204 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider redirecting funding away from installing water meters and towards upgrading the water pipe system in this State.
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33 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress made in accessing funding for an organisation (details supplied).
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2 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will reconsider the proposal to introduce water meters and water charges as metering is not an option for one third of households in Dublin. [22569/12]
629 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in primary schools in counties Laois and Offaly receive their first dental check up in sixth class; and if he will lift the recruitment embargo to allow retired dentists to be replaced to provide dental checks in first class as was the practise.
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470 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the standards for septic tanks will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection when her review of community employment schemes being carried out by a person (details supplied) will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection when her financial review of community employment schemes will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Brian Stanley den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige moltaí Chomhchoiste Thithe an Oireachtais um Chomhshaol, Iompar, Cultúr agus Gaeltacht a chur i bhfeidhm maidir leis an tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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42 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to address the backlog of cases within the Labour Court, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the National Employment Rights Authority.
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26 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline changes that he would like to see to ensure compliance with the judgements of any new employment rights and industrial relations bodies.
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137 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if following his decision to change the pension entitlements of new entrant secretaries general, he will consider applying the similar changes to new entrant city and county managers.
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54 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unregistered teachers currently employed at primary and post primary school level.
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927 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that was paid to local authorities through the Local Government Fund in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the amount that was allocated to each local authority in each of these years.
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926 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the reviewed guidance for local authorities on mortgage arrears, including local authority mortgages for shared ownership, will be finalised; and when the guide will be made public.
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838 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the findings on the review of general and local election boundaries.
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794 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he contacted city and county managers to discuss with them the possibility of council staff going door to door encouraging households to pay the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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793 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce local government reforms that will allow for a directly elected Mayor of Dublin; when these reforms will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and when he hopes the election of Mayor for Dublin will take place.
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727 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that an application for the warmer homes scheme will be processed as soon as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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705 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider preserving and protecting the Moore Street terrace buildings, streets and laneways, linked to the 1916 Rising; and if he will consider developing a 1916 cultural and historical quarter in that area of Dublin.
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704 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will commission an independent battlefield site assessment of the GPO/Moore Street area of Dublin.
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703 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will honour his undertaking under Preservation Order No1 of 2007 to protect and preserve the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin, in its entirety as designated and in compliance with the principles contained in The Venice Charter for conservation and restoration of monuments and sites.
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188 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties sold to local authority tenants on a leasehold basis as opposed to freehold basis; if these are households exempt from household charges in view of the fact that the local authority still has an interest in the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary questions of 13 March relating to exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge, in which he indicated that residential property owned by a Minister of the Government, would be exempt from household charges, if he will clarify if this relates to all residential properties owned by Ministers of the Government; and if he will provide details of the properties owned by Ministers of the Government that will be exempt.
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157 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department’s statement in relation to community employment schemes outlining that groups can apply to have their training budget increased to €1,000 if they make an application to the Department or through their community development organisation been communicated to all CDOs; and if so can the memo be included in her answer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tourism initiatives he will be taking in relation to the Olympic torch relay coming to Dublin.
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37 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the taxi report and a schedule for legislation which is going to be needed.
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43 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the Health Service Executive Regional Plan 2012 for Dublin/Mid-Leinster
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39 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the way in which the setting of fees by nursing homes under the nursing home support scheme is monitored; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some nursing homes are setting additional service charges on top of the agreed fees and that, in some cases, these charges are for services supposed to be covered by the nursing home support scheme, including beds; if any sanction can be taken against such improper charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish revised wording for a referendum on children’s rights.
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20 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish adoption legislation to accompany a children’s rights referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if homes that are under control of the National Asset Management Agency are eligible for the household charge and if local authorities will be eligible to pay the household charge as they are considered to be landlords.
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354 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the EC clarification on the grandfathering clause aimed at allowing persons who have several years’ experience of practising as an architect but who do not have a formal college qualification to be admitted to the official register of architects; if he intends legislating for the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who were eligible for disadvantaged area payments in 2011, but will not qualify in 2012 due to changes in the stocking density; if he will provide a breakdown nationally and by county or region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if minks, cats and racing horses will be included in the upcoming Animal Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence the number of complaints of bullying in the Defence Forces that have been lodged in each of the past five years; the number of these complaints that were withdrawn; and the number of these complaints that resulted in disciplinary action.
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15 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on any recent discussions he has had with Defence Forces representative organisations.
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436 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Offaly that have access to broadband; and the number that do not have access to broadband.
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433 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been allocated to Sundrive Road Garda station, Dublin metropolitan region, in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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265 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to address the anomaly in the system of social welfare that prevents those who were self-employed from being able to receive social welfare or to get a place on a community employment scheme.
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147 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to address the issue of travel agents based here paying VAT twice when doing business in another jurisdiction, i.e. when they book accommodation or event tickets in another country, as when doing business in England this means paying 21% VAT and then 23% Irish VAT plus 12.5% corporation tax.
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76 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria he used to appoint members to prison visiting committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress he has made in drafting recommendations for more comprehensive policy decisions on local government structures at regional, city, county and sub-county level, in particular town councils; and if he will make a statement on the future of town and borough councils.
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2 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider providing public funding to meet the entire cost to householders of upgrading their septic tanks to meet the agreed new set of standards. [13410/12]
353 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on proposals for new planning guidelines that will restrict the limit on the size of retail units; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grade at which a public servant is precluded from taking up an elected position at local authority level; the grades ineligible for holding local authority elected positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Brian Stanley den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad post nua atá cruthaithe ag Údarás na Gaeltachta sna ceantair Ghaeltachta sna blianta 2009, 2010 agus 2011; cé mhéad post atá caillte ag Údarás na Gaeltachta i rith an ama sin; agus cé mhéad a chosnaigh gach post le linn na tréimhse sin.
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83 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has resolved issues relating to turf cutting restrictions arising form special areas of conservation and or other conservation orders; the number of cases outstanding; the issues still to be addressed; the locations so affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12477/12]
52 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider her plans to privatise social welfare services announced in Pathways to Work; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that before she took the decision to go down this route that in January 2012 the British National Audit Office stated that the British Department for Work and Pensions had grossly overestimated the number of jobseekers that the payment-by-results model would get back to work.
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