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Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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School Funding
Joanna Tuffy
155. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49329/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Vaccination Programme
Joanna Tuffy
1169. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when he will put in place a package of supports to meet the needs of children, adolescents and young adults affected by Narcolepsy after vaccination with Pandemrix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Road Improvement Schemes
Joanna Tuffy
1231. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed flyover at Newlands Cross, Clondalkin, Dublin and if the impact of works and the completed project on residents will be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48508/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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VAT Rate Increases
Joanna Tuffy
50. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding value added tax being applied to school books; if there are plans to have parity in relation to the VAT regime for school books that are available as ebooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46925/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Joanna Tuffy
147. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the entitlement of nationals of EU members states that are resident in Ireland to local authority housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47133/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Student Support Schemes Issues
Joanna Tuffy
233. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any State or European funded grants that are specifically targeted at women who study engineering at third level here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46087/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Student Support Schemes Issues
Joanna Tuffy
234. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available for mature students who undertake third level study in addition to the higher education grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46088/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Student Support Schemes Issues
Joanna Tuffy
347. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding social welfare recipients may access towards courses that are not provided to them for free but that will lead them to be better skilled and or qualified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46089/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Speech and Language Therapy
Joanna Tuffy
634. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the waiting period, for the last four years, for children seeking speech therapy services in the Lucan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46050/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Speech and Language Therapy
Joanna Tuffy
635. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting period for speech therapy in the Lucan area and the need to address this situation because of the large number of children who require these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46051/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Joanna Tuffy
91. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up to date position with the Irish overseas aid programme up to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45479/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Joanna Tuffy
101. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on estimated tax revenue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45484/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Joanna Tuffy
166. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on estimated savings in Social Protection expenditure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45485/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
Joanna Tuffy
229. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 is entitled to a refund for medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45471/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Joanna Tuffy
90. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax yield for a full year if the universal social charge was reformed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45113/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Pension Provisions
Joanna Tuffy
172. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the number of recipients who are in receipt of a reduced rate State contributory pension arising from the changes introduced from 1 September 2012 to the yearly average bands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45217/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Pension Provisions
Joanna Tuffy
173. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the number of recipients who are in receipt of reduced rate State contributory pension arising from their eligibility for having a yearly average of at least 10 full rate contributions paid and or credited from the date of entry into insurance to the end of the last full contribution year before reaching age 66 years. [45218/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Fuel Prices
Joanna Tuffy
213. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the Irish Road Haulage Association’s proposal for the introduction of an EUR essential user fuel rRebate for the industry which proposal may increase revenue to the exchequer and could save many small and medium sized haulage companies from going into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44660/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Pension Provisions
Joanna Tuffy
301. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if options have been considered to alleviate the shortfall in income for workers who are not covered by the homemaker’s scheme and who are facing reduced pension entitlements as a result of the introduction of new PRSI contribution rates and bands since 1 September 2012; if she will set out feasible measures that could be taken to moderate or offset the negative impact on workers currently of retirement age who have had little time to prepare for change, drawing on and or supplementing analysis in the Green Paper on Pensions; and if she will provide costings with regard to backdating the scheme, updating estimates presented in the Green Paper. [44106/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
Joanna Tuffy
53. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to contact Allied Irish Bank regarding the recent announcement to increase their mortgage rates by 0.5% which is the bank's second rate rise within the past few months; if his attention has been drawn to the impact that this increase will have on distressed mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44011/12]