1526 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1501 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1488 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation where affordable housing due to be delivered under 2007 Part V agreements, will, in some areas be more expensive than current market value houses.
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1462 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that an estate (details supplied) in County Meath will receive the €14 million committed by his Department to Meath County Council under the remedial works scheme 2008.
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1461 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if locations (details supplied) in County Meath, as submitted in a preliminary report from Meath County Council, will be considered for the remedial work scheme in 2009.
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1386 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the additional revenue raised on an annual basis by an increase in the motor tax for class F vehicles, CO2 emissions exceeding 190 grams per kilometre but not exceeding 225 grams per kilometre, from €1000 to €2000; and by an increase in the motor tax for class G vehicles, CO2 emissions exceeding 225 grams per kilometre, from €2000 to €5000.
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1385 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1358 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount that was spent by her Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1331 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of years back PRSI is taken into account before a person can qualify for unemployment benefit.
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1330 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated annual cost of increasing the jobseeker’s benefit by €20 per week and €30 per week respectively.
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1329 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if calculations have been undertaken to establish the annual pay out of child benefit if it were only granted to children in households earning less than €100,000 per annum.
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1299 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans she has to increase the fuel allowance for those in receipt of disability allowance in particular for those suffering from immune deficiency in view of the increase in fuel allowance for senior citizens.
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1270 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1169 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1066 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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1032 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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987 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid out by the State in 2007 and to date in 2008 in tribunal costs.
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739 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount that accrued to the State as a result of fines for speeding in respect of each of the years 2006 and 2007 and to date in 2008.
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722 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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628 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount that was spent by her Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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375 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if calculations have been undertaken to establish the annual pay out of early child care supplement if it was only granted to families with incomes of less than €100,000 per annum.
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352 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that was spent by Government Departments on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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346 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer of applying tax breaks for private pensions at the standard rate only for all taxpayers.
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345 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of tax relief for private pensions in each of the past ten years; and the average number of people who availed of such tax relief in each of those years.
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344 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the median income of those who availed of tax breaks in respect of private pension contributions in each of the past five years.
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343 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer of reducing the thresholds in respect of pension funds from €5 million to €1 million and the tax-free lump sum limit from €1.25 million to €100,000.
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332 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the number of C2 certificate workers who have registered as unemployed in the last six months.
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329 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax paid by the betting industry in the last year and the tax paid on actual bets as opposed to profits.
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313 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the concerns the European Commission has raised regarding the State’s failure to conduct a strategic environment assessment on the national development plan; and the elements of the NDP that will be suspended if the Commission complaint is upheld.
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253 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount that was spent by her Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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215 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training which was funded by way of the National Training Fund in 2007 and to date in 2008.
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174 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the percentage and number of those who have lost their jobs in the construction sector in the past 12 months who are under 25 years of age; and the number of these who do not have a leaving certificate qualification.
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151 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cuts she plans to make in her Department in 2009 to deal with the public finance shortfall.
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142 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to introduce legislation regarding collective bargaining and agency workers.
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95 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce an implementation plan outlining funding commitments and roll-out targets as an appendix to the new housing strategy; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his predecessor gave a commitment to doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many people in receipt of rent supplement are forced to live in substandard accommodation; and his plans to rectify this situation.
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760 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to increase the numbers of staff on the second level support service Gaeilge team within the teacher education section of his Department to help improve spoken Gaeilge in schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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759 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken to provide second level teachers and students of Gaeilge with guidelines on the way the leaving certificate Gaeilge oral exam will be examined from 2012 to accommodate the increase in marks to 40% as announced in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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