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Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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VAT Rate Application
Dominic Hannigan
194. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the 9% VAT rate that is in place for the tourism sector will be maintained in Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37696/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Drainage Schemes Status
Dominic Hannigan
432. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a drainage project of the Nanny River in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37075/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Electoral Reform
Dominic Hannigan
890. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending of the electoral franchise to non-Irish citizens voting in referenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Property Taxation Collection
Dominic Hannigan
902. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Meath County Council has received its full allocation of funds from the local property tax in 2013 and the household charge from 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Mental Health Services Funding
Dominic Hannigan
1391. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that his Department's plans for the health budget in 2014 includes investment in community mental health teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Rail Services
Dominic Hannigan
1648. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has prepared costings on the amount needed to reopen the Navan, County Meath, to Drogheda, County Louth, rail line for commuters, alongside its current use for Tara Mines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37658/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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State Airports
Dominic Hannigan
1649. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who is responsible for ensuring that the weighing scales at Dublin Airport are accurate; the number of times they are checked to ensure this accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37684/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
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Social Welfare Offices
Dominic Hannigan
317. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to open a Intreo office in Ashbourne, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36205/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
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Rental Agreements
Dominic Hannigan
501. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to help deal with the problem of upward only rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/13]
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Dominic Hannigan
139. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps a person has to take to be included in a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35629/13]
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Dominic Hannigan
269. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to include an illness (details supplied) on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Tax Reliefs Application
Dominic Hannigan
278. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to allow patients who attend physiotherapy clinics without referral from a general practitioner or other relevant professional to claim reimbursement through the tax system as was the case prior to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35099/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
Dominic Hannigan
779. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an application from Meath County Council for increased funding for its housing adaptation grants scheme; when it will receive a response to its application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34720/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Law Reform Commission Reports
Dominic Hannigan
122. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Taoiseach when he expects the Law Reform Commission to examine the issue of the admission of counselling notes in sexual abuse cases as part of its fourth programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32615/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Dominic Hannigan
231. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland has still not issued a grant in respect of a person (details supplied); when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33432/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Regulation of Sunbed Use
Dominic Hannigan
493. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Irish Cancer Society's action on sunbeds campaign; his plans for legislation for sunbed regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Enterprise Ireland Funding
Dominic Hannigan
136. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline specific grants that are available to businesses wishing to expand; if there are particular sections within Enterprise Ireland that a business could contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32629/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Hedge and Tree Height Restrictions
Dominic Hannigan
168. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to introduce height restrictions on hedges and trees in private dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32609/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Noise Pollution Legislation
Dominic Hannigan
169. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any plans to update noise regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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Sexual Offences
Dominic Hannigan
191. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he expects legislative action to be taken on the issue of admission of counselling notes in sexual abuse cases within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32615/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Investigations
Dominic Hannigan
144. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects a banking enquiry to be started in order that all the information from the decision to guarantee the banks will be publicly known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32319/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Criminal Prosecutions
Dominic Hannigan
541. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the book of evidence of those who were involved in illegal trading in Irish banks before the State bank guarantee to be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32154/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Microfinance Loan Fund
Dominic Hannigan
144. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications the micro finance loan fund received since it was started; the number of loans that have been awarded; the average size of the loans; the average time from an application being lodged to a loan awarded; the number of loan applications that have been denied and the reason for same; if there is a breakdown available of the industries receiving loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31191/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Departmental Funding
Dominic Hannigan
432. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30196/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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National Monuments
Dominic Hannigan
104. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all the official monuments in County Meath in the possession of the Office of Public Works including map references; the persons that can be contacted if there is a query regarding a monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29775/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Budget Measures
Dominic Hannigan
112. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the equality budget campaign; his views on its proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29782/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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National Monuments
Dominic Hannigan
143. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all official monuments in County Meath, including map references; the person who can be contacted if there is a query regarding a monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29774/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
Dominic Hannigan
241. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to require pharmaceutical companies to package prescriptions in boxes of 30 or 31 depending on the month of the year to reduce costs for persons who buy monthly medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29838/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Road Safety Issues
Dominic Hannigan
276. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 25 September 2012, the latest update on the speed limit review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30005/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Dominic Hannigan
69. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is still committed to Ireland meeting the commitment to spend 0.7% of our GDP on foreign aid by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Site Acquisitions
Dominic Hannigan
100. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any further discussions between his Department and the National Assets Management Agency in relation to a new site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Drugs Crime
Dominic Hannigan
385. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps local gardaí are taking to deal with an issue of drug use in towns in south County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/13]
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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International Agreements
Dominic Hannigan
123. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to sign the European Convention on Preventing Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Trade Data
Dominic Hannigan
74. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list, in tabular form, in order of the highest to lowest of all of Ireland's trading partners, with the amount or trade valued, the amount our exports are to that country and the value of the imports from that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Tax Code
Dominic Hannigan
230. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is working with the Department of Finance to retain the current 9% VAT rate in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Tax Yield
Dominic Hannigan
174. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be gained if there was a 1% increase in income tax on those who are earning over €65,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26971/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Dominic Hannigan
369. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any consideration has been given by him to the idea of a small business Saturday which has been running in the United States since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Water Services Provision
Dominic Hannigan
634. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a provision in the legislation that set up Irish Water for a statutory requirement for water pressure in homes; if there is a requirement to keep lime at a certain level in areas that currently have high levels of lime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27779/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Crime Prevention
Dominic Hannigan
755. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the gardaí are taking in an area (details supplied) in County Meath to reduce crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Dominic Hannigan
775. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to include a guarantee that when the harvesting rights of Coillte are sold that the land will be returned to the State in the condition that it is in when the harvesting rights returns to State ownership; if there are any plans for the inclusion of a down payment in the contract to include any forest restoration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Child Care Services Regulation
Dominic Hannigan
852. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans in the wake of the Prime Time Investigates programme which highlighted current practices in some crèches here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27074/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Child Protection Issues
Dominic Hannigan
853. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches in County Meath that failed the Health Service Executive inspection in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; if the crèches resolved the issues that were raised in the inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27075/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Child Care Costs
Dominic Hannigan
868. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department is taking to make child care more affordable for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27890/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Care of the Elderly
Dominic Hannigan
985. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to set up a forum on long-term residential care in conjunction with Health Information and Quality Authority and the National Treatment Purchase Fund with the participation of the providers of long-term residential care in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27434/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Dominic Hannigan
1043. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Meath will be included in the PPP tenders that are to be issued in August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27934/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Dominic Hannigan
1049. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the steps that must be taken for an illness to be included on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Maternity Benefit Issues
Dominic Hannigan
1051. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice in Finland in which new mothers are given maternity boxes which include nappies and clothes when they leave hospital if they have attended a prenatal screening; his plans, if any, to introduce a similar scheme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Road Maintenance
Dominic Hannigan
1111. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, by county council, of the amount of money that has been provided for road maintenance in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27815/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Road Maintenance
Dominic Hannigan
1112. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, by county council, of the amount of money that has been provided for road repair in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27816/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Parking Regulations
Dominic Hannigan
1114. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how a person or a company may obtain a licence for clamping; the procedure for same; the information that is needed; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/13]