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Wed, 8 May 2013
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Road Safety Issues
David Stanton
244. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 30 April 2013, if he will, in the context of any future changes to EU legislation on roadworthiness testing, seek to have that legislation changed to allow vehicles to be tested by reference to the date of a vehicle's test date where the car has been pre-declared off the road as part of a legal process regulated by a member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21785/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Social Insurance Issues
David Stanton
197. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the position of working proprietary directors and PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21414/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
David Stanton
218. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, the procedures, if any, in place whereby a landlord may recoup rent supplement owed to him or whereby the Department may recoup unpaid rent supplement from the rent supplement recipient; the action, if any, the Department may take on notification by a landlord that they have not been receiving payment from the rent supplement recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21354/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
David Stanton
219. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, if her attention has been drawn to the number of cases where rent supplement is not passed on to the landlord; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21355/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Stanton
236. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the orthopaedic waiting lists in County Cork by hospital; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for initial consultation and surgery respectively; the timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20654/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Stanton
237. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed its validation of the orthopaedic waiting list which commenced in July 2012; the effect, if any, of this on waiting lists in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20655/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Stanton
238. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed the orthopaedic outpatient improvement plan; the effect, if any, of this on waiting lists in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20656/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Stanton
239. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of public orthopaedic consultants in each hospital in County Cork; if these consultants are permanent full time staff; when they took up their positions; the frequency of their outpatient clinics; the plans if any to recruit further public orthopaedic consultants to address long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20657/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Stanton
240. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made with the Musculoskeletal Initiative in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, which forms part of the Health Service Executive national clinical programme for orthopaedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Energy Resources
David Stanton
364. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of wood pellets in the marketplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20329/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Road Safety Issues
David Stanton
613. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 729 of 19 June 2012 and 1137 of 16 January 2013, if he will provide an update on his engagement with the European Commission to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20158/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Departmental Staff Data
David Stanton
13. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors currently employed by her Department; if the new panel of medical assessors has now been created; the number of persons on this panel; the number of additional medical assessors due to be recruited this year and expected start date of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18701/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Medical Card Withdrawals
David Stanton
234. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any incident where a medical card was withdrawn without any notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Job Creation
David Stanton
125. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his policies to support the creation of jobs in the town centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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EU Funding
David Stanton
136. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will advise on the amount of EU funding available to Ireland under the PCP and PPI in the ICT FP7 and CIP programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18593/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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EU Funding
David Stanton
317. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ireland was represented at the EU High level PCP-PPI event in Berlin 21-22 March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18820/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Defence Forces Equipment
David Stanton
512. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland will be represented at the international conference on Opportunities for Innovation Oriented Procurement in the Defence and Security Sectors in Leiden, the Netherlands, on the 25 and 26 of April 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18821/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Motor Tax Yield
David Stanton
173. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of motor tax receipts in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively; the number of vehicles taxed in each of these years; the number who opted for three month, six month and 12 month tax discs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18128/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Unfinished Housing Developments
David Stanton
820. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing developments in respect of each local authority that have yet to be taken in charge; if he will provide a breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17036/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Planning Issues
David Stanton
821. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of value of bonds held by financial institutions in respect of housing developments in each of the respective local authority areas; the way these bonds can be accessed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17037/13]