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Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Garda Recruitment
Brendan Howlin
46. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí that will be trained in 2017; the number of new entrants planned per class in 2017; if there have been any changes to her previous announced plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34750/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Brendan Howlin
57. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the areas from which in her annual budget she proposes to find the proposed cost of the Labour Court decision on Garda pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34747/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Victim Support Services
Brendan Howlin
66. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention was drawn to a recent documentary (details supplied); when the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Garda Industrial Relations
Brendan Howlin
74. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the costs of the Lansdowne Road agreement on Garda pay for 2017; the areas in which each cost arises and the numbers impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34748/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Brendan Howlin
117. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has raised with the Italian authorities the delays being experienced by Irish officials in Italy in the processing of Syrian refugees for relocation here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34751/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Coastal Protection
Brendan Howlin
428. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a determination on the application of Wexford County Council to co-fund coastal protection works at Rosslare Warren Middle, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/16]
Wed, 9 Nov 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Brendan Howlin
70. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to her letter of 6 October 2016, if the terms of reference for the five inquiries to be established under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 have been settled; when these inquiries will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34008/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Brexit Issues
Brendan Howlin
5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has sought bilateral meetings with the First Minister for Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster, and the leader of the UUP, Mike Nesbitt, regarding Brexit and the all-island civic dialogue. [33516/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Regulation of Lobbying
Brendan Howlin
107. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the procedures her Department has put in place to ensure compliance with the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33856/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Ministerial Appointments
Brendan Howlin
126. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the process which will be followed in appointing the chairperson of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; the date on which this position fell vacant; the date on which he expects the appointment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33769/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Legislative Measures
Brendan Howlin
270. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the implementation to date of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; the mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the Act; if he proposes any further public initiatives to draw public attention to the details of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33858/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Medicinal Products
Brendan Howlin
358. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if the eye medication MacuShield has been withdrawn from medical card patients; the reason for its withdrawal; and if a substitute medication will be made available to medical card patients. [33581/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
Brendan Howlin
47. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allow alcohol to be sold on Good Friday; if the sale of alcohol Bill contains measures regarding Good Friday licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32404/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Brendan Howlin
193. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32436/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Programme for Government
Brendan Howlin
364. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made within his Department on the establishment of a dedicated prevention and early intervention unit; the detail of the work programme planned for that unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31579/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Legal Services Regulation
Brendan Howlin
173. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 159, 161, 163 and 174 of 16 September 2016, when the provisions implementing sections 149 to 161 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30813/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Health Services Staff
Brendan Howlin
512. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the actions taken by the HSE to date to enforce amongst all HSE services the ruling of the European Court of Justice which determined that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office as working time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30797/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Brendan Howlin
642. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action which has been taken to enforce here the ruling of the European Court of Justice which determined that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office as working time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30796/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Judicial Appointments
Brendan Howlin
42. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial vacancies that exist currently in each of the courts; the timescale envisaged to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29782/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Public Private Partnerships
Brendan Howlin
310. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position regarding the revised Manual on Government Deficit and Debt, MGDD, published by EUROSTAT on 4 March 2016; the implications of these guidelines for the treatment of existing and future public-private partnerships, PPPs; the implications for future profit sharing between the State and PPPs; if he has had any discussion with the European Commission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29638/16]