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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Banking Sector Regulation
Patrick Nulty
113 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if there is a possibility that banks operating in here have attempted to manipulate inter-bank lending rates, along the lines that Barclay’s PLC in London, England, have been found to have attempted to rig the London inter-bank offered rate, Libor, and euro inter-bank offered rate, Euribor; if he will take steps to investigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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State Debt
Patrick Nulty
129 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if the agreement reached between EU leaders on the separation of banking debt from sovereign debt reached at the recent EU summit will result in a retrospective easing of Ireland’s national debt burden, namely, in relation to the €64 billion used to capitalise Irish banks but which now forms part of Ireland’s national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Tax Code
Patrick Nulty
131 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he supports the introduction of a financial transactions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Tax Code
Patrick Nulty
136 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the reason there was a three month delay between the completion of the ESRI research on a financial transactions tax and its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Schools Building Projects
Patrick Nulty
184 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is included in the capital programme for school buildings improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Disability Allowance
Patrick Nulty
233 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if an early oral hearing will be granted; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Carer’s Allowance
Patrick Nulty
286 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Broadcasting Services
Patrick Nulty
307 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any procedures and protocols are in place with digital TV service providers to deal with household arrears with a particular sensitivity towards vulnerable and low income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospital Services
Patrick Nulty
514 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposed merger of James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15 and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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National Children’s Hospital
Patrick Nulty
515 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the preferred site for the proposed new national children’s hospital will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospital Accommodation
Patrick Nulty
533 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the number of neurosurgical intensive care beds in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, has been increased within the past five years; if so the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Sports Facilities
Patrick Nulty
551 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if capital funding will be provided to construct permanent changing facilities for sports clubs in Hartstown Park, Dublin 15, in view of the fact that existing facilities were recently destroyed by vandalism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Sports Facilities
Patrick Nulty
552 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is capital funding available for the construction of indoor facilities for minority sports, which are Olympic sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Community Development
Patrick Nulty
178 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the groups that may apply for funding to the community led local development fund 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Animal Experimentation
Patrick Nulty
233 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health his views on the submissions made to the public consultation exercise held by his Department in October-November 2011 regarding transposition of Directive 2010/63/EU relating to animal experimentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Services for People with Disabilities
Patrick Nulty
254 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that funding for special needs assistants in creches for those availing of disability services in Dublin 15 will remain in place for next year and on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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European Council Meetings
Patrick Nulty
25 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Taoiseach the job creation proposals and proposals for stimulus he will be bringing to the EU summit in Brussels on 23 May; the contact he has had with other EU Governments on proposals for job creation and an EU wide stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25061/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Ministerial Meetings
Patrick Nulty
206 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times he and the officials in his Department have met with the tobacco industry and their representatives since he has taken office; if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the dates of each meeting, the names of the organisations and representatives involved, the titles of the Departmental officials involved; the reason for each meeting and the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Higher Education Courses
Patrick Nulty
229 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Higher Education Authority has decided to discontinue the teaching of carpentry apprentice classes at a college (details supplied) in Dublin 15, in particular in view of the fact that the college has the most state-of-the-art equipment for this purpose in the country; if he will publish all relevant documentation outlining the case for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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National Council for Special Education
Patrick Nulty
242 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Special Education falls under the remit of the Ombudsman for Children; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Public Sector Pay
Patrick Nulty
274 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Government will pay increments to public sector employees to which they are contractually entitled to, as they fall due in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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EU Funding
Patrick Nulty
294 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 22 May 2012, if he will outline, in tabular form, the projects on which the 52% of EU Structural Funds under the 2007-2013 round, which have not yet been drawn down, will be spent; if he will further outline the timeframe by which applications were made for each amount of money of funds not yet drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Disability Allowance
Patrick Nulty
321 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 can be expedited; the reason for the undue delay in their file being forwarded by the Department to the appeals office;if an urgent oral hearing will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Carer’s Allowance
Patrick Nulty
357 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Energy Prices
Patrick Nulty
409 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has entered into discussions with the regulator regarding possible increases in gas prices for consumers, and in particular, the steps he will take to prevent energy poverty as result of any such increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Offshore Exploration
Patrick Nulty
408 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agricultures on offshore oil and gas exploration, in particular the recommendation for an increase in royalty payments to the State from multi-national companies extracting oil and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Health Services
Patrick Nulty
599 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if a decision has yet been made regarding the provision of capital funding for a care centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if not if he will outline when a decision will be made; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Community Care
Patrick Nulty
600 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients resident in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 15, who are awaiting access to step down care in the community, in order to be discharged from the hospital
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Health Service Expenditure
Patrick Nulty
601 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will provide the necessary funding to open and adequately staff Saint Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Services for People with Disabilities
Patrick Nulty
628 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the reason the he intends to move children, who are attending the Daughters of Charity Service, Navan Road, Dublin 7, and provide their support from agency services in the community; if he will outline the consultation that has taken place with these children and their families regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Animal Experimentation
Patrick Nulty
629 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the legislative measures, policy actions and targets he intends to implement in order to ensure that the 3 Rs principles of reduction, replacement and refinement of animal experiments are achieved in practice when transposing Directive 2010/63/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Sunbed Regulations
Patrick Nulty
630 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite legislation regarding the use of sunbeds by under 18 year olds, as well as other sunbed related matters requiring regulation; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Animal Experimentation
Patrick Nulty
633 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the advice he and or his officials have received from the Department of Health bioethics unit regarding meeting Ireland’s ethical obligations when transposing Directive 2010/63/EU relating to animal experimentation, and any other animal experimentation policy issues; if will he publish such advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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