205 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 25 April 2012, if he will clarify which section of the local authority is responsible for dealing with loud noise caused by dogs; if the local authority is responsible for dealing with noise by dogs on private property as well as local authority housing; his views on whether local authorities have been made aware of this responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills for the purpose of establishing automatic qualification for rural school transport, if he will identify the nearest qualifying secondary school to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the students of a primary school (details supplied) are not entitled to automatic enrolment to the nearest secondary school; if the students are entitled to be provided rural school transport to the nearest secondary school to which the students are entitled to enrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will appoint nominees to an independent professional conduct committee in view of the fact that legislation was introduced in the Building Control Act 2008 to provide for the establishment of a professional conduct committee on a statutory basis to deal with the registration and regulation of architects.
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44 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding can currently be provided by his Department to assist parents with the costs of applied behavioural analysis treatment for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that can currently be provided by the State to assist parents with the costs of applied behavioural analysis treatment for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when the necessary legislation will be enacted to provide general practitioner visit cards to long term illness claimants as part of the roll-out of a national chronic disease management programme for diabetes; the method with which diabetes patients will be informed of the enactment of this legislation; if the current medical card application form will be used to permit diabetes patients apply for the GP visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the authority responsible for dealing with loud noise at night caused by dogs which are kept on a private residence in an urban environment; the process one should go through in order to have the problem dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of barrels of oil that have been brought ashore per annum on average over the past ten years as a result of drilling in Irish waters; the amount this oil has been worth to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of barrels of oil equivalent per day of natural gas brought ashore per annum on average over the past ten years as a result of drilling in Irish waters; the amount of money this gas has been worth to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of tonnes of zinc that has been mined here per annum on average over the past ten years; the amount this zinc has been worth to the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will appoint nominations to an independent Professional Conduct Committee in view of the fact that legislation was introduced in the Building Control Act in 2008 to provide for the establishment of the Professional Conduct Committee on a statutory basis to deal with the registration and regulation of architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1343 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision in respect of their medical card appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1001 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delay in attaining a Garda vetting clearance certificate here compared to other countries; his plans to rectify the delay in view of the fact that many Irish people who have emigrated are waiting on this certificate in order to take up employment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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625 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision in respect of their carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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297 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills pending the establishment of the new agency which will assume the legislative functions of FETAC, HETAC, NQAI and IUQB and the development of new quality assurance guidelines and programme validation criteria, when will the processing of current applications for training provider registration be resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the amalgamation of FETAC, HETAC, NQAI and IUQB will be complete; when the legislative functions of the existing four bodies will be transferred to the new agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether legislation should be introduced to permit a spouse’s guaranteed pension income to be used in calculating one’s guaranteed income for qualification for the ARF cut off limit considering that contributions to an AVC are optional; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of goods to which the farmers’ flat rate addition applied since 2007 and for each year individually since 2007.
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152 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of goods to which the second reduced VAT rate applied since 2007 and for each year individually since 2007.
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151 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of goods to which the reduced VAT rate applied since 2007 and for each year individually since 2007.
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150 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of goods to which the standard VAT rate applied since 2007 and for each year individually since 2007.
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148 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of livestock to which the livestock rate applied since 2007 and for each year individually since 2007.
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545 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time to see a consultant at the prosthetic, orthotic, and limb absence rehabilitation unit at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork; and when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a confirmed date.
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313 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection when her review of community employment schemes will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by him in the past carrying out public works in Fenit Island, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way and when the property, upon which a school (details supplied) is situated, was acquired by its current owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the owner of the property on which a school (details supplied) is situated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national gas grid will be extended to include the towns of Tralee, Listowel and Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that has been spent by the Office of Public Works on projects on Fenit Island, County Kerry, since 1960; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will assign a population to Tarbert, County Kerry, using the same criteria as those used to assign a population to Moyvane and Ballylongford, County Kerry, in the fact sheet for closures of rural Garda stations released by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his Department’s current gross budget that will be spent on public service pay and pensions in 2012.
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82 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his Department’s current gross budget that will be spent on public service pay and pensions in second level education for 2012.
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81 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his Department’s current gross budget that will be spent on public service pay and pensions in first level education for 2012.
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80 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his Department’s current gross budget that will be spent on public service pay and pensions in higher level education for 2012.
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258 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the current system of pre-qualifying for the framework agreement for roadmarking for public works contracts, where the process of self declaration is widely used as self-declaration only requires the main contractor to sign a confirmation of their compliance with the registered employment agreement and not the submittal of the rates of pay and conditions of employment certificate or other compliance certificate in view of the fact that currently there is no requirement for the main contractor or his sub-contractors to provide evidence of compliance with current employment legislation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that companies that have been awarded public works contracts here and are registered in other EU countries, which do not operate construction workers pension schemes or operate construction workers pension schemes that require substantially lower employer pension contributions than the Irish CWPS, are gaining an unfair competitive advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the countries in which companies, who have been awarded public works contracts in Ireland, are registered to operate construction workers pension schemes similar to the Irish CWPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections carried out by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on contractors registered outside of Ireland and who were awarded public works contracts in this country each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections that were carried out by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on Irish-based contractors who were awarded public works contracts each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority on contractors registered outside of Ireland and who were awarded public works contracts in this country each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections that were carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority on Irish based contractors who were awarded public works contracts each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that all authorities responsible for awarding public works contracts are aware of the requirement for all main contractors to submit a certificate of compliance for pay and conditions of employment with each interim valuation; whether all authorities are requesting and receiving such certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts of public works that have been awarded to companies registered outside of Ireland since 2008; if he will provide a list of the countries in which these companies are registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation that will permit college students to vote in their local constituencies without having to return home to cast their votes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his plans to introduce legislation that will permit Irish citizens who were resident in this country until recently and who have emigrated to vote in general elections and referenda as citizens of many other countries in Europe are entitled to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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747 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that was spent by the National Roads Authority and local authorities on road markings and road resurfacing contracts here each year since 2008; the percentage of the total costs of the contracts that were paid to non-Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the application for registration and transfer of legal ownership of commonage (details supplied) to all persons listed on the trust deed document associated with the land was not processed by the Property Registration Authority, in view of the long-term possession of the land by all of the applicants who are listed on the trust document and considering that ownership of commonages have been transferred to shareholders of commonages held by trust documents in other situations.
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