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Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Economic Data
Noel Grealish
77. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the gross domestic product in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Economic Data
Noel Grealish
78. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the rate of growth in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49511/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Foreign Direct Investment
Noel Grealish
133. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the rate of foreign direct investment in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49512/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Food Labelling
Noel Grealish
150. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of national food labelling legislation; his views on front-of-pack nutrition labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Genetically Modified Organisms
Noel Grealish
188. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the use of genetically modified organisms, pesticides and palm oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49517/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Waste Management
Noel Grealish
199. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of progress and the anticipated completion and publication of a cost-benefit analysis for a deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49516/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Noel Grealish
264. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is an affordable housing scheme to provide affordable housing on lands owned by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49508/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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School Transport Data
Noel Grealish
88. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will calculate a split in the figures to show the school transport net surplus profit for each year separately from the combined commercial and school net surplus deficit as reported in the Bus Éireann statutory accounts in the annual reports from 1997 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48405/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Interdepartmental Committees Reports
Noel Grealish
90. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if the interdepartmental report on pensions simplification has been referred to him for sign-off; the date of proposed publication of the report; if there will be a consultation period subsequent to the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48110/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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School Transport
Noel Grealish
115. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the upper age limits for school bus drivers beyond 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48111/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Noel Grealish
168. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if procedures have been carried out in private hospitals or facilities in the past five years under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
213. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 6 November 2019, if she envisages a conflict between the personal retirement savings account which operates without the need for a central processing agency and the proposals for auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46722/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Noel Grealish
206. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will accept the recommendation of the Workplace Relations Commission and implement a decision (details supplied) for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45639/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
211. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a draft or other budget for establishing the proposed central processing agency for auto-enrolment; the person of body who will be responsible for overruns of the proposed budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45755/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
212. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount or percentage that the State will contribute to the proposed auto-enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45756/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
213. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the concept of the proposed auto-enrolment pension scheme conflicts with the existing personal retirement savings account system, which operates without the need for a central processing agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45757/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Ambulance Service Staff
Noel Grealish
504. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the person or body that authorised the cessation of deductions from the salaries of ambulance staff for unions (details supplied) which was in place for a number of years; the reason the decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44515/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
Noel Grealish
911. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver licence exchange agreement between Ireland and Alberta, Canada; when a bilateral agreement for licence exchange with Alberta is likely to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Driver Licences
Noel Grealish
912. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the upper age limit for bus driver licences beyond 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44517/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Central Statistics Office Data
Noel Grealish
93. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Taoiseach the amount sent out of Ireland in personal remittances in each of the past ten years; and the countries to which they were sent each year. [42801/19]