16 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 4 November 2010 when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that there is no conflict of interest in the chairman of the review group on State assets, whose remit it is to consider the potential for asset disposal in the public sector and to review the investment and financing plans, commercial practices and regulatory requirements of Horse Racing Ireland and the National Stud Company, simultaneously undertaking economic advisory work for Coolmore Stud, a beneficiary of Horse Racing Ireland and a direct competitor of the National Stud Company; if the chairman of the review group on State assets brought this matter to his attention at the time he was selected to carry out this work for the Government; if he believes that a conflict of interest arises in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding digital copyright law reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government his plans to change foreshore licence application and assessment procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the progress made in addressing excess capacity in the hotel sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if, notwithstanding the fact that economic experts commissioned by the Government are subject to the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, he can provide assurance that these experts do not also advise private sector interests who are subject to cuts in public expenditure on the way to mitigate their impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the total spend on overtime in 2009; the estimated spend on overtime in 2010; if she plans to make savings in this area in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of residential disconnections from the national grid each month since January 2006 to date in 2010; the amount of these disconnections that result from unpaid arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the electricity consumption each month from April 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the total Exchequer funding provided to Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland each year since 2000 to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of subsidising internal flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if he will list all levies and charges that the State imposes on air travel; the amount of revenue collected by each of these charges in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the yield from the 13.5% VAT rate to date in 2010; the yield from the 21% VAT rate to date in 2010; the equivalent figures for the same period in 2009; the figures for each of these yields for the full year in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the amount the Exchequer has received from overseas tourism each year since 2000 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent servicing the national debt and the average interest rate paid each year from 2000 to 2009; the projected cost of servicing the national debt and the projected average interest rate that will be paid each year from 2010 until 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will list all taxes and VAT that the State imposes on air travel; the amount of revenue collected by each of these taxes in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the amount of demand deposits, interbank lending, senior debt, subordinated debt, total wholesale funding, retail deposits, total funding, deposit protection and total liabilities covered by the bank guarantee when the guarantee was introduced and at the most recently available date; the amount of funding provided to these banks by the European Central Bank at each of these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office includes the debt of the Dublin Airport Authority in its calculations of the general Government debt that it compiles for EUROSTAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Taoiseach the average amount spent by foreign tourists in Ireland each year since 2000 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Taoiseach the number of foreign tourists that have visited Ireland each year since 2000 to date in 2010; broken down by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his views on the possible introduction of an online betting tax; if he has considered in depth the implications of such a tax for employment within this industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda cars and vans per Garda district that are currently in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the average wage and total number of staff employed in the public service each year from 2007 to 2010 broken down by job title and grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in primary, special and post-primary schools in Dublin city and county in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the number of special needs pupils benefiting in the area in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement and if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement; and if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of rent allowance and rent subsidiary to the Exchequer for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost of providing security by members of the Garda Síochána to ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps while living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the pension levy is being paid by employees of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service as they do not have a state pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance, following proposals from the Dutch and Swedish authorities to amend their excise structure to the higher specific rates, 70% and 76.5%, respectively, of tax on tobacco products which is possible through the EU excise directive effective from 1 January 2011, his plans to follow and if so, the changes envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he can assure that economic experts commissioned by the Government to advise on cuts to public expenditure measures do not also advise private sector interests in how to deal with or mitigate their impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will visit to see at first hand the problems experienced at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding he will provide for the redevelopment of an area (details supplied) where a planning application will soon be lodged to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if information was available to the Department of Finance during the summer of 2008 regarding the share support scheme which had been put in place by Anglo Irish management during that period
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126 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will have a permanent location and facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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