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Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
494. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed locations, dates and times of the regional meetings being organised by him in relation to commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34533/14]
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Éamon Ó Cuív
496. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding provided this year for the following payments, including EU and Exchequer funding; single farm payment, disadvantaged area payment, REPs, AEOS, genomics scheme, beef technology, dairy discussion groups and any other scheme of current payment to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34535/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Land Parcel Identification System
Éamon Ó Cuív
516. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a land parcel identification system review has been carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the over-claim that has been applied in the case and the scheme years this over-claim applies to; if a penalty has been applied; if so, the scheme years the penalties apply to; the percentage penalty involved; if any payment under the 2013 single payment scheme has issued to the person in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34714/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Defence Forces Ceremonies
Éamon Ó Cuív
540. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions that Óglaigh na hÉireann took part in commemoration ceremonies and other ceremonial events with other armies in the last year; the occasions and armies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34504/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Defence Forces Ceremonies
Éamon Ó Cuív
541. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the criteria used for the participation of Oglaigh na hÉireann in commemoration ceremonies here and abroad; the details of the decision making process in relation to these matters; if he was consulted on such participation; the occasions that Oglaigh na hÉireann participated in such ceremonies in the last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34505/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Prison Accommodation Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
668. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her policy in relation to more than one prisoner being held in any one cell at any time; the number of prisoners being held in cells with more than one prisoner in them during the past two months; her plans to eliminate this practice; the timescale to achieve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34501/14]
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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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]