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Wed, 28 Nov 2012
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Garda Investigations
Patrick Nulty
184. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the Garda Commissioners report regarding incidences that occurred at a concert in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, on 8 July 2012; if so, if he will outline the recommendations made in the report; the steps being taken to mitigate against the reoccurrence of such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53172/12]
Wed, 28 Nov 2012
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Primary Care Centres Expenditure
Patrick Nulty
243. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the funding set aside in the Health Service Executive capital plan for the provision of primary care centres with a breakdown of the allocation for each of the years covered by the plan; the number of primary care centres to be provided by the plan with details of scheduling, completion timelines, and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Exports Data
Patrick Nulty
182. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of Ireland's exports to Israel in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown of which State bodies and semi-State companies are involved in trade with Israel; if he will provide details of the value of these exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52510/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Passport Applications
Patrick Nulty
188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52764/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Delays
Patrick Nulty
270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be expedited; and the reason for the delay [52375/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Patrick Nulty
280. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to continue funding the student assistance fund beyond 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52335/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Back to Education Allowance Payments
Patrick Nulty
349. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to the restoration of the cost of education once off payment, paid to those in receipt of the back to education allowance, from €300 to €500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52336/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Social Welfare Offices
Patrick Nulty
367. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if steps will be taken to address the reportedly large queues for “signing-on” at Blanchardstown Social Welfare Local Office; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those signing on have had to queue outside the office in the open air for a number of hours on occasion; if measures will be put in place to ensure that the numbers of people who have to sign on at the same time will be reviewed at so as to reduce the need for queuing outside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52319/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Garda Vetting Applications
Patrick Nulty
519. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current procedure by which Irish citizens seeking employment as teachers in England can secure a Garda Síochána police check, as required by prospective employers there; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties reportedly facing teachers seeking work in England due to Garda procedure in this regards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52757/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Patrick Nulty
624. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of midwives working in Irish maternity hospitals in tabular form. [52222/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Patrick Nulty
625. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the correct number of midwives per mother working in maternity wards should be. [52223/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Patrick Nulty
626. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of midwives per mother in each of the maternity hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52224/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Mental Health Services Report
Patrick Nulty
641. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the €5 million allocated in the Health Service Executive's 2012 National Service Plan for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be spent for this purpose in 2012; the date on which the 10 posts for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Human Rights Committees
Patrick Nulty
174. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names all of the independent human rights committees other than the European Court of Human Rights under the aegis of the Council of Europe and under the aegis of the United Nations for which his Department has a primary liaison or reporting role, and for each one of those committees if mechanisms exist for removing a member when information comes to light after the person's appointment or election which raises significant questions over the suitability of that person to serve on such a committee, and if such mechanisms do exist if he will set out the procedures or where information on them can be publicly accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51717/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Human Rights Issues
Patrick Nulty
320. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his position on the Domestic Workers' ILO Convention; if Ireland will make the convention a priority as part of our membership of the UN Human Rights Council; if he will ratify the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
Patrick Nulty
453. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of deposit retention cases brought to court on behalf of tenants by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of cases brought by the PRTB on behalf of landlords in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Equality Proofing of Budgets
Patrick Nulty
14. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing into the budgetary process here and in particular if he will address the core arguments made in the TASC research publication of May 2012, Untold Story of the Crisis, which specifically calls for equality proofing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50233/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Tax Code
Patrick Nulty
37. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which the plans for a financial transactions tax have been initiated under enhanced cooperation; if he has included the residence and issuance principles in his analysis of the proposal, whereby all firms globally will have to pay the FTT if they serve the EU market, suggesting that relocation risks from Dublin would be low as relocation could make less difference in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50234/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Military Neutrality
Patrick Nulty
36. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the programme for Government commitment to discontinue the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Road Improvement Schemes
Patrick Nulty
279. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the closure of Bellewstown Bridge, near Duleek, County Meath; the reason the bridge has been closed; if his attention has been drawn to the inconvenience now being experienced by the local community as a result of the closure of the bridge; if he will make funds available to repair the bridge and the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50310/12]