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Éamon Ó Cuív
669. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision at present for more than two years, three years, four years, five years, six years, seven years, eight years, nine years and ten years or more; the steps she is taking to ensure that no person is in direct provision for more than two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34502/14]
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Departmental Correspondence
Éamon Ó Cuív
670. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a substantive answer will be given to a letter written to her some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34538/14]
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Residency Permits
Éamon Ó Cuív
691. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused a stamp 4 visa on the grounds that he failed to submit the requested documentation in respect of private medical insurance; the reason proof of cover of private medical insurance was required as the person has a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34713/14]
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Youth Services Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
712. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the services for young people through the young people's facilities and young people’s facilities and services fund to 2011 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34516/14]
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Youth Cafés Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
738. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if details have been made available in respect of 2014 capital funding for small capital projects in the youth services such as youth cafes; if so, the source of the funding available; the application process involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/14]
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív
1101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for the drugs initiative under the national drugs strategy each year for the past four years; the reason for the decline in funding; the trends in the use of illegal substances in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/14]
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Éamon Ó Cuív
1102. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if the drug task forces will be asked to draw up new action plans in consultation with their local communities in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34517/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Éamon Ó Cuív
1103. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his views on the connection between social disadvantage and drug abuse and, in particular, between social disadvantage and heroin abuse; his plans for a comprehensive, across government, approach to this issue led by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34518/14]
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
Éamon Ó Cuív
1121. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when assistance under the nursing home support scheme will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34712/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Foreign Conflicts
Éamon Ó Cuív
1210. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the current Government in the Ukraine was duly elected by the people; if it is intended to press that international observers monitor the forthcoming elections in the Ukraine to ensure that they are open, fair and transparent and all citizens get their full rights to vote right across the whole country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Cóiríocht Scoile
Éamon Ó Cuív
1422. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé i gceist aici airgead a dheonú do scoil (sonraí tugtha), de réir an iarratais a rinne siad, chun cuidiú leo seomraí buana a chur in áit seomraí réamhdhéanta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34499/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1581. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the population of each of the proposed new local action groups areas for the administration of the new Leader programme net of all towns with a population of 15,000 inhabitants or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34486/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1582. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the population of County Galway, excluding the population of all towns with a population of 15,000 inhabitants or more; the names of these towns; the reason that County Galway is not being allocated more than one local action group in view of the size of the county; in view of the fact that the Connemara region is physically cut off from the rest of the county, has a very different topography, settlement pattern and agricultural industry and in view of the fact that the largest Gaeltacht in the country is situated in Connemara along with over half of the island population in the country and in view of the fact that County Cork which has only 2.2 times the population is being given three LAGs; if this decision can be appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1583. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements being put in place to ensure that services under the new Leader programme will be provided fully through the Irish language to Gaeltacht communities where they require such a service; if this will be part of the tender process for assessing applications that include Gaeltacht areas in their area of application; the discussions he has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34488/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1584. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason it was decided not to designate the offshore islands as an area for a local area group under the RDP 2014-2020 in view of the fact that a LAG operated successfully for the islands during the last two Leader programmes; the independent external assessment carried out as to the effect this decision could have on the islands including the loss of island based employment in administering the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34489/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1585. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be a condition of the new Leader programme that the head office of each LAG will be in a rural area as defined in the RDP 2014-2020 for the Leader programme, that is outside all towns with a population of 15,000 or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34490/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1586. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the requirements that will be involved and the assessment methodologies that will be employed to assess whether a partnership or a legal entity have the financial capacity, either through their own resources or with third party assistance, to finance programme commitments under the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34496/14]
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Leader Programmes Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
1587. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide, under the new Leader programme, that projects not undertaking to carry out an economic activity, can receive up to €500,000 assistance for any one project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34497/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
Éamon Ó Cuív
1588. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total funding provided by his Department for new local authority housing for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the plans to increase the allocation for new local authority housing in 2015 in view of the critical shortage of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34519/14]
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Deposit Protection Scheme Establishment
Éamon Ó Cuív
1589. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme as committed to in the programme for Government to help address the issue of tenants' deposits being unfairly retained by landlords and so provide additional protection to tenants. [34520/14]