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Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Medical Card Applications
Colm Keaveney
1118. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will expect a decision on the appeal of the refusal of entitlement to a full medical card [1885/13]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Tax Rebates
Colm Keaveney
195. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance in view of his various replies to both written and oral parliamentary questions regarding the granting of an essential users excise rebate to road hauliers, where he stated I should point out that a fuel rebate system, as sought by the IRHA, could not under EU law be restricted to Irish licensed hauliers but would have to be extended to all vehicles intended exclusively for the carriage of goods by road with a maximum permissible gross laden weight of not less than 7.5 tonnes, in addition, the rebate would have to include the carriage of passengers by a motor vehicle of category M2 or category M3 as defined in Council Directive 70/156/EEC, the reason he confined the granting of the rebate to licensed road hauliers in Budget 2013 and excluded passenger transport operators from the scheme in view of his statements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56996/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Tax Rebates
Colm Keaveney
196. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he has sought permission from the EU Commission to introduce an essential users rebate for road haulage operators; the case he has put forward to have haulage operators classed as essential users while excluding passenger transport operators from this classification; if the Commission has not already been notified, if he will consider seeking permission to have passenger transport operators included in the scheme in view of the fact that in addition to excise duty, passenger transport is subject to 23% VAT on fuel which is non refundable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56997/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Colm Keaveney
541. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused headage payment. [56582/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
Colm Keaveney
21. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive their headage payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55810/12]
Wed, 12 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Colm Keaveney
188. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to receive their headage payment. [55804/12]
Thu, 29 Nov 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
240. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for a procedure. [53451/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Road Network
Colm Keaveney
136. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the discussions for the proposed Public Private Partnership of the M17/M18 motorway from Gort to Tuam, County Galway, announced in the recent stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51427/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Employment Appeals Tribunal
Colm Keaveney
338. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm when the Employment Appeals Tribunal will hear claims (details supplied) which have been referred to the Department in March 2012. [52175/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Employment Rights Issues
Colm Keaveney
110. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the number of cases taken under Employees (Information and Consultation) Act 2006 that have been processed by the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission since 2006 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51689/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Employment Rights Issues
Colm Keaveney
111. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to promote greater use of the Employees (Information and Consultation) Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51690/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Redundancy Statistics
Colm Keaveney
122. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide sectoral breakdowns of redundancy statistics for 2012 which have been delayed due to a transition to a new IT system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51667/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Primary Care Centres Expenditure
Colm Keaveney
297. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the funding model being used to finance the building of the 20 primary health care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51173/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Tax Yield
Colm Keaveney
80. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised if a levy of 10% was imposed on all pension payments above €100,000; 12.5% on all such payments over €200,000; 15% on all such payments over €300,000, 20% on all such payments over €400,000, and 25% on all such payments over €500,000; if he will provide a breakdown of the revenues raised by such a measure on pensions paid for from the public purse and on pensions paid from other sources. [50625/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
Colm Keaveney
157. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current salary paid to the Commissioner and to the Chairperson of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg); the salary for these positions in 2010 and 2011; the bonuses, or payments or benefits other than the salary, if any, that have been paid to these positions in 2010, 2011, and 2012; if he is currently considering any proposals to review the operation of the Regulator and is he in a position to share any proposals regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50669/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Hospital Procedures
Colm Keaveney
248. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be called for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Taxi Regulations
Colm Keaveney
257. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed by taxi drivers at the consequences of changes in regulation that are having the effect of forcing drivers to sell their licenses at a loss; if in view of the fact that taxi drivers are suffering as a consequence of our current economic difficulties and are not in a position to work as drivers but are waiting for a pick up in the trade in the future, he will consider allowing some flexibility into the process to allow for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50624/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Home Help Service Provision
Colm Keaveney
74. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the average spend per head of the population aged over 65 years in each county for the provision of home help hours; the account that was taken of the disparity in average spend in each county in determining the level of cuts to be made to the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48746/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Colm Keaveney
246. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their headage payment . [45066/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Teaching Qualifications
Colm Keaveney
238. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers working in the primary school sector, and of those, the number that have not completed one of the following: a recognised three year full-time programme, leading to the Bachelor of Education, B.Ed. degree, a recognised Graduate/Higher Diploma in Education (Primary) combined with a primary degree at level 8 or a level 9 qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications; if he will provide the total figure for all teachers who commenced employment within the primary school sector in the past ten years and also the figures for all such teachers who have not completed at least one of the courses listed above; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44209/12]