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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Departmental Funding
Pearse Doherty
768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when full approval will be granted by his Department for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal, which has been initially approved for funding by DLDC and has been referred to his Department for approval in December 2012; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in granting final approval for this project has put this project significantly behind schedule for construction; if the project will be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16317/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Departmental Funding
Pearse Doherty
769. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money that has been allocated to projects under the LEADER programme to date; the total amount of money available for allocation under the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16318/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
785. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, the steps he took to reserving polling station and count staff positions for those on the live register where practicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16596/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
786. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, if he will outline the requirements in respect of the advertising of polling station and count staff positions in advance of each election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16597/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
787. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, the number of the persons employed in the following roles in the by-election who were immediately previously unemployed or on the live register: Special Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers and Area Inspectors, Poll Clerks, Count Supervisors, Count Calculators and Counters. [16598/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
788. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, if he will provide the number of the persons employed in the following roles in the by-election, and the average remuneration provided: Special Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers and Area Inspectors, Poll Clerks, Count Supervisors, Count Calculators and Counters. [16599/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Pearse Doherty
794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin was not included on the current or previous list of unfinished estates prepared by his Department; and if he will consider its inclusion. [16693/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Pearse Doherty
795. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used in the compilation of the list of unfinished estates by his Department; and the criteria used in drawing up the initial list under the previous Government. [16694/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Liquor Licensing Laws
Pearse Doherty
887. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any current provision similar to section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000, which was in operation for one year, to allow those who currently hold a restricted publican licence to apply for a full seven day licence; if he intends to amend existing legislation to facilitate those wishing to upgrade their licences; his views on whether introducing such a provision would provide a boost to already established and successful businesses operating under restricted licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Crime Data
Pearse Doherty
899. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the controls which exist in An Garda Síochána to ensure that all reported crimes are captured for statistical purposes by the Central Statistics Office. [16594/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Crime Data
Pearse Doherty
900. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a member of the public who has reported a crime to An Garda Síochána can be confident that the crime has been captured for statistical purposes by the Central Statistics Office. [16595/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
982. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider granting a special derogation to sheep farmers on the offshore island of Arranmorein County Donegal regarding the eligibility requirement of a stocking level of 30 breeding ewes for the STAP scheme in cases where the farmer concerned cannot reach this level of stock density due to the marginal and exposed nature of the land on which they farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15982/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Food Labelling
Pearse Doherty
996. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the publication by his Department of the recent report on the horse meat scandal, if he will outline the sanctions he intends pursuing against companies and individuals criticized in the report. [16297/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Children in Care
Pearse Doherty
1077. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current capacity of medium to long term residential care beds in County Donegal specifically designated for children and teenagers awaiting long term foster care or identified at being at risk or temporarily removed from the family home; the number of persons in County Donegal who have availed of this service in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; the locations of the beds in the county; the number of social workers and other staff employed in residential care of children and teenagers identified as being at risk or awaiting foster care in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16335/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Homeless Persons Supports
Pearse Doherty
1115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by the Health Service Executive to bodies working in the area of homelessness in each year for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and the amounts projected for 2013 subdivided into HSE area; and if expended on social inclusion children and families or other objectives. [17346/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Food Safety Authority Meetings
Pearse Doherty
1152. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will have sufficient directors so as to enable it to lawfully meet. [16298/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Disability Support Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
1160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff employed by the specialist services for children within the multidisciplinary autism team in County Donegal; if he will provide in tabular form the number of staff employed in the specialist services for children within the multidisciplinary autism team in County Donegal for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of staff employed by the specialist services for children within the multidisciplinary autism team in County Donegal that are currently on maternity leave; the number of staff that have been employed on temporary contracts to replace those on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16336/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Disability Support Services
Pearse Doherty
1161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the Donegal Autism Service specifically for the support of children diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum in County Donegal for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the total amount that has been allocated under the Health Service Executive care plan for 2013 for the support of children diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum in County Donegal for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16337/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Disability Support Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
1162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for an initial appointment with the relevant children’s specialists on the autism team in County Donegal; the average length of time from when a child is initially referred to the autism team and a full assessment or diagnosis is made; the number of children in County Donegal who are awaiting an initial appointment with a relevant specialist within the autism team; the number of children who have been referred to the autism team in County Donegal who are undergoing assessment or awaiting final diagnosis; the percentage of children referred to the autism team in each of the past five years who have been diagnosed as having autistic spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16338/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
1163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has considered correspondence sent to him outlining the situation whereby two Departments (details supplied) in Sligo Regional Hospital have taken the decision to suspend referrals from general practitioners in County Donegal due to a backlog of waiting lists and increasing workload; the steps being taken by him to resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/13]