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Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Joe McHugh
314. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the encouragement the State gives to a cohort of students (details supplied); if she believes that such students should abandon their studies and apply to the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Garda Deployment
Joe McHugh
408. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the road safety value of a regular Gardamobile safety camera van checkpoint (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he appreciates that this location is the safest point for overtaking on the 25 kilometre R238 route that connects Derry City and Buncrana; if he will communicate with the appropriate authorities regarding this location with a view to ensuring that the best road safety outcomes are served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15112/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Guthrie Cards Retention
Joe McHugh
565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the database of Guthrie cards and on its availability for usage by the Health Service Executive as a resource for supporting health service delivery into the future. [15074/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Sporting Events
Joe McHugh
622. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a potential bid for the rugby world cup by the Irish Rugby Football Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Mortgage Arrears
Joe McHugh
6. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of mortgages that were drawn down in County Donegal and in Northern Ireland which are in arrears today; if he will explain his strategy for supporting affected families' wishes to move into sustainable financial arrangements and to also remain in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13937/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Joe McHugh
57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain his concept of sustainable mortgages and unsustainable mortgages here; if he will estimate the number of unsustainable mortgages here; his strategy for supporting people who are burdened by these unsustainable mortgages; the numbers of mortgages drawn down in County Donegal and drawn down in the country that are in long-term arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13936/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
Joe McHugh
239. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on the student assistance fund; the amount of funding that has been allocated in Budget 2013 for distribution through the fund in 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14114/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Cultural Policy
Joe McHugh
331. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a submission (details supplied). [14124/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Fish Quotas
Joe McHugh
437. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 12 March 2013, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the deliberations of the monthly stakeholder meeting with respect to the proposal to allocate extra herring quota for herring in Area VIa to boats of less than 15 metres in length. [13988/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Foreign Adoptions
Joe McHugh
439. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will explain the distinction between a Hague Convention and a Hague standard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the number of Irish couples with pre-Hague section 63 declarations who have adopted children from Russia since the Hague concord; the reason a hold has been placed on registering adoptions from Russia; if she will advise the family on the way they should now approach the matter; and if she will acknowledge that the couple acted to date in good faith. [14119/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Health Care Inflation
Joe McHugh
481. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on inflation in healthcare prices here and across the European Union; if he will update Dáil Éireann on any relevant EU discussions in which his Department is engaged; if he will compare Irish health care inflation trends since 2005 with Dutch health care inflation trends; if he will identify sources for relevant statistical data; if his Department has conducted any relevant statistical analysis since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Joe McHugh
56. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an overview of services that are available to a cohort of students (details supplied); his vision for the provision of such education to students of this profile into the future; the supports that are available to the families of such students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13528/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Family Support Services
Joe McHugh
63. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with reference to the Fiscal Case for Working with Troubled Families and also Listening to Troubled Families that were published by the British Government last month, if his Department will publish comparative statistical profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13541/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
Joe McHugh
74. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with reference to an industrial estate in County Donegal, if his Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta will consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will communicate directly with a person regarding this matter. [13499/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Residency Permits
Joe McHugh
92. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was granted just one year even though similar applicants secured five years of residency; the reason for the delay in making a decision; if he will justify the fact that the applicant has spent all personal savings on living here for four years in order to qualify; if humanitarian grounds are considered; and if he will write directly to the applicant. [13526/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Joe McHugh
109. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding a barracks (details supplied) in County Donegal; the costs to the State to date in 2013 of associated security; when there will be a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
15. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in respect of same on Ulster Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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IBRC Staff
Joe McHugh
190. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Antrim whose personal circumstances are changing due to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13029/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Construction Sector Strategy
Joe McHugh
199. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy and its achievements since March 2011 in supporting displaced construction workers to develop skill sets for deployment in growing and secure industries; if he will acknowledge the employment challenges that face displaced construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/13]