76 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outflow of jobs from the internationally trading foreign owned base since 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small and medium enterprises here; the number of SMEs here as a percentage of total companies here; the percentage of the workforce that these SMEs employ; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1250 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of people enlisted in third level courses in agriculture, fisheries and food for 2009; the number of people enlisted in third level courses in agriculture, fisheries and food in each year for the past ten years; the funding and subsidies available to colleges for the provision of these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if social workers have acted appropriately and in accordance with the Children First guidelines in the case of allegations against a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of employment in each county on a full-time and part-time basis for 2009; the breakdown of employment in each county on a full-time and part-time basis for each of the past ten years; the breakdown of employment for each county by sector and in relation to the type of employment for 2009; the breakdown of employment for each county by sector and in relation to the type of employment for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the number of recommendations of the road safety strategy 2007 to 2012 which have been implemented to date; and the status of the remaining recommendations.
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497 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken to solve the problem of graduate retention in the western region; the partnerships that are in place between his Department, third level institutions and enterprise groups to promote graduate retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the geographical concentration of agrifood employment here; the geographical concentration of agrifood employment by sector, for example primary agriculture, processing and ancillary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he is taking to work with the agrifood industry; the efforts he is making directly or in conjunction with his EU colleagues to promote the agrifood sector here; the correspondence he has had with these organisations to address their concerns on the future of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average annual farm gate price for each of the main farm products in each of the past five years; the average annual wholesale price for each of the main farm products in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the markets to which Irish exports are going by volume; the efforts made to develop further markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the distribution of Irish agrifood exports by sector for the past ten years; the destination of these exports relative to each sector; the overall export contribution of the agrifood sector in 2009 and in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the volume of produce exported in each of the past five years by product category; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to solve the problem of graduate retention in the western region; the partnerships that are in place between his Department, third level institutions and enterprise groups to promote graduate retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs funded or part-funded by her for research and development in each of the past five years; the breakdown of the jobs created into the relevant sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grant aid awarded by the county enterprise boards to enterprises for research and development purposes in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grant aid awarded by the Industrial Development Authority to enterprises for research and development purposes in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grant aid awarded by Enterprise Ireland to enterprises for research and development purposes in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for county enterprise boards in each of the past five years; the amount of that budget spent on administration; the amount used for training and upskilling; the amount used on consultancy; the amount spent on contributions to enterprises which are specifically increasing the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for Enterprise Ireland in each of the past five years; the amount of that budget spent on administration; the amount used for training and upskilling; the amount used on consultancy; the amount spent on contributions to enterprises which are specifically increasing the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the educational profile of the workforce in each county for 2009; the educational profile of the workforce in each county for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the number of people who have left farming in all counties since 1998 to date in 2009; the type of employment most people have moved into; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the numbers employed in the agrifood sector of the past ten years; the breakdown of the employment in the sector into constituent parts; the major procedures in each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the number of people who have left employment in agriculture in all counties since 1998 to date in 2009; the breakdown of employment in each sector since 1998; the type of employments most people have moved into; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the number of people currently employed in the agrifood sector; the number of people employed in the agrifood sector in each of the past ten years; the breakdown of the sector into those currently employed in primary agriculture and those employed in the food processing industry; the further breakdown of the sector into those employed in primary agriculture and those employed in the food processing industry in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the person he is consulting with in drawing up the National Asset Management Agency legislation.
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39 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recent estimation by the International Monetary Fund that losses faced by Irish banks could reach €35 billion by the end of 2010 is correct; and the implications it will it have on the economy here.
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93 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the scheme to retrain workers in certain employment sectors; the person who will administer the fund; the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she will introduce to create employment at this time; her plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of participants who will be in receipt of the Government of Ireland scholarship to the MEconSc programme in European economic and public affairs in UCD for the academic year 2009-2010; and the number of recipients in previous years.
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120 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of what the Government of Ireland scholarship to the MEconSc programme in European economic and public affairs in UCD covers in respect of tuition fees, of accommodation and of miscellaneous expenses; and the breakdown of the expenditure that the scholarship has incurred in each of these categories for 2009 and previous years.
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119 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the budget allocated for the provision of the Government of Ireland scholarship to the MEconSc programme in European economic and public affairs in UCD; the budget for the programme for previous years; and the percentage of the education budget devoted to this scholarship.
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25 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet with the Catholic bishops to discuss the discontinuation of their patronage of public schools.
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34 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will put forward his proposals on the issue of third level fees before the end of this Dáil term; the likely content of these proposals; and if they will affect those due to start in third level institutions in September 2009.
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56 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons with medical cards in June 2008; the number in June 2009; the projected number of qualifying persons in June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the steering groups and other bodies that are in existence in each of the regions of the Health Service Executive which prepare proposals for the future organisation of acute hospital services or to implement proposals already adopted by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there will be a review of the decision to abolish the Christmas bonus; if she will proceed with its abolition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expected gain to the Exchequer if the PRSI ceiling was abolished; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on setting guidelines for local authorities on maintenance policies to ensure that people who are suffering from financial hardship are not forced to live in poor conditions as a result of new guidelines introduced by the local authority.
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47 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding which has been administered by the Health Service Executive through his Department for the capital assistance scheme for each of the past five years; and the reason for reductions in funding.
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112 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the course he will pursue in the case of the murder of a person (details supplied): his views on establishing a commission of inquiry to examine the case; the courses which may be open to him to pursue the prosecution of the killers; the other possible action he may pursue in this case.
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40 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the report published by the family support network entitled Intimidation of Families; if the recommendations of this report will be reflected in the new national drugs strategy; and if responsibility for supporting families will be clearly assigned and the requisite resources made available.
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56 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of calls made to the dial to stop drug dealing phone line to date; the number of information reports for gardaí that this has generated; and if he will reverse his decision to let this valuable and cost effective tool in the fight against drugs close down once funding runs out which it is envisaged will happen in the early autumn 2009, if not sooner.
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703 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation of a school (details supplied) in County Galway which took in 48 pupils in 2008 after being told that was the figure needed in order for it to qualify for three teachers and which has now been told that the criterion has been changed to 49 pupils which will be applied retrospectively, meaning it faces losing one of its teachers; and if he will ensure that such criteria are not applied retrospectively.
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669 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on spreading the times at which school transport fees must be paid over monthly periods, rather than the current twice yearly requirements at September and Christmas, two of the most costly periods in all households with children; if he will implement this new payment scheme in time for the 2009/10 school year to reduce hardship on families struggling on low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will call for the suspension of the EU-Mediteranean Association Agreement with Israel, if Israel refuses to fully co-operate with the UN Human Rights Council inquiry into war crimes in Gaza.
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31 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland and the EU are taking to ensure that medical and food aid and reconstruction materials enter and reach those who need them in Gaza.
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156 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the citizenship application for a person (details supplied) is expected to be completed; the stage the process of the application is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reject the use of public private partnerships for the delivery of justice projects in view of the growing body of evidence of their unsuitability as a mechanism for the delivery of social infrastructure.
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