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Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Traveller Community Issues
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to recognise Traveller ethnicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Prisoner Numbers
Gerry Adams
45. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners held in the State on the 13 September for each of the past five years; the recommended capacity broken down by prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39340/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
87. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to merge the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Department of Justice and Equality into the State Laboratory and its transfer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39387/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
88. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be significant cost savings as a result of the proposed merger of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Department of Justice and Equality into the State Laboratory and its transfer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
89. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the provision of a high quality, independent and seamless scientific service in the administration of justice will be lost by separating the Forensic Science Laboratory from the rest of the criminal justice system and merging it into another organisation with disparate objectives, many of them unrelated to the administration of justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39390/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Energy Schemes Issues
Gerry Adams
145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the situation facing residents in an estate (details supplied) in County Louth; if the development received funding from Sustainable Energy Ireland; the amount of funding that was provided; if he has taken any steps to re-coup any of this money; if he has been in contact with the local authority or other stakeholders in relation to the situation at this estate; if he will intervene in this situation on behalf of local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39515/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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State Bodies Mergers
Gerry Adams
162. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Forensic Science Laboratory underwent any external reviews of its functions and staffing levels in recent years; if the proposed merger into the State Laboratory emerged as an option or a desired outcome from any of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the contacts that he has had with European leaders since the summer recess. [37878/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the issues he will prioritise for the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 October. [37879/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Gerry Adams
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with German Chancellor Angela Merkel since the Dáil went into recess. [37880/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Waste Management Regulations
Gerry Adams
71. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make public his proposals to regulate the domestic waste collection industry. [39070/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
138. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38492/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
179. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38486/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Job Assist Scheme Expenditure
Gerry Adams
204. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer to date of the Revenue job assist programme. [37031/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
280. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38485/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
436. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38483/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Public Procurement Tenders
Gerry Adams
492. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the case that a recent tender process operated by the National Procurement Service on managed print services operated a criteria which effectively excluded more than 90% of potential tenderers on the basis of requiring a minimum average turnover of more than €10 million for the previous three years; his plans to make such tender processes less restrictive to allow small and medium enterprises to tender for State contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38462/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
532. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38490/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
614. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38488/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Gerry Adams
639. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to address the issues of tax parity and PRSI contributions for self-employed workers; her views on whether the current system discourages persons from becoming self-employed due to the absence of a social safety net if business fails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37166/12]