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Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Land Acquisition
Tom Barry
279. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agreed land prices per hectare for lands purchased for schools in the Munster area, on a county basis, over the past five years. [7021/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Land Acquisition
Tom Barry
354. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress, if any, made regarding the acquisition of Annesgrove Gardens by the State. [4164/13]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Carer's Allowance Application Numbers
Tom Barry
391. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients here in receipt of carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension; the number of carer's allowance recipients who are either the spouse or parent or child of the person being cared for; and if he will provide the figures from 2005 to 2012. [56879/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Tom Barry
392. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money annually for carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension from 2005 to 2012; and if there is ongoing assessment of applicants to determine their continuing qualification for the payment in question. [56880/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Garda Transport Provision
Tom Barry
480. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to furnish Dáil Éireann with a list of Garda vehicles that have been withdrawn from service. [45853/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Garda Transport Provision
Tom Barry
481. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles, both traffic corps and fleet that have been in service annually more than the last 10 years. [45854/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Garda Transport Provision
Tom Barry
482. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breaches of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and Road Traffic Legislation that occurred in order to necessitate the removal of Garda cars from service at 300,000km; especially when these cars have an up to date National Car Test Certificate. [45855/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Farm Assist Scheme Application Numbers
Tom Barry
640. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants for farm assist in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the amount of money paid out in total in those years. [37167/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Tom Barry
1345. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the net expenditure in the agricultural budget for 2012 is set at €774 million current and €168 million capital, reductions, respectively, of 7.5% and 16.8% on 2011 figures, the proportion of this expenditure that comprises EU finding; further in view of the fact that it is central to any consideration of expenditure caps that agriculture expenditure in this country involves a large contribution from Europe, if the cap on expenditure in agriculture will reflect this in view of the need for a credible environmental scheme for farming here and the need to be able to fund this given that 1,000 farmers are coming off the rural-environmental protection scheme in County Cork this year and approximately 3,000 will leave the scheme in 2013 while the agri-environmental option scheme is not attracting farmers, and those who are participating are still awaiting payments. [36967/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Tom Barry
1346. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the numbers of participants in the rural environmental schemes 1, 2, 3 & 4 and agricultural environmental options scheme for the years 2007 to 2012; and if he will clarify the amount of funds, in total, that was paid out for each of the years 2007 to 2012 under REPS 1, 2, 3 & 4 and AEOS. [36968/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Illness Benefit
Tom Barry
20 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the annual cost of illness benefit in the public sector and in the private sector, respectively. [34336/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Community Employment Schemes
Tom Barry
41 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the review of FÁS community employment schemes; if CE scheme providers can be included in any reviews seminars regarding the matter; and the reason behind having both Tús schemes and FÁS CE schemes.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Illness Benefit
Tom Barry
254 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of illness benefit claims in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will distinguish those claimants who were working in the public sector in each of those years.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Social Insurance
Tom Barry
255 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons paying full rate PRSI in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will distinguish those working in the public sector in each of those years.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Long-Term Illness Scheme
Tom Barry
594 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health if Crohn’s disease will be included in the long-term illness scheme
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Home Help Service
Tom Barry
664 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the out-sourcing of home help hours and to address the fear, on the part of the patients and the home-help providers, that continuity of care and long-standing relationships are being damaged by this trend of outsourcing from the Health Service Executive to private providers.
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