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Question· writtenPQ 828asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
838 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the available travel schemes available for patients travelling from remote areas, such as County Donegal, to Dublin in order to avail of essential medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 827asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
837 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance towards travel costs available for patients from County Donegal who need to travel to Dublin to access necessary medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 826asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
836 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the withdrawal of funding from the Health Service Executive for the hospital bus which travels from Ballybofey via Letterkenny to Dublin to facilitate those needing to avail of hospital services in Dublin; the steps being taken by him to ensure that an alternative means of appropriate transport is available for patients in view of the fact that this bus has been in operation since the late 1970s; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 825asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
834 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of non-emergency transport for patients; the procedure for accessing non-emergency patient transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 824asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
835 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the regional discrepancies which exist with regard to the eligibility to access non-emergency patient transportation; the standards and guidelines that are in place in relation to accessing these services; the method of application for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 823asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
833 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need for clarity and information regarding the status of non-emergency transport for patients so that unnecessary distress and hardship can be avoided at what is already a very difficult time for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 712asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
725 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 may apply for assistance towards taxi transport to and from hospital for essential treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 615asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
629 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the use by dignitaries excluding Government Ministers of the Government jet or other aircraft in 2011 and to date in 2012; and the estimated cost for each journey in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 614asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
628 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the cost relating to each of the trips in 2011 and to date in 2012 in which Defence Forces helicopters were used to transport dignitaries, excluding Government Ministers here, in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 613asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
624 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the number of times Defence Forces helicopters were used to transport dignitaries, excluding Government Ministers, in Ireland for 2011 and to date in 2012 in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 612asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
627 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of flying a helicopter on Government business per hour; and if he will compare this to the comparable charges from commercial companies in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 611asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
626 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the use by Government Ministers of the Government jet or other aircraft in 2011 and to date in 2012; the person or persons carried, the pick up point and destination and the estimated cost for each journey in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 610asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
625 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the pick-up point and destination, the person or persons carried on board and the cost relating to each of the trips in 2011 and to date in 2012 in which Defence Forces helicopters were used to transport Government Ministers here in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 609asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
623 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the number of times Defence Forces helicopters were used to transport Government Ministers in Ireland for 2011 and to date in 2012 in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 580asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
592 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 14 June 2012, of the nine Garda cars that are currently assigned to Carlow district the number marked, unmarked and traffic corps; and the number of the nine cars that have such kilometres on the clock that will deem them unusable in six months and 12 months from now - approximate as exact predictions cannot be made.
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Question· writtenPQ 555asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
567 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if seat belts are routinely provided to prisoners during transfers; and the safety measures in place to ensure prisoner safety during transport.
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Question· writtenPQ 516asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
528 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the procurement of new vehicles for An Garda Síochána if there is a maximum of 300,000 kilometres referred to in the procurement document at which point the warranty may expire resulting in the cars having to be taken off the road; if this figure can be eliminated and some other mechanism put in place for example, cars that are in good roadworthy condition can continue to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 505asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
520 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the security arrangements that are currently in place on public transport services when large music, sporting or other events are taking place in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 396asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
410 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if new incentives are being planned for electric vehicle owners as the current renewable energy rate in transport was documented at 2.4% in 2010 and EU regulations demand a 10% sub-target by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
165 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the changes in relation to the catchment areas for school transport for the 2012-13 academic year and the implications this will have on families who currently have transport and their children are attending one school and his Department now saying that those new entrants to school may not be able to get a bus pass to those schools and may have to go to a different school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
164 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
157 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of all school transport catchment areas in South Tipperary used for the free transport scheme for medical card holders; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a student living in Grange village is not eligible for free travel to school in Cahir and is expected to travel to a Clonmel school despite the fact that a school bus for Cahir travels through Grange village while no bus for Clonmel school travels through Grange village and that they would have to travel a few miles to get the bus to Clonmel; his views on whether this situation is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
155 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann has issued letters withdrawing school transport services previously enjoyed by people across the country including Bruff, County Limerick; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
154 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a request (details supplied) regarding the school transport scheme in west Cork will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
145 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to refuse subsidised post-primary school transport to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary despite the fact that this school is the chosen school of that family; if he will review the decision regarding the minimal difference in distance of two schools, the fact that elder family members are already attending the students chosen school and the fact that the pick-up point for the eligible school is 4km from the family home; if he will provide information on the cost saving made by refusing subsidised transport in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
142 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made to refuse subsidised post primary school transport to a student (details supplied) in County Tipperary despite the fact that this school is the closest school of the chosen ethos and beliefs of that student and family; if he will provide information on the cost saving made by refusing subsidised transport in this case; if he will clarify the reason the distance to the school was calculated based on walking route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
139 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review school transport catchment boundaries at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry due to exceptional circumstances in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
137 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review school transport arrangements for students who will be attending a school (details supplied) in County Limerick in September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
133 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children in junior and senior infants who are entitled to school transport are only able to avail of transport to school and are not able to avail of the return journey as they finish school earlier than the other pupils and they still have to pay the full rate of €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
275 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding photo ID.
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Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
273 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will grant a licence to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
272 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by the National Roads Authority on the maintenance of the M50 for the years 2010 2011 and to date in 2012; the works that were carried out in each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 269asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
271 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase signage on motorway on ramps reminding drivers to yield to traffic already on the main carriageway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 268asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
270 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received from Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council for funding under the sports capital programme 2012; the details of projects for which grant aid has been sought; and when the grant allocations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 267asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
269 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has asked the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications in its review of the penalty points system to comment on the one point penalty allocation under the 2010 Act for learner drivers who have been found to be driving unaccompanied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 266asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
267 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will raise the issue of the salaries of CEOs of voluntary sporting bodies, receiving significant State support, with those bodies and the Irish Sports Council in view of the current economic circumstances and that he is operating within a severely reduced budget for the support and promotion of sporting activities and infrastructure throughout the country; his views if any such CEO should receive a multiple of the Taoiseach’s salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 265asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
266 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans (details supplied) regarding the Luas line in Dundrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
265 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assure the people of the north west of Ireland that he will not accept the proposal to wind down Malin Head Marine Rescue Sub Centre in the report compiled by Fisher Associates, Irish Coast Guard: Value for Money Review and the level of State investment undertaken in the ongoing refurbishment the Malin Head Marine Rescue Sub Centre.
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Question· writtenPQ 263asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
264 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Córas Iompar Éireann requested an extension for the publication of its annual report and accounts for 2011 to 30 September 2012; his reasons for granting this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 262asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
263 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the current difficult economic conditions, where households are trying to cope with increased pressures, if he will consider relaxing the requirements for residents living on 50/50 roads to contribute 50% to the cost of repairing these roads; if the allocation to the local authorities for the upkeep of these roads is not matched by a 50 per cent contribution by the residents, the allocation will remain unused and returned to the Central Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
274 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he is taking to assist 80 Irish trainee pilots currently stranded in Florida after their courses were cancelled due to a dispute between the Pilot Training College in County Waterford and the Florida Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
268 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assist students caught up in the PTC crisis in Florida, in view of the fact that the Irish Aviation Authority licensed this course, and that the State failed to ensure appropriate regulation.
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Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
262 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene with Enterprise Ireland to ensure a satisfactory outcome for students left abandoned by PTC Ireland, whose contract has been terminated by the Florida Institute of Technology, to enable them to complete their studies.
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Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
261 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assistance that he intends to provide to the young trainee pilots and their families impacted by the breakdown in the commercial relationship between The Pilot Training College in Waterford and the Florida Institute of Technology considering the PTCW received €18,000 in support from Enterprise Ireland in 2008 and in 2010 the State agency took a significant stake in the form of €400,000 worth of repayable preference shares.
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Question· writtenPQ 257asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
260 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding phase 1 of the Boyneside trail, cycle/walkway along the River Boyne; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2012
191 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans allocated to each station in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 538asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2012
555 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to not only maintain but to develop rural passenger transport services and to comply with the commitment in the programme for Government to maintain and extend the rural transport programme with other local transport services as much as is practicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 537asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2012
554 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the number of students by examination session January, June, September who sat the TMCPC under the Chartered Institute of Logistics in Transport examination in Sligo for each of 2009, 2010 and 2011 calendar years; and the number of the aforementioned examination students who had their TMCPC course tuition provided in Sligo by the approved course provider for each of those three years.
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Question· writtenPQ 536asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2012
553 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 80 students from Ireland, some of whom are from Limerick, have potentially lost more than €80,000 in fees following the termination of a training contract involving a Florida based college and the Waterford based Pilot Training Centre of Ireland; if he will investigate the way this could happen; the way the students can be facilitated to continue their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 535asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2012
552 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is capital funding available for the construction of indoor facilities for minority sports, which are Olympic sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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