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Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Defence Forces Personnel
Tom Barry
526. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork, formerly of the Defence Forces, does not have discharge papers. [32985/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Tom Barry
272. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills following recent announcements in local media, if a new site has been selected for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm that the school board has been consulted in relation to the selection process regarding a new site for their school. [29723/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Animal Identification Schemes
Tom Barry
408. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) who had issues with animal identification on their holding where some animals were tagged incorrectly inadvertently. [26621/14]
Thu, 29 May 2014
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Education Policy
Tom Barry
44. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, under the upcoming European cohesion policy headline target for education, development and strategy to promote the EU flagship initiative, Youth on the Move, he has carried out actions to enhance the performance of our education system. [23283/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Irish Water Appointments
Tom Barry
446. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointments apart from Bord Gáis Éireann and local authority employees that were made to Irish Water. [2615/14]
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Tom Barry
243. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a revision of the school book rental scheme; and if those schools which have established schemes voluntarily will lose out in funding streams. [1426/14]
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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Electricity Transmission Network
Tom Barry
442. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will encourage EirGrid to constructively engage with local communities regarding the pylon issue; the person who sets the projected requirements for electricity based upon which EirGrid plans its infrastructure, the energy requirements, sector by sector, for the Irish economy up to 2020; and if he will introduce a renewable heat incentive scheme, similar to the UK, where incentives are given to commercial users who substitute biomass for fossil fuels. [55354/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Child Care Services Inspections
Tom Barry
573. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if child care inspectorates are fully staffed; and the way recruitment operates. [50851/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Household Benefits Scheme
Tom Barry
330. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider an amendment to the decision regarding the removal of the telephone allowance to allow persons on the senior alert scheme to retain this allowance. [49124/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Tom Barry
416. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the latest figures on the cost per county of repairing vacated social housing. [48818/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Tom Barry
417. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are incentives for maintaining the standard of housing or sanctions if houses are left in serious disrepair. [48819/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Housing Issues
Tom Barry
444. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Cork County Council will take over an estate (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm that it is a legal issue that is impeding this taking in charge. [49120/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Foreign Adoptions
Tom Barry
616. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any progress has been made in relation to the small number of families affected by a difficulty with Russian adoptions because of the expiration of their section 63 declarations of eligibility and suitability. [48909/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tom Barry
66. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding as a matter of urgency for the construction of showers at a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [48453/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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School Funding
Tom Barry
67. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason in the north Cork towns of Mallow and Fermoy funding is biased towards one particular school in each town to the detriment of the other second level schools. [48454/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Disadvantaged Status
Tom Barry
68. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that must be met to acquire DEIS status; the ongoing review system for same; and if there are procedures to remove schools from the scheme. [48455/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Disadvantaged Status
Tom Barry
69. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it would be fairer to assess individual students rather than entire school catchment areas when determining disadvantage. [48456/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Exchequer Savings
Tom Barry
88. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected savings to the Exchequer from projected growth and the consequent reduction in the live register numbers in 2014. [48458/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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JobBridge Scheme Evaluation
Tom Barry
89. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review and enhance the JobBridge scheme. [48459/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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National Lottery Funding Disbursement
Tom Barry
365. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the finances and plans for the proposed new convention centre in Cork. [46902/13]