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Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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State Pardons
Richard Boyd Barrett
276. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that the recent pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to reflect their correct name (details supplied), this correct name being the name used on all other legal documents through the years. [2741/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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State Pardons
Richard Boyd Barrett
277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to include the following: "And Whereas on 17 April 1941 the Attorney General refused him leave to appeal to the Supreme Court". [2742/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Forestry Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of suggestions and examples of other countries where reforestation of the uplands with native species is a key measure in mitigating flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Forestry Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a dedicated unit focused on ensuring native forestry is used as a climate change mitigation measure, given recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Hospital Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
118. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned closure of the Coolevin unit in St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park in County Dublin, including the rationale for the closure and the alternatives that will be offered to the patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2551/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Living Wage
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if we need to establish the living wage of €11.50 as a new minimum wage to combat low pay and the phenomena of the working poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2095/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Zero-hour Contracts
Richard Boyd Barrett
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he will take to address zero-hour and low-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Public Procurement Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is sufficiently robust oversight in relation to State procurement and contracts to ensure that all those contracted to do works or to provide services to the State are fully compliant in areas such as tax, social protection, health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1943/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Public Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the dramatic reduction in the number of public servants since 2008 has impacted adversely on the provision of public services and if a major recruitment drive is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1942/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Tax Compliance
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his stance on the European Union investigation into Apple's tax affairs here over recent years, particularly given the potential enormous sums at stake for the Irish Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1345/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Economic Growth Rate
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance given warnings by bodies such as the International Monetary Fund of a likely global recession, growing signs of a slowdown in the global economy and the stock market crisis in China, if his growth projections over the coming number of years are realistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1344/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
666. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive and his Department spent on the drug Ritaline and on all psychoactive medication used by children, by generic drug and brand name in each year of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1270/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Wildlife Protection
Richard Boyd Barrett
961. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the changes to the hedge cutting and scrub burning dates announced on 23 December 2015, the groups she or her Department met with when considering this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1238/16]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Military Aircraft Landings
Richard Boyd Barrett
17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the escalation of conflict and military action in Syria, if he will now reconsider allowing the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41200/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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International Terrorism
Richard Boyd Barrett
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in relation to British military action in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44827/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Tax Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was returned from relevant contracts tax 1 by gross figure, by net figure after rebates and offsets for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the apparent discrepancy in his letter of 17 July 2015 regarding bogus self-employment, where he stated the number of payers of relevant contracts tax 1 in the construction sector was approximately 34,000 and yet, more recently in a parliamentary response on the same issue, he stated that the number was 75,386; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the plans and pilot projects for outsourcing care for the intellectually disabled which was previously delivered in-house by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform last met. [43507/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
44. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a complete ban on hydraulic fracturing given renewed efforts to mitigate climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44822/15]