178 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to enshrine the right of parents of children under the age of five to work part-time.
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660 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made on the promise contained in the programme for Government to consider the introduction of legislation to regulate the establishment and operation of apartment complex management companies.
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143 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current working conditions of employees on board a shipping vessel (details supplied) and the fact that the company concerned now intends to extend these employment conditions to its ships operating on the Dublin-Holyhead and Rosslare-Pembroke routes.
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690 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department considered making the State land which is to be transferred to developers available to either the relevant local authority or a voluntary or co-operative housing association for the construction of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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689 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department or any other member of Government was lobbied by developers or others seeking the release of State lands which are now proposed to be swapped for affordable housing at other locations; and if any such lobbying occurred the details of same.
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688 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide details of all developers and builders with whom the Government intends to engage in swapping State land for affordable housing units.
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687 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a cost benefit analysis was carried out in respect of Government proposals to swap State land for affordable housing; if such a cost benefit analysis was carried out to make available data in respect of each proposed transaction including the value of each plot of land being transferred to a developer, the value of an asset being received in exchange for the land and the estimated sale price of each affordable housing unit.
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187 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself with the level of health care that is being provided to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin by the health service; if her attention has been drawn to a number of concerns regarding that care.
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180 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Louth Hospital support group purchases a CT scanner for the Louth County Hospital, if her Department will provide adequate personnel to operate and maintain the equipment.
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179 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is co-operation between the HSE north east region and Louth Hospital support group in respect of fundraising for the purchase of a CT scanner for the Louth County Hospital; the level of co-operation which is in place; and if there is no co-operation between these parties, the reason therefor.
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793 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department approves the practice of local authorities placing a surcharge on local authority tenants in respect of installation of heaters and cookers in local authority houses; his views on the high level of interest charges imposed on these surcharges; and if he is proposing to take action to require local authorities to desist from these sharp practices.
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427 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of revenue spent by IDA Ireland on staff and administration in each of the past five years.
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426 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of revenue spent by IDA Ireland on supporting client companies in each of the past five years.
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425 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies who received financial or other supports from IDA Ireland in each of the past five years.
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424 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of revenue spent by Enterprise Ireland on staff and administration in each of the past five years.
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423 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of revenue spent by Enterprise Ireland on supporting client companies in each of the past five years.
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422 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which received financial or other supports from Enterprise Ireland in each of the past five years.
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180 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if persons applying for a general medical card are assessed on individual income or on per income to the household; if they can opt for the most favourable position; the person who has final adjudication authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has discussed with the Department of Finance the impact on the housing market of tax incentives such as section 23 and section 50 tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the functioning of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2004 to determine whether this provision is delivering its potential in terms of the number of social and affordable housing units delivered to date.
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72 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if the privatisation of Aer Lingus has the potential to damage the future competitiveness of the State.
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574 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made with the application by a housing association (details supplied) in respect of a project for the Lifford area of County Donegal.
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384 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to acquire land at Ardee, County Louth, for enterprise development purposes; and if he will consider acquiring land owned by the Health Service Executive in the town for this purpose.
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216 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE is considering disposing of land in its ownership in Ardee, County Louth, which was recently offered for enterprise development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the denial to An Post workers of full backdated wage increase under the terms of Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has read the recent British Council for Science and Technology report on future energy strategies; his views on the ramifications of the report for the Irish energy market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money the IDA has received in grant repayments from a company (details supplied) in County Donegal following the huge job losses there; and the amount of money since reinvested in the Buncrana and Inishowen areas of County Donegal.
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321 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the tax revenue raised by the financial services sector here for the Exchequer in each of the past five years.
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310 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which is being given to Dublin to improve its flood protection; and the criteria by which this is allocated.
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309 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which is required to implement the recommendations of the coastal study on the Dodder; the amount of funding which is required to improve the defence between London Bridge Road and Newbridge Avenue on the east side of the river; and if his Department will release this funding to Dublin City Council.
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300 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the State in terms of lost revenue of Section 23 tax relief in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on an annual basis if his Department was to implement the recommendation contained in the NESC report on housing regarding a separate tax on second homes if such a tax was set at an annual rate of 0.5% of the value of the second home.
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201 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the situation which occurred at Louth County Hospital in Dundalk on 31 May 2005 whereby five female patients had to spend the night on trolleys while there were five empty beds available in an eight person male ward; and if the Health Service Executive will instruct hospitals to take measures to accommodate patients in available beds in wards where such a situation occurs.
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200 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the situation which occurred at Louth County Hospital in Dundalk on 30 May 2005; and the reason efforts were not made to accommodate those patients in beds.
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179 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FDI companies in the State, their sectoral breakdown and the numbers employed.
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178 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of micro enterprises in the State, their sectoral breakdown and the numbers employed.
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177 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of SME’s in the State, their sectoral breakdown and the numbers employed.
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279 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of all new jobs in greenfield projects by overseas firms in 2004 which were sited in the Border, midlands and western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 109 of 5 May 2005, when an independent medical expert will be appointed to examine the practice of symphysiotomy in this State; when special identifier cards will be made available to victims of symphysiotomy; if independent clinical advice, home-help and home modifications will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out an assessment of the relevance of training courses provided by FÁS in meeting the needs of business and those seeking employment.
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91 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out an assessment of the extent of abuse of migrant and other workers in the hotel and catering trade.
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366 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the financial assistance which is available towards fees and maintenance to enable a person complete their studies (details supplied).
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223 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the fact that his Department announced a £3 million grant to a company (details supplied) in County Louth in May 1999 and also granted a foreshore licence to the same company at a time when complaints of illegal dumping by this company were being considered by his Department, Louth County Council, and the Ombudsman; and the correspondence his Department had with the company in relation to the illegal dumping mentioned by the European Court of Justice’s ruling against Ireland.
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135 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement regarding the representations he has made to the British Government concerning the radioactive leak which occurred at the THORP plant at Sellafield on 18 April 2005.
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76 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether inadequate legislation in respect of the management of apartment complexes in the private sector, including in the community and voluntary sector, is a serious matter which must be addressed as a matter of urgency in light of the growing number of such developments particularly in the Dublin region.
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396 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when sewage treatment will be provided at Omeath, County Louth; the locations at which raw sewage is currently being pumped into Carlingford Lough; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if an additional teacher will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are now 16 children awaiting places at this school; and if she will take measures to alleviate the chronic suffering of these children and their parents.
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