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Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Programme for Government Implementation
Seamus Kirk
87. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that he is honouring the commitments to older persons as set out in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30431/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Irish Music Promotion
Seamus Kirk
384. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current strategy in the protection and promotion of national Irish music; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30526/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Marine Safety
Seamus Kirk
647. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in view of the recent tragedies in the fishing industry, he is considering making it compulsory for an alert system to be worn, if a fisherman goes overboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30669/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Haulage Industry Regulation
Seamus Kirk
662. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current guidelines in relation to haulage licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30527/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Shared Services
Seamus Kirk
30. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timetable for the implementation of the PeoplePoint shared services initiative; the scope of the project; the processes there will be to prevent disruption to existing service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29663/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Food Safety Standards Regulation
Seamus Kirk
18. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the same standards do not apply to the import of horse meat for human consumption into the EU from the US as apply to the slaughter of horse meat for human consumption in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29374/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications
Seamus Kirk
20. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers due a rural environment protection 4 payment or an agri-environment option scheme payment for the year 2012; the number that had penalties imposed on them; the number who had a 100% penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29351/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Deployment
Seamus Kirk
157. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is prepared to review the Garda manning levels in County Louth in view of the disturbing crime figures in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29472/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Medical Card Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
204. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if under the medical card scheme, in family situations where both spouses are suffering from cancer related illnesses, he will increase significantly income guidelines threshold, to take into account high medical costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29473/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Unemployment Statistics
Seamus Kirk
49. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Taoiseach the number of people who are unemployed in County Louth; if he will provide a breakdown of long term unemployed, seasonal unemployment and short term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29262/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Seamus Kirk
75. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has staff vacancies for transfer from other Departments in the Passport Office in Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, or Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29259/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Seamus Kirk
76. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department have received transfer applications for the Passport Offices in either Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, or Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29260/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Seamus Kirk
77. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has an active waiting list of civil servants requesting transfers into his Department; if so, the number on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29261/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Potato Sector
Seamus Kirk
456. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on potato variety development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29163/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Long-term Residential Care
Seamus Kirk
553. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a forum on long term residential care here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29164/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Seamus Kirk
594. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his tourism strategy in promoting County Louth as a tourist destination both nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29263/13]
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Garda Deployment
Seamus Kirk
6. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda serving in the traffic corps in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28283/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Wastewater Treatment
Seamus Kirk
10. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of waste water treatment inspectors appointed to date; the total number of inspectors expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27996/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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RAPID Programme
Seamus Kirk
57. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names of the chairs of the RAPID area implementation teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Planning Issues
Seamus Kirk
483. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties with houses on which there are preservation orders, where household income will not allow remedial work to be carried out without grant aid; if he is considering reintroducing a grant scheme to help cover cost of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27920/13]