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Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Road Projects
Tom Barry
575. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will direct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to progress work on the Mallow northern relief road. [41297/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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School Patronage
Tom Barry
1318. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the necessary steps will be taken to enable the education and training boards to become patrons for community national schools. [31874/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Special Protection Areas Designation
Tom Barry
20. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason locations (details supplied) in County Cork have been classified as hen harrier areas, given that such designation effectively excludes commercial tillage farmers from entering the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25847/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Tom Barry
61. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when rent supplement is granted, if the given property is properly inspected in terms of health and safety requirements; and if proof of registration with the Private Residential Tenancies Board is required. [21074/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Child Care Costs
Tom Barry
557. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the seven departmental committees established to examine how best to facilitate parents of young children in returning to the workplace, if consideration of the provision of tax breaks towards the cost of child care will be included in these committees' remit. [19848/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Homelessness Strategy
Tom Barry
475. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the implementation of the housing first programme; and if he will provide details of the funding set aside for same. [19392/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Homelessness Strategy
Tom Barry
476. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he and the Minister of State have been working together on the national implementation of the housing first programme. [19393/15]
Thu, 14 May 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
Tom Barry
158. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline the stage the review of the fair deal scheme is at; and if consideration is being given to a cap on the charge for nursing home care against non-residential productive assets, which is impacting negatively on farm families and small business owners. [18992/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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VAT Payments
Tom Barry
136. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the value in monetary terms of value added tax being paid back to the United Kingdom because companies have succeeded in tendering for public procurement, in cases under the €41,000 threshold. [13971/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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VAT Payments
Tom Barry
137. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the value in monetary terms of value added tax being paid to European Union countries other than the United Kingdom because companies have succeeded in tendering for public procurement, in cases under the €41,000 threshold. [13972/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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VAT Payments
Tom Barry
138. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the value in monetary terms of value added tax being paid to non-European Union countries because companies have succeeded in tendering for public procurement, in cases under the €41,000 threshold. [13973/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Tax Collection
Tom Barry
275. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases that are currently under appeal with the Revenue Commissioners; and the numbers annually under appeal since 1995. [13228/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Tax Collection
Tom Barry
276. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the average time it takes to process an appeal with the Revenue Commissioners. [13229/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Tax Collection
Tom Barry
277. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases currently under appeal with the Office of the Appeals Commissioner. [13230/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
Tom Barry
266. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who is currently subject to a contract under the rural environment protection scheme transfers ownership of land to a son, whether that person will be deemed to have broken the contract, or whether the contract will continue in place with the new farmer. [8803/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Garda Recruitment
Tom Barry
321. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the protocol to be followed by persons who wish to join An Garda Síochána; and the protocol and procedures they must follow to meet a full application. [8964/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education Standards
Tom Barry
331. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on introducing a grandfather clause for existing Montessori-preschool providers who have considerable qualifications and years of experience so that they may qualify for the higher capitation grant under the early childhood care and education scheme. [6810/15]
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
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Tax Rebates
Tom Barry
71. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Finance if legislation will allow a person to successfully claim a tax repayment when a return is made outside of the four-year limitation (details supplied). [6466/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Tom Barry
506. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of the archaeological dig in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [5654/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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GLAS Establishment
Tom Barry
331. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the GLAS scheme will be fully operational. [4579/15]