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Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
153. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, for each jobs announcement by an Industrial Development Agency client company, the number of additional jobs expected to be created and relevant timeframe, any amendment to the number of jobs created as per adjustments to grant aid; the number employed at the client company at the time of the announcement; and the numbers employed at the last time such data was available for each of the past five years. [45475/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Industrial Development
Peadar Tóibín
154. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the information requested by the Industrial Development Agency as part of the monitoring progress for financial assistance from client companies. [45476/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Foreign Direct Investment
Peadar Tóibín
155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the average lead in time, from first engagement to a jobs announcement by the Industrial Development Agency client companies. [45477/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Human Rights Issues
Peadar Tóibín
8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on the newly formed Ireland Saudi Arabia Business Council; and the expected economic benefits of this council; if he will be raising the issue of domestic human rights abuses with the Saudi Arabian Government. [44809/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Trade Missions Numbers
Peadar Tóibín
30. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any trade missions planned to visit Russia in the near future, on the back of the trade mission he led to Russia in June. [44814/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Disability Allowance Application Numbers
Peadar Tóibín
81. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned by the rate of refusal of disability allowance at first application in view of the fact that 33% of appeals against these refusals are successful. [44561/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Peadar Tóibín
88. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fears caused by the proposal to cut the free travel scheme for older persons and those with disabilities; and her intentions with regard to the scheme. [44562/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Road Traffic Accidents
Peadar Tóibín
716. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish immediately the internal Bus Éireann investigation into the maintenance of the bus involved in the Kentstown, County Meath, bus incident and maintenance of Bus Éireann school bus fleet carried out by a person (details supplied). [44140/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Radio Spectrum Management
Peadar Tóibín
13. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the 4G network to be rolled out across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43735/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Broadband Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
15. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that all enterprises will have access to fibre based broadband connectivity. [41605/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Office of the Ombudsman Status
Peadar Tóibín
8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008 to extend the remit of the Ombudsman to prisons and all issues relating to asylum, refugees and naturalisation. [43490/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Office of the Ombudsman Remit
Peadar Tóibín
39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for his decision to exclude an additional 50 agencies from the Ombudsman’s remit despite his Programme for Government commitment to ensure that all statutory bodies and all bodies significantly funded from the public purse will be covered by the legislation. [43491/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Schools Refurbishment
Peadar Tóibín
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to require all schools in receipt of capitation funding to implement targeted energy efficiency programmes to cut wasteful usage of lighting, heating and electronic equipment; his views on the opinion that existing voluntary projects show the potential to save 15 – 40% of schools’ energy costs within two years, using models and guidance provided by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland but unknown to most schools; his views on whether such energy efficiencies could save up to €15 million annually on the €200 million cost of capitation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43098/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Redundancy Payments
Peadar Tóibín
280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the continuing failure of his Department to pay outstanding redundancy and back pay owed to 28 former workers of St. Enda's Sports Complex, County Limerick, who were effectively employed by the State and who lost their jobs over 18 months ago as a result of a withdrawal of State funding from his Department. [43453/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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An Teanga Gaeilge
Peadar Tóibín
302. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe an bhfuil sé i gceist aige Gaeleagras a athbheochan; nó an bhfuil sé chun seirbhís dá shamhail a chur ar fáil. [41970/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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State Savings Schemes
Peadar Tóibín
48. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be rasied for the State if interest from savings bonds was not exempt from tax. [42266/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Tax Collection Forecasts
Peadar Tóibín
50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been made of the tax that could be raised for the State if Revenue audit activity was increased by 20% in 2013 specifically to target black market activity; and if there is a cost associated with increasing audit acitivity, for example, additional recruited staff for Revenue. [42265/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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IDA Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if financial support from the Industrial Development Agency to client companies includes conditional targets for employment; and if he will provide an overview of the conditions of offer of support to client companies. [42366/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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IDA Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the amount of financial support held back from Industrial Development Agency client companies who have failed to meet employment targets. [42367/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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IDA Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
115. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the amount of financial support claimed back from Industrial Development Agency client companies who have failed to meet employment targets. [42368/12]