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Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) has received any director's fees from November 2011 to June 2012 in view of reports that he has not attended meetings over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45200/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Harbour Authorities Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the overpayment of expenses to a person (details supplied) by the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he will confirm the amount the person was overpaid and if this money has been returned to the Harbour Company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
Richard Boyd Barrett
35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on sanctions on Iran with regard to UN Chapter VII, article 39, which the Security Council used to impose sanctions under article 41 (details supplied) and in the absence of a threat to the peace determination, his views on the Security Council adopting binding measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44913/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
214. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the funding that has previously been available to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for a traveller dedicated social worker is still available; and if not, the reason it has been cut. [45366/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
215. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is funding to all local authorities for dedicated traveller social workers; and if these positions are statutory. [45367/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the issues he intends to put on the agenda for the European Summit in Brussels on 18-19 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40446/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the issues he intends to raise with French President Hollande at their forthcoming meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40447/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he intends to raise issues of debt relief for Ireland at the forthcoming European Summit in Brussels on 18-19 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he intends to raise the issue of jobs and growth at the forthcoming European Summit in Brussels on 18-19 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40449/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he had with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in Rome on 21 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41633/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will discuss the recent anti-austerity demonstrations and protests in Spain with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the upcoming European Council meeting on 18 and 19 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41636/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of debt relief for Ireland and the wider debt crisis in Europe at his various meetings in Brussels on 3 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43088/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the issues he raised in the one to one meetings with Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels on 3 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43089/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Child Benefit Payments
Richard Boyd Barrett
96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has consulted or is planning to consult with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, in the interests of the imprescriptible rights of children with regard to any planned cuts to child benefit, back to school allowance, family income supplement, back to education allowance, carer's allowance, disability benefit and all other social protection payments which can impact on child welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44582/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Gender Proofing of Policies
Richard Boyd Barrett
108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will gender-proof Budget 2013 before publication to ensure that women will not be disproportionately affected by cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44581/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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IFSC Clearing House Group
Richard Boyd Barrett
112. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide minutes for the meetings of the Clearing House Group for the past year. [44300/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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European Council Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the general strike in Greece at the European Council meeting on 18 and 19 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41637/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Tax Reliefs Cost
Richard Boyd Barrett
183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount granted in tax relief for private health insurance for each respective income category ranging from those earning up to €10,000, €10,000 to €20,000, €20,000 to €50,000, €50,000 to €80,000, €80,000 to €120,000, €120,000 to €200,000, €200,000 to €300,000, €300,000 to €500,000, €500,000 to €1 million, €1 million to €2 million and over €2 million, in tabular form. [44297/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Tax Reliefs Cost
Richard Boyd Barrett
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was foregone due to relief in approved retirement funds for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Tax Collection
Richard Boyd Barrett
185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the total profits declared in Ireland by companies registered here for the past four years; the total assets of these same companies in this period; the percentage of the sales of these companies that the profits represent for each of the past four years; the percentage of the assets of these companies that the profits represent for each of the four years; the number of workers these companies employed; and the average remuneration per employee. [44299/12]