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Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Unfinished Housing Developments
Pat Deering
414. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of unfinished housing estates in County Carlow; the progress made to date in all categories; the amount of money spent in County Carlow so far on unfinished estates and the outstanding money available to finish those still unfinished. [45721/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Child Care Qualifications
Pat Deering
573. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualifications in Child Care is not recognised in Ireland as a suitable qualification to work with children when it is in other EU countries. [45717/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Child Care Qualifications
Pat Deering
578. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualification Childcare Nursery Nurse is not recognised here as a suitable qualification to work with children when it is in other EU countries. [46350/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Pat Deering
22. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the sports capital programme; when he expects to be in a position to announce the outcome of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45026/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Diaspora Centre Establishment
Pat Deering
29. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given consideration to the development of a diaspora centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45027/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
217. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [45406/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
218. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will issue to persons (details supplied) [45407/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Museum Projects
Pat Deering
320. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the establishment of a sports museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45372/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Pat Deering
75. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to problems (details supplied) being experienced by those collecting social welfare payments at Lucan Village Post Office, County Dublin; if she has plans to improve these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44094/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Bank Charges
Pat Deering
156. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons borrowing money from banking institutions are liable for the lenders solicitor's fee; and his plans to review same. [44110/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Legal Services Regulation
Pat Deering
450. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons transferring land to a son or daughter or multiple transfers must use different solicitors adding extra expense to what is already a very expensive transaction. [44109/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Courts Service Issues
Pat Deering
186. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when will a new Court Messenger be appointed in Carlow. [43806/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
222. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Carlow will recieve a decision on their medical card application; and if he expedite a response [43512/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Social Media in Education
Pat Deering
90. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the growing and worrying trend of youth self-harm and youth suicide, his plans to develop a policy to deal with the growth of social media in education and in particular the use of mobile phones, smart phones, i-pads and laptops during the normal school day; if he has examined the problem of cyber bullying, cyber abuse and the transmission of material including photographs by young persons in an unsupervised, uncontrolled and unacceptable way; in view of his policy to have high speed broadband available in most schools within a short period of time, his views on whether a national policy is required in relation to the use, abuse and misuse of social media in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42647/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Pat Deering
461. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Vetting options available to a person who has set up a business teaching children to touch type (details supplied) [42905/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Code Review
Pat Deering
293. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the social welfare system for self-employed, including payment of PRSI contributions, as the fear of not being entitled to any social welfare payments is a deterrent to many entrepreneurs who are afraid to take the risk of starting a business or working for themselves. [41724/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Pat Deering
369. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when the sewage treatment plant at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow will be upgraded. [41471/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Pat Deering
370. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when will the sewage treatment plant at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow will be upgraded. [41472/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
506. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their application for a medical card . [41252/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Speech and Language Therapy
Pat Deering
554. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the steps he has put in place and the progress that has been made to reduce the waiting time for speech therapy in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive reported in May of this year that 653 young persons were waiting between nineteen and thirty nine months in Carlow/Kilkenny [41751/12]