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Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Social Welfare Code Issues
Thomas Pringle
94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the level of information required to be provided by claimants who are returning Irish emigrants to satisfy the habitual residence condition; if she will provide an average time frame for the verification of habitual residency of such persons; and if she is satisfied with this process. [33203/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for the July education programme will be assessed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [33150/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
Thomas Pringle
370. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Donegal County Council under the rural water programme for the construction of new group water schemes in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33068/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Prison Accommodation
Thomas Pringle
402. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the transfer of all current inmates of St. Patrick's Institution to Wheatfield Prison, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33409/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Juvenile Offenders
Thomas Pringle
459. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a timeframe for the completion of the young offenders' facility in Oberstown in north County Dublin, including the transfer of all minors to this facility; and if she will consider expediting its completion in view of the decision to transfer all current inmates to Wheatfield Prison, Dublin. [33352/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Youth Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
460. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will commit to securing the necessary funding to ensure that the Big Brother Big Sister Programme will continue to provide a vital service to the 3,200 young persons who benefit from the programme each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32872/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Institutes of Technology Funding
Thomas Pringle
40. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the capital funding which has been allocated to institutes of technology over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Textbooks
Thomas Pringle
41. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for the widespread introduction of e-books in schools nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Money Laundering
Thomas Pringle
98. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the anti-money laundering requirements applied to the purchase of prize bonds over €25 in value, if he has given consideration to the fact that this limit may have a detrimental impact on the sale of prize bonds; if a better balance could be achieved between the need for appropriate anti-money laundering requirements and convenience for ordinary customers who wish to purchase prize bonds as gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31890/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
145. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31580/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31574/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
182. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31573/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
301. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31571/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil-servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31578/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
425. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public/civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31576/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
443. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by her Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil servants; her views on whether her Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31579/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
470. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
476. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31569/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
505. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public/civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31572/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
554. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department in each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31577/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
580. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31570/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
590. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31566/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
610. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by her Department during each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; her views on whether her Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31568/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
646. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
708. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public-civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31581/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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International Agreements
Thomas Pringle
60. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to enshrine Article V of the 1907 Hague Convention regarding the rights and duties of neutral states, in view of the fact that Ireland acceded to the 1907 Hague Convention in 2002; and his views on the future of Irish neutrality. [29126/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Mobility Allowance Scheme Extension
Thomas Pringle
231. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 18 June 2013, if he will indicate the exact number of months that the mobility allowance is to be extended; and if he will confirm that this applies to the motorised transport grant also [31091/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Diabetes Strategy
Thomas Pringle
97. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle diabetes nationwide, particularly paediatric diabetes; if he will commit to ensuring that the paediatric diabetes care posts are filled as soon as possible, to allow for the insulin pump service to be available to more than 130 diabetic children attending Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal. [30381/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
139. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will make a commitment that medical card holders who have undergone breast cancer treatment in hospital will not have to pay the cost of their general practitioner cancer care follow-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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State Properties
Thomas Pringle
10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the roll-out of the next round of reforms aimed at streamlining the State’s extensive property management portfolio; the targets he has set regarding same; and the extent to which he aims to reform the property asset portfolio across the wider public service. [29686/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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School Curriculum
Thomas Pringle
92. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider maintaining history as a core subject at junior certificate level (details supplied). [29842/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Fishing Industry Development
Thomas Pringle
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role he envisages for Bord Iascaigh Mhara in developing a seafood innovation centre in Killybegs, County Donegal; the way he sees the Killybegs campus of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LYIT, complementing that role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Harbours and Piers Development
Thomas Pringle
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the stages that the small craft harbour at Killybegs fishery harbour centre, County Donegal is to be developed, including the design and strategy; and if he will give an indication of when the development is to be completed. [29384/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Fodder Crisis
Thomas Pringle
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to tackle the ongoing fall-out from the fodder crisis; and if he will consider creating a task force to deal with fodder related issues, including cashflow problems on farms, securing enough feed for next winter and managing the damage done to land, as well as dealing with mental health issues in the farming community. [29385/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Driving Licence Issues
Thomas Pringle
228. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the number of learner drivers unaccompanied by a qualified driver that were involved in road traffic accidents since mid 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Ministerial Transport
Thomas Pringle
31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his Department's role in the implementation of the new code of practice for the use of the Government jet in terms of the ministerial air transport service; if he will outline in tabular format the average hourly costs, as well as the statistics on the use of the service by each travelling Minister and the Taoiseach, including date of travel, destination, ministerial time on-board and the number of passengers travelling for 2012-2013. [29125/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Thomas Pringle
383. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has yet considered the Bethany Survivors Group's request for inclusion within the residential institutions redress scheme or a similar type scheme designed for children who had been in the Bethany Home; if he has made a decision on this matter; if he has reverted to the group on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Thomas Pringle
523. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the final report on the wider issue of general transport for persons with disabilities has been submitted; if a decision has been reached on a replacement for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if this replacement will run seamlessly after the final payment of the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant to ensure that persons are not at a disadvantage; and if he will ensure that the replacement or alternative scheme will address the needs of all recipients equally nationwide. [28885/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Water Charges Administration
Thomas Pringle
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he foresees a reduction in commercial water rates under Irish Water in view of the fact that the local authorities have been operating the polluter pays principle in relation to commercial water rates for many years and full cost recovery for the supply of water to commercial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27066/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Thomas Pringle
54. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to local authorities to build specific instance houses in rural areas to accommodate families in rural communities acknowledging that they are a very cost effective way of providing social housing and recognise the rural nature of many local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27065/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the report of the Financial Inclusion Working Group on the pilot of the standard bank account has been submitted; and if he will outline the conclusions of the report and the decisions being made on foot of this. [27705/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Value for Money Reviews
Thomas Pringle
250. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the value for money review of small primary schools has been finalised yet; and if he will outline the recommendations of the report and any decision he intends making. [26813/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Subsidiary Protection Administration
Thomas Pringle
679. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he can reconcile efforts to modify the procedures for subsidiary protection in view of the fact that they have appealed the judgement in the MM v Minister for Justice to the Supreme Court; the way the backlog can be cleared in view of this appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Garda Investigations
Thomas Pringle
680. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 23 May 2013, if he will confirm if a criminal investigation is ongoing in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27318/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Ready to Work Programme
Thomas Pringle
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that funding is continued for the ready for work programme supported by business in the community to enable them to continue their work in helping homeless persons into work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25863/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
47. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of information required to be provided for a claimant to satisfy the habitual residence condition; if decisions are made on a purely arbitrary basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25864/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he foresees the full implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and his plans to ensure the effective assessment and planning for students with special educational needs. [25457/13]
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Thomas Pringle
97. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the role of the special needs assistant; and his plans to broaden the scope of the role to further facilitate the needs of children with special educational needs. [25458/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Garda Investigations
Thomas Pringle
150. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 25 September 2012, if there is any sign of the report into the incidents being completed and victims being able to gain some closure from the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Foreign Direct Investment
Thomas Pringle
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts made to secure foreign direct investment in the north west region; the number of new jobs that have been announced in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/13]