable; and the way this impacts on the adequacy of the National Pensions Reserve Fund provision.
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408 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend and develop broadband services to the rural towns and villages in east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the name and number of schools in County Galway that have applied to her Department for support application under the summer works scheme in 2008; when the applications were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA initiated visits of potential investors or companies to Tuam over each of the past four years in an effort to bring jobs to this town following job losses during the past decade; the dates of these visits; the result of discussions which have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA initiated visits of potential investors or companies to Gort over each of the past four years in an effort to bring jobs to this town following job losses during the past decade; the dates of these visits; the result of discussions which have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA initiated visits of potential investors or companies to Ballinasloe over each of the past four years in an effort to bring jobs to this town following job losses during the past decade; the dates of these visits; the result of discussions which have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Health and Children if the lands adjoining St. Bridget’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, have been sold or are in the process of being sold; if the proceeds of such a sale will be ring fenced for the provision of a proper mental health service in the area; if the promised lands to the community will be still made available to these community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the decision of her Department to delay the funding for the provision of an extension to a school (details supplied) in order to alleviate the overcrowding and poor accommodation at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if provision has been made in budget 2008 for the maintenance of the Dunkellin river basin from the estuary through to Killeely, Craughwell to include Aggard, Monksfield and Cregaclare and the Ardrahan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce legislation to strengthen the role of the parole board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Defence the criteria and methodology used by the Government in selecting officers to fill the appointments of chief of staff, deputy chief of staff operations and deputy chief of staff support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered the request made by RACO at its recent biennial delegate conference that he amend Defence Forces Regulations S6 to provide that the rank of brigadier general would be among those represented by the association; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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722 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of parents who sought transport for their children from the Gort catchment area to a school (details supplied) in County Galway, who can benefit from the decision of the Ombudsman to direct her Department to refund the costs incurred by these parents; the amount involved in each case; when she will refund these transports costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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