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Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Human Rights Issues
Patrick Nulty
6. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2309/14]
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
Patrick Nulty
142. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legal obligations local authorities have to tenants receiving social housing support under the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in circumstances where the RAS contract has concluded and either the landlord does not wish to renew it or the property does not meet the required standard for properties under this scheme. [8495/14]
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Tree Remediation
Patrick Nulty
145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider bringing forward legislation to give powers to local authorities to compel private landowners to remove trees on their property that are a danger and or acute nuisance to neighbouring properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8539/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Tax Rebates
Patrick Nulty
216. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive a tax rebate for 2011. [8206/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Motor Tax Collection
Patrick Nulty
534. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) can pay their outstanding motor tax over a long period in view of the particular circumstances of the case. [8360/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Disabled Drivers Permits
Patrick Nulty
796. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a disabled drivers permit will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7728/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Oireachtas Staff
Patrick Nulty
120. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had in relation to the appointment of a new Clerk of Dáil Éireann; if a procedure has been agreed to process the appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6162/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Patrick Nulty
197. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6361/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
Patrick Nulty
288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6300/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
Patrick Nulty
295. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person sells a permanent residence and is on jobseeker's allowance can continue to receive his or her payment while temporarily living in private rented accommodation and if that is time limited. [6401/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Patrick Nulty
297. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is not being allowed go on the live register despite numerous requests to do so. [6403/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Waste Disposal
Patrick Nulty
383. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans to put in place a regulator for the waste collection sector; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6446/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Direct Provision System
Patrick Nulty
435. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the recommendations by both national and international commentators on reviewing the direct provision system; if he has considered the 2011 report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Mr. Geoffrey Shannon, in 2011 which called for an examination to establish whether the direct provision system itself was detrimental to child welfare and development and if alternative forms of accommodation and support would be more suitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6304/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Speech and Language Therapy
Patrick Nulty
593. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will receive speech and language therapy; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/14]
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Dublin Bus Services
Patrick Nulty
678. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to the provision of a direct bus service between areas (details supplied) and Beaumont Hospital as currently access is very difficult for those who have to depend on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6766/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Tax Collection
Patrick Nulty
43. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the impact the reduction in staff numbers from 22 to four in recent years in the Dublin Assay Office has had on the work of the office; if he will conduct an assessment of the way this might be impacting on Revenue tax collection on precious metals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Patrick Nulty
188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that assessment facilities are made available within the new acute psychiatry unit at Beaumont Hospital rather than diverting service users to the emergency department for assessment; if he considers the emergency department as the most appropriate setting for all mental health assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5943/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Patrick Nulty
189. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of psychiatric beds that are available per Health Service Executive catchment area with a bed to population ratio for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Patrick Nulty
190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the reason north Dublin is excluded from the Health Service Executive directive that all children under 18 years should be seen by child and adolescent mental health services; his views on whether it is acceptable that in Dublin North these adolescents are still being treated within the over-stretched adult psychiatry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5945/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Patrick Nulty
191. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the empty consultant posts in the Mater child and adolescent mental health services are filled; his views on whether the 50% of consultant posts which are unfilled in this service represent a crisis level of under-staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Property Tax Collection
Patrick Nulty
194. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position regarding the local property tax for a family (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if the family’s concerns can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Freedom of Information Legislation
Patrick Nulty
266. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider bringing forward amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill 2013, in relation to plans to increase the price of FOI requests and in relation to the inclusion of a separate and distinct information clause, to ensure that the Bill will not limit public access to information and to avoid the creation of a culture of opaqueness around documents that should rightly be accessible to everyone at a fair and reasonable cost; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised that any increased expense in seeking information will have a disproportionate effect on persons who are less well off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5676/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Patrick Nulty
297. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if mature students who are on back to education allowance are eligible for any other additional funding or supports to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme as part of their degree course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5150/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Social Welfare Offices
Patrick Nulty
316. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the provision of an Intreo office (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5124/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Social Welfare Application Forms
Patrick Nulty
322. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 10 December 2013, if she will review the decision on physical inspection of the form as there appears to have been a technical-accounting error in the calculation (details supplied) of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5151/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
Patrick Nulty
323. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing an exemption to the rent cap in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the special circumstances of the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
Patrick Nulty
324. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for invalidity pension received in her Department in 2009-2013, inclusive; the number of these applications that were refused; the number of these refusals that were subject to an appeal; the number of these appeals that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5155/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Patrick Nulty
325. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if applicants appealing a decision refusing them invalidity pension are entitled to an oral hearing if they request it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5156/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Waste Disposal
Patrick Nulty
466. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the programme for Government commitment to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection services will be implemented; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5241/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Services for People with Disabilities
Patrick Nulty
653. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 16 January 2014, the up-to-date position regarding a timeframe for the commencement of disability services with Beechpark in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Patrick Nulty
681. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the provision of a mobility scooter to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/14]
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
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Naturalisation Applications
Patrick Nulty
140. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/14]
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
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Patrick Nulty
144. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns have been raised regarding child protection issues in direct provision centres; the steps he proposes to take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4488/14]
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
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Naturalisation Applications
Patrick Nulty
145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4489/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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School Accommodation Provision
Patrick Nulty
266. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the work on replacing prefabs at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is proceeding in a timely fashion; and when this work will be completed. [3872/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Patrick Nulty
267. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the new primary and post-primary schools built in the Dublin 15 area in 2009 to 2013, inclusive, and the patronage of each school. [3873/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Patrick Nulty
268. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the new primary and post-primary schools committed to being completed in the Dublin 15 area in 2014-2016, inclusive, and the patronage of each school. [3874/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Patrick Nulty
269. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will provide an update on progress on this project. [3875/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Patrick Nulty
270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will provide an update on progress on this project. [3876/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Consumers Association of Ireland Funding
Patrick Nulty
327. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Consumers Association of Ireland has supplied his Department with its quarterly reports in relation to the its €47,000 2013 funding application; if the association has met its performance indicators in respect of the project and targets as outlined in its funding proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Consumers Association of Ireland Funding
Patrick Nulty
333. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason he has granted €45,000 for 2014 for three projects to the Consumers Association of Ireland when it only spent 58% of its 2013 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Planning Issues
Patrick Nulty
487. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is lawful for a local authority to sanction a development without constructed drawings being provided by the developer prior to commencement; the remedy householders have if constructed drawings were not provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Planning Issues
Patrick Nulty
547. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have any powers under existing legislation to compel private landowners to remove trees on their property that are a danger and or nuisance to neighbouring properties; if so, if he will outline the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Patrick Nulty
728. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin 15 area on waiting lists for speech and language therapy; the number who have been on the waiting list for less than six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months, and more than 24 months; and the steps being taken to address the situation. [3889/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Medical Card Appeals
Patrick Nulty
732. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will re-examine the position in respect of, and not remove on appeal, a full medical card relating to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Patrick Nulty
734. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the construction of Corduff primary care centre will commence following a successful planning application to An Bord Pleanála. [3926/14]
Thu, 23 Jan 2014
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Garda Station Opening Hours
Patrick Nulty
175. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider restoring the hours of opening at Cabra Garda station to its previous level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Patrick Nulty
68. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review and amend the school book rental scheme to allow schools who had a rental scheme in place to participate as the present exclusion of these schools is creating serious inequalities between schools. [3077/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Departmental Funding
Patrick Nulty
100. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Consumers Association of Ireland has made an application for funding for 2013 or 2014; if his Department has evaluated this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2994/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Social Welfare Rates
Patrick Nulty
117. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the individual rates of child benefit paid on 1 November 2008; 1 November 2011; and 1 November 2013 in tabular form. [3051/14]