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Tue, 28 May 2013
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Retail Sector
Derek Nolan
317. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any support for those engaged in retail start ups here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25094/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Derek Nolan
524. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizens per year, in each of the years from 2002 until 2012 inclusive, who have renounced their Irish citizenship, by declaration of alienage or otherwise; the broad reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Derek Nolan
525. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizens per year, for each of the years from 2002 until 2012 inclusive, who have had their Certificate of Naturalisation revoked by him; the broad reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/13]
Tue, 21 May 2013
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Banking Sector
Derek Nolan
171. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banking institutions and the post office are unwilling to accept travellers cheques; his views that this is appropriate; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this is having a detrimental impact on the tourism economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24010/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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School Staffing
Derek Nolan
251. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to his Department from substitutes and lost hours as a result of the Irish Primary Principals Network Conference, which takes place during the school term time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22326/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Immigration Status
Derek Nolan
457. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the opportunities for appeal or reconsideration of an application, either within his Department or through the courts, that exist for a person (details supplied) who has been issued with a deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Immigrant Investor Programme
Derek Nolan
461. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the facilities for acquiring visas or citizenship for persons from outside the EU who want to invest here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22320/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Charities Regulation
Derek Nolan
481. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Charities Act covers the regulation of Irish charities' clothing banks; the way he intends to combat the increased amount of criminal activity connected to charity clothing collections and clothing banks; if the introduction of a charities regulatory authority could address this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Derek Nolan
569. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate a timeframe within which Irish couples through the Adoption Authority will be formally able to adopt a child from the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22692/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Citizenship Applications
Derek Nolan
157. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); the time-frame for conclusion of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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NAMA Debtors
Derek Nolan
149. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the income of developers who are now being paid by National Assets Management Agency can be used towards reducing their insolvency debt; if the new personal solvency service will affect NAMA's dealing with debtors in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21412/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Derek Nolan
153. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to further address the issue of maximum salaries for bank executives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21445/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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NAMA Portfolio Issues
Derek Nolan
144. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if it can be confirmed that the National Asset Management Agency pay management fees for properties within its possession in unfinished estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20284/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Income Statistics
Derek Nolan
151. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of income tax payers, total income and the total tax paid for each of the following income tax bands (details supplied) based on the most recent data available. [19815/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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School Patronage
Derek Nolan
216. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the outcome of the recently completed surveys of primary school patronage, in which parents in 20 of the locations surveyed expressed a preference for the establishment of a primary school under the patronage of Educate Together, he intends to carry out a similar survey for post primary schools, in order that the growing demand for post primary schools under the patronage of Educate Together can be assessed and provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19759/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Social Welfare Payments
Derek Nolan
321. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in reciept of social welfare payments in a town (details supplied) in County Galway, between 2007 and 2012, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20271/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Asylum Support Services
Derek Nolan
334. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the legislative basis for payments to asylum seekers in direct provision accommodation; the effect on these payments, if any, of the Social Welfare and Pensions (No.2) Act 2009, which precludes asylum seekers from being granted habitual residency status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20353/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Human Rights Issues
Derek Nolan
162. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Colombia in the Human Rights Council, if he intends to press the Colombian Government on the security and protection of human rights defenders and trade union workers operating in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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UN Security Council Resolutions
Derek Nolan
163. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider supporting the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Colombia, in the context of Ireland's National Action Plan and its membership of the UN Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19097/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Tax Code
Derek Nolan
250. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting women who do not receive a salary top-up from their employer when on maternity leave from the tax on maternity benefit; if he acknowledges the fact that not all employers pay a top-up payment and many women could have a significantly reduced income when on maternity leave;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18919/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Local Government Reform
Derek Nolan
457. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on current proposals to realign local development companies; his views that their role will be overtaken by county socio-economic committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Derek Nolan
482. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Oireachtas Committee's report on Ireland's prostitution laws to be published; the reason for the delay in publishing the report in view of the fact that it was due to be published in 2012; if he expects to introduce legislation to deal with the issues in this area on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/13]
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Youth Services Provision
Derek Nolan
219. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons a club (details supplied) in County Galway suffered a 10% cut in funding from her Department; if her attention has been drawn to the potential impacts of this funding cut on young people and youth projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17750/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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FÁS Training Courses
Derek Nolan
402. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it a good use of money to provide funding to further education institutions, such as FÁS, who employ private contractors to carry out training courses in view of the fact that the private contractors make huge profits; if he will consider re-investing the funds into further education institutions which reinvest the money into their own development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16459/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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National Procurement Service Framework Agreements
Derek Nolan
536. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the effect that companies being part of a larger purchasing group when tendering for NPS contracts is having on individual small and medium enterprises; the way he intends to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17245/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Derek Nolan
537. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the problem that small and medium enterprises are having in being unable to tender for contract because of protocol stating that they must have a turnover of at least €3 million even in situations where they are supplying the product at a cheaper price; his views on whether this process is supportive to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17324/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Alcohol-Related Illnesses
Derek Nolan
291. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total figure being spent nationally in treating patients for diseases and illnesses that are attributed to alcohol consumption; if he will provide a county breakdown of the same figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15648/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Underage Drinking
Derek Nolan
292. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there is a programme in place nationally to educate adults about the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Underage Drinking
Derek Nolan
293. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking in primary, secondary and third level schools in terms of alcohol awareness education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15650/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Tax Code
Derek Nolan
183. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the total exemption from CAT on inter-spousal gifts under s70/71 CATCA 2003 remains appropriate, in view of the high profile instances in which it has been abused by certain individual borrowers to frustrate the claims of creditors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14778/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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EU Directives
Derek Nolan
125. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on discussions surrounding the EU accounting and transparency directive in Brussels; if he will clarify his position on the issue; his views on whether this Directive will be brought to a conclusion during the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Pension Provisions
Derek Nolan
218. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a pension levy for AIB management; if there will be any reduction in their pensions or increases in contributions to their pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13822/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Aquaculture Licences Applications
Derek Nolan
519. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost incurred by Bord Iascaigh Mhara of producing and distributing a flyer entitled Deep Sea Fish Farm, Galway - Telling Our Story as circulated in a local Galway newspaper on 28 February 2013; his views on the appropriattness of such in view of the fact that the period of public consultation on this proposal is now over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Bus Éireann Services
Derek Nolan
676. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the number of licences issued by the NTA for tourist day tours from Dublin to the West is excessive, in view of complaints by local businesses in the West that such trips do not result in a financial benefit to the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12647/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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IDA Site Visits
Derek Nolan
260. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the visit made by the Industrial Development Agency to a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11491/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Derek Nolan
149. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the public services procedure, terms and conditions for offering employees access to the redeployment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10507/13]
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
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Broadband Services Provision
Derek Nolan
234. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the time frame within which schools in County Galway will be connected to high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9776/13]
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
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Planning Issues
Derek Nolan
473. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a clause in the Galway County Development Plan that only allows local persons, particularly in Barna, County Galway, to apply for planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/13]
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
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Sheep Census
Derek Nolan
547. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of flocks of sheep in County Galway that were recorded in 2012 and of these flocks, the number of female sheep that were recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Derek Nolan
220. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that Irish Aid, through funding and diplomacy, will guarantee safe spaces for community organisations, leaders and local people to advocate for their rights in Irish Aid's priority countries; if he will establish independent review mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of Government systems when it comes to preventing or dealing with threats against civil society space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8975/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Derek Nolan
261. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties currently under the remit of the National Asset Management Agency in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Derek Nolan
262. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the strategy or guidelines the National Asset Management Agency has in place to deal with the units currently under its remit in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Staff
Derek Nolan
296. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance in view of the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the steps he will take to ensure that IBRC workers' rights under previous agreements are protected; if the value of their severance terms will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8978/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Hospital Staff
Derek Nolan
675. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if due to an increase in the number of medical school graduates this year there will be a shortage of intern places for both EU and non EU graduates of Irish medical schools; the plans in place to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Primary Care Centre Provision
Derek Nolan
726. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress made in advancing potential primary care centres (details supplied) in County Galway having regard to agreements between the Health Service Executive and general practitioners for operation of same and further to particularise locations of each centre having regard to suitability and availability of sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8670/13]
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
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Departmental Contracts
Derek Nolan
279. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which the contract for inspecting direct provision accommodation centres was awarded to a company (details supplied); the duration of this contract; if the contract was subject to the EU public procurement regulations; if so, if it was publically advertised per the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8005/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Site Acquisitions
Derek Nolan
270. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the site purchase for a school (details supplied) in County Galway is expected to go through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Asylum Support Services
Derek Nolan
485. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the checks in place to ensure that those in the asylum and refugee process, whose deportation orders have been revoked on the basis of a judicial review, are actually informed of such (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6688/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Derek Nolan
227. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the overseas aid budget will be protected in the forthcoming EU Budget; if he will lobby European leaders to ensure the protection of overseas development funding during budgetary negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5910/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Derek Nolan
233. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there will be any exemptions for persons paying management fees to property management companies in the forthcoming Local Property Tax Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5911/13]