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Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Job Initiatives
Brian Stanley
87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in implementing the Forfás jobs plan for the South East. [41615/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Employment Rights Issues
Brian Stanley
88. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure the rights of workers regardless of migration status. [41616/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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National Minimum Wage
Peadar Tóibín
89. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of workers currently employed, by sector, with a remuneration level equal to the national minimum wage. [41250/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Enterprise Statistics
Pearse Doherty
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of business startups on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41523/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Enterprise Statistics
Pearse Doherty
91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total number of business closures on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41524/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Unemployment Data
Pearse Doherty
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form employment and unemployment levels as a percentage of the work force and in nominal terms on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41525/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Unemployment Data
Pearse Doherty
93. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of people in long term unemployment as a percentage of the workforce and in nominal terms on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41526/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Poverty Statistics
Pearse Doherty
94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of children living in relative poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41529/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Poverty Statistics
Pearse Doherty
95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of children living in consistent poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41530/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Cross-Border Projects
Joe McHugh
96. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the commitment to progressing the co-funded A5 road project; if he will further provide an update on the engagement that he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of this co-funded project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Brendan Smith
97. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the statutory powers that have been delegated to Ministers of State in his Department; and the date on which the statutory powers were delegated. [41270/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Allowances
Michael Creed
98. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Taoiseach if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41420/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Overseas Visitors Data
Thomas P. Broughan
99. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach if the statistics for estimating overseas visitors to Ireland should not include visitors who are emigrants visiting family and friends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40809/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Poverty Statistics
Pearse Doherty
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of people living in relative poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41531/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Poverty Statistics
Pearse Doherty
101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of people living in consistent poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41532/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
102. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Taoiseach if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Allowances
Michael Creed
103. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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International Study Opportunities
Joanna Tuffy
104. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any plans to make an application to have Ireland included in a scheme which permits the enrolment of 15 international students each year to the United States Air Force Academy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41463/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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EU Presidency Priorities
Simon Harris
105. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his objectives and priorities during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Foreign Conflicts
Clare Daly
106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting the continuing threats by the US President to support an Israeli pre-emptive military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, if he will acknowledge that these threats are breaches of the UN Charter and International Law. [41836/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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United Nations Resolutions
Anne Ferris
107. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the implementation of the responsibility to protect UN resolution for the deteriorating situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
108. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42667/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Robert Troy
109. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider additional tax breaks for people with disabling illnesses who are self employed, for example people suffering with Myasthenia gravis and other disabling illness. [41959/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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European Investment Bank Loans
Pearse Doherty
110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the purpose of the €100m loan from the European Investment Bank, shown in the August 2012 Exchequer statement. [41248/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Availability
Dominic Hannigan
111. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if Permanent TSB has ceased giving loans to new and existing customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41272/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Code
Catherine Murphy
112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place to tax rental incomes from properties located abroad; the tax that is applied; if it is dependent on self declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41306/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Reliefs Cost
John Lyons
113. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance the total annual saving to the Exchequer of reducing tax relief on pension contributions including the public service pension related deduction from the marginal rate to the standard rate of income tax; of a reduction in the Standard Fund Threshold from €2.3m to €622,500; of a reduction in the annual earnings limit for determining maximum allowable pension contributions for pension purposes from €115,000 to €75,000 per annum; and a reduction in the maximum tax-free lump sum payment allowable at retirement to €122,500. [41397/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Allowances
Michael Creed
114. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Michael McCarthy
115. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be yielded for the Exchequer if a €1 excise duty was applied to every bottle of wine and 50 cent to every packet of cigarettes in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Insurance Costs
Terence Flanagan
116. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41442/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Credits
Bernard Durkan
117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose retirement benefit pension has been taxed at the higher rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41461/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Financial Services Regulation
Dominic Hannigan
118. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if this debt restructuring firm (details supplied) is regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Price Inflation
Terence Flanagan
119. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the price differential between items priced in the UK and here;the actions he will take to help reduce this price difference for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41470/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the tax take both as a percentage of gross domestic product and in nominal terms by year from 1992 to 2011. [41513/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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National Debt
Pearse Doherty
121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product and in nominal terms from 1992 to 2011. [41514/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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National Debt
Pearse Doherty
122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the annual cost of servicing the national debt in nominal terms and as a percentage of gross domestic product. [41515/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Household Debt Statistics
Pearse Doherty
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form household debt as a percentage of household income for each year from 1992 to 2011. [41516/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Household Debt Statistics
Pearse Doherty
124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form household debt as a percentage of disposable household income for each year from 1992 to 2011. [41517/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Pension Provisions
Simon Harris
125. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance his position regarding pension AVCs; and his plans for alterations in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41541/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
Simon Harris
126. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance having regard for the failure of Irish banks, in State ownership or where the State has significant share holdings, his view on the need for the European Central Bank cuts in interest rates to be passed on to mortgage holders, the action he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41542/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Banking Sector Regulation
Simon Harris
127. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which the European Central Bank interest rate reductions have been applied to business loans across the banks in which the State holds a significant shareholding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41543/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Review Office Appeal Numbers
Simon Harris
128. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the total number of referrals to the Credit Review Office; the number of appeals that have overturned the original decision; the breakdown of this number by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41563/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Ratings
Derek Nolan
129. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on setting up a Central Credit Register; when legislation on the matter will be published; when the register will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41566/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of income tax paid in 2011 by the top 1%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 50% of earners. [41573/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of income earned in 2011 by the top 1%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 50% of earners. [41574/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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National Debt
Kevin Humphreys
132. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the annual interest payments on the national debt from 2007 to 2011; the projected annual interest payments on the national debt for 2012; the projected annual payments from 2013 to 2016; if these are inclusive of the promissory note payments, sinking fund contributions and debt management expenses; if not, if he will provide the annual projected costs for these for 2012 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41575/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures
Michael McGrath
133. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if National Asset Management Agency has since its inception identified any other possible breaches of confidentiality whereby commercial agency belonging to the agency has been used or removed in an unauthorised fashion by an employee of the agency and, if so, if he will provide details of the number of such cases and if he will make a comprehensive statement of the action taken in each case. [41627/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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NAMA Staff Transactions
Michael McGrath
134. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has, since its inception, approved the sale of any property in the agency's portfolio to an employee or a direct family member of an employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such transactions which it has approved; if such properties were for sale on the open market and if he will provide details of the nature of the transactions concerned. [41628/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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NAMA Staff Transactions
Michael McGrath
135. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance altogether apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if the National Assets Management Agency has since its inception identified any other unapproved purchases of properties in the agency's portfolio by a serving or former employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the action taken in each case. [41690/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Mortgage Interest Relief Application
Tony McLoughlin
136. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance if mortgage interest relief claimants who purchased for the first time between 2004 and 2008 have yet benefitted from the new increases in the level of mortgage interest reliefs as set out in Budget 2012; if there is a delay in relation to the processing of this increased benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41698/12]