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Wed, 6 May 2015
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Fuel Laundering
Seamus Kirk
125. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a new dye for agricultural diesel, in the effort to combat diesel laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
Seamus Kirk
445. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's policy on second-chance education; the budget allocated for same; her plans to develop this policy in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17210/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
Seamus Kirk
518. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the current status of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas report; the amount of funding that will be put aside for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17208/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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National Spatial Strategy
Seamus Kirk
522. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out his plans to re-introduce the national spatial strategy, focusing on gateways and hubs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17206/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Regional Development Funding
Seamus Kirk
523. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out his plans to develop economic regions within the island of Ireland; the amount of money put aside for this and the direct economic benefit to the State for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17207/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Rural Transport Programme
Seamus Kirk
587. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen the rural transport programme; if he will discuss the direct benefit to the rural economy for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17209/15]
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
47. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the carer's allowance scheme to community houses which provide social support programmes for the elderly through the community or community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17061/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Social Enterprise Sector
Seamus Kirk
67. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's strategy in relation to social enterprise; if he has a strategic plan for this sector; the number of jobs created by social enterprises over the past five years; the net impact of these jobs on the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Seamus Kirk
128. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money which is in dormant accounts from the years 2011 to 2015; if he will provide a breakdown on the expenditure of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16907/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Seamus Kirk
129. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate on the amount held in dormant accounts at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16908/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Seamus Kirk
155. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Construction Contracts Act 2013; when this will come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16382/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Tuberculosis Incidence
Seamus Kirk
189. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concern of farmers regarding the prevalence of tuberculosis in livestock in the mid-Louth area; if his attention has been further drawn to the significant population of wild deer in the general area that are suspected of being carriers of the disease; if a deer cull is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/15]
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Public Sector Staff Data
Seamus Kirk
88. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the number of State and Government employees, by Department and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16124/15]
Tue, 21 Apr 2015
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Local Authority Rates
Seamus Kirk
322. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify his position regarding sports clubs which have an occasional licence for bar facilities; the way the rates liability is calculated in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15729/15]
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Departmental Funding
Seamus Kirk
184. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a grant of €3.5 million to Alverno Heights and Alverno Court in Laytown in County Meath, which was set aside under his Department's 2014 social housing investment programme, to carry out a range of measures to improve the standard and quality of the housing stock in both estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14990/15]
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Driver Licence Data
Seamus Kirk
199. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Irish drivers who have received an international driving permit in each of the past four years; the costs associated in awarding these permits; the most popular countries for which Irish drivers have obtained an international driving permit; his views on the security features in the international driving permit; if he is satisfied with the corresponding use of international driving permits here by non-European Union drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Garda Deployment
Seamus Kirk
407. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí per Garda district; the number and location of each Garda station in each district and their opening hours, including the number of gardaí stationed at each station; if she will provide a breakdown for the years 2011 to 2014 of gardaí stationed in each station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14893/15]
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
162. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine an anomaly in the higher education grants scheme whereby an applicant who is fostered will be assessed on that person's own income position, while an applicant who is in guardianship will be assessed on that person's guardian's income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13545/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Seamus Kirk
190. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Taoiseach his plans to develop a strategic position for Ireland in the event of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13083/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Tax Exemptions
Seamus Kirk
74. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance his plans to re-activate the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12461/15]