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Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Children in Care
Maureen O'Sullivan
19. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent of the reduction in working hours of child care staff in residential care homes due to cuts in funding. [38728/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Tax Exemptions
Maureen O'Sullivan
61. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason tax exemption continues to be granted to fox/hare hunting groups and shooting clubs; the way they are classified under section 235 of the Taxes and Consolidation Act 1997 as bodies established for promotion of athletic or amateur games or sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39031/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Public Sector Pensions Levy
Maureen O'Sullivan
78. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the pension related deduction attributed to public servants since March 2009 as an emergency financial measure, his plans in the future to cease deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39032/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Deportation Orders Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
129. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been deported from Ireland to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each of the years from 2010 to date in 2013; the reason ten deportations from Ireland to DRC took place in June, 2013; if more deportations to DRC are likely to take place in 2013-2014; if any follow-up has taken place to ascertain the well-being and safety of the deportees since their deportations from Ireland to DRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38859/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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National Monuments
Maureen O'Sullivan
38. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the category and status of the national monument at 17 to 21 Moore Street, Dublin 1, on the Office of Public Works listing of national monuments; and the responsibility and role of his Department in this matter. [27977/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Pensions Levy
Maureen O'Sullivan
148. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) pays more in PRD tax than on their superannuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36908/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Invasive Species
Maureen O'Sullivan
734. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by Waterways Ireland to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia Japonica, along the Royal Canal, especially in the area around the 6th lock at Phibsborough where it seems to have been introduced as a result of recent re-lining work carried out by Waterways Ireland; if demarcation issues between Waterways Ireland and Córas Iompar Éireann have had the effect in that area of undermining the designation of the lands between the railbed and the Royal Canal as a special area of conservation, allowing the Japanese knotweed, one of the most invasive species known to horticulture, to thrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36997/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Maureen O'Sullivan
974. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation which will prevent landlords refusing tenants on the basis that they are in receipt of rent allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38799/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Rail Network
Maureen O'Sullivan
1601. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken by Córas Iompar Éireann to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, along the railbed system, particularly in Phibsborough where is seems to have become established by the railbed further to recent canal re-lining works undertaken by Waterways Ireland; whether demarcation issues between Córas Iompar Éireann and Waterways Ireland have the effect in that area of undermining the designation of the lands between the railbed and the Royal Canal as a Special Area of Conservation, allowing the Japanese knotweed, one of the most invasive species known to horticulture, to thrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36998/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
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Drugs in Prisons
Maureen O'Sullivan
544. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the institutions that operate drug free units; the number of spaces in each drug free unit; the number of prisoners in each drug free unit; the number of vacancies in each drug free unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36292/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
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Prisoner Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
545. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently on protection in each institution; the number on protection in each institution on this day last month; the number on protection in each institution on this day the month before last and so on for a period of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36293/13]
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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Bioenergy Strategy Publication
Maureen O'Sullivan
45. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the progress of the national bioenergy strategy, the way his Department is integrating its efforts in preparing this strategy with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; if he will describe the level of consultations between the Departments and the issues being discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/13]
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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Trade Missions Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
47. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 on what basis he mentioned a figure of 50,000 being employed by Irish companies in Africa at the recent AWEPA conference in The Royal Hospital Kilmainham which then became 13,000 in South Africa, over 15,000 in West Africa and if he will detail which companies are active in which African countries. [35583/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
148. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a cost benefit analysis of Ireland's membership of the Asian Development Bank has been carried out in view of the fact that the new development policy is facilitating membership of the African Development Bank; the amount our membership has cost since 2006; the impacts Ireland's membership has had on poverty eradication; the way his Department measure the efficacy and relevance of our membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34500/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Human Rights Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
173. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if missions to Burma are being refused entry to Rohingya IDP camp; how they can address the human rights issues of the Rohingya persons; if he will outline what Ireland has been doing at UN level on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35489/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Tax Yield
Maureen O'Sullivan
301. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax separately on trading income and on non-trading income that has been paid to the Exchequer by all manufacturers of prescription pain killer tablets in each of the past five years and the percentage of overall corporation tax paid by those manufacturers in each of the past five years. [35490/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Maureen O'Sullivan
381. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 10 July 2013, if he will outline the specific education and training supports to lone parents and the unemployed and the nature of referrals from the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35488/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Water Services Funding
Maureen O'Sullivan
763. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the aggregate known cost, or estimated cost, to public funds of providing the public water supply in each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34494/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Irish Water Expenditure
Maureen O'Sullivan
764. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated revenue of Irish Water in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34495/13]
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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Planning Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
765. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a register of planning permissions granted and completed since 1963; his views on whether there would be value in compiling such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34496/13]