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Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Middle East Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has requested Israel to unequivocally clarify that it will not forcibly transfer Palestinian Bedouin from the El area of the West Bank or seize any land in this area for settlement expansion; if he discussed this during his December 2015 visit to Tel Aviv, Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3748/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Middle East Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has an assessment of Israel’s treatment of minority groups, given the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to allow the demolition of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran inside Israel and the removal of its inhabitants against their will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
Richard Boyd Barrett
328. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills to specify why English language schools with no external quality assurance system were allowed to be part of the interim list of education programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3750/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
Richard Boyd Barrett
329. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills how allowing English language schools to have an unspecified quality assurance system or external validation furthers the stated Government policy of Ireland becoming a quality destination of choice for international students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3751/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Refugee Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the European Union-wide settlement programme for 160,000 refugees only delivering for 0.17%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Richard Boyd Barrett
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that in the panel of a barrister's review of the case of a person (details supplied), the person was not interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Migrant Integration
Richard Boyd Barrett
111. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted to date as part of its commitment to take 4,000 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3413/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the European Union Council meetings he attended in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1935/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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State Pardons
Richard Boyd Barrett
276. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that the recent pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to reflect their correct name (details supplied), this correct name being the name used on all other legal documents through the years. [2741/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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State Pardons
Richard Boyd Barrett
277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to include the following: "And Whereas on 17 April 1941 the Attorney General refused him leave to appeal to the Supreme Court". [2742/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Forestry Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of suggestions and examples of other countries where reforestation of the uplands with native species is a key measure in mitigating flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Forestry Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a dedicated unit focused on ensuring native forestry is used as a climate change mitigation measure, given recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Hospital Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
118. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned closure of the Coolevin unit in St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park in County Dublin, including the rationale for the closure and the alternatives that will be offered to the patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2551/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Living Wage
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if we need to establish the living wage of €11.50 as a new minimum wage to combat low pay and the phenomena of the working poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2095/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Zero-hour Contracts
Richard Boyd Barrett
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he will take to address zero-hour and low-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Public Procurement Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is sufficiently robust oversight in relation to State procurement and contracts to ensure that all those contracted to do works or to provide services to the State are fully compliant in areas such as tax, social protection, health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1943/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Public Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the dramatic reduction in the number of public servants since 2008 has impacted adversely on the provision of public services and if a major recruitment drive is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1942/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Tax Compliance
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his stance on the European Union investigation into Apple's tax affairs here over recent years, particularly given the potential enormous sums at stake for the Irish Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1345/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Economic Growth Rate
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance given warnings by bodies such as the International Monetary Fund of a likely global recession, growing signs of a slowdown in the global economy and the stock market crisis in China, if his growth projections over the coming number of years are realistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1344/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
666. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive and his Department spent on the drug Ritaline and on all psychoactive medication used by children, by generic drug and brand name in each year of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1270/16]