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Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
Finian McGrath
592. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme Pension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Inland Waterways By-laws
Finian McGrath
602. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland and its call for new canal by-laws via a dedicated canal Bill (details supplied) as our canals are an important amenity which is part of our heritage and can be a great source for tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5332/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
Finian McGrath
31. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to support a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Office of the Ombudsman Investigations
Finian McGrath
34. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 14 October 2015, if he is aware that the judicial reviews against the ombudsman have been settled on terms favourable to the applicants; if he will examine changes to the in-house complaints procedure to ensure that needless and expensive court challenges are not required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4505/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Departmental Agencies Expenditure
Finian McGrath
35. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the Commission for Public Service Appointments incurred in independent psychologist fees in the years 2012 to 2016 to date; if he will sanction the employment of a psychologist to professionally assist the commission in discharging its important duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4506/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Commission for Public Service Appointments
Finian McGrath
36. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 14 October 2015, the date the legal tender was entered into; if it prevented the Commission for Public Service Appointments from having recourse to the taxing master process; why substantial fees were incurred in this case; if he is aware that the commission is liable for discharging the legal fees of the applicant who successfully argued that the commission was subject to judicial review; given this judgment, the changes he will introduce in the personnel, procedures and processes of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4507/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Departmental Staff Career Breaks
Finian McGrath
37. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options open to a civil servant on a six-month career break to extend it by a further two months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4508/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Departmental Staff Retirements
Finian McGrath
38. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an existing contract is in place to provide retirement planning courses for civil servants; when the next tendering process will take place for such courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4509/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Parole Boards
Finian McGrath
51. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in giving effect to the 2011 decision to establish the Parole Board on a legally independent basis; the details of appointments made to the board in the past three years; if the vacancies were advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4511/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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After-School Support Services
Finian McGrath
56. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he has taken and when he will establish a group to agree a model for after-school care, including a quality framework (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4559/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Action Plan on Bullying
Finian McGrath
57. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will publish a national strategy on children’s cyber safety and to ratify United Nations treaties to protect children online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4564/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Finian McGrath
58. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health why a drugs treatment centre (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being forced to close due to threats and intimidation; to act on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Finian McGrath
71. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the huge distress for psychiatric patients at an institution (details supplied) which prohibits smoking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4565/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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International Election Monitoring
Finian McGrath
73. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and on what basis additional persons have been added to the Election Observation Roster since it was established in May 2013; how the assessors involved in the Roster selection were selected and appointed; the number of days they worked for his Department and the daily fee they were paid; if he sought the views of the European Commission on whether this selection process met the high standards expected by the Commission; if the current model of selection will stand up to review such as in a case where an original Roster member who was not selected but who has significantly better qualifications and experience than those who were; if he will arrange for an independent review of the Roster system, including the selection processes; if he will conduct a fresh selection process in 2016 that will include professional interviews to ensure that the Roster is based on merit alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Third Level Participation
Finian McGrath
85. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support Aontas in its efforts to build further on adult learning in third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4561/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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School Accommodation
Finian McGrath
86. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4562/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Renewable Energy Generation
Finian McGrath
95. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to support a matter (details supplied) regarding geothermal energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Hedge Cutting Season
Finian McGrath
97. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to support a matter on Birdwatch Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4558/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Finian McGrath
94. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health to ensure all persons with a disability who need speech and language and therapy services get adequate services in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3327/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Tax Yield
Finian McGrath
179. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the additional yield that would be generated if the 8% universal social charge rate was increased to 9% for persons earning over €70,044 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/16]