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Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Stephen Donnelly
128. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on deferring the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects on all public sector projects, including social housing, art buildings, State offices and more, above and beyond educational and hospital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14232/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Stephen Donnelly
129. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects to cover crèches, child care facilities, old people's homes and convalescent homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Stephen Donnelly
130. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects to cover all publicly funded housing projects in view of the skills in local authority engineering and architecture departments and their effective management of housing construction and refurbishment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Application
Stephen Donnelly
131. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the Governments’ drive to increase construction sector employment and the decision to defer the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects, if he will commit to monitoring month-on-month changes to commencement notices lodged after 1 March, and report back to the Oireachtas in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14235/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Application
Stephen Donnelly
132. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the builder’s undertaking on the certificate on completion according to the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 is to be signed by the principal or director of a building company only, if he will explain the status of a private person, such as a self-builder, in relation to this certificate of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Application
Stephen Donnelly
133. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he consulted with the architects’ representative body before announcing that the cost to a self-builder of employing a design certifier and an assigned certifier in respect of a domestic project will be between €1,000 and €3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Building Regulations Application
Stephen Donnelly
134. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that the uncertainty surrounding the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 regarding project completion may have a detrimental effect on small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
215. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the planned survey of demand for small and medium enterprise credit, as outlined in action 206 of the Action Plan for Jobs, will be brought forward as a result of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
216. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the planned collaboration with KfW and the German Ministry of Finance to develop an initiative that will improve funding mechanisms for small and medium enterprises as per action 212 of the Action Plan for Jobs, will be brought forward as a result of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
217. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the implementation of the cross-governmental small and medium enterprise access to finance online tool, as per action 221 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Data
Stephen Donnelly
229. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of mortgage approval data by the Irish Banking Federation which showed that there were 1,587 approvals in January 2014, and following the publication on 3 March 2014 by the Bank of England in the UK of its monthly money and credit report which showed that there were 76,947 approvals in the UK in the same month, his views on whether the Irish banking system, over which he operates significant direct control via his stakes in the banks and his Department’s banking unit, is failing to provide a mortgage loans service to meet the needs of citizens in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13413/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Data
Stephen Donnelly
230. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the total number of new mortgages advanced by KBC, Ulster Bank and Investec in 2013; if he will provide an overall anonymised total of volume and value of new mortgages issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13414/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Government Deficit
Stephen Donnelly
236. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate of the 2014 deficit. [13523/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Budget Measures
Stephen Donnelly
237. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate figure of carry forward measures introduced in previous budgets that will affect budget 2015; and if he will list the budgetary measures that comprise this carry forward. [13524/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Budget 2015
Stephen Donnelly
238. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate for the non-budgetary adjustment to the 2014 deficit to be considered in budget 2015. [13525/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Budget 2015
Stephen Donnelly
239. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the earliest date that the full no policy change budget for budget 2015 will be seen. [13526/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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European Stability Programmes
Stephen Donnelly
240. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the earliest date at which his Department will publish the stability programme update; and if he will guarantee that members of the Houses of the Oireachtas will have at least two weeks to interrogate the document and suggest amendments for his Department’s consideration, before it is submitted to the European Commission in accordance with the requirements under the European semester. [13527/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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State Examinations
Stephen Donnelly
286. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a refund in a case (details supplied) involving costs incurred due to errors in leaving certificate marking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12907/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Schools Building Contractors
Stephen Donnelly
292. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts for replacement schools, school extensions and alterations to existing schools that have not been completed on time or on budget since 2011; the number of these failures to deliver that were as a result of the company that successfully secured the tender closing prior to completion; if his analysis shows that by focusing on securing the lowest cost possible, the procurement process has rewarded abnormally low tenders offered by challenged businesses that subsequently went into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Languages Programme
Stephen Donnelly
317. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the foreign languages that will be prioritised as part of the languages education strategy, as per action 37 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13171/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
Stephen Donnelly
318. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the further education and training plan, as per Action 170 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Stephen Donnelly
319. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legitimate costs of running a business, that is, capital allowances on expenditure for business equipment, equipment leasing, bank interest on loans, depreciation and rental losses, are not taken into account by Student Universal Support Ireland when considering student grant applications; and in cases where serious illness has resulted in significant personal expenditure, the reason SUSI does not recognise the resulting impact on income when considering student grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13115/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
425. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed working group on the public procurement opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises has been established, as per action 241 of the Action Plan for Jobs; if it has not been established, will its establishment be hastened in view of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13177/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
452. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the number of high potential and early stage start-ups to be supported by the State, as per Action 12 of the Action Plan for Jobs, has been set at 155; the way this figure was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
453. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the nature of the intended extent of the expansion of the student enterprise awards as per Action 18 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
454. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a statistical analysis on the expected 10,000 new jobs to be created over five years by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland as per Action 29 of the Action Plan for Jobs; the specific sectors in which these jobs are expected to be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
455. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason his Department suggests rolling out Enterprise Ireland's market access grant to 35 companies; the way this figure was arrived at, as per Action 31 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
456. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors to be supported by the Industrial Development Agency through its client transformation programme has been set at 70 as per Action 48 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
457. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide more information on the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the manufacturing sector; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 61 of the Action Plan for Jobs. [13162/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
458. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the nature of the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the area of data analytics; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 67 of the Action Plan for Jobs. [13163/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
459. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress being made in identifying policy options to address the competitiveness challenges facing the business sector in Ireland as per Action 92 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will highlight some of these options. [13165/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
460. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report on restrictions on competition in sheltered areas of the economy might be expected, as has been outlined in Action 93 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
461. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if tenants for proposed regionally based manufacturing facilities being built by the Industrial Development Agency in Waterford, Athlone and Letterkenny have been already found as per Action 114 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the collaborative research projects between industry and academia has been set at 825 as per action129 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13169/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
463. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update and details on the proposed partnership between Science Foundation Ireland and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, as per action 142 of the Action Plan for Jobs, and which was due to be undertaken during the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13170/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Action Plan for Jobs
Stephen Donnelly
598. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide more information on the national scheme relating to the distribution of 1,000 vouchers as per action 78 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Energy Usage
Stephen Donnelly
599. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the specific supports to be provided to businesses to help them reduce costs through energy and resource efficiency, as outlined in action 96 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Broadband Service Speeds
Stephen Donnelly
607. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to achieve 100Mbps connectivity to 272 secondary schools, as outlined in action 102 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Wastewater Treatment
Stephen Donnelly
700. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the works to provide Arklow, County Wicklow, with a wastewater treatment plant, and a full programme of work from now until completion, in view of the Environmental Protection Agency's report on urban waste water treatment which estimates the completion date for secondary treatment required by the 1991 European Union directive for Arklow is 2016; his views on whether the estimated date of 2016 is achievable; if steps can be taken to fast-track the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13656/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Portfolio
Stephen Donnelly
64. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of housing units sold by the National Asset Management Agency since its inception for social housing in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11607/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
65. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 212 and 213 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm the amount of advances approved by the National Asset Management Agency to be spent in Northern Ireland, for the two periods inception to May 2012 and inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11608/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
66. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 212 and 213 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm the amount of advances approved by the National Asset Management Agency in respect of Northern Ireland borrowers for the two periods inception to May 2012 and inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11609/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
67. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency has foreclosed on 19 debtor connections in Northern Ireland out of a total of 180 such connections; if he will confirm that elsewhere, NAMA has foreclosed on 261 debtor connections out of a total of 670 such connections; if he agrees with the NAMA assessment of this as proportionate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
68. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the names of the members of the National Asset Management Agency board along with the date on which their term of office will expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
69. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the date upon which a person (details supplied) ceased to be a member of the board of the National Asset Management Agency; the date on which NAMA first knew that this person would be ceasing to be a member of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11612/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
70. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the reason he has failed to advertise vacant roles on the board of the National Asset Management Agency. [11613/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Departmental Legal Costs
Stephen Donnelly
71. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cost, to date, to the State of defending the promissory note challenge by Deputy Joan Collins in the High Court. [11614/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Departmental Legal Costs
Stephen Donnelly
72. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cost, to date, to the State of defending the promissory note challenge by Mr. David Hall in the High Court. [11615/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
73. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance following publication of the Geoghegan report in 2011 which recommended the National Asset Management Agency’s board be strengthened with commercial expertise when it recommended the board needs to be comprised of different skills and it needs to balance its current control features with those of entrepreneurial skills, ideally within the property industry or, if this is not possible, within other industries, if he will confirm the way he is dealing with this recommendation when considering future appointments to the board. [11616/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Stephen Donnelly
81. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland does not accept the notice of assessment by the Revenue Commissioners used to calculate income for all sectors, and the factors in the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/14]