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Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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North-South Implementation Bodies
Brendan Smith
310. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if analysis of the Peace Programme have been carried out; if such analysis will inform the introduction of the successor programme to the Peace III Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Garda Transport Provision
Brendan Smith
478. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a patrol car will be allocated to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49589/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Defence Forces Reserve Training
Brendan Smith
513. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that the training centre for the Reserve Defence Forces will remain in Cavan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49590/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Care of the Elderly
Brendan Smith
57. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of the recent NESC report Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Home Care for Older People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Medical Card Eligibility
Brendan Smith
82. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the numbers of discretionary medical cards that have been withdrawn to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48950/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Public Sector Allowances Payments
Brendan Smith
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he will give an undertaking to maintain the border allowance for those Defence Forces personnel currently in receipt of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48501/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
Brendan Smith
103. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his policy in relation to the less severely handicapped areas under the proposed new common agricultural policy; if he will confirm that if these areas were to be reduced it would mean a loss of finance to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48248/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Agriculture Schemes Payments
Brendan Smith
143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when REP scheme 4 payments and agri environment option scheme 1 and 2 payments will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48249/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Brendan Smith
171. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to respond to the revelation about the misappropriation of Irish ODA to Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48398/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Brendan Smith
172. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of Irish aid given to Uganda in 2009,2010,2011 to date in 2012; the number of staff involved, the primary goals of our engagement with the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48399/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Brendan Smith
173. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the non-governmental organisations Ireland is engaged with in Uganda; the steps he has taken to review their activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48400/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Brendan Smith
174. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he has to review the auditing system of Irish ODA, any future changes to the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48401/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Brendan Smith
175. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he has to designate a Chief Risks Officer and appoint a professionally qualified Head of Finance in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48402/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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National Internship Scheme Numbers
Brendan Smith
583. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will refer to the qualifying criteria for employers who wish to partake in job bridge national internship scheme; if tax-compliant self-employed persons who have no employees/cannot afford to take on an employee qualify for the internship scheme and if not, the number of self-employed persons in this category who have applied to be included in the scheme and if she will consider extending qualifying criteria to include self-employed persons in this category in the job bridge internship scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48395/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Household Charge Exemptions
Brendan Smith
724. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) who is not liable to pay the household property charge but who nonetheless paid the charge can obtain a refund of the charge they paid in error; the reason it is taking so long for him to obtain the refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48396/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Child Benefit Payments
Brendan Smith
25. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions she has had with the Department of Social Protection with regard to the child benefit budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46708/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Departmental Programmes
Brendan Smith
42. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had to date in relation to the establishment of a successor programme to the current Peace III Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47137/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Brendan Smith
75. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any progress in restoring a proposed building project to his Department's School Building Programme (details supplied) in view of the need to replace temporary accommodation which has been in use for some time at a high cost; if he will accept that the long-term permanent accommodation needs of this school have been finalised for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46994/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
Brendan Smith
141. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline on a county basis the level of revenue collected each year under the non principal private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46993/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Cross-Border Projects
Brendan Smith
256. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had to date in relation to possible sources of funding for the construction of the Narrow Water Bridge between Omeath and Warrenpoint for which planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47089/12]