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Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Kevin Humphreys
1086. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he intends to attend the Doha climate change conference in November 2012; if the heads of a Climate Change Bill will be published before the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38207/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Application Numbers
Kevin Humphreys
1087. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the total number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme as of 1 September 2012; if he will further provide a breakdown of those total units by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments
Kevin Humphreys
1088. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form by local authority area the total arrears accumulated by 1 September 2012 on housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Control of Dogs
Kevin Humphreys
1089. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of lifetime dog licences purchased since the commencement of the scheme in January 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures by local authority; the number of annual dog licences purchased in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38213/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Application Numbers
Kevin Humphreys
1091. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his policy regarding accumulated arrears in housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; the enforcement action open to a specific local authority to collect those arrears or act against the tenant; if eviction notices can be served on persons in such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments
Kevin Humphreys
1108. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, by local authority area, the number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme that are in arrears on 1 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Courts Service Issues
Kevin Humphreys
1197. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any consideration has been given to implementing section 45 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 to extend the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court acting in land law matters from land with a ratable valuation of €200 to land with a market value of €3,000,000 and if he has given any consideration to the way this may help home owners faced with mortgage litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37787/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Courts Service Issues
Kevin Humphreys
1198. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when sections 13 and 14 of the Courts and Courts Officers Act 2002 will be commenced to extend the civil limits to €100,000 at the Circuit Court and €20,000 at the District Court; if he will consider implementing this legislation; if not his reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37788/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Kevin Humphreys
1228. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Casino Regulation Committee report was published in July 2008 and Options for Regulating Gambling was published in December 2010, when the heads of the gambling control Bill will be published; if he intends to have a further consultation period before bringing forward such a Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Pig Quality Assurance Scheme
Kevin Humphreys
1404. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when the Bord Bia pig technical advisory committee will agree on a definition of free-range/outdoor production for the inclusion in the pig quality assurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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National Substance Misuse Strategy
Kevin Humphreys
1719. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health the status of the action plan on alcohol; when action will be taken to implement the proposals contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Kevin Humphreys
1720. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health if the income for new-entrant general practitioner training has been cut by 20%, even though such trainees are not entitled to specialist registrar status or salary; if the out-of-hours allowance for general practitioners in their registry year has been abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38210/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Substance Misuse
Kevin Humphreys
1729. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health if the recommendation by the national substance misuse strategy steering group that drinks industry sponsorship of sport and other large public events should be phased out through legislation by 2016 applies to events created by the alcohol industry such as Arthur’s Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Sovereign Debt
Kevin Humphreys
69 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the amount of Irish sovereign debt purchased in the secondary markets that is held by the European Central Bank; if Ireland has requested a write-down of these bonds to cost paid by the ECB; the estimated savings to Ireland if this was to occur; his views on whether any profits the ECB makes from holding Irish sovereign bonds should be redirected to the central banks of other euro countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Sovereign Debt
Kevin Humphreys
70 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the analysis within his Department, the National Treasury Management Agency or Central Bank that has been carried out on European Central Bank holdings of Irish sovereign bonds purchased under the securities markets programme; the savings that would accrue to our national debt, if any, if Ireland was to receive the same deal on these holdings as Greece received; the analysis that has been carried by the NTMA, him or the Central Bank on the agreement between Greece and the ECB when Greece's debt was restructured; the way it might apply to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Kevin Humphreys
77 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the estimated saving that would accrue to the Exchequer in a full year if tax relief on charitable donations as restricted to the standard rate instead of the marginal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Kevin Humphreys
78 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the estimated savings that would accrue to the Exchequer if educational institutions or bodies including primary, second level or third level, were no longer eligible for the scheme of tax relief for donations to eligible charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Kevin Humphreys
79 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by amount, of the registered eligible charitable institutions that claimed back tax relief on donations in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Kevin Humphreys
80 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost from 2006 to 2011 of providing tax relief on charitable donations by PAYE workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Tax Code
Kevin Humphreys
97 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the residence and issuance principles contained within the European Commission proposal for a financial transaction tax which are not considered in the Central Bank-ESRI assessment; if it will affect financial transactions carried out in Ireland on securities that are issued in another EU country that decides to participate in an FTT through enhanced co-operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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