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Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Peadar Tóibín
50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out the amendments that he intends to make to the Construction Contracts Bill. [51554/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of non-residential business users with access to broadband across the State and the percentage of non residential users with broad band speed less than 1.99Mbps, between 2Mbps and 9.99Mbps and speeds in excess of 10Mbps. [51714/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of non-residential business users with access to broad band through DSL, cable, satellite or mobile platforms. [51715/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Payments
Peadar Tóibín
133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of existing students that have received their initial grant payments from the 66 vocational educational committees and local authorities for the 2012/2013 academic year. [51341/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
316. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past five years. [51201/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by Enterprise Ireland; the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years. [51202/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
318. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each of the jobs announced or welcomed by his Department over the past five years; the numbers employed by the enterprise at the time of the announcement and the numbers currently employed by the enterprise. [51203/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Community Welfare Services
Peadar Tóibín
340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the closing of the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail the way those with restricted mobility or living in poverty can access similar services. [50929/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Community Welfare Services
Peadar Tóibín
341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of maintaining the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail any savings generated from its proposed closure. [50930/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Public Sector Staff Increment Payments
Peadar Tóibín
53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the full remuneration packages currently being paid out to the previous four Secretaries General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Trade Missions
Peadar Tóibín
33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the recent trade mission that he led to Malaysia; and the expected economic outcomes of the trade mission. [50098/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Economic Policy
Peadar Tóibín
34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any expected economic benefits arising from the Africa Ireland Economic Forum hosted by his Department; and his plans to increase trade with Africa in 2013. [50102/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Peadar Tóibín
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending to 19.5 hours the number of hours a recipient of carer's allowance can work outside the home. [49846/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Peadar Tóibín
114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the companion travel pass for persons in receipt of disability allowance to cover a companion on the portion of the round trip during which the disabled person may not be present. [49847/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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FÁS Training Programmes
Peadar Tóibín
254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in detail the number, type, location and spaces available on FÁS courses in County Meath available to the unemployed. [49779/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
305. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 6 November 2012, if he will publish the Departmental review or assessment of the success of a school programme (details supplied) as part of the July provision scheme and any assessment of the changes to circumstances of children and parents that would prohibit involvement in the scheme at the same level for the coming year. [50013/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Employment Rights Issues
Peadar Tóibín
326. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm the date on which the Protection of Employee (Temporary Agency Workers) Bill 2011 came into effect and the steps taken to ensure that all agencies, employers and agency workers are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities. [49443/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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FÁS Training Programmes
Peadar Tóibín
375. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if unemployed persons who have taken up FÁS training courses are excluded from consideration for Tús supervisor positions within 12 months of completing the course. [49780/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Peadar Tóibín
397. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and the target time taken to process such applications. [50020/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Departmental Reports
Peadar Tóibín
40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish the Small Hospitals Report Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development; if he will confirm that this report recommends the closure of the ICU and full ED services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, as well as at eight other sites; if he will provide an update in the proposed development of a new regional hospital in the Health Service Executive North East area; if he will commit to maintaining ICU and full ED services at Our Lady's Navan until such a facility is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/12]