194 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures and requirements for a primary school to achieve DEIS status; the proposed changes he intends to make to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the role that agriculture and the agrifood sector can play in Ireland’s economic recovery with particular regard to the Food Harvest 2020 report produced by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targets agreed in Food Harvest 2020; the effect that changes made in budget 2012 may have on Food Harvest 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who work at polling stations could be taken from the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding given per annum to the veteran groups ONE and IUNVA over the past three years; his plan to recognise the Irish Legion Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing a scheme to give standard tax relief for a list of approved works for home insulation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason the EBS, which is a part of AIB, has a variable mortgage interest rate of 4.93%, and AIB 3.25%; the reason they do not charge the same variable mortgage interest rate to all customers both in AIB and in EBS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are changes to the free preschool year with regard to its budget allocation; her plans to develop further the education of preschool children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the butterfat levels within the milk quota system from its current average of 3.57% to 4% or higher which would be closer to the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor capital works grant is still in operation; if a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be in receipt of the payment; if the scheme is not currently in operation, if the scheme will be brought back at a later date or his plans for a replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how costs may be recovered with regard to a social housing scheme (details supplied) in County Cork, as the local authority has decided not to proceed with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an update on efforts being made to encourage trade links with new markets for agrifood businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to his recent trip to Algeria, if he will outline the opportunities for the Irish agrifood sector in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has carried out analyses on the impact, on credit unions and credit union members, of the lending restrictions currently imposed on a large number of credit unions; if such information has been shared with the credit unions and other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding to be provided in respect of Glanmire Garda Station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding amount to be provided in respect of Blarney Garda Station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legal measures he will take in order to remove the protection afforded by the statute of limitations in civil cases regarding child abuse, where there has been either a guilty plea or a criminal conviction in a criminal court; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is duplicating payment of rent both on the burnt down premises (details supplied) and also on the temporary portacabins for the past two to three years; if so, the reason this is the case; the amount that has been paid to both parties; the length of time this will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the Israeli soldier (details supplied), who has been held hostage since 25 June 2006; if he has asked Ambassador Ajjuri of the Mission of Palestine in Ireland for his Government’s position on the captivity of this person and the blocking by Hamas of access to the person by the International Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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632 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the golfing successes enjoyed in recent years by Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington if he will consider using these persons to front a campaign marketing Ireland abroad as a tourist destination for golfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding dog training for the Garda, Prison Service and Customs Service; if there is an international standard or a national compliance standard; the costs involved in the purchase and/or training of these security dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the immigration status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on instructions issued by a bank to a person (details supplied) to move from a tracker mortgage to interest only; his further views that this is best practice from a State owned bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of recent hackings into the IMF and the US Senate websites, the level to which Government websites are secure; the precautions that are in place to prevent this State falling victim to cyber warfare and cyber hacking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a risk equalisation within the alcohol retail industry by way of a reduction in excise paid by public houses which would be offset by an increase in excise paid by off-licences to narrow the pricing gap that currently exists between the two sectors.
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453 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if measures are in place to prevent this country being used as a base by extremist groups to attack another nation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to prevent a rise in the growth of extremist and radical groups in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will endorse the proposal made by former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, by supporting the calls for an elected leader of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the issuing of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court as requested by its chief prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo against Colonel Gadaffi and his son Saif al-Islam on charges of crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for lottery funding in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the funding is in place for a Garda station (details supplied); if funding is in place, when the work on the new station will commence; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details in relation to the amount of funding that has been allocated from the national lottery beneficiary fund since 1998 to projects in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central under the development of sport and recreational sports facilities scheme.
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393 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide details of the amount of funding that has been allocated from the National Lottery Beneficiary Fund since 1998 to projects in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central as part of building, equipping and furnishing of health facilities capital expenditure.
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339 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide details in relation to the amount of funding allocated from the National Lottery Beneficiary Fund since 1998 to projects in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central under schemes (details supplied).
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224 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the amount of funding allocated from the National Lottery Beneficiary Fund since 1998 to projects in the Dáil constituency of Cork North Central as part of the community development programme.
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146 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details in relation to the amount of funding allocated from the National Lottery Beneficiary Fund since 1998 to projects in the Dáil Constituency of Cork North Central under schemes (details supplied).
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95 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider authorising an updated version of the national lottery beneficiary compendium in view of the fact that the most recent version was published in 1998.
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134 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the removal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in the early childhood care and education scheme; if the scheme is open to second time applicants; and if not, are there arrangements available for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance and payment of pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a response on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Legal Services Bill is intended to give effect to all the structural reforms of the two legal professions required by the EU and International Monetary Fund memorandum of understanding; if an independent regulator, if established as required, will replace or supervise the statutory regulatory functions of the Law Society and the non-statutory rules of the Bar Council; if it is intended that this Bill will be enacted and commenced before the memorandum of understanding deadline of the end of the third quarter of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take regarding bikes and carriages operating on the streets of cities and towns for reward payments; are these traders insured for public liability; are they vetted by the Garda; are they compliant in respect of VAT and with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be approved for window replacement and fire emergency exits under an application for capital grant aid under the summer works scheme 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting; the way it is working at present; if the process has been centralised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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