633 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate, in tabular form, the number of persons who took their driving test from 4 April 2011 to 4 October 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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632 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate, in tabular form, the number of persons who applied for their driving test between 4 January and 4 April 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by the Garda to deal with the problem of illegal diesel being sold to reputable outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Taoiseach if he will consider a national civil award similar to the British OBE, the French Presidential Award, Orde national du Mérite , the New Zealand Order of Merit or the USA Congressional Gold Medal, the purpose of such an award would be for those persons who in any field of endeavour have rendered service to the Republic or the nation through distinguished works or talents or performed outstanding deeds in the national interest; his views that we have much to be proud of in our country and there are many unrecognised patriots in society today; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only two State awards, the Scott Medal and the Fire Service Bravery Medal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider requesting the Garda Commissioner to activate the traffic corps to its maximum during peak traffic times particularly onto and off motorways in the morning time to try and ease the increasing traffic delays; if his attention has been drawn to any traffic plan that the Garda Commissioner, in conjunction with the local authorities, has put in place when a serious accident takes place at a major junction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of ministerial transport with Garda drivers from 9 March 2011 to 9 July 2011; the salaries and expenses paid to the Garda drivers; the moneys saved to the State since the introduction of private ministerial drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of ministerial, presidential and judicial transport with Garda drivers for each year from 2008 to date in 2011 in tabular form; the salary of each driver; the cost of vehicle replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the qualifications required and the job description of tip staff in the Courts Service.
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143 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the salary paid to tip staff in the Courts Service; if there are different grades of salary; and if he will outline, in tabular form, whether tip staff are paid overtime and bonuses.
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142 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tip staff employed in the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to the news that sea salmon have returned and are spawning in the River Tolka, if there has been any similar research or result in the Liffey basin, particularly between Leixlip power station and the Lucan Weir; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in relation to the group set up on the sale of a stake in the ESB, the names of the members and its terms of reference.
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20 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the names and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 2004 to 2008 in tabular form; the cost of each one of these external reports; if these external reports were given out to tender; the name of the person or company who was commissioned for these external reports; his views of the benefits that these external reports served the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the State and the name and purpose of all tribunals current or past since 1987 to date in tabular form; if he will break down the costs and payments of barristers, senior counsel and administrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the circumstances that justify the payment of a large pension, a bonus payment on top of a large pension and a severance package for senior civil servants and public officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish a new unit in his Department based on the Auditor General’s office of the city of Toronto, Canada, the functions of such office through legislation will have a mandate to access audit projects to identify areas of compliance, financial and programme value for money audits with investigative powers of a forensic nature including fraudulent activities to oversee the work of external auditors, to examine problems and carry out special assignments identified by the Comptroller and Auditor General, to establish a fraud and waste hotline programme in the Department, this auditor general will have day to day access to records of all public expenditure sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a new super tax to address the bonuses, generous severance packages or large pensions being paid to senior civil servants, senior public sector workers or any person who comes under his jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Taoiseach the cost to him of public relations companies and external advisers of the previous Governments between the years 1998 and 2011; the person who initiated these contracts and if they were put out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 2008 to 2011 in tabular form; the cost of each one of these external reports; if these external reports were given out to tender; the name of the person or company who was commissioned for these external reports; his views of the benefits that these external reports served the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public money from the Exchequer that is granted to Dublin Bus; his plans to privatise Dublin Bus; if he has any influence over the services that are provided and if he will consider establishing a Dublin Bus consumer commission which would be consulted before any decision is made to change a bus route, to reduce a service on a bus route or to limit a service during certain times on a given bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the method used to monitor and audit public transport Dublin city bus usage; if such method takes into consideration the number of disabled users with permits and the number of retired free travel permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the number of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2010; the number of patients who were diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis during the period 2007 to 2010; the services available for the treatment of infectious TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress made for filling vacant non-consultant doctors’ posts; the number of unfilled posts in all of the public hospitals here in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the name and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 2000 to 2004 in tabular form; the cost of each one of these external reports; if these external reports were given out to tender; the name of the person or company who was commissioned for these external reports; his views of the benefits that these external reports served the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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567 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health in view of the recent disclosure of contracts entered into by the previous Government with hospital consultants related to one year’s paid leave in lieu of time worked, if he will outline the cost of such contracts to the State; the date on which they were agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child protection social workers employed by the Health Service Executive to cover Clondalkin, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart, Palmerstown and Lucan; if she is satisfied that there are adequate numbers to deal with these presenting with disclosures of abuse and wilful neglect; if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive has cut the community-based social workers assigned to care of the elderly duties in the HSE area 5 and reassigned them to child protection services; if she will confirm that there is no recruitment embargo on professionally qualified social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider accepting registered social care workers to assist and support professionally qualified social workers in dealing with family support, child bereavement and other circumstances such as school attendance and minor behavioural problems; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this is the practice in some parts of the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Taoiseach his plans to commemorate the centenary of 1916 and will he consider appointing an independent commission to consider a new national anthem and review national emblems such as those worn by the gardaí, the Defence Forces, the Fire Service, the Civil Defence and our offices of State.
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47 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 1997 to 2000 in tabular form; the cost of each one of these external reports; if these external reports were given out to tender; the name of the person or company who was commissioned for these external reports; his views of the benefits that these external reports served the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that a child (details supplied) will not lose their place in the local school due to the lack of special needs assistant posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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524 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take by ministerial regulation or legislation to address the growing practice of the sale of part worn tyres which may contribute to serious deficiencies in transport standards and may even contribute to road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the bonuses awarded to senior management and middle management in the Health Service Executive from 2007 to 2011 in tabular form.
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376 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements that are currently in place to ensure the bona fides of charity trustees and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 4 million tyres are used every year here, the producer responsibility initiative for end-of-life tyres is a voluntary code and that those who are disposing of tyres are not registered and not regulated; his views on the need for legislation to address this environmental problem.
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73 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Judges who have been appointed to regions of more than 20 kilometres from their homes; the cost of their travel, subsistence, their allowances and expenses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the requirement to register as a charity; the checks and balances in place to ensure that no fraud takes place by charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the private refuse contractor (details supplied) has imposed an administrative charge of €60 per household in Dublin, his views that this contravenes his policy of polluter pays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the control that he has over the imposition of charges by private contractors who are replacing the local authority refuse collection service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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847 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 22 June 2011 and his reply on 30 June 2011, if he will provide this Deputy with the salaries of all chief executive officers and deputy CEOs of the five Dublin academic teaching hospitals, the salaries of CEOs of voluntary hospitals, the salaries of the CEOs of the three hospices in the State in tabular form; the bonuses that were paid to CEOs and deputy CEOs of all hospitals and hospices from the year 2000 to date in 2011 in tabular form; and if there are any bonuses awarded to officials in the Health Service Executive or CEOs and deputy CEOs of hospitals and hospices.
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600 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to legislate for the regulation and management of standards of undertakers nationally; if he has control over the cost of funerals, the cost of graves and the cost of cremation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the practice of one British newspaper in hacking telephones of victims of crime or their families, there are any current investigations or complaints, or if his attention has been drawn to any hacking of telephones here; his views regarding same; his further views on the need for legislation to outlaw such practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the security arrangements in place for Ministers, senior officials in the civil and public sector, the security forces and Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to prevent any occurrence of telephone hacking; if he will reassure the general public and particularly vulnerable citizens on telephone hacking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications she has received for carer’s allowance on a monthly basis for the past six months; the waiting time from application to the awarding of the allowance; if she is satisfied with the time that it is taking for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance for longer than three months pending an appeal for a social welfare payment; the reasons for the delay; if she has satisfied herself with the manner in which the appeals are being managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Taoiseach the cost to him of the hiring of public relations companies and external advisors by the previous Governments between the years 1998 and 2011 in tabular form; the persons that initiated these contracts; if they were given out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is any alternative to the practice whereby passport applicants have to queue in the rain or cold for hours to complete their application for a passport; if he will examine this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the service that is provided by the Passport Office; if he will give consideration to a feasibility study to have the passport service privatised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her policy on mandatory reporting of child abuse, wilful neglect and physical or emotional abuse; her plans to introduce legislation for mandatory reporting of suspected abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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