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Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mick Wallace
551. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he carried out any financial analysis of the potential fines that could be incurred for failure to meet international obligations on emission reductions by 2020, particularly in relation to the agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Rail Services Provision
Mick Wallace
629. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce rail fares or to incentivise the public to avail of rail transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14612/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Transport Policy
Mick Wallace
630. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to electrify public transport services; his plans to reduce the carbon intensity of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14613/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Transport Policy
Mick Wallace
631. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that the transport sector achieves its 2020 emissions reductions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Regulation
Mick Wallace
36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the eight selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, Fluoxetine, Citalopram, Paroxetine, Sertraline, Fluvoxamine, Escitalopram, Venlafazine and Duloxetine, that the Health Service Executive prescribes to 249,900 persons are completely safe for human consumption; if, in prescribing them, the executive is adhering to the precautionary principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Mick Wallace
65. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a 24-hour acute mental health unit in County Wexford; if he is aware of issues arising, whereby currently persons must travel to Counties Waterford or Wicklow to access such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Arts Funding
Mick Wallace
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will restore funding for the arts to pre-2011 levels; if she is satisfied with her Department's role in supporting the arts and in particular the allocation of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13259/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Cultural Policy
Mick Wallace
69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the current State expenditure on culture as a percentage of gross domestic product, which according to Council of Europe data was 0.11% of GDP in 2012 as opposed to a European average of 0.6% in the same year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13258/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Special Educational Needs
Mick Wallace
110. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, including the date for its full implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13968/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Mick Wallace
111. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will retain its current number of special needs assistants for the 2016-17 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13969/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
136. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade why a Boeing C-32B aircraft of the air force of the United States of America special forces, registration number 02-4452, was in Shannon Airport, County Clare, on 25 May 2016; if he granted permission for it to land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13966/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
137. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade why a C-21A aircraft of the air force of the United States of America, registration 84-0072, was in Shannon Airport, County Clare, on 25 May 2016; if he granted permission for it to land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Mick Wallace
45. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he will take to address pay inequality in the public service and in particular the two-tier system that has developed in which newer entrants earn considerably less than their longer-serving colleagues; the timeframe for such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12597/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Public Expenditure Policy
Mick Wallace
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has raised concerns with the Department of Finance regarding the tax cuts promised over the next five years; his views on the ratio of tax cuts to public investment promised in budget 2016, particularly given that Ireland has the third lowest level of public expenditure in the Eueopean Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12598/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Crime Investigation
Mick Wallace
220. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to whom instances of female genital mutilation should be reported; if there is a mechanism for doing so anonymously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13393/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Court Orders
Mick Wallace
223. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is has been made aware of reports of intimidation by gardaí accompanied by persons in balaclavas when carrying out evictions (details supplied); the measures she is taking to prevent intimidating behaviour of this nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13478/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Court Orders
Mick Wallace
224. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if members of An Garda Síochána are required to present a warrant in person when carrying out evictions or if it is sufficient for the warrant to be in the courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13479/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Court Orders
Mick Wallace
225. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures and rules for gardaí carrying out evictions; if there are guidelines on how many persons are permitted to accompany the garda carrying out the eviction; if all persons accompanying the garda must be members of An Garda Síochána; if all persons carrying out evictions must be identifiable with identification cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13480/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Environmental Policy
Mick Wallace
384. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of emission allowances (pollution permits) which have been issued here since 2008; the percentage of those that were free of cost; the percentage of those that were auctioned; the current total value of all emission allowances (pollution permits) here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13130/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Environmental Policy
Mick Wallace
385. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the State compensates companies for direct or indirect costs of the emissions trading scheme; if so, the total value of this compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13131/16]