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Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Dara Calleary
176. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department considered the risks associated with time lock mechanisms before including such mechanisms as a requirement for strong rooms in the context of SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Dara Calleary
177. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if alternatives to time lock mechanisms for strong rooms were considered, such as distress codes in alarm systems, in the context of SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017; if so, the reason these alternatives were discounted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Dara Calleary
178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department considered the impact of the requirements contained in SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017 on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/18]
Tue, 27 Mar 2018
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Dara Calleary
73. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal rules surrounding the expected surplus from NAMA; if it will be considered a financial transaction; if it will be possible to utilise the proceeds for expenditure without impact on the expenditure benchmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13128/18]
Tue, 27 Mar 2018
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GLAS Payments
Dara Calleary
495. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a GLAS payment; the reason the processing of the farmer's application has been delayed; if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14110/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Public Sector Pay
Dara Calleary
1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the content of the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the actions he will take from the report; his plans for process to pay and equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13698/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Dara Calleary
3. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislation to increase the compulsory retirement age for public servants will be published; the timeframe for the legislation to pass in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13699/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Dara Calleary
19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Government Procurement has a statutory or other authority to advise, consult or manage local authority procurement processes; the policies in place to ensure fairness and consistent public procurement processes are used by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Vacant Properties Data
Dara Calleary
28. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant properties in ownership of or under the control of his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of properties which are brown field sites that could be used for residential development; the number of properties that are vacant dwellings or properties that could be used for dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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National Development Plan
Dara Calleary
36. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account for Brexit as outlined by both the ESRI report and the Copenhagen report on Brexit; the amount of available fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 which has been used up from the national development plan; if the Exchequer borrowing requirement will be raised as a result of the national development plan; if IFAC has been consulted specifically in relation to the borrowing requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Public Sector Pay
Dara Calleary
63. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Department has made on the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the scope of the report; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11316/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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National Development Plan Data
Dara Calleary
64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account for Brexit as outlined by both the ESRI report and the Copenhagen report on Brexit; the amount of the available fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 that has been used up from the national development plan; if the Exchequer borrowing requirement will be raised as a result of the national development plan; if the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, has been consulted specifically in relation to the borrowing requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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DEIS Applications
Dara Calleary
74. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 7 February 2018, if the updated information has been received by his Department; and if the position of the school in respect of DEIS inclusion has been reassessed accordingly. [13418/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Hospital Services
Dara Calleary
210. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place for the delivery of kidney dialysis for persons from either abroad or another part of the country who may be visiting an area temporarily for a family event and who require dialysis during this time; if so, the protocol procedure; and if not, his plans to introduce such a protocol to alleviate the stress on patients and families involved in organising such treatment [13430/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
Dara Calleary
286. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if cuts to administrative costs have been imposed on rural social schemes; the rationale behind these cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13284/18]
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
Dara Calleary
118. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the civil service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11865/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
Dara Calleary
3. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11855/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
Dara Calleary
29. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11859/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
Dara Calleary
66. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11858/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Civil Service Staff Data
Dara Calleary
125. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in the Civil Service at the grade of principal officer or higher who entered the service other than through an entry level competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the alternative recruitment decision. [11834/18]