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Wed, 30 Jan 2013
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Residency Permits
Pat Deering
144. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used when selecting residency applications for processing as there appears to be inconsistency in the length of time applicants are waiting to be processed. [4562/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Departmental Contracts
Pat Deering
153. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the tender for the payment of entitlements on behalf of her Department; when a decision will be made in relation to the awarding of this contract, if she will take into consideration the impact on jobs, convenience and professional standards that are currently being provided by An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3926/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Pat Deering
377. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance claim appeal will be made in respect of a person (details supplied). [3707/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Septic Tank Registration Scheme
Pat Deering
533. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the planning requirements for domestic waste water treatment systems that will be required resulting from the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012; and if legislation will deal with such requirements. [4218/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Garda Transport Provision
Pat Deering
564. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the delivery of the new Garda vehicles for 2013. [3959/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Garda Transport Provision
Pat Deering
565. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 2013 fleet of Garda vehicles allocated to County Carlow in view of the fact that there has been a disproportionate reduction in the number of cars in service in the county over the past three/four years. [3960/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Tax Rebates
Pat Deering
214. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate agricultural contractors in the diesel rebate scheme in his deliberations on the Finance Bill. [2609/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
328. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [2402/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Places
Pat Deering
355. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when the additional 2,000 community employment scheme places announced in budget 2013 will be rolled out; and which sectors will be given priority. [2606/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Pat Deering
682. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a sporting organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive official notification of their sports capital grant allocation as announced in December 2012; and when work can commence. [2607/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Pat Deering
683. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when unsuccessful applicants for sports capital grant 2012 will be notified; and if they will be given a reason for the refusal. [2608/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Fuel Rebate Scheme
Pat Deering
147. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance if he will he include owners and operators of buses and coaches in the diesel rebate system proposal. [1369/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Mobile Telephony
Pat Deering
611. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request all mobile telephone suppliers to standardise the type of telephone charger they supply, all suppliers to supply the plug end to suit the same type of electrical socket and it should be possible to standardise the telephone end also, as this would make telephones cheaper to buy as a charger would not have to be included and would reduce the number of chargers that have to be disposed of and the effect this is having on the environment. [1810/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Traveller Accommodation
Pat Deering
666. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated for traveller accommodation on a county basis per annum for the last five years. [1370/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility
Pat Deering
885. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the number of suckler cows eligible for premium payments from the reduced number of twenty announced in Budget 2013 to allow commercial farmers to benefit from the scheme. [1367/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
1042. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on a medical card application. [1249/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Deering
1056. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when general practitioner only medical cards for persons with long-term illnesses, as announced in budget 2012, will be issued. [1368/13]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Social Welfare Code Review
Pat Deering
150. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection the problems that would be encountered in means testing all social welfare payments; the steps she is taking to overcome these problems and when we may expect a means tested system of payments. [57519/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Pat Deering
301. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the criteria used for assessing those in receipt of home help hours. [57517/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Pat Deering
302. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the total number of home help appeals received in each area in the past month; the length of time it is taking for the appeals to be reviewed and the time frame involved to have the current back log reviewed. [57518/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
355. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [56629/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Garda Stations Closures
Pat Deering
472. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of expected savings from the proposed Garda station closures on an individual station basis. [56366/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Pat Deering
200. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in pre-school settings; if these are included in the overall national cap of 10,575; his views on whether those SNAs employed in pre-school setting should be excluded from the national cap only relates to primary and secondary level. [55625/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Inland Fisheries Issues
Pat Deering
355. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 390, if it is the case that only six of the eighty five sites surveyed are located downstream of Carlow town and if this is the case the way it can be regarded as catchment wide and if he will ask the IFI to address this anomaly. [53926/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Inland Fisheries Issues
Pat Deering
356. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the River Barrow on the list of rivers which are to be fitted with fish counters for escapement monitoring. [53927/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Regeneration Projects Status
Pat Deering
365. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application for funding for the regeneration project (details supplied) in County Carlow. [53742/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Legal Aid Application Numbers
Pat Deering
436. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent on free legal aid in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 on a national and regional or county basis. [53744/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Legal Aid Application Numbers
Pat Deering
437. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria for qualification for free legal aid and if he considers that the criteria needs to be changed. [53745/12]
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Departmental Funding
Pat Deering
567. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the reason the rehabilitation grant was cut in October and backdated to 1 January resulting in a 7% cut rather than the 3.7% suggested [53743/12]
Wed, 28 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
94. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [53122/12]
Wed, 28 Nov 2012
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Family Income Supplement Applications
Pat Deering
130. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applicants for family income supplement made in June and July 2012 are been told that their applications will not be dealt with until in some cases as far as April 2013 while applications submitted in October this year have already been dealt with. [53187/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Road Safety Issues
Pat Deering
150. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the speed limits review that is being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52503/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Pat Deering
164. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52502/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
Pat Deering
369. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on the review of the domiciliary care allowance application process. [51085/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Pat Deering
409. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for disability; and if she will expedite an answer. [51489/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Live Exports
Pat Deering
497. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 277, 278 and 279 of 8 November 2012, if he will be more specific regarding when the age limit will increase to 30 months in Libya and when boats approved for live cattle exports will be available. [50921/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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FÁS Training Programmes
Pat Deering
392. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a review of the Tús scheme at the end of its first year in operation; the insight into the workings of the scheme the review offered; if she will consider increasing the length of time participants will stay on the scheme; and if the selection criteria will take some cognisance of the skills required versus the qualification of the available participants, that some paring or matching be carried out. [50002/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
598. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their medical card application [49518/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
85. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on her Student Universal Support Ireland application. [48987/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
284. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in Count Carlow will receive a decision on their Student Universal Support Ireland application and if he will expedite an answer. [47355/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
328. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive an answer to their application to Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will expidite an answer. [47867/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Delays
Pat Deering
334. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is taking so long to process college grant applications to Student Universal Support Ireland, in some cases up to four months since applications were submitted. [47989/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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State Examinations Issues
Pat Deering
354. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Leaving Certificate students sitting the honours maths paper in the Leaving Certificate in June 2013 are at unfair disadvantage as they are unable to source exam questions and material for the new revised project maths that is fully implemented for the 2013 Leaving Certificate honours maths paper and if he will expedite an answer. [48285/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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School Curriculum
Pat Deering
364. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the new curriculum for leaving certificate honours maths, project maths, keeps changing though students are expected to sit this paper in June 2013; the reason there seems to be no clarity on what is expected of the students. [48378/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Motor Tax Collection
Pat Deering
658. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the current financial pressures on many persons and families, if he will consider dropping the surcharge for paying motor tax for periods of less than 12 months or if any easy payment plan will be put in place. [47990/12]
Wed, 24 Oct 2012
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Pat Deering
90. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will expedite an answer, [46601/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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School Transport Eligibility
Pat Deering
209. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Carlow with special needs both physically and educationally will be entitled to school transport to another County Carlow School [45725/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding
Pat Deering
388. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that was allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2010, on a national and regional basis. [45718/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Inland Fisheries Regulation
Pat Deering
389. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the criteria used to decide the season closing date for inland fishing and the reason some rivers are shut down two weeks earlier than others. [45719/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Inland Fisheries Stocks
Pat Deering
390. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the location at which Inland Fisheries are counting salmon stocks in the River Barrow; and the way these locations were selected. [45720/12]