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Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Dara Calleary
219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of money allocated by his Department and agencies within his Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43954/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Capital Programme Expenditure
Dara Calleary
25. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he is taking to address the under spend in the Exchequer capital in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43419/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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FÁS Training Programmes
Dara Calleary
58. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of FAS funding, if any, available to unemployed persons enrolling on City and Guild approved courses; the criteria used in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Vocational Education Committees Staff
Dara Calleary
64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by him to determine the categorisation of the proposed Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim Education Training Board as a category 2 ETB; if he has considered correspondence and data sent to him by Mayo Vocational Educational Committee; if he will respond to that correspondence and data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Mental Health Guidelines
Dara Calleary
53. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the introduction of a whole school approach to tackling mental health in education rather than the current curriculum based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43055/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Education and Training Boards Issues
Dara Calleary
279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the criteria used by him in determining the categorisation of the new Education &Training Boards; if he will explain the reason that Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim education and training board has been categorised in Category 2 ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Pensions Levy Issues
Dara Calleary
15. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the pension fund levy has contributed to the difficulties faced by many pension schemes in meeting funding standards issued by the pensions board; if he is considering reviewing the levy in view of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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National Monuments
Dara Calleary
15. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects to make a decision on allowing a new development near the Moore Street national monument, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41781/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Road Safety Authority Staff
Dara Calleary
222. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if any new vacancies will arise at the Road Safety Authority with the introduction of the new plastic card drivers licence in 2013; if these new positions will be advertised to the public; if he will outline the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications
Dara Calleary
43. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the loan guarantee scheme; when it will be fully operational; the reason for the delay in launching the scheme; the proposed interest rate regime; when he expects it to become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41821/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure
Dara Calleary
46. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to the continuing concerns of thousands of small businesses here regarding the Minister for Social Protection's proposal for a mandatory sick pay scheme; if he has carried out an impact assessment on the effect that a mandatory sick pay scheme would have on small and medium enterprises in terms of additional costs and impact on employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter [41822/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Unemployment Levels
Dara Calleary
55. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation following figures in the most recent quarterly national household survey, his views on whether the jobs plan is successful in tackling long term unemployment; the new and additional steps he will take to tackle long term unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41646/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Dara Calleary
161. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41469/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Action Plan for Jobs
Dara Calleary
225. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the way in which the jobs plan is creating jobs for the long term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Hospitals Funding
Dara Calleary
548. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form a summary of each application received from the Health Service Executive in County Mayo for support from the special delivery unit, to include a summary of the proposal, the amount of money requested, the current status of the application and for those applications under consideration, when a decision will be made; for those turned down, the reason they were turned down; his views on the operation and management of the special delivery unit [41705/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Health Services Reform
Dara Calleary
549. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future management of Mayo General Hospital in the context of his proposed restructuring of hospital groups; the impact of his proposals on services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Accident and Emergency Services Provision
Dara Calleary
550. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on the more than 100% increase in admissions to the accident and emergency unit at Mayo General Hospital between July 2011 and July 2012, the fact that the majority of this increase is due to patients from County Roscommon presenting for treatment at Mayo General Hospital as a result of the curtailment of accident and emergency services at Roscommon County Hospital; the reason no extra funding has been given to Mayo General Hospital to account for this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41707/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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National Cycle Network
Dara Calleary
610. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form a summary of each application received from local authorities in County Mayo to construct greenways under the National Cycle Initiative or any other initiative within his Department or any agency thereof, to include a summary of each proposal, the amount of money requested, the current status of the application and for those applications under consideration, when a decision will be made and for those turned down, the reason they were turned down; and his views on the operation and management of the SDU [41708/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Misuse of Drugs
Dara Calleary
42. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle the problem of the illegal sale of prescription drugs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Child and Family Support Agency Establishment
Dara Calleary
1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of special needs assistants being provided to children availing of the free pre-school year this year; and the way this compares to the number of SNAs provided to children availing of the free pre-school year in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40667/12]