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Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration
Joanna Tuffy
418. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures in tabular form for the number of mortgage to rent arrangements that have been put in place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Personal Insolvency Act
Joanna Tuffy
495. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide figures in tabular form for the number of personal insolvency arrangements that have been put in place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Joanna Tuffy
725. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Civil Registration Legislation
Joanna Tuffy
367. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow the families of citizens who die abroad on holiday to register their deaths at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Driver Licence Applications
Joanna Tuffy
802. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the delay being experienced by applicants for driver licences, including replacement licences; if additional resources are being made available to the new national driver licence service to enable the backlog to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3808/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Driver Licence Applications
Joanna Tuffy
803. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the delay being experienced by applicants for driver licences, including replacement licences; if additional resources are being made available to the new national driver licence service to enable the backlog to be cleared; the provision that is being made for drivers pending receipt of their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3815/14]
Thu, 23 Jan 2014
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Universal Social Charge Application
Joanna Tuffy
64. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the special USC rate applied to bonuses for those working for banks; the number of persons that tax that has been collected from to date; if it would be possible to extend bonuses to any person paid a salary from public funds including State enterprise profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3438/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Humanitarian Aid
Joanna Tuffy
36. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's recent efforts in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; if he plans further measures in terms of aid or diplomatic pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Momentum Programme
Joanna Tuffy
59. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all Momentum skills providers in Dublin Mid-West including addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3120/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Data Retention
Joanna Tuffy
65. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statistical information that is available to him regarding social inclusion in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3029/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Local Training Initiative
Joanna Tuffy
75. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all LTI providers in the country together with addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3121/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Social Inclusion Issues
Joanna Tuffy
76. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statistical information (details supplied) that is available to him regarding social inclusion in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3178/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Joanna Tuffy
128. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all community employment schemes in Dublin mid west, including addresses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3119/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Education Grants
Joanna Tuffy
256. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on correspondence regarding an application by a sports club (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/14]
Thu, 19 Dec 2013
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Travellers Data
Joanna Tuffy
127. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statistical information available to him regarding social inclusion in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55075/13]
Thu, 19 Dec 2013
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School Patronage
Joanna Tuffy
137. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of DEIS schools by patron as a percentage of schools of that patron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55104/13]
Thu, 19 Dec 2013
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Joanna Tuffy
149. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who earn salaries in the range (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55074/13]
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joanna Tuffy
247. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/13]
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joanna Tuffy
248. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/13]
Thu, 12 Dec 2013
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Joanna Tuffy
227. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken regarding the top-up salary payments by section 38 agencies to its chief executives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/13]
Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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Hospital Charges
Joanna Tuffy
193. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on variations in hospital charges; his views on whether large disparities are unacceptable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/13]
Thu, 5 Dec 2013
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Property Taxation Administration
Joanna Tuffy
51. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the reason householders who choose to pay their local property tax by credit card or debit tax must make their 2014 LPT payments by 27 November 2013, a full 31 days before the due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52256/13]
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
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School Enrolments
Joanna Tuffy
46. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the regulations governing secondary school enrolment fees/voluntary contributions; his plans to introduce any changes to the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52002/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Freedom of Information Remit
Joanna Tuffy
131. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will include semi-State bodies such as Coillte and Bord na Móna in the Freedom of Information Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51765/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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National Internship Scheme Placements
Joanna Tuffy
150. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department defines job displacement in relation to JobBridge. [51320/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Labour Activation Measures
Joanna Tuffy
151. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to approximately 2,400 jobseekers who have had penalty rates applied to their payments for failure to accept offers of education, training or employment, if any of these penalties related to the JobBridge scheme; and if not, if she will provide a breakdown of specific training schemes and education schemes which featured in this list. [51321/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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National Internship Scheme Placements
Joanna Tuffy
152. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the waiving of the six month cooling-off period allowing an employer to take on another intern immediately if the previous intern was employed by the host organisation or another company, if the internship should be fully completed, that is, for its full six or nine-month duration, for this to take place; and whether an intern is hired several months after his or her internship has ended but prior to the six-month cooling-off period if the original host organisation takes on another intern or must the intern be hired within a certain timeframe for the waiving of the cooling-off period. [51322/13]
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Work Placement Programmes
Joanna Tuffy
153. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the Tús and Gateway schemes designed to get the long-term unemployed into employment, the reason participants cannot leave these schemes if they find part-time work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51323/13]
Thu, 28 Nov 2013
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Community Care
Joanna Tuffy
165. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the community first responder scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51203/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Joanna Tuffy
413. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the entitlement to rent supplement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50784/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Joanna Tuffy
490. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the entitlement to social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50785/13]
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Pension Provisions
Joanna Tuffy
65. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the rules on defined benefit pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Joanna Tuffy
223. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance in the event that a property is sold in November or December 2013, the position regarding the liability for property tax on that property for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49556/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Council of Europe Conventions
Joanna Tuffy
806. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on plans to sign the European Convention on Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Joanna Tuffy
1172. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to make provision in terms of entitlements to persons with long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46625/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Swimming Pool Projects
Joanna Tuffy
1278. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for a public swimming pool for Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/13]
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Joanna Tuffy
277. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment schemes and her Department's strategy in respect of the schemes in the long term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44539/13]
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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State Pensions Reform
Joanna Tuffy
278. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the provision being made for those who reach 65 and would have been entitled to the transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44540/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
150. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40429/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Departmental Staff Data
Joanna Tuffy
156. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of advisers, programme managers, press officers and political staff and communications staff employed by his Department in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40709/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
221. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41594/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
289. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41592/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
301. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41599/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
320. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; and if he will list these Bills in tabular form. [41597/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
414. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out in respect of Bills in her Department since this Government took office; if she will list these Bills in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41600/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
424. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out in respect of Bills in his Department since this Government took office; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41589/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
488. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41593/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
518. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41598/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Joanna Tuffy
524. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41591/13]