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Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Work Permit Applications
Seán Kyne
310. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if work is on-going on the creation of a visa for professionals in the ICT sector which is necessary in order that the world's top ICT companies can continue to be attracted and retained here. [43439/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Social Insurance Payments
Seán Kyne
314. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration can be given to introducing a new PRSI class of payment in Budget 2013 for self-employed persons in view of the fact that such a voluntary or optional contribution class would help provide supports for the self-employed who are currently unable to apply for most of the social welfare benefit-type schemes. [43441/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Election Management System
Seán Kyne
433. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he can confirm whether a directive has been issued in relation to reducing the number of polling stations for the forthcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43425/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Seán Kyne
483. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress that has been made in reducing the waiting times of persons in the direct provision system as overseen by the Reception and Integration Agency of his Department. [43428/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Bank Charges
Seán Kyne
140. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned regarding the impact of banking charges being introduced by State and non-State owned banks, the design of which appears to depend on income levels and monthly lodgement amounts which have a disproportionate affect on those with lower incomes or social welfare recipients and therefore are unfair as those with higher income can avoid the charges. [42071/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Irish Language Issues
Seán Kyne
203. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to rolling out free or subsidised courses in Irish, in the form of lifelong, continuing and or adult education, which would encourage citizens to improve their command of, or reconnect with, the Irish language, particularly as such an incentive would help achieve the stated objective of the 20 year strategy for the Irish Language of increasing the number of people who speak Irish on a daily basis from 83,000 to 250,000. [42070/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Commonage Framework Plans
Seán Kyne
334. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for a complex (details supplied) in County Galway in terms of restocking and compensation measures in 2013. [41987/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Special Areas of Conservation Designation
Seán Kyne
335. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if appeals processes will be enacted on particular special areas of conservation/natural heritage areas when concerns appear over the criteria used to designate lands; his views on whether such a process would be well received in many communities where concerns exist on the fairness of original designations. [41991/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Courts Service Issues
Seán Kyne
337. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has been consulted by the Courts Service in relation to plans for court services in the Connemara Gaeltacht considering the importance of ensuring a continued court service through the medium of An Ghaeilge and also given the acceptance and commitments contained within the twenty year strategy on the Irish language. [42073/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Turbary Rights
Seán Kyne
338. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legal position of his Department regarding cutting domestic turf on National Heritage Areas; if these sites are entirely under the jurisdiction of his Department; the role the EU has in relation to the NHAs in the context of said activity and where relocation to an National Heritage Areas from an Special Area of Conservation bog which is closed would be permitted. [42074/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Services
Seán Kyne
391. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the Keeping Communities Safe document, the publication of which local authorities have indicated is necessary as it will inform local fire safety strategies. [41986/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Septic Tank Registration Scheme
Seán Kyne
402. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of private residential septic tanks, if any, that were grant funded or aided by his Department in the period 2007 and 2011 in order to comply with Environment Protection Agency guidelines from 2006 and 2009; and his views on the demands from some to provide 100% funding for the same in the future. [42075/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Crime Prevention
Seán Kyne
435. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the concerns of persons in rural locations such as Connemara, County Galway, regarding the effectiveness of An Garda Síochána at crime prevention and the upholding of the law and public order in the face of possible closure of rural Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Courts Service Issues
Seán Kyne
436. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that irrespective of the reconfiguration or rearrangement of Court Service facilities that court proceedings through the medium of Irish must continue to be available to residents of Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41984/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Seán Kyne
437. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the time-frame for the development of the new Garda Divisional Headquarters in Galway as announced in the recent stimulus plan. [41992/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Aquaculture Licences Applications
Seán Kyne
479. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the licensing of salmon farming off the Aran Islands in Galway bay; if his attention has been drawn to the possible threats to wild fish stocks due to possible disease or sea lice emanating from these farms. [41983/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Offices
Seán Kyne
480. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will confirm the plans to relocate the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, AES, veterinary office from Dockgate buildings in County Galway; the timeline for relocation and the new locations under consideration. [41985/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Live Exports
Seán Kyne
481. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has engaged in discussions with Egypt and Libya and the Lebanon on the issue of live cattle exports. [41990/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Seán Kyne
504. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date regarding the bilateral agreement with Russia on the issue of adoptions. [41988/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Tax Code
Seán Kyne
130. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given, in view of the increased challenges a person with a disability faces to obtain employment, to the extension of the revenue job assist tax allowance into a more long term tax allowance which would support persons with a disability in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/12]