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Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Psychological Assessments
Joan Collins
136. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Dublin has requested assessment for eight students for special needs assistant support and only one student has been assessed by the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, and they have yet to receive the report from NEPS. [33686/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Departmental Funding
Joan Collins
179. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants are available for Irish dancing groups to assist them in attending world championships; and if he will list those grants and the way to apply for them. [33700/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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School Completion Programme
Joan Collins
228. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the proposals put forward by the co-ordinator of the Dominican Campus school completion programme with the support of the three primary schools (details supplied); if she has considered the proposals; and if she will respond to same. [33690/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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National Car Test
Joan Collins
143. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the reason a national car testing centre (details supplied) in Dublin 12 cannot process vintage cars for the €200 VRT charge. [33152/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Joan Collins
351. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection her views that the criteria that eligibility for community employment schemes is only based on receiving a jobseeker's payment for 12 months at the time of making his or her application and that persons who are signing on for credits due to the fact that their partner is working is discriminatory on family grounds; and if she will consider changing the eligibility to include those persons signing on for credits. [33548/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Missing Children
Joan Collins
3. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with the launch of the new 116000 number, the number of calls that have been received to date; the amount spent on advertising the line; where this advertising has been targeted; the number of countries that have an operational 116000 service; if long-term funding is now in place for the continuance of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32670/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Joan Collins
12. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his statement that pupil teacher ratios in schools may be increased to pay for the reversal of planned cuts to supports for children with special needs. [32053/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Completion Programme
Joan Collins
44. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the proposals put forward by the SCP co-ordinator of the Dominican Campus school completion programme with the support of the three primary schools; if he has considered the proposals and when he will respond to the proposals. [32052/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Tax Code
Joan Collins
77. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance in view of recent revelations about the low level of corporate tax paid by a number of high-profile companies based here, if he intends to change Ireland's corporate tax regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31888/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Joan Collins
119. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether additional measures beyond the recently passed personal insolvency legislation are now necessary in order to deal with the worsening mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31889/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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EU Conventions
Joan Collins
196. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sign the European Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence before the end of Ireland's presidency (details supplied). [30873/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Disabilities Services Funding
Joan Collins
570. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive funding for adult day services in Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, County Dublin, particularly in view of the fact that it relates to the next group of 18 year olds that would have expected to transfer to that service from this coming September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Pension Provisions
Joan Collins
3. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the An Post pension scheme and the fact that certain pension scheme trustees may have a conflict of interest between their role as a trustee and executive directors of An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29625/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Joan Collins
25. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the sale of the harvesting rights to Coillte will go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Joan Collins
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the planned sale of State assets, including the harvesting rights to Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Departmental Contracts
Joan Collins
75. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to a number of questions in relation to the amount spent by all Departments on outsourcing cleaning and security that were requested in the months of February from this Deputy, if he has costed the amount that would be saved by the Departments if this work was to be done through direct labour by the Departments; and if not, if he will initiate such an exercise and publicly release it within a timeframe. [29567/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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School Accommodation
Joan Collins
101. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding improved accommodation in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [29535/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Pensions Legislation
Joan Collins
138. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding pensions covered by the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Statute of Limitations
Joan Collins
168. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the lifting of the statute bar to allow for women who were victims of symphysiotomy. [29570/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Hospitals Funding
Joan Collins
212. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Adelaide and Meath hospital, Dublin has applied for funding for spinal services after the loss of two surgeons in the recent past (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29518/13]