Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 8 de 8
Máirt, 25 MFómh 2012
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Redundancy Payments
Joe Higgins
276. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the reason that when Bord Na Móna made a number of employees redundant in September 1992 the company's superannuation committee instead of preserving the pensions of the redundant employees reimbursed them their contributions minus tax; and the reason that no employers contributions were included in the pension reimbursement. [40634/12]
Máirt, 25 MFómh 2012
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Pension Provisions
Joe Higgins
512. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will amend Statutory Instrument No. 242 of1945 arising from the Section 44 of the Transport Act 1994 which governs the terms of the occupational pension scheme of the CIE group of companies particularly the specification that employees who if over 50 years may not enter the pension scheme. [40550/12]
Déar, 20 MFómh 2012
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Ethics in Public Office Legislation
Joe Higgins
159. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that the common law offence of misconduct in public office has passed into law here, along with other common law offences, on the formation of the Irish State. [39828/12]
Déar, 20 MFómh 2012
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Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions
Joe Higgins
160. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will state and list the number of cases of misconduct in public office which have been prosecuted since the formation of the State. [39829/12]
Déar, 20 MFómh 2012
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Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions
Joe Higgins
161. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Síochána has discretion as to whether or not to investigate a credible complaint of misconduct in public office as a matter of policy. [39830/12]
Déar, 20 MFómh 2012
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Defence Forces Remuneration
Joe Higgins
179. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will explain the reason Army personnel who have served longer than 21 years lose their increment upon reaching retirement age. [39827/12]
Céad, 19 MFómh 2012
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Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Joe Higgins
26. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the current residents of Lisbrook centre, Galway are enabled to remain in residence in view of the serious disruption to their lives that dispersal would mean. [39288/12]
Céad, 19 MFómh 2012
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EU Battlegroups
Joe Higgins
186. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the military equipment the EU Battlegroups will have. [39632/12]
Céad, 19 MFómh 2012
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EU Battlegroups
Joe Higgins
187. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the cost of training the EU Battlegroups before they form. [39633/12]
Céad, 19 MFómh 2012
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EU Battlegroups
Joe Higgins
188. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence in view of the projected cost, €10.7 million, of the EU Battlegroups is based on an estimate of 120 days if activated, the cost to the tax payer if the battlegroups exceed this period. [39634/12]
Céad, 19 MFómh 2012
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Departmental Expenditure
Joe Higgins
189. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of his Department's budget which has already been spent. [39635/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
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Discussions with European Leaders
Joe Higgins
6. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the European leaders with whom he has had discussions with since the summer recess. [38949/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
oral
Discussions with European Leaders
Joe Higgins
7. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he has submitted any proposals for the EU summit taking place on the 18 to 19 October in Brussels; the issues he will prioritise; and if he has received an agenda. [38952/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
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Building Regulations Compliance
Joe Higgins
65. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in remedial works to housing units in Belmayne development, Dublin, which were intended to ensure compliance with fire safety building regulations following the discovery of breaches of those regulations in April 2011; and if he will confirm that all housing units in Belmayne now comply with the building regulations on the fire safety. [38948/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
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Public Sector Staff Increment Payments
Joe Higgins
540. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the level of the aggregate reduction in the public sector pay bill if the pay relativities which applied across the public sector prior to the implementation of the Buckley Report recommentations, were restored, while holding the current rates of pay of middle income and clerical public servants constant and taking the current salary of a HEO in the Civil Service as the base line; if he will provide a breakdown of said aggregate figure, by Department in the core Civil Service and by sector in the public service. [39209/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
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Water Quality Issues
Joe Higgins
1110. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government , noting the statement in the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 information leaflet that there is no question of applying the EPA's 2009 code of practice to older on-site systems, if he will explain the way the requirements of the EU legislation in relation to quality of ground water are to be met. [38946/12]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2012
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Pyrite Remediation Programme
Joe Higgins
1111. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government , noting the Pyrite Panel report, his views on whether the stone fill being sold by quarries in counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Offaly for use under ground floor slabs to houses and extensions is fit for purpose and will not cause heave; and the test results he has available to support this conclusion. [38947/12]
Déar, 19 Iúil 2012
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Passport Applications
Joe Higgins
22 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason widows and widowers are required to provide a sworn affidavit to support their claims of sole guardianship when applying for new passports for their children when this is not the case for parents whose spouses are still alive.
[36550/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Joe Higgins
88 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the amount of income cumulatively lost to the Exchequer in 2011 due to the various tax reliefs and breaks, grants, credits, expense allowances and exemptions, and double tax agreements available to corporations.
[34618/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
89 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a break down of the €1 billion contribution to the Exchequer provided by Ireland's International Financial Services Centre into corporation tax and payroll taxes, and to break down the payroll tax figures by tax band.
[34619/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Financial Services Sector Remuneration
Joe Higgins
90 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a break down of the wages paid to employees in companies in Ireland's International Financial Services Centre by income band, €0 to €20,000; €20,001 to €30,000; €30,001 to €40,000; €40,001 to €50,000; €50,001 to €60,000; €60,001 to €70,000; €70,001 to €80,000; €80,001 to €90,000; €90,001 to €100,000; €100,001 to €125,000; €125,001 to €150,000; €150,001 to €175,000; €175,001 to €200,000; and more than €200,000.
[34620/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Financial Services Regulation
Joe Higgins
91 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide some details on where the figure of 33,000 persons employed in Ireland's International Financial Services Centre comes from; the way it is compiled and by whom; and the number of persons directly employed by companies within the IFSC.
[34621/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Financial Services Regulation
Joe Higgins
92 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a break down of the figure of 33,000 persons employed in Ireland's International Financial Services Centre by division, that is the number employed in banking, insurance, legal services and accountancy services and so on.
[34622/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Financial Services Regulation
Joe Higgins
93 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a break down of the figure of 33,000 persons employed in Irelands International Financial Services Centre by nationality of company.
[34623/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Tax Collection
Joe Higgins
94 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a break down of corporation tax receipts by NACE code.
[34624/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Tax Collection
Joe Higgins
95 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of corporation tax receipts from Irelands International Financial Services Centre companies by NACE code.
[34625/12]
Máirt, 17 Iúil 2012
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Joe Higgins
131 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the selection criteria used to decide which training facilities were no longer required to deliver training in the trades of carpentry and joinery; and if he will consider beginning a process whereby this decision is reversed before irreparable damage is done with Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Dublin.
[34409/12]
Máirt, 10 Iúil 2012
oral
Employment Rights
Joe Higgins
4 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the social partners since Easter. [25366/12]
Déar, 5 Iúil 2012
oral
Bank Debt Restructuring
Joe Higgins
3 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the expected economic and fiscal impact of the Eurozone bank bailout agreement reached in Brussels on 29 June 2012 and in particular the implications for the State’s total national debt; and if he will further report on the Budget deficit, the Memorandum of Agreement with the Troika, the general austerity policy of the government and many other relevant issues. [32861/12]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2012
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
69 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of financial vehicle corporations domiciled in Ireland; the number that are Irish owned; the number of persons employed by these companies; and the amount of revenue they provide through corporation tax.
[32615/12]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2012
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
70 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of credit institutions domiciled here; the number that are Irish owned; the number of persons employed by these companies; and the amount of revenue they provide through corporation tax.
[32616/12]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2012
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
71 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of money market funds domiciled here; the number of them that are Irish owned; the number of persons employed by these companies; and the amount of revenue they provide through corporation tax.
[32617/12]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2012
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Tax Code
Joe Higgins
72 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of investment funds domiciled here; the number that are Irish owned; the number of persons employed by these companies; the amount of revenue they provide through corporation tax.
[32618/12]
Máirt, 3 Iúil 2012
oral
European Council Meetings
Joe Higgins
26 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the matters he intends to raise at the European leaders meeting on 23 May. [25360/12]
Máirt, 3 Iúil 2012
oral
European Council Meetings
Joe Higgins
27 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he has had any contact with the new French President Francois Hollande. [25361/12]