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Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Joe Higgins
1. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet sub-committee meetings that were held in July, August and September 2014. [35180/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Joe Higgins
2. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on justice reform was held and when the next one is scheduled. [35182/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Health Services Staff Data
Joe Higgins
121. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 9 October 2014 the number and percentage of the 13,743 Health Service Executive staff on fixed-term or specified-purpose contracts as of August 2014 who were employed through employment agencies; if he will provide details of the fees, total amount and average percentage of employee salary paid to agencies in this respect; and if he will provide the same information for any additional agency staff working in the HSE not included in those figures. [42790/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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General Practitioner Services
Joe Higgins
131. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his discussions on the extension of free general practitioner visits to those under six years of age and over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42789/14]
Thu, 6 Nov 2014
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Joe Higgins
9. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the level of temporary staffing across the public sector by converting such posts to permanent contracts. [42069/14]
Thu, 6 Nov 2014
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Croke Park Agreement Issues
Joe Higgins
17. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reverse the pay cuts for lower-paid public servants as promised under the Croke Park agreement. [42068/14]
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
8. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will benefit from the changes to the special assignee relief programme, including the scrapping of the ceiling of €500,000, the reduction in the amount of time for which a person must have been employed by a company, and the withdrawal of the requirement not to be tax-resident in another country; and the cost to the Exchequer of these changes. [41749/14]
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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Tax Relief Costs
Joe Higgins
22. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of the extension in budget 2015 of tax breaks for leasing agricultural land; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons and the number of companies benefitting from these tax breaks each year since they were introduced; the benefit per person and per company; and if any analysis has been carried out of the income distributional effects of existing and future tax breaks for the leasing of agricultural land. [41750/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Official Engagements
Joe Higgins
1. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other local officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26762/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Official Engagements
Joe Higgins
2. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the Middle East. [26763/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Constitutional Convention Recommendations
Joe Higgins
5. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the referenda scheduled for the period ahead. [35179/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Water Charges Administration
Joe Higgins
102. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the implementation of the €100 allowance for Irish Water bills through the household benefits package. [41680/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Household Benefits Scheme
Joe Higgins
127. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the impact of possible future water poverty on the social protection budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41681/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Water Supply Contamination
Joe Higgins
397. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intervened with local authorities or other organisations to secure fresh water supplies for a company (details supplied) to deal with an acute outbreak of disease in its salmon in south Connemara; and if his Department lobbied any organisation for favourable terms for the delivery of such fresh water. [41039/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joe Higgins
596. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health his views on the provision of medical treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and his further views on the waiting lists at the hospital. [41032/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Home Care Packages
Joe Higgins
632. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [41227/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Rare Diseases
Joe Higgins
633. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health the research the State is funding and-or collaborating with other states into Gaucher's disease; and if he will report on research the State funds into other rare genetic conditions. [41228/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Rare Diseases
Joe Higgins
634. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to enable screening of Gaucher's disease and other rare genetic conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Palliative Care for Children
Joe Higgins
635. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will make funds available to increase the number of palliative care units for children; if he will report on the assistance the State gives to Laura Lynn hospice in Leopardstown, Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41230/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Irish Water Administration
Joe Higgins
1026. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Irish Water application packs that were returned to sender; if Irish Water has identified the number due to incorrect names, addresses or other information; if Irish Water has destroyed returned post that was marked return to sender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/14]