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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Departmental Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
118 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 436 of the 26 June 2012, if personnel records in his Department are computerised; if a date of birth is a field on this system; if his Department conducts equality monitoring of competitions to ensure no unlawful discrimination such as ageism occurs; and if so, if the selection process used to select staff members to Brussels has been the subject to an equality audit; if he will detail both the weight that applied to the various short listing criteria; the way the marks were awarded for items; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Garda Deployment
Thomas P. Broughan
124 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank that were on duty for the three recent concerts at Croke Park, Dublin 3 in June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Garda Equipment
Thomas P. Broughan
125 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of spare intoxilyser machines available to gardaí in case one machine is unable to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Beef Imports
Thomas P. Broughan
139 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of beef imported to Ireland over each of the past five years; the country or countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Health Service Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
140 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social work team leaders post filled with acting team leaders; the number of principal worker posts filled with acting principal social workers; the number of acting positions that have been backfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Alcohol Pricing
Thomas P. Broughan
146 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be introduced to facilitate the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Alcohol Pricing
Thomas P. Broughan
147 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if his preferred policy instrument in terms of combatting the misuse of alcohol especially by teenagers and young persons is for minimum alcohol pricing, increased tax on alcohol or the banning of below cost selling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas P. Broughan
149 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of calls received from the D-Doc Services for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of these calls resulted in a house visit; the number of drivers and vehicles allocated to same; the average response time to house visit calls; the average number of calls received per night; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Hospital Services
Thomas P. Broughan
150 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the impact of the special delivery unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Thomas P. Broughan
155 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure in 2011 and to date in 2012 in tourism marketing and promotional campaigns in Australia, China, India, Brazil, Japan and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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European Stability Bonds
Thomas P. Broughan
78 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his position on Eurobonds as outlined at the recent informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Compact for Growth and Jobs
Thomas P. Broughan
79 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on efforts to deliver an EU stimulus package; his current estimates on the size and sources of the funding for the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Summer Works Scheme
Thomas P. Broughan
84 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts allocated to the summer works programme in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011; the way the decision was made to switch scarce resources away from the programme in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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European Council Meetings
Thomas P. Broughan
30 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach if he has met President Francois Hollande since his election; if he will report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Road Traffic Accidents
Thomas P. Broughan
105 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking to address the rise in road deaths in 2012 in comparison with the same period in 2011; if he has met with the CEO of the Road Safety Authority in respect of these figures; if he is satisfied that adequate funding is being allocated to all bodies with responsibility for maintaining road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Penalty Points System
Thomas P. Broughan
142 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on new proposals to reform the penalty points system; if reform of the penalty points system will be included in the road taffic Bill 2012; when this Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Garda Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
512 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda checkpoints in 2010, 2011 and for the first five months of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Garda Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
513 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory alcohol checkpoints in 2010, 2011 and for the first five months of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Garda Strength
Thomas P. Broughan
514 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel in the Garda traffic corps each year since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Garda Deployment
Thomas P. Broughan
515 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the impact of the new Garda roster on then traffic corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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