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Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Local Government Reform
Michael McCarthy
449. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to change Section 129 of the Local Government Act 2001 to facilitate the disbanding of the county development board in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51178/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Local Government Reform
Michael McCarthy
450. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the powers that county managers have to amend or disband the following agencies which are structures or sub-structures of the county development boards, county childcare committees, joint policing committees and volunteer centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51179/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Household Charge Exemptions
Michael McCarthy
451. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons (details supplied) in County Cork are entitled to an exemption from the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51182/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Medical Card Eligibility
Michael McCarthy
599. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was deemed to be within the guidelines for a general practitioner visit card has been refused same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51176/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Michael McCarthy
626. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the way he intends to ensure that plans by the Health Service Executive to reconfigure therapy resources such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy into geographic-based teams will not adversely affect children in special schools in view of the fact that it means that therapists in special schools will now have to travel to mainstream schools; if he will address concerns that this will lead to a reduction in the level of service to children in special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51470/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Milk Quota Applications
Michael McCarthy
523. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the latest decision regarding an application for extra capacity on their milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49400/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Transfers
Michael McCarthy
525. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an alternative method by which a person can transfer single payment entitlements under the 2011 scheme year (details supplied) following correspondence from his Department on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49427/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Fishing Industry Development
Michael McCarthy
534. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a fisherman's group in west Cork (details supplied) has been unsuccessful in a number of grant applications in recent times; the way this situation can be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49556/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Medical Card Delays
Michael McCarthy
599. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49521/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Third Level Courses Availability
Michael McCarthy
83. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position on a recommendation within the recent Higher Education Authority report to remove home economics initial teacher education from a campus (details supplied) in County Sligo and to relocate to NUI Galway campus; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of education providers at the campus regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48889/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Third Level Staff Deployment
Michael McCarthy
295. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his position in relation to a personnel situation at a third-level institution (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47484/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Michael McCarthy
357. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify comments made by the National Council for Special Educational Needs in recent days in which it claimed that the hiring of 10,300 special needs assistants this year, instead of the 10,575 which were budgeted to be hired, was due to a lack of demand, if this position will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48303/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Flood Prevention Measures
Michael McCarthy
400. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on plans for dredging works at Rathbarry river, West Cork; if he will provide a timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47685/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Registration of Title
Michael McCarthy
815. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a situation relating to the charging of fees under right-of-way registration regulations as laid down by the new Land and Conveyancing Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48366/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Ambulance Service Provision
Michael McCarthy
249. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health his views on a health Service Executive position which requires Community First Responder volunteers in an area of west Cork to pay a €30 fee for inoculation purposes in order to meet the Health Information and Quality Authority standards being imposed on the National Ambulance Service; if his attention has been drawn to the costs that one west Cork CFR group (details supplied) will be expected to meet as a result of this requirement; his views on whether this is acceptable in view of the volunteering dimension of the work involved; if he will engage with the HSE to examine whether a less costly solution is available to volunteers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/12]
Wed, 24 Oct 2012
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Naturalisation Applications
Michael McCarthy
184. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for naturalisation has not yet been decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Driver Licences
Michael McCarthy
121. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby a person holding an Australian licence with approved truck and bus categories can drive legally here but there is no similar cover for Irish licence holders in Australia; if his further attention has been drawn to the inconvenience it is causing to Irish citizens in Australia in that they face having to sit a second driving test; his views on whether this is acceptable; if it is possible for him to liaise with the Australian Transport Ministry with a view to putting a reciprocal agreement in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46475/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Flood Relief Schemes Applications
Michael McCarthy
122. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will establish a national insurance scheme to provide cover for those persons who are most in need following the repeated flooding in Clonakilty, County Cork, over the past few months, in view of the fact that millions of euros of damages was caused to both business and residential properties, and that private insurance was unavailable to many affected; if his attention has been drawn to difficulties Clonakilty faces in view of the flooding in terms of commerce, sustainable employment and its tourism reputation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45889/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Budget Submissions
Michael McCarthy
144. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the number of political parties in opposition that asked his Department to cost their pre-budget proposals and or their policies in respect of Budget 2012; if he will name the parties in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45864/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Michael McCarthy
225. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties caused by changes made to adjacent and non-adjacent rates of third level grants for some students in areas such as west Cork; his views on a system that awards the grant on a more graduated basis relative to distance from university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45944/12]