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Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Joe McHugh
252. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in the role in the new advisory service for mortgage holders in difficulty, of insurance brokers and independent financial advisors that are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland; if she envisages a role for such businesses to complement the role of accountants that she set out when announcing the new service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40574/12]
Thu, 20 Sep 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Joe McHugh
42. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding students who have accepted places on the Social Work (Graduate Entry) L501 programme at the University of Ulster, which is a FETAC Grade 8 course; if he will acknowledge that participation in this course requires a level 8 qualification and to acknowledge that it consequently is a progression from the Level 8 qualification; if he will advise on the way students on the programme should pursue funding support from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39951/12]
Thu, 20 Sep 2012
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Food Imports
Joe McHugh
189. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the quantities of vegetables and carrots that were imported into this State in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39825/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Community Employment Schemes Places
Joe McHugh
756. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address concerns regarding one-year-only recommendations, and their impact on community employment schemes, in view of the challenges in respect of recruiting suitable candidates in areas in which other programmes are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38253/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Joe McHugh
757. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if any funding is available for individual voluntary groups which provide community services, in view of recent reductions in allocations towards day centre and child care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38254/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Joe McHugh
758. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the uptake of places on community employment schemes by citizens who are single parents; her views on the impact on uptake of loss of secondary payment; her further views on the cost of associated child care and travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38255/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Joe McHugh
1725. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel and the grades of these personnel, in tabular form, who are employed by the Health Service Executive within primary care and hospital and community services settings in the following disciplines: health promotion, communication, consumer affairs, training and development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joe McHugh
1726. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists that obtain in public hospitals in respect of the various medical disciplines; if he will compare these figures with the pertinent figures for 1 September 2011 and 1 September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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School Accommodation
Joe McHugh
152 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will comparatively account for his Department’s expenditure on extensions for two primary schools (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason the costs differed by €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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School Accommodation
Joe McHugh
214 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure on prefabricated secondary and primary school accommodation between 1997 and 2011; if he will provide an account of rental expenditure on prefabricated secondary and primary school accommodation between 1997 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Hospitals Building Programme
Joe McHugh
247 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the contract that was awarded by the Health Service Executive to a company (details supplied) for the development of a new wing of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; if that company’s application met all the criteria that was set out in the tender; if he will comment specifically on its qualification for criteria around bond requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
96 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his efforts to generate spin-off tourism from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Wild Atlantic Way Project
Joe McHugh
104 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the wild Atlantic way project.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Mortgage Interest Relief
Joe McHugh
203 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the 2004 to 2008 mortgage interest relief scheme announced in budget 2012; his views on the performances of individual banks and finance houses in respect of the implementation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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School Staffing
Joe McHugh
241 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if part-time work, primary school teaching, entitles teachers to panel rights for September 2012; if he will provide an update on his plans for reconfiguring panels on a national basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Public Transport
Joe McHugh
705 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who avail of subsidised travel on Iarnróid Éireann; if he will provide a breakdown of each subsidised category, for example, students, for the years 2008 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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