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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
284 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new permanent jobs that have been created through the awarding of contracts following the recent competition in the State-owned Reception Integration Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
285 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the incentives that are given to small indigenous businesses to tender for contracts to provide management and services in State-owned Reception Integration Agency centres; if he will direct, encourage and advise his officials in the procurement area of RIA to facilitate and assist small indigenous Irish or European companies, in competing against large non-EU American corporate subsidiaries, which have recourse to unlimited expertise and financial backing from the parent company; if he will give an assurance that taxpayer moneys earned from Government contracts, remain in the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
16 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional persons to whom the new lower rent supplement ceiling was applied in the past month; the number who have been forced to move as a consequence of the new ceiling to date in 2012; her views on whether it may be too late for parents who are forced to leave their locality to enrol their children in new schools; and if she will seek to make savings on rent supplement by negotiating directly with landlord representatives instead of placing exclusive responsibility for achieving her Departments savings on individual vulnerable tenants. [35043/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Homeless Persons
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that young persons who have experienced homelessness are in need of emergency accommodation (details supplied); and the steps she will take to respond to this situation. [34947/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
54 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether her proposal to simultaneously cut the illness benefit scheme and introduce statutory sick pay will precipitate business closures, job losses and pay cuts and make Ireland less competitive.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
242 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether her proposal to simultaneously cut the illness benefit scheme and introduce statutory sick pay will precipitate business closures, job losses and pay cuts and make Ireland less competitive.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Good Friday Agreement
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
76 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the he is taking to compel the British Government to adhere to the wording of Strand 3, Prisoners, paragraph 1 of the Belfast Agreement 1998 (details supplied).
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Good Friday Agreement
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
77 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Irish Government is taking to compel the British Government to legislate for and implement in full, the Weston Park Accord as it was originally agreed by the Irish and British Governments in 2001, prior to the withdrawal of the proposed draft legislation on 11 January 2006 by then Secretary of State Peter Hain (details supplied).
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
99 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the value of the revenue forgone to the State as a result of the tax relief on income protection insurance premiums each year for the past five years.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
100 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the value of the revenue forgone to the State as a result of the tax relief on contributions to private pensions each year for the past five years.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Pension Provisions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
283 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes she intends to make to State pensions; and the timeframe for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
622 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of doxycycline tablets issued to members of the Defence Forces annually since 2000.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
719 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for outpatient appointments in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
720 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for various inpatient procedures in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
721 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if all theatre and wards in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin are open and in full use, and if closed, the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
750 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the cost to the Health Service Executive due to patients whose transfer to nursing homes is delayed due to lack of beds and who catch MRSA or similar infections in the acute or general hospitals around the country; and the steps he has taken in the past six months to alleviate the backlog and to free up beds for patients recovering from surgery.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Pilot Training Colleges
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
897 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to address the situation Irish students undergoing pilot training find themselves in with the collapse of Pilot Training College considering that the State, through the Irish Aviation Authority, licensed Pilot Training College as a fit and proper organisation to provide the education and ensure continuity of training rather than dashing hopes of any young people caught up in the fallout.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Research and Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises will avail of all supports for research and development.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Research and Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
38 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to streamline the application process and support in respect of research and development across Departments.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Care Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
41 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who received out of hours emergency care services through the Crisis Intervention Service each month since its establishment; the county in which they normally reside; the type and location of care placement that was found for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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