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Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Noel Grealish
175. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if a code similar to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears should be part and parcel of addressing mortgage arrears in the buy-to-let sector which is responsible for housing one quarter of consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
498. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication (details supplied) regarding salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42326/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Homeless Persons Data
Noel Grealish
160. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of homelessness in Dublin and the other urban areas compared with two years ago; the amount of such homelessness that can be attributed to the new standards in rental accommodation, specifically those relating to the prohibition of bed-sits; if the requirement to have an individual bathroom for each unit of accommodation is a contributory factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41611/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
528. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication in the Journal of Fish Diseases of the comment on Jackson et al Impact of Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon (details supplied); if he has sought advice on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40482/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Fish Farming
Noel Grealish
157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the authors of the environmental impact statement report for the proposed Galway Bay salmon farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38876/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1208. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his remarks on 8 May 2013 regarding the issue of sea lice, his views on the indication by a company (details supplied), Ireland’s largest producer of farmed salmon, in its last annual report that it has seen a rise in the number of its sites infested with sea lice above the trigger treatment level, from 6.2% in 2010 to 13% in 2011 and 19.9% in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1209. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the pilot 764/09/ENV investigation into sea lice and salmon farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38103/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1210. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he cancelled the pilot project to improve sea lice investigation control efficiency in the marine farming sector in Ireland, which was agreed on the advice of senior officials on 21 July 2010 as part of the SEA process of the Aquaculture Operational Programme and was to be 100% funded by the European Union under Article 41 of the EFF, and reversed the decision not to increase the targets for farmed salmon production until a sustained period of sea lice control has been demonstrated by the industry by awarding funding to and instructing Bord Iascaigh Mhara to develop salmon farming and specifically to apply for a licence to double Ireland’s farming salmon production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38104/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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National Procurement Service Framework Agreements
Noel Grealish
318. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a directive has been issued to primary and post-primary schools requiring that they purchase all stationery-paper from an Office of Public Works-selected company, identified through the public procurement process or may they purchase from local suppliers using best value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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School Funding
Noel Grealish
118. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been provided by his Department to a school (details supplied) since the school was opened; if he will provide a breakdown of this funding per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
Noel Grealish
175. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will investigate the full cost of the public procurement scheme and the effect this has on small businesses here which are not in a position to tender or supply goods to local authorities, schools and other Government bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Aquaculture Licences Applications
Noel Grealish
826. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Marine Institute has carried out an independent review of the BIM Environmental Impact Study of the proposed fish farm for Galway Bay; the name of the scientist or scientists involved; if the review will be published; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/13]
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Health and Safety Regulations
Noel Grealish
122. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the safety, health and welfare at work regulations, due to be in force from 1 June, will affect the owners of buy-to-let properties who wish to upgrade; the reason these regulations apply to small domestic projects; if any small buy-to-let or domestic building work is excluded and, if so, the criteria for such exclusion; if he will accept that when a house owner, whether domestic or buy-to-let, engages a builder, the expectation is that the builder alone has the expertise to comply with the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Charities Regulation
Noel Grealish
167. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 7 May 2013 regarding the regulation of charity collectors, the reason there is a delay in the implementation of the Charities Act; the financial reasons for the delay; the reason there is a delay in the creation of the register of charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24941/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Air Services Provision
Noel Grealish
266. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation of additional charges associated with airline travel, including bag charges, credit card fees, and so on is being carried out at an EU level by him as part of the Irish Presidency of the EU; if so, from what perspective it will be investigated, for example competition/ consumer rights/law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24522/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
Noel Grealish
198. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the proposed housing assistance payment which will replace rent supplement will continue to be paid while a case is being heard by the Private Residential Tenancies Board, even if a landlord's termination notice has expired, in view of the fact that it is necessary to have a termination notice in order for the PRTB to hear the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Road Projects Issues
Noel Grealish
738. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the motorway from Gort to Tuam, which is due to go to construction shortly, under PPP will not be a toll road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22512/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Noel Grealish
53. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the way deferral of local property tax and the subsequent 4% charge will be of any benefit to those qualifying persons already in debt distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Charity Clothes Bank Thefts
Noel Grealish
298. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the penalties that apply for those convicted of theft from charity bring banks; if he is considering strengthening the laws in this area, in view of the significant loss of revenue this theft causes to charities; if he intends to regulate charity collectors who call door to door to collect for charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
323. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the years that the lice control protocols have been in place for salmon cage installations, the number of cases in which there has been legal action or financial penalties brought against salmon cage operators that repeatedly fail to keep to the required levels; the penalties that can be imposed by his Department for such breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/13]