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Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Road Safety Issues
Ciara Conway
198. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay of the review of the CT68 form in view of the fact that a Garda delegation was sent to Australia to examine documentation more than six years ago and that the process has been under way since 2006; if he will provide a timescale for this issue to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30988/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Road Safety Issues
Ciara Conway
199. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has asked that the group, the Garda, Road Safety Authority and National Roads Authority, currently reviewing the CT68 form used by the gardaí after a serious road collision will consider including reference on the form to the very tragic cases where a pregnant woman is killed in a road collision and the lives of the woman and her unborn child are lost. [30990/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Road Safety Issues
Ciara Conway
200. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has asked that the group, the Garda, Road Safety Authority and National Roads Authority, currently reviewing the CT68 form used by the Garda after a serious road collision will consider including a section on the form recording hit and run cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30991/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Ciara Conway
550. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health when he intends to fill posts related to areas of diabetes care in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30111/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Ciara Conway
561. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health when he intends to fill posts related to areas of diabetes care in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30182/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Child Protection Issues
Ciara Conway
202. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Reception and Integration Agency’s child protection policy is based on centre staff who are not RIA employees relaying a concern to the designated child protection staff member rather than the families communicating their concerns directly to the Health Service Executive or an independent body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28393/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Child Protection Issues
Ciara Conway
203. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has be drawn to the circumstances whereby the vast majority of parents in direct provision do not know their children’s rights and therefore do not know when their rights are violated in accordance with Children First guidelines and that they are afraid to make referrals because they may face repercussions such as transfers from one accommodation centre to another that is equally child unfriendly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28394/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Inland Fisheries
Ciara Conway
155. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there appears to be no representation for commercial fishermen on the board of the IFI; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a perception amongst commercial fishermen that the board is weighted towards anglers; his views on the process of appointments to the board; if he will provide an update on any plans to redress this perceived imbalance by appointing a specific representative for Commercial Fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26028/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Youth Services Provision
Ciara Conway
211. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to protect, enhance and develop youth work services, in particular those run by Foróige in Waterford city and county; if she will commit to ringfencing the funding these services receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26279/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Corporation Tax
Ciara Conway
146. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the way companies other than Apple have had special arrangements with the Irish tax authorities to reduce their tax levels; if he will list these in tabular form; when these agreements were negotiated; by whom they were negotiated and under what authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Corporation Tax
Ciara Conway
147. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance in respect of a special tax arrangement afforded to the Apple company, if any taxpayer can seek such a reduced tax arrangement; if he will give details on the mechanism and process for deciding the special tax rate that is paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25184/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Corporation Tax
Ciara Conway
148. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance in respect of special tax arrangements afforded to Apple operations based here, if he will publish figures of the benefit to the Irish State of these tax arrangements; the amount the State would have stood to gain had normal tax rates been applied for each of the years this company has been operational here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25185/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Corporation Tax
Ciara Conway
149. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures on the gains to the Exchequer as a result of special tax arrangements granted to foreign direct investors here for the past ten years, as against the gain that could have been incurred were normal tax rules to have been applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25186/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Corporation Tax
Ciara Conway
150. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the special arrangement afforded to the Apple company, the areas other than corporation tax that are open in the tax code for negotiation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25187/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Motor Tax Collection
Ciara Conway
454. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the so-called sportsman tax (details supplied); his plans to reintroduce this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/13]
Tue, 21 May 2013
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Fisheries Protection
Ciara Conway
457. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will commission the IFI to undertake a survey into the status of harbour eels in the Waterford estuary to establish the volume and age of eels in the area; if local fishermen could be employed to help conduct this survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Pension Provisions
Ciara Conway
122. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if it is the case that a person (details supplied) in County Waterford could stand to lose their pension as is outlined; if an alternative to this is being considered; if an alternative measure will be implemented; the options open to this employee to prevent a loss of pensions' savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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VAT Rates Application
Ciara Conway
160. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the rate of VAT on each of the following contraceptives, all types of contraceptive pill available over the counter here, in addition to contraceptive patches, implants, injectable contraception, emergency contraception, vaginal rings, implants, diaphragms, condoms, injectable and intra-uterine devices and systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21578/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Hospital Services
Ciara Conway
418. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will identify the locations of the public obstetric units across the country which are deemed appropriate locations for any procedures that may arise out of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Tax Code
Ciara Conway
98. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding administration fees; the reason it appears an administration fee is applied in the case of car exports but not in the case of the imports; if he will clarify the way this administration fee is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/13]