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Tue, 31 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Richard Boyd Barrett
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of recruitment in the public service since the moratorium was lifted; the number of persons who have been recruited across each section; the procedures management has to follow to obtain sanction to recruit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Visa Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time persons (details supplied) will be waiting for long-stay visa application in order that they can be reunited with their spouse and father. [13445/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Public Expenditure Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
557. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount accounted for by projected demographic pressures and by projected inflation in respect of the projected fiscal space to 2021; the space which remains beyond these requirements on a year by year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10204/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
629. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the support he provides for the replacement of prosthetic limbs which have a price tag of €11,000 for those in full-time work with an average annual salary of €30,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12603/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
647. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the support he provides for the replacement of prosthetic limbs which have a price tag of €11,000 for those in full-time work with an average annual salary of €30,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12604/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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EU Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of Ireland's housing and homelessness crisis at the most recent meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10150/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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EU Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, at the most recent meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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EU Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the issues he will raise at the meeting of the European Council in June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10155/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to make the rent allowance scheme available to low-paid workers in order to ensure tenancy sustainment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11643/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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State Pension (Contributory)
Richard Boyd Barrett
183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [11911/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Motor Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
345. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy of the Road Safety Authority on driving test participants' cars being taxed. [11997/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Harbours and Piers
Richard Boyd Barrett
611. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the decision his Department has made or that is pending on the governance of Dún Laoghaire Harbour under the Harbours Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11878/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Harbours and Piers
Richard Boyd Barrett
612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a copy of the due diligence that is, or has been, carried out in relation to Dún Laoghaire Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11879/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Adoption Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
622. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to request Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to establish a task force to process retrospective cases so that persons seeking information about ancestors in care will have a specific point of contact. [11270/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review the pay of teachers and ensure that new entrants are paid the same as those who were previously employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10767/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reverse the changes that see new-entrant teachers being paid at a different rate to previously employed teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10766/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
Richard Boyd Barrett
124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the rent allowance scheme. [10883/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a breakdown of salaries across the public service, including the number of employees affected by financial emergency measures in the public interest who are earning up to €22,000, from €22,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000, €60,001 to €70,000, €70,001 to €100,000, €100,000 to €120,000 and €120,000 to €500,000. [10882/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Independent Review Mechanism
Richard Boyd Barrett
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to commit to a full-sworn commission of inquiry into allegations of rape and abuse made by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10148/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Stardust Fire
Richard Boyd Barrett
39. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to acknowledge the new evidence that was presented to her before the dissolution of the Thirty-first Dáil in relation to the cause of the fire in the Stardust tragedy; to agree to the request of the Stardust families for a new commission of inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10149/16]