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Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Mutual Assistance Requests
Pearse Doherty
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which information was requested by one of the least developed countries and was provided by the Irish Government to the LDC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Mutual Assistance Requests
Pearse Doherty
266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of requests for information regarding tax matters the Irish Government has received from OECD countries in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32047/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Mutual Assistance Requests
Pearse Doherty
267. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases for which information was requested by an OECD country and was provided by the Irish Government to the OECD country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Delays
Pearse Doherty
305. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students per county who are currently awaiting payment of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant; the date on which these outstanding payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31621/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
Pearse Doherty
306. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who applied for Student Universal Support Ireland grants to pursue a course of study outside the State; the number of these who were erroneously informed by the Department that they would receive a grant to cover the course fees; the steps he has taken to adequately compensate any students in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Pearse Doherty
307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the preparations made by his Department to resolve the issues with the Student Universal Support Ireland grant system; his views on whether the system will be effective in the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31623/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons supplementary welfare allowance is not considered as a qualifying payment for the special rate of maintenance grant for third level study; if he will reconsider his position in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31624/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
309. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken by him to implement the 2010 framework for action for the inclusion of children with special needs in early childhood education settings to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Harbour Authorities Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
596. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 11 June 2013, the reasons the audit of financial statements of the fishery harbour centres are not up to date; his views on whether it is acceptable that these accounts have not been completed since 2007; if he will provide the unaudited amounts for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31635/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Aquaculture Development
Pearse Doherty
597. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide in tabular form the 91 bays-estuaries subject to appropriate assessment under EU rules; the current stage of the assessment for each bay-estuary; the likely timeframe for the completion of the assessment in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31636/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if detailed consideration has been given to the 2010 Framework for Action for the Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education Settings in determining the future of specialist preschools in County Donegal; if he is satisfied that the decision to close St. Agnes' preschool and his lack of commitment to retain the specialist preschool in Ballaghderg is consistent with the policy recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31627/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Pearse Doherty
655. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 541 of 30 April 2013 and 531 of 12 February 2013, if he will now consider allocating the proposed grant for primary health care centre in Dungloe under the PPP programme to the capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31674/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
670. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will list the number of hip replacement operations carried out on public patients at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal for the past three years; the number of operations that have been carried out to date in 2013; the number planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
671. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will list the number of hip replacement operations carried out on private patients at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal for the past three years, the number of operations that have been carried out to date in 2013; the number planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
672. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form on the number of operations carried out by a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal per department on public patients for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [31834/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
673. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form on the number of operations carried out by a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal per department on private patients for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [31835/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Roads Maintenance
Pearse Doherty
714. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to Donegal County Council to allow it make a provision for funding or resources to citizens whose roads are not maintained by Donegal County Council; if his attention has been drawn to the number of roads in the county that are not maintained by the council; the serious condition of these roads; if he has discussed this issue with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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National Roads Authority Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure safety standards on the M50 while avoiding increases in tolls and forcing drivers into residential or built up areas. [31033/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Tracker Mortgage Numbers
Pearse Doherty
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders that are on tracker mortgages and the number by institution in both absolute and as a percentage of their total mortgages. [31346/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Emigrant Issues
Pearse Doherty
19. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a case in the USA where the Irish International Immigrant Centre turned over a young Irish immigrant to the US immigration authorities for a minor infringement of their visa conditions; and if his Department has investigated this matter. [30775/13]