95 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent increase in the amount of heroin being seized in view of the fact that this is an indication of the increase in the amount of heroin making it into the market here; and his further views on whether the Garda have sufficient resources and are giving sufficient priority to tackling the supply of heroin.
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63 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce measures that will oblige employers to recognise trade unions.
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38 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether it is acceptable for a company (details supplied) operating all over this island and with multiple bases, to engage with union representatives for its workers in the North of Ireland but to refuse to do so for its workers in the South.
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100 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to plans to introduce a savings scheme for low-income households on a pilot basis for two years to address the fact that low-income families which have no savings are at a particularly high risk of falling into debt.
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62 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the warning from the European Commission in its annual report on the Irish economy under the Stability and Growth Pact, that the Government faces several economic challenges and a noticeable deterioration in its budgetary position in coming years.
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74 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the work of the working group on Common Consolidated Corporation Tax Base chaired by an official from the Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General of the EU Commission is leading towards the introduction of such a CCCTB across the EU.
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123 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the way she will address the low financial supports available to third level and further education students on low income but above the social welfare threshold.
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100 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the fact that nearly half the State’s private fee-paying schools are claiming to be charities to avail of tax exemptions; if she will withdraw State funding for these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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695 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it was a requirement in March 1977 that companies which were holders of State mining leases were to be in possession of employer’s liability insurance cover, for mines that were in use and where people were employed.
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481 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the terms of the public private partnership contract that has been agreed between her Department and a construction company for the provision of two secondary schools at Borris Road, Portlaoise, including but not restricted to the length of the lease, tax incentives, any initial payment, the ongoing cost of the lease and any final payment before the school can come into public ownership.
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377 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to of the situation where a company (details supplied) is refusing to recognise union representatives for its workers from south of the border, while willingly dealing with union representatives for workers north of the border; and his views on whether this kind of double standard is a form of discrimination against Irish workers.
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200 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance in County Louth; and the number of applicants successfully awarded the grant.
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51 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his view on the fact that all local drugs task forces except two are situated in Dublin; and if, in view of the prevalence of illegal drug use and related crime outside of Dublin, he will take steps to establish additional local drugs task forces in areas such as, for example, Limerick and Waterford.
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393 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when joint policing committees will be rolled out throughout the State and County Louth in particular; if County Louth will be considered for a single JPC or if several JPCs are envisaged for the county; when these decisions will be made and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a company (details supplied) received grants in 2007 under the dairy investment fund; and if, in the event of grants having been paid to the company, they will be reclaimed if the company lets staff go in 2008.
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252 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the situation where a company (details supplied) is refusing to allow workers from south of the Border to join a union and is therefore depriving its staff of collective bargaining rights; and if he will do anything about it.
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251 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries, will have implications for upcoming pay talks.
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250 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department agreed with the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries; if his Department has made an assessment of the outcome of this case for workers in the hotel sector and in the 16 other sectors covered by joint labour committees; the action he will be taking to ensure that existing procedures for the setting of wages are not open to legal challenges which would have dire consequences for vulnerable low paid workers.
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151 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether moves to oblige lone parents to leave their children when they turn eight and enter the work force or training are discriminatory against single parent families.
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138 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is the large cost of providing welfare to lone parents that is the main motivation for the reforms to the lone parent payment, as opposed to a desire on the Government’s behalf to help parents re-enter the work force or to tackle poverty in one parent families.
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652 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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612 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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555 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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516 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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483 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of agency workers employed by her Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of her Department.
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418 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of agency workers employed by her Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of her Department.
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390 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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366 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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336 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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326 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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310 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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282 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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224 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency workers employed by her Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of her Department.
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167 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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140 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Taoiseach the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department.
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64 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent findings of the Laval case; and if he will make a statement on the impact the findings may have on Ireland.
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29 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that workers on a new Irish Ferries vessel will be paid just €4 an hour, half the Irish minimum wage.
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159 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the criteria for obtaining a primary medical certificate; if he will amend the criteria for primary medical certificates; the elements of the certificate he will amend; when they will take effect; if he is satisfied that all applicants are being treated equally and fairly in terms of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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715 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are plans to extend a natural gas supply to Youghal.
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688 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are plans to turn Spike Island into a natural heritage site, complete with a visitors centre.
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542 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is a targeted fund in place to alleviate fees in public institutions for part-time courses at third level for those at work who have not previously pursued third level education and are not in receipt of social welfare benefits, as proposed in Towards 2016.
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541 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent safety standards survey carried out on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 which found the school to be a health and safety risk for staff and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on introducing criteria which would prohibit the issuing of employment grant aid to companies who have made workers redundant in the past two years, even when those companies were returning a profit at the end of each year.
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414 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work undertaken by the National Framework Committee for Work-Life Balance in 2007; and the way the group has supported and facilitated the development of family friendly policies in the workplace.
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413 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for job creation in east Cork; and the impediments to job creation his Department has identified in the region.
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349 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to re-open the railway line to Youghal; and if he will make a statement on plans for the rail network across east Cork as a whole.
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217 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to achieve better value for money in public service delivery, proposed in Towards 2016 with a view to minimising the effect of the public service pay agreement on inflation.
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29 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the Health Service Executive’s 2008 service plan.
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20 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recently published Acute Hospital Bed Capacity Review commissioned by the Health Service Executive.
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