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Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Citizenship Applications
Maureen O'Sullivan
474. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attenttion has been drawn to the fact that the visa office is currently experiencing an upsurge in applications for Join Irish Citizen in the past six months and are dealing with the applications in chronological order; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for many families this delay is causing difficulties and uncertainty; if he has provided additional staff to deal with this upsurge; the number of applications currently waiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12721/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Departmental Legal Costs
Maureen O'Sullivan
479. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent by his Department on appeals to High Court decisions in Hamzq, Hassan and Sulaimon; further, with reference to Mr. Justice Hardiman's statement in his decision in Sulaimon that it is dispiriting to see State litigation conducted in this way at public expense, the cost benefit analysis procedures that are in place in his Department to determine whether to appeal a High Court decision. [12805/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Health Services Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
615. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of current valid general practitioner visit cards and current valid medical cards today or latest available date and for preceding years of 2009, 2010, and 2011 for the Dublin Central area by DED, access to basic health care is a right and with the increase numbers of persons reported to be giving up health insurance the progress to date on plans for introduction of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12653/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Animal Experimentation
Maureen O'Sullivan
636. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms and procedures his Department and or the IMB have in place to ensure enforcement of Regulation 9 of SI. No. 870 of 2004 (European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations 2004) which prohibits the sale of all animal-tested cosmetics here and in the rest of the EU from 11 March 2013. [12847/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Parking Provision
Maureen O'Sullivan
648. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount in revenue his Department received from the nationwide controlled parking systems parking fees on the hospital grounds of the Mater Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, James Connolly Memorial Hospital and St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12934/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Local Government Funding
Maureen O'Sullivan
68. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of the proposed property tax that will revert to the local authority; the criteria that will be used in assessing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12089/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Child Benefit Payments
Maureen O'Sullivan
117. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that have voluntarily given up their child benefit payment either for financial or other reasons. [12088/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Wildlife Protection
Maureen O'Sullivan
137. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent incident of a deer hunted by the Ward Union Hunt, based in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, into the River Boyne, during a search and recovery operation for a body, and previous incidents of deer hunted, which the Ward Union claim are accidental, if he will put a monitoring system in place to ensure that the Ward Union are obeying the 2010 Wildlife Amendment Act in order to reduce accidental hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Local Authority Funding
Maureen O'Sullivan
163. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used in assessing the allocation of funding to the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12097/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Universal Social Charge Payments
Maureen O'Sullivan
82. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will list detailed benefits that accrue from the payments of pay related social insurance and universal social charge in view of the fact that persons paying these may pay a significant sum for attendance at accident and emergency, pay in-patient hospital charges, and no longer have optical or dental benefit under the schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Maureen O'Sullivan
83. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance in relation to a couple who have been told they have to pay back tax on the Department of Social Protection's old age pension due to the fact that they are in receipt of occupational pensions, if the Revenue Commission pursue back tax on individual incomes of €50,000 or on the gross combination of a couple earning €50,000 or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Local Authority Housing Applications
Maureen O'Sullivan
154. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities may refuse to accept applications for inclusion on local authority housing lists and if so if he will outline the criteria used to refuse an applicant. [11948/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Universal Health Insurance Provision
Maureen O'Sullivan
223. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the universal health insurance will take into account that persons already pay the pay related social insurance and the universal social charge; if the UHI will result in a reduction in PRSI and USC rates overall or will it be an additional charge for persons on top of PRSI and the USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Universal Health Insurance Provision
Maureen O'Sullivan
258. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Finance in relation to the proposed universal health insurance and if this charge will take into account that persons already pay the pay related social insurance and the universal social charge; if the UHI will result in a reduction in PRSI and USC rates overall or will there be an additional charge for persons on top of PRSI and the USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Maureen O'Sullivan
132. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of the Syrian opposition coalition to boycott international meetings due to of lack of effective action by the international community; if he will address this matter when he meets Syrian national coalition president Mr Khatib; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Wildlife Protection
Maureen O'Sullivan
317. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010, his response to the reported incident of a deer hunted by the Ward Union Hunt near Dunshaughlin, County Meath into the River Boyne; if he recognises the need for greater monitoring of the Ward Union Hunt activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Electricity Transmission Network
Maureen O'Sullivan
329. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of wind energy grid connection contracts awarded by his Department from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Gambling Legislation
Maureen O'Sullivan
374. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to legislate for the issue of underage persons engaging in online/remote gambling; legislative proposals he has in relation to regulating the gambling industry such as introducing water-shed times for television advertising and advertising restrictions that are currently used in the tobacco and alcohol sector to protect those underage from engaging in unhealthy gambling activity; if his attention has been drawn to certain populations being specifically targeted by advertising campaigns used by the gambling industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Gambling Legislation
Maureen O'Sullivan
375. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislative measures to deal with the level of exposure children and young adults have to horse racing promotion; his plans to address this to bring horse racing promotion regulation in line with that of alcohol and tobacco regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Health Screening Programmes
Maureen O'Sullivan
577. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 14 February 2013, if he will confirm the Department in the Health Service Executive, and which person in the HSE, with whom he will discuss the public health matter of microvascular angina/cardiac syndrome X in an effort to bring this medical issue on the HSE agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/13]