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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Stephen Donnelly
311. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the plans in place to deal with mortgage arrears in institutions outside the specified credit institutions, specified in the Central Bank's mortgage arrears resolution targets in March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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International Labour Conference
Stephen Donnelly
560. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of all material from the Irish delegation to the International Labour Organisation's 2012 annual conference, including minutes of meetings, reports and all information and reports relating to Ireland's compliance with all ILO conventions. [17195/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Private Security Authority Fees
Stephen Donnelly
904. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider instructing the Private Security Authority to waive the registration and audit fees for businesses who must register with the PSA, in instances in which the businesses can prove they are not currently in profit, or the payment of such fees would result in losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16648/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Stephen Donnelly
1074. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sale of Coillte's harvesting rights have been discussed with any potential buyers; if so who; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17633/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Child Care Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
1088. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will release the analysis undertaken prior to removing Health Service Executive funding from the childminder advisory officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17064/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Internships
Stephen Donnelly
1236. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, that are in place to deal with the impending shortage of intern places for EU and non-EU graduates of medical schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Redundancy Payments
Stephen Donnelly
112. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 20 February 2013, if, in view of confirmation from the IBOA that the liquidator has told the union he can agree a solution to the severance terms issue provided the Minister instructs him to do so under section 9 of the IBRC Act 2013, he will instruct the liquidator to restore the value of the severance terms for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15562/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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IBRC Account Holders
Stephen Donnelly
71. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if a deposit lodged with Anglo Irish Bank (details supplied) will be covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee; if so, the amount of the deposit that will be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14381/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Stephen Donnelly
73. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown per bank of restructured mortgages by type, as outlined in the Central Bank of Ireland's residential mortgage arrears and repossessions statistics, Q4 2012, published 7 March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Broadband Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
161. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to upgrade the Eircom network in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, such that third parties, for example Sky Broadband, can provide broadband service to residents in the area; the timeframe of any such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14579/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Stephen Donnelly
417. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will produce a cost benefit analysis on the sale of Coillte's harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
78. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his position regarding local authorities taking on houses with distressed mortgages, for example, a house worth €200,000 with a €400,000 mortgage which will not be paid, the council takes on a new mortgage with the same lender at the market value of €200,000 and rents the property back to the initial occupiers, potentially with a buy-back mechanism; the analysis that has been conducted to date on the viability of potential options; the level of activity that has taken place to date in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Outdoor Education Centres
Stephen Donnelly
197. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the directors of vocational education committee outdoor education centres, and a February 2009 Labour Court recommendation in relation to directors of VEC outdoor education centres, which his Department agreed it would accept as binding, the reason his Department has refused to implement the recommendation, originally citing the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, No. 2, Act as a bar to implementation, even though it did so for the CEOs of the VECs in 2012; the plans his Department currently has with regard to implementation of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
Stephen Donnelly
390. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his proposals to physically separate the area in shops where alcohol is sold, including his preferred approach and any agreed timescales for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Alcohol Pricing
Stephen Donnelly
462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his proposals to ban below cost selling of alcohol, including his preferred approach and any agreed timescale for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Stephen Donnelly
475. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his position on categorising colitis as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11044/13]
Thu, 28 Feb 2013
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Vocational Education Committees Staff
Stephen Donnelly
108. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the non-implementation of the February 2009 Labour Court recommendation in relation to the directors of vocational education committee outdoor education centres, the stated reason for which was the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, if he will consider a referral back to the Labour Court for a binding decision in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10764/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
202. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to establish a registration scheme for oil installers and service technicians, similar to RGII, which regulates professionals permitted to work on gas systems, and RECI, which registers those permitted to work with electricity; the steps he has taken to date, if any, to establish this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10450/13]
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
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Upward Only Rent Reviews
Stephen Donnelly
501. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 19 February 2013, if he will share the economic analysis of possible policy options in relation to the proposal to abolish upward only rent review clauses in existing leases prepared by the Department of Finance referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9961/13]
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
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Personal Insolvency Act
Stephen Donnelly
531. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 12 February 2013, if he will provide a specific date for when the Personal Insolvency Service will accept applications from borrowers seeking debt relief and specific dates for when case studies of resolutions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10352/13]