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Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Derek Nolan
63. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for new accommodation, including a timeframe for the delivery of a new educational campus, for an Educate Together primary school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43271/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Derek Nolan
64. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to establish a multidenominational post-primary school in County Galway in view of the increased population figures in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43272/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Foreign Direct Investment
Derek Nolan
99. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail incentivisation schemes available from his Department to encourage foreign direct investment in Ireland in the green energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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IDA Funding
Derek Nolan
106. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the annual budget for the Industrial Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43287/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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General Register Office
Derek Nolan
148. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a new facility equal to the current one at the Irish Life Centre in Dublin in the interests of providing family historians from both home and abroad with a new facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43289/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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School Meals Programme
Derek Nolan
179. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she can justify a DEIS Band 1 school (details supplied) in County Galway receiving just €7,500 for a breakfast club, in view of the fact that the funding amount equates to just 15 cents per child; her views on whether the funding is significantly disproportionate to the amounts that other, less disadvantaged schools in the area are receiving; her views that granting funding to new clubs instead of existing, viable clubs is lacking in fairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43655/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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RAPID Programme
Derek Nolan
231. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions for RAPID schemes in the context of his realignment proposals under his local government reform agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
Derek Nolan
233. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a sewage treatment facility (details supplied) in County Galway will be upgraded and available for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43286/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Derek Nolan
266. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate a timeframe within which the criminal justice (prevention of corruption) Bill 2012 will be introduced into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Derek Nolan
344. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment has been withdrawn from those companies or businesses which were found to have contributed to the horsemeat scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43284/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Agriculture Schemes Penalties
Derek Nolan
345. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of farmers on whom penalties were imposed following a land eligibility inspection in County Tipperary in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Credit Review Office Appeals
Derek Nolan
56. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of businesses which have used State supports such as the Credit Review Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42615/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Credit Review Office Appeals
Derek Nolan
57. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown in tabular form of the number of businesses in the constituency of Galway West which have used State supports for Irish businesses such as the Credit Review Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42616/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Job Creation Data
Derek Nolan
107. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a county breakdown of the number of jobs created by State agencies such as the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42613/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Job Creation Data
Derek Nolan
108. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of jobs created by State agencies such as the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland in Galway city; if he will also provide the numbers for the constituency of Galway West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Derek Nolan
109. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a county breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of businesses which have used State supports such as the microfinance fund and the credit guarantee scheme. [42615/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Derek Nolan
110. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a county breakdown in tabular form of the number of businesses in Galway West which have used State supports for Irish businesses such as the micro-finance fund and the credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42616/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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State Properties
Derek Nolan
206. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will define the authority upon which State owned transport companies dispose of property assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Public Transport Issues
Derek Nolan
207. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria and procedures upon which State owned transport companies assess the suitability of property for disposal by sale or long term lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42606/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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State Properties
Derek Nolan
208. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his Department requires State owned transport companies to consult with stakeholders before disposing of property assets or define properties in respect of their strategic, long term, infrastructure needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42607/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Derek Nolan
372. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any agreement, currently or historically, in place between his Department and Mountain Rescue Ireland in relation to insurance costs for the organisation; if he will provide all the details relating to the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Disadvantaged Status
Derek Nolan
144. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any specific provisions in place within schools to provide books and other materials for disadvantaged students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Book Rental Scheme
Derek Nolan
148. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools in County Galway that have a book rental scheme in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Book Rental Scheme
Derek Nolan
162. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools in County Galway that have a book rental scheme in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/13]
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
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Disadvantaged Status
Derek Nolan
163. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any specific provisions in place within schools to provide books and other materials to disadvantaged students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41435/13]
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
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Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility
Derek Nolan
126. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider extending the warmer homes scheme to apartment buildings, particularly when applicants fulfil all of the other eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39870/13]
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Derek Nolan
141. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a deadline in place for the National Asset Management Agency to transfer a number of its properties to social housing initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40122/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Work Permit Applications
Derek Nolan
485. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for an employment permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Derek Nolan
225. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide further information explaining the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has provided substantial evidence of independent residency, has been refused his or her grant from Student Universal Support Ireland on these grounds; his views on whether the regulations in this regard are too strict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36262/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
134. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35446/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
176. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36046/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Property Taxation Collection
Derek Nolan
294. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority, of the amount of revenue he expects to raise annually from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35364/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Tax Yield
Derek Nolan
295. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue he expects to raise from the local property tax from July to December this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35365/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Departmental Functions
Derek Nolan
296. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that conditions do not exist for the re-emergence of a property bubble in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35366/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Departmental Functions
Derek Nolan
297. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the analysis that has been done by his Department on the role played by the impact of high inflation, due to lack of control of interest rates, in creating the current economic crisis; the way his Department proposes to deal with a possible recurrence of such high inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35367/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
305. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Derek Nolan
371. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, the monetary value per school invested by his Department in primary and post-primary schools in Galway West since March 2011, including new school builds, emergency funding and extensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35357/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
388. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36043/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
439. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36048/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Work Permit Applications
Derek Nolan
466. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position on a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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IDA Staff
Derek Nolan
474. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in the Industrial Development Agency Ireland is necessary; if the organisation ensures that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the organisation ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if on their return the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on company business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35369/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Enterprise Ireland Staff
Derek Nolan
475. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in Enterprise Ireland is necessary; if the organisation ensures that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the organisation ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on company business overseas [35370/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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State Pensions Reform
Derek Nolan
489. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the State pension - transition which is currently payable to claimants aged 65 years beyond the proposed cut-off date of 1 January 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34227/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Live Register Data
Derek Nolan
651. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a yearly breakdown by local authority area of the average length of time a person is long-term unemployed, short-term unemployed or otherwise for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
672. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36049/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
692. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36039/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
733. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensures the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36041/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield
Derek Nolan
739. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue he expects to raise from the non-principal private residence charge from July to December this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35365/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Local Authority Funding
Derek Nolan
838. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by local authority the expected annual increase and-or decrease in revenue when local authorities replace the local government fund contribution with the new local property tax; if he will include the amount of revenue for both the LGF and the LPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35444/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Official Travel
Derek Nolan
852. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business is case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36044/13]