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Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Amalgamation
Noel Grealish
258. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a meeting took place in January 2013 regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the persons who were present at the meeting and who they represented; if there were representatives of his Department at the meeting; if there were representatives of the board of management of each school at the meeting; the names of the persons representing each school and their positions therein; if there were representatives of any other organisation at the meeting; the outcome of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/14]
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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Tax Code
Noel Grealish
105. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether buying houses or apartments for rent is a business; if he will ensure that all the normal and legitimate expenses of a business are therefore available for landlords, including restoration of 100% of mortgage interest payments and the immediate application of local property tax as an expense; if he can require the Revenue Commissioners to include particular types of business expense on the Revenue schedule of allowable expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55208/13]
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Noel Grealish
547. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if tender documents for the new Garda divisional headquarters in Murrough, Renmore, have been prepared; when the tender documents will be publicly advertised; if a start date for construction has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55287/13]
Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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Public Expenditure Statistics
Noel Grealish
216. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department has contributed towards the extra €51 million allocated to the Department of Justice and Equality for the Garda Síochána; the amount his Department contributed to the extra €50 million allocated to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport towards the roads budget; the amount his Department has been asked to contribute to the extra €300 million required in the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53150/13]
Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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Departmental Funding
Noel Grealish
537. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will set out details, by year and monetary amount, of where his Department has, and is, supporting health-related campaigns by organisations involved in health advocacy or health initiatives or both; the names of those organisations; the safeguards he has in place to ensure value for taxpayers' money in view of the failure of the myGP.ie website, which was operated by the IMO and which received grants from his Department totalling €2.031 million in 2001-2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53008/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
82. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the reason the new valuation basis for pensions is not applied to all pensions rather than just those which are payable post 1 January 2014; the reason that particular date was chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51796/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
83. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the tax saving to the State if the €60,000 cap on pensions was applied to all pensions rather than excluding those pre-31 December, 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51797/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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European Health Insurance Card Issues
Noel Grealish
162. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1142 of 5 November 2013, the amount that is currently owed to Ireland by other EU states under the EHIC scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48395/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Special Educational Needs Expenditure
Noel Grealish
315. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be granted to the Brothers of Charity for the provision of five therapy-changing beds for children with profound general learning disabilities and physical disabilities who attend the Brothers of Charity school in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Flood Relief Schemes Applications
Noel Grealish
356. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when approval will be given for stage 2 of the flood alleviation works between Carnmore and Claregalway, as all documents are currently with the Office of Public Works for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Public Service Obligation Services
Noel Grealish
589. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will work with persons (details supplied) who are preparing a socio economic study of life on the Aran Islands; if he will give a commitment to renew the PSI for air travel to the Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45883/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Prescription Charges
Noel Grealish
1141. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason a general practitioner prescribes medication that is eltroxin or lipitor which only comes in certain strengths, for example 20mg, 40mg, 60mg and 80mg, but a doctor prescribes a dosage of 30mg, which requires a person to purchase two packets; pharmacies are charging for two items under the prescription; his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46367/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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European Health Insurance Card Issues
Noel Grealish
1142. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the amount of money owed to his Department by other EU Countries under the European Health Insurance Card Scheme; the efforts being taken to recoup the money; the amount of money owed by his Department to other countries under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46368/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Road Projects Status
Noel Grealish
1289. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Galway city outer bypass project; the timescale for moving this project forward; when he expects construction to commence; his views that the decision to build the project will be appealed to Europe again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/13]
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
193. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he proposes to protect the livelihoods of the 130 people on 32 fishing boats in Galway Bay dependent on the high-value sustainable crab, lobster and shrimp fisheries from the impact of the use of pesticides required to kill infestations of sea lice, which are also crustaceans, by the operators of the proposed Galway Bay open-cage salmon farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Rural Development Programme Projects
Noel Grealish
236. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the Rural Development Programme for Ireland 2007-2013, the number of projects that were deemed ineligible either fully or partially on foot of an inspection; the number of these projects that were appealed to the district inspector; the number that were upheld by the district inspector; the number that were appealed to the regional inspector; the number that were upheld by the regional inspector; the number that were appealed to his Department's appeals panel; the number that were upheld by his Department's appeals panel; if the Office of the Ombudsman reviewed any decisions-processes by DECLG and, if so, the number of same; the number of these decisions-processes that were found in favour of DECLG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Noel Grealish
267. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when construction work on the new Garda divisional headquarters in Renmore, Galway will receive the go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Noel Grealish
348. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme are slow to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43356/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Noel Grealish
173. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance in regard to section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, if the stated deductible expense against rental income called payment of local authority rates covers local property tax in the case of rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42170/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
Noel Grealish
174. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if the general age limit for reaching the end of sustainable insolvency arrangements for a person is pegged at 70 years; if that is the case, his view regarding mortgages issued to persons which do not expire until their mid-70s or later, but which have fallen into arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42171/13]