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Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Irish Language
Peadar Tóibín
116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities available from his Department to help English language primary schools provide an Irish language stream within their school. [51770/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Penalty Points System
Peadar Tóibín
299. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penalty points issued for each month since January 2011 and, separately, to detail their issue by county. [51726/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Unfinished Housing Developments
Peadar Tóibín
471. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where the ghost estates to be demolished are located; the level of completion of these ghost estates; if any attempts were made by local councils to bring those particular estates to completion; the costings that were made to assess the amount it would cost to do so; the amount of the allocated budget to finish these estates that has been availed of by the local councils in 2013; and the cost of the demolition of these ghost estates. [50501/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Household Benefits Scheme
Peadar Tóibín
308. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the household benefits scheme in view of changing economic circumstances where adults, returning to live with their elderly parents because of economic difficulties, are preventing householders from getting this support. [48998/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Search and Rescue Service
Peadar Tóibín
499. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure has been enforced in any other region or in respect of any other community organisation; if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath river rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [49230/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Medical Card Delays
Peadar Tóibín
656. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the processing of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [48999/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Capital Programme Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
77. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by the State on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [48450/13]
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
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Inland Waterways
Peadar Tóibín
278. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure been enforced in any other region or with any other community organisation; if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath River Rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [47988/13]
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
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Search and Rescue Service
Peadar Tóibín
317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure is being enforced in any other region or with any other community organisation; and if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath river rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [47987/13]
Thu, 7 Nov 2013
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Taxi Regulations
Peadar Tóibín
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the taxi service and the transportation of citizens in hackneys in Trim, County Meath, is adequately policed. [47420/13]
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Peadar Tóibín
281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of separated persons (details supplied); if the social welfare regulations introduced in 2011 regarding same are a result of legislation or a decision she took; and if she will reverse the decision. [44558/13]
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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Preschool Services
Peadar Tóibín
472. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional preschool inspectors that will be employed State wide and in each county up to December 2014 as a result of the €4.5 million budget increase; and the proportion of that investment that will be spent on preschool mentoring and support staff training in that period. [44607/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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National Procurement Service Savings
Peadar Tóibín
92. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his position regarding the negative consequences of the national procurement service; the average size of a supplier to a State agency in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the total number of suppliers to State agencies in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the average size in monetary terms of State agency contracts in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the number of contracts supplied by firms located outside the State in 2012 and in each of the past five years; and if he has undertaken any research into the impact of the policies of the national procurement service on the small to medium-sized enterprise sector. [43313/13]
Thu, 10 Oct 2013
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Organ Removal
Peadar Tóibín
188. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a hospital (details supplied) in the early 1990s took the organs from stillborn babies; the reason they were taken without the knowledge or permission of mothers; where those organs went and what was done with them and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42809/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Diplomatic Representation Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the individual cost for each of Ireland's embassies for each of the past five years; the budget breakdown for each embassy in 2012; the number of jobs that are directly attributed to each of Ireland's embassies; and the cost per job for each of Ireland's embassies. [42758/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Job Creation Data
Peadar Tóibín
54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of jobs that have been created here that are directly attributable to his Department for each of the past two years. [42761/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Peadar Tóibín
188. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what the pre-hospital emergency key performance indicators are for the region containing County Meath for the past five years; and what the ambulance services KPI's are for the region containing County Meath for the past five years [42612/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Job Initiatives
Peadar Tóibín
276. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total funds that are available in the stimulus plan announced on 17 July 2012; the amount that has been spent; what it has been spent on; the number of jobs that have been created as a result; the amount that has been left unspent; and the plans regarding same. [42315/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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IDA Site Visits
Peadar Tóibín
288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency visits here in 2012; the way the figure compares to each of the past five years; the average cost of these visits in 2012 and for each of the past five years; the conversion rate for these visits for each of the past five years; the staff numbers and cost of Industrial Development Agency offices located abroad for 2012 and each of the past five years; the work that has been done with other enterprise development organisations on the island of Ireland to create efficiencies and savings within these foreign offices; the number of IDA visits to each county here for 2012 and each of the past five years and the individual county conversion rates for those years. [42304/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Companies Statistics
Peadar Tóibín
289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland high potential start ups that occurred here in 2012; the way the figure compares to each of the past five years; the average cost of these start ups for 2012 and for each of the past five years; the attrition rate of each of these high potential start ups for the past five years; the staff numbers and cost of each Enterprise Ireland office located abroad for 2012 and the past five years; and the work that has been done with other enterprise development organisations on the island of Ireland to create efficiencies and savings within these foreign offices. [42306/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Companies Statistics
Peadar Tóibín
290. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported firms in each county here for 2012 and each of the past five years; the Enterprise Ireland investment figure for each county in 2012 and for each of the past five years; and the annual employment totals for Enterprise Ireland supported companies in each county for 2012 and each of the past five years. [42307/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Companies Statistics
Peadar Tóibín
291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland HPSU in each county here for 2012 and each of the past five years; the Enterprise Ireland HPSU investment figure for each county in 2012 and for each of the past five years; and the annual employment totals for Enterprise Ireland HPSU companies in each county for 2012 and each of the past five years. [42308/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Ministerial Meetings
Peadar Tóibín
41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the outcomes from his series of meetings in Northern Ireland on Friday, 27 September; the persons he met and the content of his discussions. [41512/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Tax Code
Peadar Tóibín
99. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he has or will put in place a tax break for families who have outgrown their current home or have had to move in order to work (details supplied); if there is legislation pending to provide assistance to those in negative equity who have no other means to exit their unsuitable domiciliary situation.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41310/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Peadar Tóibín
249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Health Information and Quality Authority does not receive or publish key performance indicators on a regional basis regarding the delivery of the ambulance service, and this means that the management of the service cannot see or respond to regional variances in service provision, if he will instruct HIQA to collect and publish these KPIs. [41272/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Child Care Services Inspections
Peadar Tóibín
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who are employed in each county as child care facilities inspectors; the number of new staff who have been employed in each county by the Health Service Executive as child care facilities' inspectors since the Prime Time Investigates exposé entitled A Breach of Trust in view of the fact that new legislation will strengthen regulations in this sector; and the number of new staff who will be employed to inspect these new regulations. [40931/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
Peadar Tóibín
104. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a commitment as to when the transfer of responsibility for rent supplement to local authorities will be complete; and if he will provide an update on the work needed to achieve this. [33783/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Job Losses
Peadar Tóibín
116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of net job losses in the economy for each year from 2006 to 2013. [34710/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Income Data
Peadar Tóibín
117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the average weekly income in the south of Ireland in comparison with Northern Ireland and Britain for the most recent five years for which information is available. [34727/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Exports Data
Peadar Tóibín
118. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total value of exports for the most recent five years for which data are available by sector and by destination. [35306/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Productivity Levels
Peadar Tóibín
468. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the productivity performance of the manufacturing sector here in comparison with that of Northern Ireland for the past ten years for which data are available. [35305/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Trade Data
Peadar Tóibín
469. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total value of exports to the North of Ireland and imports from the North of Ireland for the most recent five years. [35307/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Peadar Tóibín
522. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the position on an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will reverse this decision and in the future ensure all such decisions are transparent in order that citizens know the grounds on which they have been turned down. [34661/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Departmental Programmes
Peadar Tóibín
916. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications under the immigrant investor programme and the start-up entrepreneur programme since the programmes were opened to applications; the number of pending applications; the number of successful applications; and the value of investments made under each programme. [35097/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Health Services Issues
Peadar Tóibín
1086. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to change the way it processes medical treatment for children on medical cards who also have school insurance in order that costs of treatment can be covered at source rather than claimed back by the patient. [34742/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Youth Unemployment Measures
Peadar Tóibín
2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the achievements made by his Department in increasing the number of young persons in employment. [33596/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Enterprise Support Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact departmental policies are having on encouraging enterprises and creating employment in the current recession. [33597/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Job Creation Numbers
Peadar Tóibín
19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional jobs he expects to be created by the establishment of the €375,000 Enterprise Ireland competitive feasibility fund. [33490/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Aircraft Leasing Sector
Peadar Tóibín
46. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value and number of jobs directly sustained by the aircraft leasing sector. [33491/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Social Welfare Schemes
Peadar Tóibín
79. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of each social protection scheme; the annual cost of each scheme; and the numbers availing of the payment for each of the past three years. [33270/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
Peadar Tóibín
105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare allowance applications received in 2012; the number refused by community welfare officers; and the numbers appealed and upheld on appeal. [33271/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Employment Data
Peadar Tóibín
272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if base line employment data are provided by companies seeking support from the Industrial Development Authority, Enterprise Ireland and county enterprise boards; and if these companies are obliged to make annual employment returns to the agencies concerned as a condition of support. [33406/13]
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]