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Thu, 9 May 2013
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Employment Rights Issues
Peadar Tóibín
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if au pairs recruited and placed by an agency are covered by the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Workers) Act; and if not if he will identify the relevant sections of legislation that excludes such workers. [21928/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Employment Rights Issues
Peadar Tóibín
107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of au pairs currently working here; and the steps taken to regulate this employment. [21929/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Banking Operations
Peadar Tóibín
108. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he raised the adverse impact of changes to cash handling and the additional costs associated on small and medium enterprises when he recently met with the AIB. [21934/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Broadband Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans there are for broadband roll out specifically for the Billinter/Bective area south east of Navan and all other rural areas in counties Meath and Westmeath. [21926/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of fees paid out by his Department and agencies under its remit, to PR companies; and if he will list the companies and the fees received for in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 and to date in 2013. [21364/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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State Bodies Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
145. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a list public relations companies that received payments from either the National Assets Management Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, the National Development Finance Agency, the State Claims Agency or the National Pension Reserve Fund; the overall cost of these payments from each agency named and the level of payments made by each agency to each company listed in respect of work carried in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [21365/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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State Bodies Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies or individuals that recently tendered for the renewal of the public relations contract for the National Treasury Management Agency; and if the NTMA secured a reduction in the rate charged in the previous contract. [21366/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Peadar Tóibín
156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the 2000cc limit on the size of a viehicle that can be used by a person with a disability; and if he will change the regulations regarding same. [21536/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff
Peadar Tóibín
282. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation used in the appointment process to the recently announced Equality Board. [21104/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff
Peadar Tóibín
283. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the independent panel appointed to select commissioners and the chief commissioner has been stood down; and if this is the case the way he will ensure that the process to appoint the chief commissioner to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, will be independent, transparent and compliant with the UN Paris principles. [21105/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Joint Policing Committees Remit
Peadar Tóibín
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he had consulted with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on the way the existing joint policing committees aligned to town councils here will operate after those town councils are abolished next year. [20850/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Legislative Programme
Peadar Tóibín
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will conclude a review of the existing legislation on prostitution here. [20849/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
Peadar Tóibín
22. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has explored, in the interest of addressing the large housing waiting list, the possibility of purchasing some properties for social housing areas where demand and the drop in property prices suit same. [20492/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Legal Services Regulation
Peadar Tóibín
194. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of cost saving to enterprises arising from the changes to legal services. [18628/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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State Examinations Issues
Peadar Tóibín
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) who appealed a decision for reasonable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Job Creation Numbers
Peadar Tóibín
275. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm that 60 new and additional posts have been created to date through the micro-enterprise loans fund; and if he will provide a breakdown of same on a county basis. [20105/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Líomhaintí Drochúsáide
Peadar Tóibín
2. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le líomhaintí atá déanta le déanaí i gcoinne duine (sonraí tugtha), an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir le cén déileáil a bhí ag a Roinn, nó ag a réamhtheachtaí, leis an duine sin, an míneoidh sé cén saghas déileála a bhí ann, an raibh aon teagmháil ag an duine le daoine óga uair ar bith le linn na déileála seo, an raibh aon eolas ag an Roinn nó ag a cuid oifigeach faoi aon líomhain i gcoinne an duine agus má bhí, cén gníomh a tógadh mar thoradh air sin agus an bhfuil an Roinn tar éis athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar a cuid polasaithe um chosaint leanaí de bharr na líomhaintí seo. [19566/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Irish Language
Peadar Tóibín
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the review of the Official Languages Act; if he will be publishing the submissions to the Act and arrange to have those submissions discussed; and if he will provide a timescale for the publishing of these submissions and the continuation of the review. [19281/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Irish Language
Peadar Tóibín
39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made as regards the proposal in the 20 year strategy to examine the feasibility of introducing a voluntary code for bilingual labelling and packaging of all goods sold here. [19282/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Departmental Reports
Peadar Tóibín
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 5 March 2013, the date on which the social impact assessment of the taxation and welfare changes announced in Budget 2013 was completed; the date on which it will be published; the number of persons within her Department who were tasked to complete this work and their positions within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18840/13]