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Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Education and Training Places
Patrick Nulty
222. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of places reserved on education, training and back to work initiatives for under 26s under the responsibility of his Department in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50347/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Departmental Agencies Board Remuneration
Patrick Nulty
258. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the twelve directors of the National Council for Special Education receive any payment, allowance or other form of benefit in kind as part of their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50760/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Patrick Nulty
320. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the 20,000 additional places, referred to by her in media statements, available and reserved for young unemployed persons for which she is responsible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50345/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Patrick Nulty
322. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on a one parent family payment are excluded from participating in Momentum training courses administered by FÁS; and if she will alter the criteria to allow them to do so. [50441/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Patrick Nulty
358. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the 90,000 places available for unemployed persons referred to by her in media statements; if she will provide a breakdown of the 20,000 additional places available and reserved for young unemployed persons referred to in her media statements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50344/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Youth Services Data
Patrick Nulty
359. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of places reserved on education, training and back to work initiatives for under 26s under the responsibility of her Department in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if she will provide a breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50346/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Patrick Nulty
388. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the age criteria for community employment schemes to allow persons between 18 and 35 years to participate in them. [50443/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Patrick Nulty
391. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50467/13]
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Sporting Events
Patrick Nulty
680. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will raise concerns raised by Amnesty International regarding exploitation of workers in Qatar in the run up to the 2022 World Cup with the FAI and FIFA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50442/13]
Thu, 21 Nov 2013
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Social Welfare Benefits
Patrick Nulty
110. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an estimate of the cost of reinstating the Christmas bonus payment for persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49978/13]
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Patrick Nulty
101. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the contract price, extras claimed, extras money agreed and total cost in respect of the recent rebuilding of the main road in the Phoenix Park, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49770/13]
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Patrick Nulty
215. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will lift the recruitment embargo to allow the recruitment of permanent full-time speech and language therapists; if his attention has been drawn to the huge demands for a public speech and language service for children, adolescents and adults; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that so many qualified speech and language therapists trained in this country have been unable to find work here and have been forced to leave the country to gain employment; if his attention has been drawn to the serious and damaging effect this is having on patients and on the future of the profession in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49758/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Seanad Reform
Patrick Nulty
114. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Taoiseach his plans for the reform of Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49519/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Youth Guarantee
Patrick Nulty
352. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the way the interdepartmental youth guarantee implementation group is demonstrating the required transparent planning process in the construction of the youth guarantee implementation plan as defined by the European Commission; if she will furnish details regarding the formal consultation process between each of the sectors and the interdepartmental youth guarantee implementation group, in view of the fact that the Commission states that each youth guarantee implementation plan should set out the roles of public education and employment authorities, youth organisations, employees' and employers' representatives; the amount of funding that is being applied for from the the €6 billion youth unemployment initiative funding stream by 31 December 2013; if she will detail any matched funding at national level; the amount of funding being applied for from the provisional €10 billion European Social Fund for 2014; if she will detail any matched funding at national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49403/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Visa Applications
Patrick Nulty
513. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding visa applications in respect to relatives of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when a decision will be made on the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48924/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Medical Card Applications
Patrick Nulty
649. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the renewal of a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48948/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Patrick Nulty
695. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health in regard to the 477 multidisciplinary staff for community mental health services promised for 2013, the number that are currently in post; if all of the 477 staff for 2013 will be hired in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the 477 staff for 2013 by discipline and by region; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the 477 staff in terms of the allocation to adult mental health services, CAMHS, intellectual disability, old age and forensic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49402/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Medical Card Delays
Patrick Nulty
714. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application now under appeal will be expedited in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49523/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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State Bodies Expenditure
Patrick Nulty
738. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual budget for the National Transport Authority for each year 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49404/13]
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Patrick Nulty
95. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding social welfare entitlements for persons over 62 years old; if she will address the issues raised therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48678/13]