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Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Local Authority Housing Applications Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
571. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form for each of the past 24 months, the number of households on local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32960/15]
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regards to the 0.47 ha site that has been put up for sale by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he, as the main shareholder in the company, was made aware of this in advance of the site being put on a property website (details supplied); if his consent is required by the company to sell assets; if he considers it appropriate for the company to sell land while a due diligence into the finances of the company is still being carried out by his Department, and while the future governance of the harbour is being established by the Harbours Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31917/15]
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the activities for which the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company must seek consent before engaging in; if he is satisfied that the company acts within both the letter and the spirit of the law in terms of seeking consent and consulting with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31918/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Health Services Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
1086. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overall figure for Health Service Executive expenditure in relation to personal assistants for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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HSE Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
1154. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount on an annual basis over the past four years and including projections for next year that the Health Service Executive is paying out to private health insurance companies, private hospitals and private consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32334/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Harbours and Piers Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
1648. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company sought his advice and-or consent with regards to placing a 0.47 ha site up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31960/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
1649. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the due diligence into the finances of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company that is being carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31961/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the recent announcement of funding of €37 million for homeless services in Dublin, when the promised figure last November was €55 million; the impact this will have on bringing empty units across the city back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Traveller Accommodation
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the funding for the Traveller accommodation programme since the beginning of the programme in 1999; the amounts allocated for each programme; the amounts allocated from the Central Fund to each local authority; the amounts drawn down by each local authority; the rationale for the changes in funding; his views on whether the programme is fit for purpose, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28990/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Richard Boyd Barrett
13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the ISDS, or investor-state dispute settlement, as part of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, through which corporations are able to sue governments for passing laws that threaten their profits and do not abide by the same rules as national court systems; his further views regarding the possible cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28662/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Richard Boyd Barrett
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views regarding the transatlantic trade and investment partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Child Benefit Administration
Richard Boyd Barrett
45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding her Department's policy on sending child benefit review forms to those in receipt of child benefit; how regularly these forms are issued to recipients; if there are Department regulations, guidelines, memos, circulars or polices in regard to this; and her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin and the regularity with which this person receives child benefit claim review forms. [29327/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Financial Services Regulation
Richard Boyd Barrett
75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on additional bank charges applied to bills by Payzone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29326/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Medical Treatment Complaints
Richard Boyd Barrett
160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the redress available for survivors of a home (details supplied) in County Dublin who were subjected to vaccine trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29329/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Visa Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
163. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of student visas issued in the Irish Embassy in Beijing in China for students on co-operative programmes with Irish higher education institutions and institutes of technology for the years 2008 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29383/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Visa Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
164. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of visa applications received, approved, and refused in the Irish Embassy in Beijing in China for universities and institutes of technology, other third levels, further education colleges and secondary schools for the years 2009 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29384/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Visa Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of visa applications received, approved and refused in the Irish Embassy in Beijing in China for accreditation and co-ordination of English language services approved language schools, and for other English language schools for the years 2009 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29385/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Northern Ireland
Richard Boyd Barrett
23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness, since the crisis in the Northern Ireland Assembly over welfare reform legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24596/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Northern Ireland
Richard Boyd Barrett
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, since the recent British general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24597/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Eurozone Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
95. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikos Kotzias, since the results of the Greek referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/15]