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 gach suí
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Máirt, 30 Meith 2015
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Tax Code
Shane Ross
245. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his plans to raise the threshold for inheritance tax for those who return to the family home to care for elderly parents, thus reducing the need for additional or nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25999/15]
Máirt, 30 Meith 2015
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Passport Services
Shane Ross
495. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the passport express service delivered by his Department is meeting the agreed service level agreements; if the Passport Office is provided with additional resources during seasonal variations to maintain the ten-day agreed turnaround time; if penalties are due to be paid to consumers when Passport Office service level agreements are breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/15]
Déar, 25 Meith 2015
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Tax Code
Shane Ross
92. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his plans to raise the threshold for inheritance tax for those who inherit from their parents when they are under 18 years of age. [25559/15]
Déar, 25 Meith 2015
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Visa Applications
Shane Ross
227. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to assist the Irish students currently in Canada, who continue to await their summer working visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25558/15]
Máirt, 16 Meith 2015
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Road Network
Shane Ross
865. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information regarding the section of the M50 between exit No. 13 and exit No. 14; the number of vehicles which passed through this section each month, over the past two years; the measurements of air and noise pollution that are available for this section; if available, if he will provide such measurements; when the surface of this section was last maintained; the type of surface that was installed; the policy of his Department and the National Roads Authority regarding regular resurfacing in the future; and when the next resurfacing of this section will be completed. [22994/15]
Déar, 11 Meith 2015
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Preschool Services
Shane Ross
138. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current yearly costs of the programme of early childhood care and education, also known as the free preschool year; the projected costs for its expansion into a second year; if, in view of these plans, he will consider investing in primary schools with a view to delivering the preschool year in that setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22828/15]
Máirt, 9 Meith 2015
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Consular Services Provision
Shane Ross
907. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts that have been made by his Department to assist a person (details supplied) who is an Irish citizen and who is currently being denied exit from Palestine through either the Israeli or Egyptian borders; if he is aware of the person's medical condition; the plans there are to assist the person to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22114/15]
Déar, 28 Beal 2015
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Local Authority Housing Eligibility
Shane Ross
173. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national policy instructing council housing authorities to take redress compensation payments into account as income in assessing means for social housing applicants; if it is at the discretion of local council authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21161/15]
Máirt, 26 Beal 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Shane Ross
678. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health his views that the fair deal scheme unfairly prejudices those who have sold their family home and have a small cash reserve, as opposed to those who still have property, as outlined in attached correspondence (details supplied); if consideration is being given to a review of the deductions from cash assets where no property exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20320/15]
Máirt, 12 Beal 2015
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Garda Recruitment
Shane Ross
408. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider raising the maximum recruitment age of 35 for entry into An Garda Síochána to bring the recruitment process in line with other European Union states, including Northern Ireland, Scotland and England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18486/15]
Máirt, 12 Beal 2015
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Garda Reserve
Shane Ross
409. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the refusal of a person's admission to An Garda Síochána Reserve (details supplied) ; if this refusal will be repeated, if further applications are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18487/15]
Céad, 6 Beal 2015
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Tax Code
Shane Ross
133. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the tax-free amount which may be withdrawn from annuity-tied and restricted pension funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/15]
Déar, 30 Aib 2015
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Tax Reliefs Application
Shane Ross
71. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his plans to provide tax refunds for necessary health expenses to those paying tax on their private pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17134/15]
Déar, 30 Aib 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
Shane Ross
179. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review its post-primary transport policy in respect of a student (details supplied) in County Leitrim, to facilitate that student in remaining in her current secondary school; if the scheme takes account of the length and safety of a journey from the family home to the bus collection point; if the policy considers the safety of the student making that journey when assessing the appropriate school for the student to attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17074/15]
Máirt, 28 Aib 2015
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Banking Sector
Shane Ross
120. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance the way he plans to exercise his proxy votes, or the way he exercised them if already cast, as a shareholder on behalf of the Irish people in both Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks resolutions, to be decided at their annual general meetings; and if he will provide the way he has cast the votes in each resolution individually. [16622/15]
Déar, 23 Aib 2015
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Legislative Measures
Shane Ross
126. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the situation faced by foster parents of adult children whom they wish to adopt, but who are prohibited from doing so by the lack of legislation; his plans to introduce the necessary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16078/15]
Déar, 23 Aib 2015
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Primary Online Database
Shane Ross
155. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the antiquated categorisation of children in the ethnic or cultural background group within the primary online database form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16080/15]
Máirt, 21 Aib 2015
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Public Sector Pensions
Shane Ross
323. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 27 of January 2015, his plans to change the pension scheme for current Ministers and other office holders in the Houses of the Oireachtas, in any shape or form, which would have the effect of alleviating the reductions imposed by current legislation on their pensions when leaving office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15730/15]
Máirt, 21 Aib 2015
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Shane Ross
450. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16, who was previously diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, has now been removed from the BreastCheck register, resulting in that person having to pay €200 per mammogram; if this is a policy decision to de-list all cancer survivors; if so, the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15336/15]
Máirt, 31 Márta 2015
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Departmental Bodies Data
Shane Ross
184. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the average age of chairpersons and non-executive directors of State or partially State-owned companies, of State bodies, of semi-State bodies and of State agencies under the aegis of his Department and on the State's payroll; the number of directors on the board of more than one such body; the number of women; and his plans to make savings in this area. [12537/15]