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Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Pyrite Issues
Clare Daly
720. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if following testing for pyrite under the resolution process, houses are placed in the amber category with a potential for swelling, if there will be a time limit on the commitment to remediate damage which may occur. [1966/13]
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Pyrite Issues
Clare Daly
721. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government noting that petrographic testing of underfloor fill in houses damaged by pyrite induced heave, has in general been completed in the UK testing costing up to 1,000 per house, if he will consider establishing facilities for such tests as part of the state laboratory facilities. [1967/13]
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Septic Tank Registration Scheme
Clare Daly
722. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the more than 300,000 legacy septic tanks installed prior to 1990 his officials estimate will require upgrading and the moneys that have been set aside for the grant scheme in this years Departmental budget. [1968/13]
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Septic Tank Registration Scheme
Clare Daly
723. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the assurances he can give that his proposed risk based assessment of on-site waste water treatment plants will satisfy the EU water quality directive. [1969/13]
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Water Supply
Clare Daly
724. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the most recent figures for unaccounted for water for each of the local authority administrative areas. [1970/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Security of the Elderly
Finian McGrath
725. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will not to cut the grant for senior alert which is open to persons over 65 years since the 1990's. [1972/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Departmental Funding
Kevin Humphreys
726. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were partially funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2035/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Gender Balance Issues
Regina Doherty
727. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if following the recent EU legislation aimed at improving gender balance on company boards in Europe, the Government has any proposals to encourage this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57888/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Disability Support Services Provision
David Stanton
728. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all sections of the Disability Act 2005 have been fully implemented; if not, the sections of the Act which remain to be implemented; the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
Eoghan Murphy
729. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road accidents in 2012 that involved one or more drivers on a provisional licence. [1734/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Garda Operations
Niall Collins
730. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken to date and the future plans the Gardaí have developed to tackle counterfeit goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55493/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Brendan Smith
731. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Northern Executive and British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to combating the threat presented by militant dissident activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1359/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Numbers
Niall Collins
732. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months; and the list of regulatory impact assessments carried out within his Department in the past twelve months. [57764/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Garda Strength
Terence Flanagan
733. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recent assessment he has made of policing levels in Dublin North East and Dublin North Central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57796/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Leave to Remain
Eamonn Maloney
734. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding applications for leave to remain from 1 January 2008 that are pending a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57809/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Gender Balance Issues
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
735. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no Irish companies have committed to the draft EU Directive to raise the quota of women on company boards to 30% by 2015 and 40% by 2020; if he intends to take action to encourage same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57835/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Gambling Legislation
Niall Collins
736. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed Gambling Bill; the progress that has been made by his Department for the establishment of a gambling and gaming regulator; the organisational structure of the proposed regulator; the proposed remit of such a regulator; the powers that will be vested in the regulator; if his Department has or will be undertaking consultation before the establishment of such a regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Garda Deployment
Michelle Mulherin
737. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the location to which the gardaí attached to Garda stations (details supplied) in County Mayo which are proposed to be closed will be re-stationed; if there will be a Garda car available to these gardaí to police the areas losing a Garda station at the very least during the current opening hours of the said Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57843/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Prisoner Transfers
Pearse Doherty
738. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received an application from a person (details supplied) for the purposes of transferring to a prison here. [57868/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Public Sector Reform Review
Patrick O'Donovan
739. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his Department that have been abolished, merged or re-organised since this Government took office; the savings that have been realised since the changes were made; the level of staff reduction that has been achieved; if he will provide details of further agency reductions that he intends to pursue in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57882/12]