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Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Courts Service Issues
Brendan Smith
191. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Ballyconnell District Court, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/13]
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Courts Service Issues
Brendan Smith
192. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Virginia District Court, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3394/13]
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Courts Service Issues
Brendan Smith
193. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Clones District Court, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/13]
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Animal Disease Controls
Brendan Smith
222. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a compensation programme in respect of losses incurred by farmers under the BVD eradication programme; his plans to re-introduce the €100 welfare payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3442/13]
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Driving Licence Issues
Brendan Smith
251. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concern among general photography/camera businesses in relation to the changes for the issue of photographs for new driving licences; if provision will be made to ensure that existing operators will be able to meet with the appropriate photo requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3628/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Brendan Smith
157. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind reducing training allowance for further education and training participants in view of the fact that the majority of these students are disadvantaged students who should be helped to return to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2715/13]
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Tax Reliefs Application
Brendan Smith
67. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he proposes to extend the excise rebate on diesel to passenger transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2069/13]
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Deposit Interest Rates
Brendan Smith
70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the matter of recent drop in deposit interest rate by An Post and if he will explain the reason this is justified; if savings of Irish savers are no longer required since the Euro financial crisis and general liquidity has improved somewhat; if we now want to raise borrowings at more expensive rates on the international bond market; if we are trying to divert Irish savers to some other product; if he will explain the drop which is way ahead of recent trends in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2145/13]
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Brendan Smith
130. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced by householders whose quality of life is diminished as a result of daylight being blocked from their homes by the presence of Leylandi trees growing in neighbouring gardens; if he will introduce regulations into the planning process or otherwise which would limit the type and height of trees that may be grown in urban gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2081/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Brendan Smith
1. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the outbreak of sectarian violence in Belfast over the past number of weeks over flag protocols at Belfast City Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1357/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Brendan Smith
4. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in relation to requesting a full independent inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane since the publication of the De Silva report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1358/13]
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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Garda Investigations
Brendan Smith
816. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the investigations into the bombing at Belturbet, County Cavan, of December 1972 which caused the death of two young persons; if he is satisfied with the level of cooperation from statutory agencies outside the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1956/13]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Brendan Smith
47. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to set out interim targets in relation to funding levels for overseas development aid to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57462/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Anti-Social Driving Practices
Brendan Smith
50. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 17 October 2012, if contact has been made with the Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive or with other Departments or agencies on a cross-Border basis to deal with serious anti-social driving practices on the N54-A3 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57527/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Irish Language Issues
Brendan Smith
51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the Irish Language Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57552/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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EU Presidency Expenditure
Brendan Smith
52. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his priorities for the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57598/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Brendan Smith
106. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal to provide a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the timescale for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57412/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Schools Refurbishment
Brendan Smith
107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the length of time the request has been with his Department; the steps taken in processing the application to date; the reason it has not yet been approved; the estimated cost of the project and the options regarding funding schemes available; if a summary of the technical report on the school will be given; if he has particular departmental policy on the funding of these small minority schools; if approval will now be given for approval and the processing stages which need to be gone through before approval to go to contract is given. [57428/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Brendan Smith
110. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in relation to the possibility of having a proposed building project restored to his Department's school building programme (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this project will be prioritised in view of the over-reliance on temporary accommodation at this school where enrolment has grown rapidly over the past number of years and where the long-term permanent accommodation needs of the school have been accepted for some time by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57463/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Brendan Smith
111. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in having a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan restored to his Department's school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57464/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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EU Programmes
Brendan Smith
127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date in relation to the establishment of a successor programme to the Peace III Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57599/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Trade Agreements
Brendan Smith
137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions he has had to date with the EU Trade Commissioner de Gucht in relation to the EU-Canadian trade negotiations; if he has outlined the need to protect the European beef market in view of the importance of the beef sector to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57703/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Irish Language Issues
Brendan Smith
171. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position in relation to the Irish Language Act; the discussions he has had with the Culture Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57630/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Telecommunications Services Provision
Brendan Smith
185. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of concerns in relation to the poor mobile telephone coverage in parts of the country, if he has outlined to the mobile telecommunications companies the need to invest to provide adequate mobile telecommunications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57600/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure
Brendan Smith
198. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the allocations made to Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council under the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability for each year since 2007; the funding drawn down by each council each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57638/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Beef Industry Issues
Brendan Smith
262. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had to date with EU Trade Commissioner de Gucht in relation to the EU-Canadian trade negotiations in view of the absolute need to protect the European beef market in view of the importance of the beef sector to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57683/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Hospital Services
Brendan Smith
321. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to provide a Medical Assessment Unit at Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57628/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Road Improvement Schemes
Brendan Smith
343. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to Monaghan County Council in 2013 to finalise the preparatory work on the N2 Clontibret to the Border road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57411/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Local Improvements Scheme
Brendan Smith
358. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate funding in 2013 to local authorities for local improvement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57629/12]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Road Improvement Schemes
Brendan Smith
359. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that funding is provided to Cavan County Council for the 2013 road works scheme; if he will outline the progress of the proposed major upgrading of the East/West route from Cootehill to Dundalk [57639/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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General Practitioner Services
Brendan Smith
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when he will reduce general practitioner remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57083/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Primary Care Services Provision
Brendan Smith
70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of additional primary care posts that will be in place in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57084/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Foreign Conflicts
Brendan Smith
82. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that a resolution of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a key objective of Ireland's Presidency of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57269/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Foreign Conflicts
Brendan Smith
83. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at the UN Human Rights Council the ongoing violations of human rights within the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57270/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Humanitarian Aid
Brendan Smith
84. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will allocate additional overseas development aid to assist the humanitarian relief efforts in Syria and in surrounding countries in view of the fact that the crisis in Syria has intensified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57271/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Brendan Smith
85. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will specify all sources of funding towards the total overseas development programme of €623 million for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57272/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Brendan Smith
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of a proposed building project for a school (details supplied); when this project is likely to proceed to the next stage; and the likely timescale for the project to proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57139/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Child Care Services Provision
Brendan Smith
103. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to regulate all paid child minders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56709/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Public Inquiries
Brendan Smith
122. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has outlined to the British Government that their refusal to hold a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane is a breach of an international agreement between Ireland and Britain; the way he intends to pursue this breach of an international agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56993/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Public Inquiries
Brendan Smith
123. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has outlined to the British Government that their refusal to hold a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane is a breach of an international agreement between Ireland and Britain; the way he intends to pursue this breach of an international agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56994/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Public Inquiries
Brendan Smith
124. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the inadequacy of the recent de Silva Report on the brutal murder of Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57048/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Public Inquiries
Brendan Smith
125. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the British Government the need for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57049/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Turbary Rights
Brendan Smith
408. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will obtain compensation in respect of the cessation of turf cutting at Cloughbally/Killacunny Bog, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56919/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Agriculture Schemes Data
Brendan Smith
15. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full breakdown of all the penalties across all the different direct payment scheme of single farm payment, disadvantaged area scheme, REP scheme, agri environment options scheme, sheep grassland, suckler cow welfare and any other farm scheme for 2011 with a county breakdown outlining the number of applicants; the number paid; the penalties applied under cross compliance and land eligibility; the financial value of the penalty for each scheme and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55972/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers
Brendan Smith
41. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in respect of details on the number of single farm payment and disadvantaged areas applications for County Leitrim covering the number of land eligibility and cross compliance inspections; the number of satellite inspections and the number of farmers that received penalties across these schemes for 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55975/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
Brendan Smith
53. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the matter of US immigration reform and the status of the undocumented Irish with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56191/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Trade Agreements
Brendan Smith
54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of the EU-US trade agreement with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56192/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Illegal Israeli Settlements
Brendan Smith
55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of recently announced illegal Israeli settlement development with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56193/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Foreign Conflicts
Brendan Smith
56. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of the conflict in Syria during the OSCE conference last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56194/12]