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Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Proposed Legislation
Stephen Donnelly
656. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if his plans to legislate for stem cell research here, as promised in the programme for Government, have been progressed; his views on whether the current lack of legislation puts Irish patients at unnecessary risk and expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27355/14]
Thu, 19 Jun 2014
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Stephen Donnelly
172. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if congenital spinal stenosis will be added to the list of long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/14]
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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Pensions Legislation
Stephen Donnelly
94. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the Pensions Board has a statutory obligation to ensure that trustees of a pension scheme falling within its remit comply with the rules of the scheme trust deed and that a complaint of failure by trustees to do so is a matter for the Pensions Board (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26330/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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National Risk Assessment
Stephen Donnelly
123. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach when Ireland’s national risk assessment will be published; the opportunities Dáil Éireann will have to debate the national risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25912/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Loans Sale
Stephen Donnelly
196. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of its decision to sell its entire portfolio of loans linked to Northern Irish borrowers, if he will confirm if the sale has been concluded; and if he will outline the legacy connection the National Asset Management Agency has with Northern Ireland. [26059/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Loans Sale
Stephen Donnelly
197. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of its decision to sell its entire portfolio of loans linked to Northern Irish borrowers, what will happen to properties, particularly those listed in the enforced property section of NAMA's website, to which NAMA has had receivers or similar appointed. [26060/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Loans Sale
Stephen Donnelly
198. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of its decision to sell its entire portfolio of loans linked to Northern Irish borrowers, what will happen to developments in which NAMA has previously announced and-or provided investment. [26061/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Loans Sale
Stephen Donnelly
199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of its decision to sell its entire portfolio of loans linked to Northern Irish borrowers, the position with ongoing litigation with Northern Irish borrowers where NAMA is a party to that litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26062/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Staff Resignations
Stephen Donnelly
200. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the restrictions that apply to the future employment of a person (details supplied) who resigned from his position at the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, and its board in January 2014. [26063/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Mortgage Applications Numbers
Stephen Donnelly
201. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent publication of statistics by the Council of Mortgage Lenders for Northern Ireland, which showed that 2,400 new mortgages for residential property purchase had been provided in Northern Ireland in the first three months of 2014, and the recent publication of figures by the Irish Banking Federation, which showed that 3,495 new mortgages, of which approximately 3,200 were for property purchases, had been provided in the Republic of Ireland in quarter one of 2014, if he is concerned at the very low level of mortgage provision in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26064/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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IBRC Liquidation
Stephen Donnelly
202. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the purpose of his recent instruction to the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to produce a progress report; and the reason the progress report omits financial information on liquidation proceeds and the overall financial position of IBRC and any predicted additional costs for the State. [26065/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
203. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he or anyone in his Department has received a pitch from KPMG to assist with an accelerated wind-down of the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Stephen Donnelly
204. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the disparity in treatment of mortgage arrears by Permanent TSB and Allied Irish Banks, on one hand, and Bank of Ireland, on the other, in view of recent announcements of debt deals, which involve restrictions on recourse, being offered and concluded with the former; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Banking Sector
Stephen Donnelly
205. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance when a decision on the restructuring of Permanent TSB is expected from the European Commission; the reason there have been delays to previously predicted dates for the issuance of a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26068/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Stephen Donnelly
206. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance in view of recent commercial real estate transactions in Dublin city centre, where per square foot capital prices of €900 have been achieved, if he is satisfied that the National Asset Management Agency correctly valued property linked to the loans it acquired in 2010 and 2011; if valuations correctly recognised development or redevelopment potential; or if valuations might have been impugned by an over-reliance on yield analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26069/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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IBRC Liquidation
Stephen Donnelly
207. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the progress report recently produced by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [26070/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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State Examinations
Stephen Donnelly
233. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the selection criteria for superintendents by the SEC; if he will consider prioritising younger teachers ahead of retired teachers and long tenured teachers for the post of superintendents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25468/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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School Expulsions
Stephen Donnelly
240. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of expulsions from all second level schools; the number of related successful and failed appeals for the academic year 2012 to 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25576/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Direct Provision Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
281. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the nature and cost of maintenance and renovation work carried out at the Athlone direct provision centre in County Westmeath in the past five years. [26134/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Pyrite Issues
Stephen Donnelly
449. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government based on reports that local authorities in the Leinster region are investigating potentially defective building blocks allegedly containing pyrite which were supplied to a number of building sites, which his Department was reportedly alerted to in April, the way his Department was alerted to this potential problem; the steps taken to determine the nature and extent of the problem by his Department; the steps taken to ensure defective concrete blocks are no longer being produced and supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25506/14]