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Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
150. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason she does not introduce rent controls and legal penalties on landlords who discriminate against tenants in receipt of rent allowance in view of (details supplied); if she will achieve her stated aim of reducing rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49919/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Tax Credits
Thomas Pringle
189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number of tax credits and reliefs available to taxpayers; the number of taxpayers that have availed of these; and if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost of these credits and reliefs. [47218/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Fiscal Policy
Thomas Pringle
204. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if any analyses are being undertaken in view of the IMF World Economic Outlook note on multipliers to establish the short-term multiplier for Government spending. [47386/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Thomas Pringle
708. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure of regeneration funding for the Waterford Regeneration project in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 spent on project staff salaries and wages, project office overheads and consultant fees; the total funding for the regeneration project recouped in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Thomas Pringle
166. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the review on the regulation on prostitution; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47020/12]
Wed, 24 Oct 2012
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Regeneration Funding
Thomas Pringle
166. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure of regeneration funding for an area (details supplied) in County Kerry in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 spent on project staff salaries and wages, project office overheads and consultant fees; the total funding for the regeneration project recouped in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46567/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Reform
Thomas Pringle
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to students for part-time courses or if there are any plans to introduce funding for part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45773/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Public Sector Management Remuneration
Thomas Pringle
282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of public servants that earn more than €100,000 annually; and the proportion of this number that this represents of the public sector pay bill. [45732/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Site Acquisitions
Thomas Pringle
261. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Regeneration Projects
Thomas Pringle
412. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the project supervision costs incurred by way of professional or consultants fees for a regeneration project (details supplied) in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44441/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Fish Quotas
Thomas Pringle
549. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of quota allocated to each vessel in the north west herring fishery in September 2012 and a comparative table for September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44745/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
550. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give any consideration to introducing another band in the disadvantaged area payment in view of the fact that some areas in the west and north west are particularly disadvantaged and farmers face severe difficulties in making their farming activities provide an adequate income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Petroleum and Gas Exploration
Thomas Pringle
20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of a possible oil find in Dublin Bay, if his attention has been drawn to the pamphlet, produced by Dublin Shell to Sea Campaign, Liquid assets: Ireland's oil and gas resources and how they can be managed for the people's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43747/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Exploration Licences Approvals
Thomas Pringle
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the exploratory licence recently granted to a company (details supplied), when the drilling in Dublin bay is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43743/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Benefits Applications
Thomas Pringle
81. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 4 October 2012, if she will provide further analysis of the number of families that are recipients of both a social welfare payment and child dependent payment that receive a payment for more than one child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43833/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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European Stability Mechanism
Thomas Pringle
185. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to pay public money to the ESM; and if so, the amount in advance of the legality of the ESM being considered by the ECJ. [43323/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Thomas Pringle
573. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on the progress of the national colorectal screening programme; and if he will list the sites of such screening centres currently running [42634/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Tax Yield
Thomas Pringle
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on reports that companies (details supplied) based in Shannon, County Clare, are paying very low effective rates of corporation tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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European Stability Mechanism
Thomas Pringle
64. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the recent statement by the German, Dutch and Finnish foreign Ministers suggesting that the European Stability Mechanism should not be used to provide debt relief for past banking losses taken on by states such as Ireland; the implications that this has for Ireland's campaign for debt relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42285/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Banks Recapitalisation
Thomas Pringle
78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €7.5 billion given during the banks recapitalisation for mortgage debt has been used; which banks received this capital and the amount of this has been used to deal with the mortgage debt crisis. [42440/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Benefits Applications
Thomas Pringle
135. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people on a core social welfare payment who are also recipients of a child dependent payment; and if she will provide a breakdown of same [42442/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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EU Programmes
Thomas Pringle
44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will comment on the de-facto upgrade of the EU-Israel Association Agreement strengthening trade relations between the two. [42126/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Departmental Staff Remuneration
Thomas Pringle
103. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants that earn between €80,000 and €100,000 annually; and the proportion that this number represents in the public sector pay bill. [42125/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Income Data
Thomas Pringle
99. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of those with an income of €80,000 and more per annum; and the number of those with an income of €100,000 and more per annum. [40247/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Tax Credits
Thomas Pringle
100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of those whose annual income is €80,000 and more and who claim a home carer tax credit. [40248/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Tax Credits
Thomas Pringle
101. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that claim a home carer tax credit. [40249/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Child Benefit Payments
Thomas Pringle
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of child benefit who are also in receipt of a social welfare payment, including family income supplement, and the percentage that they compose of the child benefit budget. [40245/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Child Benefit Payments
Thomas Pringle
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of the child benefit budget allocated to those who are not recipients of social welfare payments, including family income supplement. [40246/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Garda Investigations
Thomas Pringle
308. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report regarding a particular series of events which took place after the conviction of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; and when it is scheduled to be published. [40279/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Middle East Peace Process
Thomas Pringle
30 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans, if any, to exert pressure on Israel to remove its illegal settlements and end its military occupation of Palestinian territories.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Middle East Peace Process
Thomas Pringle
32 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to intervene in the continued Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Cross-Border Education Initiatives
Thomas Pringle
148 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the cross-Border education survey; and if he can provide a timescale for completion of same.
[36137/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Social Welfare Benefits
Thomas Pringle
369 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to ensure that those who are over the age of 18 years who are made homeless but were not in care when under 18 years will be provided with a full adult payment .
[36241/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Thomas Pringle
407 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of all moneys spent on the MMV Ostrea since its procurement.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Services for People with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
749 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a full and appropriate service will be provided to school leavers with an intellectual disability who rely on such a service to maintain a basic quality of life.
[34475/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Turbary Rights
Thomas Pringle
409 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons within his Department who has responsibility to adjudicate in disputes between landowners and turf cutters regarding turbary allocated by the Irish Land Commission.
[33216/12]
Thu, 5 Jul 2012
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General Government Debt
Thomas Pringle
22 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance in view of the announcements emanating from the recent EU meetings on the European banking crisis, the relief Irish citizens may expect in terms of an end to and reversal of cuts and austerity measures over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Registration of Title
Thomas Pringle
210 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Land Commission entered into any Q3 purchase agreements for plots in a bog (details supplied); and if so, if he will list the plot numbers for which Q3 agreements exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Turbary Rights
Thomas Pringle
212 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any rights of turbary existed on a bog (details supplied) prior to the turbary regulations being made under instrument 1546/9/56, 24 September 1956 and instrument 1673/5/56 of 14 May 1956; and if so, if he will list the plot numbers for which these rights exist.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Aquaculture Licences
Thomas Pringle
555 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 26 June 2012, if he will outline, in tabular form, the locations and year that each of these licences were granted.
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