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Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Seamus Kirk
155. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the potential crisis in the area of recruitment for tutors and teachers in SOLAS and the VECs because of the moratorium on recruitment; the way the foregoing are restricted in the number of courses they can organise because of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/14]
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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National Monuments
Seamus Kirk
242. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if St. Michael's Monastic Grange, Duleek, County Meath, is listed as a national monument; if so, the plans the National Monuments Service has to ensure it fulfils its obligation to protect and preserve the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38528/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Fuel Oil Specifications
Seamus Kirk
165. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance the measures that are being put in place to counteract petrol stretching fuel contamination; if his attention has been drawn to the serious financial implications for drivers who unwittingly purchase the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37915/14]
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Seamus Kirk
400. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a cult know as Genesis II Church and its targeting of parents of autistic children on the basis that it has a cure for autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35822/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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VAT Exemptions
Seamus Kirk
242. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was introduced to give the tourism sector a boost in 2011 and which has been maintained ever since, is continuing to have significant benefits for the economy; if he has noted that since its introduction more than 30,000 jobs have been added to the sector as a result of the measure being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Beef Industry
Seamus Kirk
468. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in view of the serious income crises in the beef sector, he will consider bringing forward payment of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34228/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Redundancy Payments
Seamus Kirk
547. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a redundancy package for civilians employed at Army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32944/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Local Authority Funding
Seamus Kirk
1529. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been approved for remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Local Authority Funding
Seamus Kirk
1530. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Meath County Council's submission for a comprehensive remedial works scheme for a housing estate (details supplied) in County Meath; if and when approval for same will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
1555. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of a tenant purchase scheme as provided for in legislation earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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VAT Rate Reductions
Seamus Kirk
1696. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was introduced to give the tourism sector a boost in 2011 and which has been maintained ever since, is continuing to have significant benefits for the economy; if he has noted that since its introduction more than 30,000 jobs have been added to the sector as a result of the measure being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
Seamus Kirk
550. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the targets set for each sector in the Food Harvest 2020 Strategy published in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Unemployment Data
Seamus Kirk
359. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to tackle the high unemployment statistics in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31469/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Live Register Data
Seamus Kirk
398. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by month since March 2011 of the number of persons who are on the live register in County Louth; including the number of persons who are short-term and long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31470/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Local Development Companies Administration
Seamus Kirk
503. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider his decision to subsume Leader partnerships into the new local authority structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31409/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Seamus Kirk
417. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health when the current review of the advanced prostate cancer drug enzalutamide by the national cancer control programme will take place to determine its future availability here; if there is an approximate timescale available for the roll-out of said drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29989/14]
Wed, 2 Jul 2014
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Good Friday Agreement
Seamus Kirk
11. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that needs to be undertaken in order to implement all outstanding aspects of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/14]
Wed, 2 Jul 2014
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Good Friday Agreement
Seamus Kirk
33. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that some aspects of the Good Friday Agreement, which have yet to be implemented, can be progressed at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Grant Payments
Seamus Kirk
343. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant scheme for rain water harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Live Exports
Seamus Kirk
365. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiative he is taking with his counterpart in Northern Ireland to develop the live export of cattle in Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28483/14]