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Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Social Welfare Appeals Data
Peadar Tóibín
328. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the process for medical reviews of appeals for benefits such as invalidity pension and disability allowance is a desk exercise in which a medical assessor may not have detailed knowledge of the medical conditions of the person seeking the review; and if she will confirm that a person seeking an appeal has the right to access all medical reports used in the appeals process. [33405/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Child Protection Services
Peadar Tóibín
43. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the new national co-ordinator for the children's services committees has taken up office as anticipated before the end of last month; if she will provide an up-to-date report on the development of the 16 CSCs already established; her plans to continue to establish CSCs where they are not currently in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32584/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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EU Funding
Peadar Tóibín
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding European Refugee Fund, ERF, and European Integration Fund, EIF, funding. [32858/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Equality Proofing of Budgets
Peadar Tóibín
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress on examining the use of equality proofing in the budgetary process this year. [31872/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Economic Competitiveness
Peadar Tóibín
144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will outline gross value added for the most recent five years for which data is available; and the way gross value added compares with Northern Ireland and Britain over this time period. [29746/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Bank Charges
Peadar Tóibín
213. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the steps taken to ensure that banking lending rates to the small and medium enterprises sector reflect international borrowing rates and that bank charges reflect the need to support SMEs. [24453/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Issues
Peadar Tóibín
214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact of change in cash handling charges on enterprises; and if he will consider developing a guide to banking costs including cost comparisons between the pillar banks. [24452/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his response to the view that increases in growth rates will not deliver the scale of job creation required to reduce significantly the rates of unemployment. [24464/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Export Statistics
Peadar Tóibín
422. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the value of exports of Enterprise Ireland client companies and the value of exports of Industrial Development Agency client companies. [24451/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Rail Network
Peadar Tóibín
9. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a rail service to Navan, County Meath, linking it with Dublin city. [31035/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Cycling Facilities
Peadar Tóibín
53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the Boyne Greenway Initiative which will run from the source of the Boyne to the estuary and which has the potential to become an international tourism product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
Peadar Tóibín
192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will account for the 50% reduction in the local authority adaptation grant from the 2012 allocation to Meath County Council; his assessment of the impact of this cut on the disabled and will he consider revisiting the allocation. [31316/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Home Care Packages
Peadar Tóibín
249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31196/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Hospital Trusts
Peadar Tóibín
96. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the establishment of hospital groups and the timeframe of the development of hospital trusts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30403/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Framework for Smaller Hospitals
Peadar Tóibín
146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nature and extent of the consultation process on the framework for smaller hospitals which he published in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30402/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Grades
Peadar Tóibín
152. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency by grade for each of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30521/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Service Contracts
Peadar Tóibín
31. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress he has made in his consideration of the inclusion of social clauses in all significant capital projects. [29557/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
Peadar Tóibín
52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Chief Procurement Officer has made in addressing the problems arising for small and medium enterprises public sector collaborative tendering. [29556/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
60. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons employed in the public sector by his Department or agency, and by grade, for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30455/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Economic Growth Rate
Peadar Tóibín
63. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline GVA for the most recent five years for which data is available; and the way GVA compares with Northern Ireland and Britain over this time period. [29745/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
103. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed in the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30453/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
109. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29739/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Peadar Tóibín
110. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of Exchequer finance which was allocated to direct pay costs within the public sector for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29742/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of the workforce who are employed within the public service for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29744/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30457/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
140. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons employed within the public sector by her Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30459/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons employed in the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30449/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30451/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30454/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Garda Strength
Peadar Tóibín
170. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed in the security services for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29743/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30458/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector in the armed forces for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29740/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the proportion of the total number employed in the armed forces as a percentage of the overall public sector for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29741/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30452/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
216. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30448/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed within the public sector by her Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30450/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30456/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
277. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30460/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Broadband Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will estimate the number of small and medium enterprises that do not have access to fibre based broadband across the State. [41606/12]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
Peadar Tóibín
195. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of take up of supports available through FÁS or other Government agencies to support the training and re-skilling needs of the 70 former employees of a company (details supplied) who were made redundant. [28671/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
Peadar Tóibín
196. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps taken to promote supports available through FÁS or other Government agencies to support the training and re-skilling needs of the 70 former employees of a company (details supplied) who were made redundant. [28672/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
Peadar Tóibín
197. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of former employees of a company (details supplied) who were recently made redundant who have been assisted back into employment by FÁS or any other Government support. [28673/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
Peadar Tóibín
198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail additional measures identified by her Department to support the former workers of a company (details supplied) to regain employment. [28674/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Peadar Tóibín
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [28724/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Peadar Tóibín
307. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of meter installation per household and the full cost for installation that will be passed on per householder. [28718/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Peadar Tóibín
308. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the introduction of water charges, in the event of emergency and or extreme weather conditions, who will supply water and if households will be billed. [28719/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Peadar Tóibín
309. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he intends to introduce water billing. [28720/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Peadar Tóibín
310. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options being investigated to spread out payments for water services. [28721/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Peadar Tóibín
311. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons will face disconnection in the event of an inability to pay for water services. [28722/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Commercial Rates Issues
Peadar Tóibín
323. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list, by council area, the value of commercial rates collected for each year since 2006. [28866/13]