72 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when an application for family reunification will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied); if two years is an average waiting time for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for subsidiary protection in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action he proposes to take following the admission by the Courts Service that it made an error by backdating a High Court Order in the case of a person (details supplied); if he will ask the Courts Service to correct the acknowledged error; his plans to resolve this serious matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when an application for citizenship will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the average time for processing these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when will the application for a certificate of naturalisation made in May 2007 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, be completed and a decision made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if the balances in departmental funds can be used to fund the Exchequer; if these funds, as per the National Treasury Management Agency funding of Exchequer balance Q4 2010 are accounted for in Departments or can they be used; is it is cash that has yet to be spent or cash not spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of meetings that have taken place by the inter-agency team set up in the wake of the job losses at Quinn Insurance in 2010; the number of meetings of the team he has attended; the progress being made by the team in respect of supporting the workers in terms of workshops and other practical measures; if, and when, the inter-agency response team has met with the similar response team set up by the authorities in the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress being made by him in consultation with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Assembly to draw up a joint proposal to apply for EU funding under the cross-Border INTERREG programme for start-up business supports and training initiatives; when he expects a draft proposal will be ready; when the application will be made to the EU; when funding can be expected to be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of companies that are supported by the Industrial Development Authority on a county basis; the jobs supported in each county by the IDA supported companies; the jobs created and lost by IDA supported firms on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the salaries of judges; the number of judges earning more than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of public servants earning more than €100,000, €120,000, €150,000, €200,000, €250,000, €300,000, €350,000, €400,000, €450,000 and €500,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of public sector workers earning less than €20,000, €30,000, €40,000, €50,000, €60,000, €70,000, €80,000, €90,000 and €100,000 and earning more than €100,000 per annum excluding various forms of income from public sources to groups that would not normally be regarded as being employed within the public service, for example, persons receiving fees and those on the State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of public sector workers earning less than €20,000, €30,000, €40,000, €50,000, €60,000, €70,000, €80,000, €90,000 and €100,000 and earning more than €100,000 per annum.
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175 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the State earning less than €20,000 per year; the number of persons employed by the State earning less than €30,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure that adequate salt supplies are sourced and distributed by the National Roads Authority to local authorities across the State so as to ensure that recent severe problems are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the way the recent weather conditions and the costs of having to deal with it have affected the funding for road improvements; if the cost of treating roads during the recent severe weather conditions will affect the budget for road projects and upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position on the report on symphysiotomy requested from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and announced (details supplied) on 23 February 2010, which report was the subject of a further announcement on 13 July 2010; if the proposed literature review by a team from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is proceeding; if not, the alternative now envisaged to take the place of the discontinued literature review; if the report team headed by a person (details supplied) is in place and has it commenced substantive work; and if not, the process now envisaged for the completion of the institute’s report to her and the dates she now envisages for delivery of the completed report.
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16 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations on stroke in her cardiovascular health policy; the further measures to address this major public health issue that will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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771 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons on housing waiting lists in each local authority on a county basis; the length of time they have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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648 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly that exists whereby an unmarried couple are assessed as a couple for the purposes of social welfare but are not recognised as a couple for the purposes of Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if he will describe the new business investments targeting employment schemes that are replacing the business expansion scheme; the way the two schemes differ; when European Commission approval for the scheme will be received; when the new scheme will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the funding that has gone into the recapitalisation of each of the guaranteed institutions to date; the extent of funds provided to each financial institution on foot of the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010; the full extent of future funds likely to be required by each institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly that exists whereby an unmarried couple are assessed as a couple for the purposes of social welfare but are not recognised as a couple for the purposes of Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the total interest that, under current conditions, will need to be repaid in 2011; the projected interest costs for 2011 if money is drawn down under the EU/International Monetary Fund loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance when he intends to draw down the first instalment of the International Monetary Fund/EU package; if he will provide a timeline for planned drawdowns from this package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the winning towns will be awarded the funding of €50 million under the smarter travel initiative launched by him and due for decision in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the decision in Budget 2011 to cut the student maintenance grant by 4%; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the cuts to the capital budget for education which will see a 9% cut for primary schools and a 20% cut for post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence the number of suicides there have been each year since Larium was first used by the Defence Forces; the number of these victims who were either taking or had taken Larium in the past, and if in the past, when they had last taken Larium; and the number of these suicides where the victims had taken Larium that were reported to the Irish Medicines Board.
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219 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in long-term unemployment on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will list, on a county basis, the number of grant applications received and the number which have been processed for each local authority and vocational education committee here in tabular form.
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343 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount that has been drawn down of the €9.5 million that was made available as part of budget 2010 for the agri-food industry; the way it was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been drawn down of the €20 million that was made available to the activation fund; the number of training places created; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been drawn down of the €56 million that was made available to FÁS for short term courses in budget 2010; the number of training places created; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Arthur Morgan den Tánaiste agus Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna Cé mhéad iar-bhunscoil Ghaeltachta atá ann ina bhfuil an Ghaeilge mar ghnáthmheán teagaisc (maidir le hábhair seachas an Ghaeilge) agus cad iad ainmneacha na scoileanna seo; cé mhéad iarbhunscoil Gaeltachta atá ag teagasc roinnt de na hábhair trí mheán na Gaeilge agus cad iad ainmneacha na scoileanna seo.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Arthur Morgan den Tánaiste agus Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna Cé mhéad múinteoir nua-cheaptha a rinne an TGMI (Teastas Gaeilge do Mhúinteoirí Iarbhunscoile) i mbliana; cé mhéad iarrthóir a bhí ann sna blianta 2007-2010; agus cé mhéad pas agus teip a bhí ann; agus, sa chás nach n-éiríonn le hiarrthóir, an féidir ceapachán a dhéanamh, pé scéal é, i scoileanna Gaeltachta, agus i scoileanna eile ina bhfuil an Ghaeilge mar ghnáthmheán teagaisc.
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51 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the action he is taking to stop emigration; the pre-emptive projects planned to create employment here to stop 100,000 persons leaving by 2014, as envisaged by the Government in its budgetary outlook 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the membership of the foreign trade council established under the Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy strategy; the number of times this group has met; the number of times he has met with this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if changes have been made to the gratuity payment made to enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces; if he will clarify that the gratuity is still made in a lump sum after 21 years of service, rather than spread over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of employees in Dublin City Council in receipt of salaries exceeding €100,000 and the amount that would be saved by reducing all of these employees to salaries of €100,000.
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159 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to close a preschool (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance when flood plain plans and designations in the Dundalk area will be reviewed; what the review process will entail; the timeframes for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a situation in a college (details supplied); the action she will take regarding this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline charges exempt for residents availing of the scheme under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act; if medical acute care and treatment in an acute hospital is exempt; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of serving TDs who are still drawing a ministerial pension; the amounts concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for capital works from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when work will commence on a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 19 October 2010, when a reply will issue; if she will reply directly to this question in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive were asked for a direct response four months ago on the issue and no reply has been forthcoming.
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53 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a statement by the European Commission on 15 November that an EU citizen with a recognised disability who decides to move to another country should be able to enjoy the same benefits as in his home country.
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