95 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of former Ministers drawing down pensions; the names of these persons; and the amounts they receive annually.
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94 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of former Deputies drawing down pensions; the names of these persons; and the amounts they receive annually.
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70 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the Health Service Executive service plan for 2009.
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69 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to proceed with the development of a new regional hospital for the north east.
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102 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to reform the financial regulatory system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the feasibility of sub-dividing major public projects in incremental phases.
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413 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when details of the national insulation programme will be announced; when the scheme will be up and running; if contractors will be required to register with his Department in advance of grants being awarded; the way such a process will be implemented; the way the scheme will be verified; the persons by whom it will be verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the Government’s policy on SSIAs and social welfare matters (details supplied) has been changed; if so, when such change took effect; if any change in policy did occur when the change was announced by her or the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if the second phase of the Dublin to Navan rail line — that is, Pace to Navan — will be included in the forthcoming national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth cannot have current funding for their day place in Drogheda transferred to Health Service Executive Galway, in view of the fact that HSE Galway cannot fund a day place for this person from its current budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the estimated €1 billion saving to the Exchequer referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 4 February 2009; if relief for these deductions and reliefs was confined to the standard rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants paying pension contributions for 2008 and the amount collected; the number of civil servants in receipt of pensions for 2008 and the amount paid out; the number of public servants paying pension contributions for 2008 and the amount collected; the number of public servants in receipt of pensions for 2008 and the amount collected; the number of civil servants included in these categories on co-ordinated pension contributions for 2008; the number of public servants included in these categories on co-ordinated pension contributions for 2008; the amount of pension levy estimated for collection in 2009 for civil servants and for other public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of Irish companies hired in public procurement projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the expected yield to the Exchequer if the tax band was raised to 48% for earners on €100,000 and above; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the alternatives that exist for persons dependent on bus services in view of the recent cutbacks.
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Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full account to Dáil Éireann in respect of inter-bank loans relating to Anglo Irish Bank; the knowledge he or his Government colleagues have of such loans; the stage at which they became aware of any activity in respect of these loans; if his attention has been drawn to loans between Government Members and Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
623 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the issue between parents and the school management at a school (details supplied) in County Louth concerning pupil safety; the steps he is taking to resolve the matter in the children’s best interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in Dublin regarding its application for a new school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the position of his Department in relation to the transfer of 2,000 employees in 1990 from Aer Lingus to TEAM Aer Lingus resulting in a breach of an ICTU agreement and which was held by the Supreme Court in 2005 to be in breach of an irrevocable guarantee of employment for those employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer if Irish citizens claiming to be non-resident for tax purposes were to lose their non-resident status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer if the pay pause was implemented for public sector workers who earn €80,000 or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the yield for the Exchequer if the pension levy was increased from 2% to 3% for people earning above €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the yield for the Exchequer if the pension levy was increased from 2% to 3% for people earning above €200,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to initiate legislation that will include protocols and procedures for local authorities and others in respect of evictions, to ensure a clear, independent and accessible appeals process that would be available to tenants who are the subject of eviction procedures and include appropriate protocols and procedures for meeting the accommodation needs of households who are subject to eviction.
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211 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the potential increase in revenue for the Exchequer if the PRSI ceiling was abolished.
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189 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made in relation to connecting the two Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the yield from standardising the tax relief if all discretionary tax relief schemes were made available only at the standard rate.
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165 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated savings of a 10% cut in travel and subsistence allowances across all State Departments.
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139 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if efforts are being made to make the back to work enterprise allowance more accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times for people seeking to access the jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement detailing the way drugs projects and services on the ground can continue to meet demand in the context of cut backs to local drugs task forces budgets of around 10% and to regional drug task forces budgets of 20% and upwards; if he will reverse the cuts; and if he will make a commitment that there will be no further cuts for 2009.
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1598 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on his behalf in his Department; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties.
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1597 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf in his Department; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties.
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1596 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on behalf of his Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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1595 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on behalf of his Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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1477 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will examine the reason for the refusal by County Louth Vocational Educational Committee to award a third level trainee maintenance grant to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1360 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on behalf of his Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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1359 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on behalf of his Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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1151 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on his behalf in his Department; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties.
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1150 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf in his Department; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties.
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1149 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on behalf of the Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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1148 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on behalf of the Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008.
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