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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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School Patronage
Pearse Doherty
437. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of a proposed new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the type of school; the size; the catchment area; the time scale for its construction; and when it expects to start enrolment. [16769/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Company Law
Pearse Doherty
544. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to examine the so called prepack receiverships to address concerns that companies are being bought out of debt by their existing owners, with limited marketing of the business to other potential buyers, while smaller creditors are being excluded from the process. [16280/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
Pearse Doherty
586. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 136 and 144 on 21 March 2013, in which she stated she had obtained data from the Private Residential Tenancies Board including a snapshot of the PRTB’s database which stores all annual rental values and relevant addresses, if she will confirm the way accessing such information was permitted in the context of data protection legislation. [16295/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Job Vacancies
Pearse Doherty
599. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have had their attention brought to a job (details supplied) by her Department; the number of jobs outside the island of Ireland her Department has brought to the attention of jobseekers; and if she will list the countries in which her Department has brought jobs to the attention of jobseekers. [16538/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Broadcasting Sector Regulation
Pearse Doherty
724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Radio Telefís Éireann journalists and presenters are subject to contracts which prevent them doing their job in a way which will undermine the objectives, including the commercial objectives, of RTÉ; and if there is a conflict between such terms and a journalist and presenter’s duty to report on matters in an unfettered manner, particularly on matters relating to RTÉ. [16292/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Broadcasting Sector Regulation
Pearse Doherty
725. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will lay before the Oireachtas the latest report and financial statements of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. [16293/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Broadcasting Sector Remuneration
Pearse Doherty
733. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the top ten remuneration packages paid at RTE in 2011 and 2012, including the packages paid to presenters and management; and, if such information cannot be provided because of data protection reasons, if he will provide an overall total of the top ten remuneration packages split between total salary, total employer contributions to pensions, total other pay and perks. [16535/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Local Authority Finances
Pearse Doherty
765. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 165 and 166 of 21 March 2013, if he will provide, in tabular form, the total income of local authorities for 2002-2010 setting out amounts received under the headings of specific State grants, commercial rates, fees and charges for goods and services and general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. [16296/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Departmental Funding
Pearse Doherty
768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when full approval will be granted by his Department for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal, which has been initially approved for funding by DLDC and has been referred to his Department for approval in December 2012; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in granting final approval for this project has put this project significantly behind schedule for construction; if the project will be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16317/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Departmental Funding
Pearse Doherty
769. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money that has been allocated to projects under the LEADER programme to date; the total amount of money available for allocation under the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16318/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
785. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, the steps he took to reserving polling station and count staff positions for those on the live register where practicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16596/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
786. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, if he will outline the requirements in respect of the advertising of polling station and count staff positions in advance of each election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16597/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
787. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, the number of the persons employed in the following roles in the by-election who were immediately previously unemployed or on the live register: Special Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers and Area Inspectors, Poll Clerks, Count Supervisors, Count Calculators and Counters. [16598/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Election Management System
Pearse Doherty
788. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recent by-election in Meath East, if he will provide the number of the persons employed in the following roles in the by-election, and the average remuneration provided: Special Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers and Area Inspectors, Poll Clerks, Count Supervisors, Count Calculators and Counters. [16599/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Pearse Doherty
794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin was not included on the current or previous list of unfinished estates prepared by his Department; and if he will consider its inclusion. [16693/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Pearse Doherty
795. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used in the compilation of the list of unfinished estates by his Department; and the criteria used in drawing up the initial list under the previous Government. [16694/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Liquor Licensing Laws
Pearse Doherty
887. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any current provision similar to section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000, which was in operation for one year, to allow those who currently hold a restricted publican licence to apply for a full seven day licence; if he intends to amend existing legislation to facilitate those wishing to upgrade their licences; his views on whether introducing such a provision would provide a boost to already established and successful businesses operating under restricted licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Crime Data
Pearse Doherty
899. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the controls which exist in An Garda Síochána to ensure that all reported crimes are captured for statistical purposes by the Central Statistics Office. [16594/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Crime Data
Pearse Doherty
900. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a member of the public who has reported a crime to An Garda Síochána can be confident that the crime has been captured for statistical purposes by the Central Statistics Office. [16595/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
982. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider granting a special derogation to sheep farmers on the offshore island of Arranmorein County Donegal regarding the eligibility requirement of a stocking level of 30 breeding ewes for the STAP scheme in cases where the farmer concerned cannot reach this level of stock density due to the marginal and exposed nature of the land on which they farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15982/13]