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Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Traveller Community Issues
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to recognise Traveller ethnicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Prisoner Numbers
Gerry Adams
45. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners held in the State on the 13 September for each of the past five years; the recommended capacity broken down by prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39340/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
87. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to merge the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Department of Justice and Equality into the State Laboratory and its transfer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39387/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
88. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be significant cost savings as a result of the proposed merger of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Department of Justice and Equality into the State Laboratory and its transfer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
89. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the provision of a high quality, independent and seamless scientific service in the administration of justice will be lost by separating the Forensic Science Laboratory from the rest of the criminal justice system and merging it into another organisation with disparate objectives, many of them unrelated to the administration of justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39390/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Energy Schemes Issues
Gerry Adams
145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the situation facing residents in an estate (details supplied) in County Louth; if the development received funding from Sustainable Energy Ireland; the amount of funding that was provided; if he has taken any steps to re-coup any of this money; if he has been in contact with the local authority or other stakeholders in relation to the situation at this estate; if he will intervene in this situation on behalf of local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39515/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
162. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Forensic Science Laboratory underwent any external reviews of its functions and staffing levels in recent years; if the proposed merger into the State Laboratory emerged as an option or a desired outcome from any of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the contacts that he has had with European leaders since the summer recess. [37878/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the issues he will prioritise for the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 October. [37879/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with German Chancellor Angela Merkel since the Dáil went into recess. [37880/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Waste Management Regulations
Gerry Adams
71. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make public his proposals to regulate the domestic waste collection industry. [39070/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
138. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38492/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
179. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38486/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Job Assist Scheme Expenditure
Gerry Adams
204. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer to date of the Revenue job assist programme. [37031/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
280. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38485/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
436. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38483/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Public Procurement Tenders
Gerry Adams
492. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the case that a recent tender process operated by the National Procurement Service on managed print services operated a criteria which effectively excluded more than 90% of potential tenderers on the basis of requiring a minimum average turnover of more than €10 million for the previous three years; his plans to make such tender processes less restrictive to allow small and medium enterprises to tender for State contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38462/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
532. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38490/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
614. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38488/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Gerry Adams
639. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to address the issues of tax parity and PRSI contributions for self-employed workers; her views on whether the current system discourages persons from becoming self-employed due to the absence of a social safety net if business fails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37166/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
Gerry Adams
744. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has decided to withdraw disability benefit payment to persons who take up addiction rehabilitation as part of a community employment scheme; when this decision was made; the savings made as a result of this cut; and the assessments carried out to determine the effect this cut will have on the amount of drug misusers taking up special community employment rehabilitation. [38167/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
784. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; and if she will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38491/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
933. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38479/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Gerry Adams
982. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if the targets contained in the recently published national broadband plan for 30MB broadband speed across rural Ireland involves fibre connectivity as opposed to mobile broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38422/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Gerry Adams
983. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the way he will assess where there has been market failure in the provision of high speed broadband in rural Ireland; if this process has already begun; if any specific areas in County Louth have been identified where the market has failed to provide adequate high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38423/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Gerry Adams
984. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if the towns of County Louth will be included in the 50% of the population to which he is aiming to deliver 70 - 100MB broadband speeds by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38424/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Gerry Adams
985. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the population of County Louth that currently have access to broadband speeds in excess of 70MB and the way this compare to the average across the State. [38425/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
987. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38481/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1099. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38484/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1241. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38489/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1332. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38482/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Reopening
Gerry Adams
1389. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his plans to put together a new agri environment options scheme for farmers for the remainder of 2012; the steps he has taken on the matter; the meetings he has had with farming organisations on the issue; if funding been secured to resource the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37908/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1409. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38478/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Child Protection Issues
Gerry Adams
1480. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a case conference has been held in relation to the cases of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; if no case conference was held the reason for same; and if the Health Service Executive has sought legal advice on this case. [38477/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1481. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if she will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38480/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Equipment
Gerry Adams
1504. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps now in operation at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. [37041/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Equipment
Gerry Adams
1505. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for children to be fitted with insulin pumps at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [37042/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1506. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be fitted with an insulin pump. [37043/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff
Gerry Adams
1507. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a care provider (details supplied) in County Louth was engaged by the Health Service Executive to train staff; the reason the training was outsourced; its cost; and his views on whether such practices are cost effective considering that most HSE training takes place within HSE facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37044/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff
Gerry Adams
1508. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if, as a result of budget constraints, some Health Service Executive staff are no longer rostered to work on weekends and that instead agency staff are hired to plug these gaps; and the cost or saving implications of measures such as these. [37045/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Gerry Adams
1682. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1298 of 18 April 2012, if the two posts in the Rian counselling service in the Health Service Executive north east area have been appointed and if staff are now in position. [37906/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
1683. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he has been in contact with management of a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth and-or Louth County Hospital in Dundalk in relation to implementing cutbacks or reductions in services which will affect patients between now and the end of 2012; the services that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37907/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Gerry Adams
1687. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the report into the circumstances pertaining to the death of a person (details supplied) in County Louth were implemented in full; if any of the decisions announced by the Health Service Executive recently with respect to cuts in agency staffing and overtime hours compromise the implementation of these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38025/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Gerry Adams
1688. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown, including details on the position, role and grade of staff, the number of posts cut from each of the Louth-Meath hospitals as a result of the Health Service Executive decision to cut back on agency staff and overtime hours. [38026/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1689. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all measures being undertaken to cut costs in the Louth-Meath area, including details on the likely impact on health service users of these measures. [38027/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1690. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the risk assessments carried out in relation to decisions by the Health Service Executive to introduce cost cutting measures including the elimination of agency staff and cuts to overtime in the Louth Meath hospital group. [38028/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1694. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any reductions in services in mothers' and children's services in the Louth-Meath hospital group are planned as part of the cost-cutting plans between now and the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38073/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Gerry Adams
1695. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a month-by-month breakdown in tabular form of the number of exemptions granted to the recruitment embargo for each Health Service Executive region since March 2011. [38074/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Eating Disorders
Gerry Adams
1704. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the supports or treatments available to persons suffering from bulimia nervosa here; the number of places available in the State to treat patients suffering from bulimia; the number of persons on waiting lists for such treatment; the timeframe patients are on waiting lists before they receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Eating Disorders
Gerry Adams
1705. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Meath is currently on a waiting list for admittance to a treatment programme for bulimia nervosa; the supports in place or that are being put in place to ensure they get the treatment they require; and the timeframe they will be waiting before they are admitted to a treatment programme. [38121/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Gerry Adams
1743. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list to be fitted with an insulin pump in the Health Service Executive North East region. [38397/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Gerry Adams
1744. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the length of time children currently have to wait to be fitted with an insulin pump from when they first go on the waiting list. [38398/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Gerry Adams
1745. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in each Health Service Executive region for children to be fitted with an insulin pump from when they first go on a waiting list. [38399/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Gerry Adams
1749. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children State wide on waiting lists to be fitted with insulin pumps [38408/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Pharmacy Regulations
Gerry Adams
1756. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there are loopholes which allow a pharmacist who has been struck off from practising as a pharmacist in the North to be allowed to work as a pharmacist in the South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38452/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1758. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38487/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Infectious Diseases Incidence
Gerry Adams
1759. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 15 March 2012 if he has commissioned a report in relation to an outbreak of Clostridium Difficile at a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth in 2010; if that report has been completed; if the report has been forwarded to him; the outcome and findings of that report; if any patient deaths were related or linked to the outbreak; and if so, the number of same; if the report will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38503/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Expenditure
Gerry Adams
1765. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of how the €130 million in cuts announced by the Health Service Executive in late August will affect the HSE north east region; the services that will be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38562/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Expenditure
Gerry Adams
1766. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the date on which he signed off on the decision to cut a further €130 million worth of services between September and the end of 2012; and if he will provide the timeline of events. [38563/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
1919. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff who availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38493/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Company Closures
Gerry Adams
299 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has kept in contact with negotiations between a company (details supplied) and its employees in the Dundalk and Kilkenny Brewery who are to lose their jobs; if his attention has been drawn to the current state of the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36257/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
Gerry Adams
373 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if the group established in her Department to examine the position of part-time firefighters in relation to unemployment payments has concluded its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[36261/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Health Service Executive Funding
Gerry Adams
731 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if funding has been available to the dignity for patients campaign group to allow them to represent patients who were the victims of sexual abuse in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth.
[36258/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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National Counselling Service
Gerry Adams
732 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for adult victims of sexual abuse for counselling in the County Louth area.
[36259/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Abuse in Hospitals
Gerry Adams
733 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will hold a public inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse of patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth.
[36260/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Cultural Development
Gerry Adams
31 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the intergovernmental strategies he has planned to position culture, heritage, and the creative industries as the foundation of a new economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35424/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Scéimeanna Teanga
Gerry Adams
17
D’fhiafraigh Gerry Adams den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid scéim teanga atá daingnithe ag an Roinn ó thús na bliana agus an féidir leis clár ama a thabhairt dúinn faoin méid atá fós le daingniú; an féidir leis liosta de na scéimeanna teanga atá imithe in éag le breis agus trí bliana a thabhairt dúinn freisin.
[35023/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Traveller Community
Gerry Adams
255 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the groups and organisations he has consulted with in relation to the issue of the recognition of Travellers as a distinct ethnic group.
[35587/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Traveller Community
Gerry Adams
256 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the possibility of the Government recognising travellers as an ethnic group.
[35588/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Departmental Staff
Gerry Adams
2 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if his Department has re-employed any retired civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30544/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Gerry Adams
47 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional persons to whom the new lower rent supplement ceiling was applied in the last month; the number who have been forced to move as a consequence of the new ceiling to date in 2012; her views on the fact that it may be too late for parents who are forced to leave their locality to enrol their children in new schools; and if she will seek to make savings on rent supplement by negotiating directly with landlord representatives instead of placing exclusive responsibility for achieving her Departments savings on individual vulnerable tenants.
[34936/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Commemorative Events
Gerry Adams
396 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultations that have been held with cultural or arts groups regarding the forthcoming centenary commemorations.
[35212/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Merger of Cultural Institutions
Gerry Adams
384 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost-benefit analysis or impact assessment he has carried out in relation to the plan to merge the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Crawford Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland.
[34770/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Merger of Cultural Institutions
Gerry Adams
387 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he has taken to address widespread public concern regarding the undermining of the arms-length principle in cultural decision-making and funding across our national cultural institutions and Culture Ireland in view of his plans to abolish or amalgamate cultural institutions or absorb their functions into his Department; if he has met with the cultural organisations in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34821/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Merger of Cultural Institutions
Gerry Adams
391 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has engaged with the National Campaign for the Arts in relation to his plans to merge some cultural institutions together and to absorb them into his Deptartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35049/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Arts Council Funding
Gerry Adams
392 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total level of funding of the Arts Council each year since 2007 in tabular form.
[35050/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Departmental Agencies
Gerry Adams
395 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends to begin the process for the recruitment of a new CEO for Culture Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35211/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Gerry Adams
813 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds available in County Louth at present; the number that are public beds; the number that are private; and if he will provide the comparable numbers for each year since 2007 in tabular form.
[35166/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Gerry Adams
819 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes that have been closed in each Health Service Executive regon since the begining of 2012.
[35186/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Gerry Adams
820 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the residential units or nursing homes that have had beds closed since the begining of 2012 and the number of beds in each case in tabular form.
[35187/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Gerry Adams
821 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in public nursing homes that are due to be closed in each Health Service Executive region between now and the end of 2012.
[35188/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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The Gathering
Gerry Adams
881 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultations that have been held with cultural or arts groups regarding The Gathering.
[35213/12]
Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Enterprise Support Services
Gerry Adams
31 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the financial support will be available to allow the small and medium-sized enterprises to access cloud computing.
[33851/12]
Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Enterprise Support Services
Gerry Adams
42 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the support will be available for small and medium-sized enterprises to develop a presence on the internet.
[33852/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Office of the Attorney General
Gerry Adams
1 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of staff currently employed in the Office of the Attorney General. [23755/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Office of the Attorney General
Gerry Adams
2 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if any assessments regarding staff numbers and efficiency has been held in relation to the Office of the Attorney General since he took office. [23756/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Employment Rights
Gerry Adams
3 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the social partners since the Easter recess. [23766/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Gerry Adams
8 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to bring forward legislation on Cabinet confidentiality. [30541/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Care Services
Gerry Adams
55 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of the 2,343 applications made to the childcare capital programme 2012 that listed dampness problems or sewerage problems or sanitary and hygiene problems as reasons for the applications; and the number of these applications that were successful.
[33327/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Gerry Adams
73 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012; and when all Stages of the Bill will be passed.
[33034/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Legislative Programme
Gerry Adams
100 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012; and when all Stages of the Bills will be passed.
[33034/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Gerry Adams
345 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current residents of the Mosney camp, County Meath are to be relocated to an alternative site; if they are to be relocated to an alternative site; and if the Bettystown Court Hotel is being considered as a possible option.
[32992/12]
Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Tax Yield
Gerry Adams
15 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has ever produced an estimate of the potential revenue yield to the State from the introduction of a wealth tax; if so, if he will quantify the estimate and the methodology used to calculate it.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
written
Credit Unions Regulation
Gerry Adams
28 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the application of lending restrictions on credit unions by the Financial Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
written
European Central Bank
Gerry Adams
77 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the recent contacts he has had with ECB Chief Mario Draghi.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
oral
Freedom of Information
Gerry Adams
2 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the freedom of information requests that have been received by his Department in 2012; the number that have been granted; the total fees for search and retrieval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23769/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
oral
Consultancy Contracts
Gerry Adams
5 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the total cost of consultants hired by his Department in 2012. [23762/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
oral
European Council Meetings
Gerry Adams
8 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the issues he will prioritise at the EU summit meeting on the 28-29 June. [23869/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
oral
European Council Meetings
Gerry Adams
9 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will attend an informal meeting of heads of Government in the EU on 23 May in advance of the June European Council meeting. [23870/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
oral
European Council Meetings
Gerry Adams
10 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has submitted any proposals to the informal meeting of European Leaders on 23 May. [23871/12]