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Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Motor Tax Collection
Noel Harrington
385. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will state for the financial year of 2012, the number of vehicles that were granted the concession road tax rate for vintage vehicles; if he will provide a breakdown of the years of these vehicles, the classes of these vehicles, the horsepower categories of these vehicles and the total cost to the Exchequer of these concessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20247/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Fish Landings
Noel Harrington
478. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the total fish landings for Irish flagged, foreign flagged, and for aquaculture at each of the six major fishery harbour centres in terms of total tonnage and value for the year 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
Noel Harrington
489. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for an agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Departmental Staff Data
Noel Harrington
100. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors at present in the Department; if there are plans to increase this number to alleviate the backlog of medically based reviews and appeals that the Department is experiencing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19509/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Noel Harrington
147. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a sewage scheme (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects the project works to commence; the expected timetable for its completion; if he will confirm that funding will be provided by his Department to complete the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Noel Harrington
179. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the 2011 agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19492/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Noel Harrington
32. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will state for each payment issued by the schemes administered by her Department the processing time that it is currently taking to process these from the date of application to the final decision to award payment ; if she will provide a further breakdown for each payment stating the time taken for the initial process to record the application on the system, the time taken to process a means test if applicable, the time to process a habitual residence check if applicable, the time to process the medical examination if applicable, the time taken to process all other checks for each payment; the steps she has taken to reduce these processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18702/13]
Thu, 28 Mar 2013
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Nursing Home Services
Noel Harrington
245. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health his preferred ratio of public versus private long-stay bed provision in the community for the future in view of the closure of two long stay care facilities in Bandon and Innishannon, County Cork, in recent times; if will undertake to review and commit to the extension of Bandon Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15860/13]
Thu, 28 Mar 2013
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Rural Transport Programme Issues
Noel Harrington
250. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the rural transport scheme in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15861/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Road Maintenance
Noel Harrington
315. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to ensure that funds for regional and local roads are being targeted at essential maintenance work to the greatest extent possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Noel Harrington
220. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their agri-environment options scheme application processed and payment issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14379/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Noel Harrington
58. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Mercy University Hospital, Cork; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14277/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Noel Harrington
454. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Ferry Operations
Noel Harrington
75. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the arrangements made by his Department for the transport of animals to and from the mainland to Dursey Island in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13501/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Noel Harrington
176. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme 2012 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13286/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications
Noel Harrington
505. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal for grassland sheep scheme payments for 2010 and 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12377/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Hospitals Building Programme
Noel Harrington
232. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on the development of Schull Community Hospital, County Cork; the timetable for the completion of phases two and three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11778/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Noel Harrington
279. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) to include further medical evidence submitted subsequent to the original decision by the deciding officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11279/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Defence Forces Reserve Training
Noel Harrington
403. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Defence the reason the briefing on the reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Forces in the allocated training centre under the jurisdiction of the 12th Battalion Limerick did not take place in Skibbereen as previously agreed and directed by the Chief of Staff thus incurring high costs for each of the members of the reserve forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11282/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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Disability Allowance Applications
Noel Harrington
178. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the refusal of application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10532/13]