591 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will substantiate the cause effect link between prize money that is at a 60% premium to the UK and the performance of the Irish training and breeding industries.
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85 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the way he will ensure that an on-line tax will be paid by all online operators and not just those who employ persons here.
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84 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider linking an on-line tax to technology education here or to the country’s technology infrastructure.
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83 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the reason he stated that horse racing and betting are inextricably linked and mutually dependant in view of the fact that Irish racing accounts for less than 15% of the turnover of various betting companies.
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43 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Defence his plans to cancel the contract awarded to a company (details supplied) in view of the atrocity committed by the Israeli Government on 31 May 2010 in which more than ten civilians lost their lives.
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319 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the research carried out by his Department in respect of the possible introduction of cycle contraflow lanes in Dublin; if he will consider the introduction of a cycle contraflow scheme on a pilot basis; if not, the reason for same in view of the fact that other major European cities have such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for the transfer of assets and equipment from St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin 6, to the Health Service Executive; the future plans for this equipment; the names of the members of the Hollywood Committee and their professions; if there was any patient input into which hospitals should be designated as cancer centres of excellence; and the reason St. Luke’s was not chosen as a centre of excellence.
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247 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the taxpayer is funding prize money in horseracing here that is more than 60% higher than in England while facilities for racegoers here lag behind the standards in England.
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112 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person who bets on soccer, rugby or boxing makes a contribution to Horse Racing Ireland and the sports they bet on receive no income from these bets.
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111 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the on-line tax will be applied to all on-line operators and not just those employing persons here.
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276 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive is not paying pharmacists on time; the amount that has been paid in penalties to pharmacists in 2009 and in the first six months to date in 2010; if personnel will be made available to the accounts section in the HSE to enable that office to comply with the Late Payment in Commercial Transactions Regulation 2002, with particular regard to an area.
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44 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation further to a previous parliamentary question regarding staff made redundant from a company (details supplied), if the staff will receive the redundancy payments due to them; when the staff will receive their redundancy; and if he will expedite the matter.
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166 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding within the social housing budget 2010 that has been allocated for social housing refurbishment in Dublin South East.
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291 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will undertake a national inventory of architectural heritage survey of the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is considering the inclusion of a grandfather clause in the Building Control Act 2007, to counter the unintended impact that the implementation of Part 3 of the Act may have on some professionals in the area.
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316 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the staff at the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service intend to clear the backlog of raised questions when they cease their industrial action; if Members will receive the answers to questions raised over the past few months in due course then; or if Members’ staff have to duplicate their work and raise the questions a second time, in order to hopefully achieve a response.
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150 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children the list of the medicines allowed under the general medical card scheme general practitioner only card scheme in respect of long-term illnesses.
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204 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person is entitled to refuse a prescription from their general practitioner for a generic drug, when the person would strongly prefer being prescribed the brand name drug they have previously been prescribed.
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149 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on a matter (details supplied) in view of the fact that the roadmap for the accession of Israel to the OECD Convention, adopted by the OECD Council in November 2007, stated that Israel must demonstrate a commitment to pluralist democracy based on the rule of law and the respect of human rights.
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237 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children if the staff at the Health Service Executive parliamentary affairs division intends to clear the backlog when they cease their industrial action; if questions raised over the past few months will be answered in due course; if Deputies’ staff have to duplicate their work and raise the questions a second time.
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257 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the potential accession of Israel to the OECD; if he will provide assurance that Israel’s proposed accession to the OECD is considered by him in the context of OECD principles, international law obligations, as well as the Middle East peace process efforts; his further views on the fact that Israeli accession to the OECD should not be considered until such point as when there is a demonstrable improvement in its commitment to human rights and international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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644 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 308, 309 and 310 of 30 March 2010, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the first time since the first report of the ministerial task force on measures to reduce the demand for drugs, 1996, that drugs is not named as a primary ministerial area of responsibility and is not formally acknowledged or referred to by the relevant Minister in response to structural arrangements within the Department; if he will clarify where the national drugs strategy features in the Department; his plans for the Office of the Minister for Drugs and the way in which the national drugs strategy will be implemented without a Minister having sole responsibility for the strategy.
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614 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on banning the importation of goods originating from settlements in the West Bank that are illegal under international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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568 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures in place for the disposal of a firearm in respect of which a licence has not been granted; if guns are to be handed into restricted firearms dealers then the process to be followed then for their disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is correct that a person can no longer describe themselves as Tibetan on Garda National Immigration Bureau cards; if so, when the Tibetan option was erased from the drop down menu in the software that creates these cards; the reason that option disappeared; if he was requested by China to disallow Tibetan as an option on GNIB cards; the person who instructed the GNIB to erase the option of Tibetan nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the proposed reductions to projects run through local drugs task force in Dublin in 2010, with a cessation of this funding in 2011; if there has been any review of these proposals; or if there are plans to review these proposals.
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156 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the application for support for former workers at a company (details supplied) to up-skill under the European globalisation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the National Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill; when the Bill is expected to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on banning the importation of goods originating from settlements in the West Bank that are illegal under international law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 received funding for a new classroom in 2009; the amount of funding that was granted and the progress to date of this build.
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595 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the areas in Dublin south east that have been identified by the forward planning unit in his Department as requiring additional school provision at both primary and post-primary level; the criteria for an area being identified as requiring future capacity; the future projected school capacity requirement in the Dublin 6, 8 and 4 areas; and the current capacity available in each of these areas in both primary and post-primary level.
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572 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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517 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been leased by Dublin City Council under the long-term leasing initiative; the location of these premises; the number of private homes that have been leased by Dublin City Council under this scheme; and the number of affordable homes that are unsold in the Dublin south east area.
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342 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions for aggravated and non-aggravated burglaries in 2008; the sentences handed down for each of those crimes nationally; the average sentence received for each of these crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria under which closed circuit television will be provided to a location; and the number of Garda closed circuit television cameras in operation in Dublin south east.
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323 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the community closed circuit television scheme; his plans to provide future funding for this scheme; and the amount of funding that was distributed under this scheme.
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300 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to streamline the appeals process for asylum seekers; his views on whether the protracted appeal system has any impact on the decision making process for asylum seekers; and the amount of money that has been spent by the State in 2008 and 2009 when defending deportation orders in the High Court and Supreme Court.
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295 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport his views on granting city and county councils the discretion to regulate partial footpath parking in areas in which parking shortage is an issue.
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186 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance his views on the consideration of a reduction in, VAT for a period of 24 months, in biodegradable packaging, to encourage the sale of that product and reduce the use of non-biodegradable packaging.
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166 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are structures in place to force a foreign owned company to comply with a Labour Court recommendation; if not, the reason.
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165 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is any recourse for companies that refuse to comply with Labour Court recommendations.
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164 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company refuses to comply with a Labour Court recommendation, the next steps that can be taken by the employees’ union.
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236 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the case of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8.
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233 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if a decision to approve this application has been granted and if so, the reason for this decision.
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210 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions for aggravated and non-aggravated burglaries in 2009; the sentences that were handed down for each of those crimes nationally; the average sentence received for each of these crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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698 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposed reductions to projects run through local drugs task forces in Dublin in 2010, with a cessation of this funding in 2011; if there has been any review of these proposals; and or if there are any plans to review these proposals.
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374 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the abduction of a person (details supplied) who has been missing almost a year; if he has expressed this position to the Chinese Embassy here.
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162 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) refuses to comply with the Labour Court recommendations, the next steps that can be taken by the employees’ union; if there is any recourse for companies that refuse to comply with Labour Court recommendations, having gone through the process; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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