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Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Dessie Ellis
51. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the names of the persons or groups who lobbied her Department to cease rent supplement in the Ballymun, Dublin 11 area as she referred to in a Topical Issues debate on 8 May 2014. [47361/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Work Placement Programmes
Terence Flanagan
53. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to the TÚS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47372/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Pension Provisions
Maureen O'Sullivan
54. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons who have worked up their contribution pensions over numerous years will be effected by the new pension system coming into effect; if she will confirm that workers who have built up their contributions that their pensions will be protected by the regulations in place when they commenced their contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47379/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
Terence Flanagan
56. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be increased in line with increasing rental prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47440/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Catherine Murphy
59. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that long term sick claimants of illness benefit supports are not permitted to avail of the Christmas bonus announced recently for unemployed recipients; her plans to widen the Christmas bonus qualifying criteria for persons claiming illness benefit for up to eight years and more; if she will widen the fuel allowance scheme to allow these claimants to avail of equal treatment than those availing of unemployment supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47458/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Catherine Murphy
61. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who have been continuously unemployed for more than the 391 cumulative-paid total days are required to avail of the Christmas bonus, due to the fact that they are no longer part of another person's claim; if this qualifying period of 391 days will be assessable against joint claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47467/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
62. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding employment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47489/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Social Insurance
Michael Healy-Rae
63. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the social welfare scope section in the period 2000 to date made decisions whereby family members employed in the particular family company were insurable at class S or class M; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47496/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Clare Daly
64. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 2 December 2014, the reason a ten year licence was provided to the company (details supplied), despite the fact that at a time the Financial Regulator had evidence of malpractice in their possession; and the avenue that is open to a citizen to pursue this further. [47373/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Tax Compliance
Brian Walsh
65. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the penalties, interest and surcharges applied by the Revenue Commissioners where a person or company is late in filing his, her or its accounts; his views that these are reasonable or if there are plans for a review. [47442/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Property Tax Administration
Terence Flanagan
66. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the property tax so that a person's ability to pay is taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Fuel Oil Specifications
Denis Naughten
67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints of petrol-stretching in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Leitrim, received by the customs and excise service in each of the months since June 2014; the number which were investigated and the number which are ongoing in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Fuel Oil Specifications
Michael McGrath
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to deal with the issue of petrol stretching; if the Revenue Commissioners resources have been allocated to the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47474/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Property Tax Administration
Dan Neville
69. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax name change in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47476/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Insurance Compensation Fund
Michael McGrath
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in respect of the liquidation of Setanta Insurance; if those caught up in outstanding claims are facing any losses; the role of the Insurance Compensation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47482/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
Charlie McConalogue
71. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a reply will issue regarding a representation made to his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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National Lottery Licence Sale
Finian McGrath
72. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason An Post is not retaining the lotto business as it now appears that this business has been handed to a company outside Ireland; the implications for jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47490/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the anticipated extra expenditure required next year across all Departments to maintain the current level of public services taking account of demographic changes, pending pay increments and so on and all other factors being equal. [47441/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Michael McCarthy
74. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to lift the embargo on public sector recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Pension Levy
Finian McGrath
75. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will support the retired public servants on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47497/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
76. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a timeframe as to when a single farm payment and a disadvantaged area payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47365/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received their disadvantaged area payment or their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47371/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Dan Neville
78. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the agri-environment options scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47389/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
79. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was deducted €1,000 from their agri-environment options scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47420/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
80. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 2 December 2014, that a site inspection takes place immediately in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal if some moneys will be issued to them in view of the fact they are under severe financial hardship at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Joe Carey
81. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the impact of a cross compliance inspection on the REP scheme 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Dairy Sector
Brendan Smith
82. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent commentary by Teagasc on likely future returns for dairy farmers resulting in a severe drop in income; the proposals, he has put to the European Commission on the need to introduce adequate market support measures to assist the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47466/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Trade Relations
Brendan Smith
83. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to raise at the next EU Agriculture Council the need for the European Commission to introduce adequate market support measures following the negative effects of the ban imposed by Russia on products from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Michael Creed
84. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all 2014 payments made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the disadvantaged area and single farm payments to date; if he will provide details of all penalties in respect of their application which have been deducted in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47481/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Michael McNamara
85. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way boglands unfit for grazing are defined for the purposes of the EU single payment scheme; and the way boglands unfit for grazing are differentiated from boglands fit for grazing for the purposes of eligibility for the single payment scheme. [47488/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
86. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47492/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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State Bodies Mergers
Sean Fleming
87. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an up to date report on the proposed merger of the Valuation Office, Property Registration Authority and Ordnance Survey Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47479/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Immigration Controls
Maureen O'Sullivan
88. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent published letter to President Obama expressing admiration for the President's display of true leadership in tackling undocumented migrants in the US, when in this country recent reports estimate that there are in excess of 20,000 undocumented workers residing; her plans on showing similar leadership on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47380/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Operations
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
89. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol of An Garda Síochána for notifying the coroner at the weekend and out of office hours of a suspicious death. [47398/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Operations
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
90. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if is it the responsibility of An Garda Síochána or the coroner to notify the Office of the State Pathologist. [47399/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Operations
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
91. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the responsibility of An Garda Síochána or the coroner to direct the removal of a body from a scene where the cause of death is unknown but appears suspicious. [47400/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Coroners Service
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
92. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policy of the coroner for releasing post mortem reports and the report of the State Pathologist to the family of homicide victims prior to an inquest. [47401/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Victim Support Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
93. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the support in place for families of victims of homicide. [47402/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
94. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the statistics for amount and length of processing time for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal from the family of a homicide victim. [47403/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
95. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for dealing with an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal where the status of a criminal investigation is categorised as live for an indefinite period. [47404/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
96. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is made in relation to the application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal if a person is charged with the homicide of a victim. [47405/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
97. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the State assistance in place for basic expenses for families of victims of homicide who find themselves in financial hardship as a result of their loved one's murder. [47406/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Victim Support Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legal support the State offers to families of victims of homicide. [47407/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Coroners Service
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
99. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals there are to reform the coronial system and the Coroners Act 1962 to bring it in line with international standards; the reforms proposed; and when is it envisaged that they will be implemented. [47408/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Coroners Service
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
100. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for dealing with inquests which are within the remit of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. [47409/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
101. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way complaints regarding a member of An Garda Síochána made to a senior member of An Garda Síochána are dealt with, that is, if the internal procedure is invoked or are all complaints directly referred to GSOC. [47410/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
102. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the information released to a complainant following the completion of a report by GSOC. [47411/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
103. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the information the complainant to GSOC is entitled to following the submission of recommendations to the Garda Commissioner. [47412/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
104. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the time period a Garda Commissioner has to implement recommendations made by GSOC. [47413/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
105. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a complainant to GSOC receives a copy of the recommendations made to the Garda Commissioner. [47414/14]