376 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the practice of putting up two similar planning applications at the same property so that an objection to one planning application has no bearing on the other application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a recent proposal to help entrepreneurs in establishing formal links with incubator and accelerator programmes in Silicon Valley (details supplied).
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216 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if structural or financial supports are available for new technology companies operating in the automobile safety market.
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214 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any structural or financial supports available for new companies operating in the transport safety market (details supplied).
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193 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person who determines the amount paid to those who work at polling and count centres at election time; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many of these workers are on holiday leave from public sector jobs to do this paid work.
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135 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if any proposed tax increases in budget 2012 will come into effect on the night of budget 2012 or at a later date to be determined.
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221 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if any decision has been made in budget 2012 on funding for St. Michael’s House, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, which provides services to those with intellectual disabilities in the community.
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208 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to allow the Adoption Authority to commence negotiations with the Ethiopian authorities in order to allow inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Ethiopia.
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181 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if residents are responsible for clearing snow and ice from public footpaths outside their homes; and if they are liable in the event that, upon clearing said snow and ice, an accident should occur as a result.
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161 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the earned regularisation scheme proposal for undocumented persons and their families living in this country.
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160 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement or assist in after care programmes for those who have just been released from prison.
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151 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation regarding the National Housing Agency building beside the Milltown Luas station on Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6.
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115 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is current policy for the training agency FÁS to financially assist and advertise events (details supplied) which promote Irish persons moving overseas for work.
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88 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his policy regarding free parking places for staff at the schools where they work; if they are entitled to free parking places on public roads in the vicinity of the school; if the school is entitled to subsidise parking by staff on public roads; and his views on whether it is appropriate for a school to give up valuable space for permanent car parking that could be used more appropriately for children in the school.
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57 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish credit union, the EBS, was offering its customers a protected growth bond, which in a letter guaranteed the customer would get their full investment returned after four years plus a 14% fixed return, however in the terms and condition at the bottom of the letter it stated that Irish Life and Permanent would not make up any shortfall, so in fact the EBS might not be in a position to return a person’s full original investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring proposals for a climate Bill before the Joint Committee on the Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht before the UN talks on climate change begin in Durban in December.
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242 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the following case regarding a person’s (details supplied) in Dublin 6 difficulty in receiving a medical card.
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113 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an appeal on a decision for incremental credit (details supplied).
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112 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to make Irish a non-compulsory subject at leaving certificate level (details supplied); and if so, when does he predict this will happen.
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63 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he recognises the term “gendercide”; and if so, the reason the term “infanticide” was included in the amendment to Senator Ronan Mullen’s motion on the problem of gendercide.
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21 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the Smarter Transport Bill 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps being made to increase the funding of the National Office for Suicide Prevention.
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398 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to gardaí in overtime for attending in court in 2010; and the way this compares to the amount paid by the Director of Public Prosecutions in barristers’ fees in the same year.
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397 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the costs to the State of the legal aid scheme in 2010 and 2011.
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369 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges apply to vacant properties, if the owners of these properties have the right to have the water turned off.
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368 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will apply to vacant rental properties that are yielding no income and are not in use.
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241 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that approved retirement funds are liable to PRSI at class S and those with an annuity of an equal amount are exempt from paying PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be any provisions in budget 2012 to reduce the number of quangos.
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202 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if 70% of the President’s remuneration package is tax free; and if he will clarify the total worth of the President’s remuneration package.
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105 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cost to the State for the legal costs incurred by the National Asset Management Agency in 2010 and to date 2011.
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93 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the trade function has moved under his remit, if not when will this occur, if it has happened, to what extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the emergency response planning to deal with the severe weather crisis in the Dublin region in view of the severe flooding which took place yesterday.
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383 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals and recommendations with regard to reforming the business permission scheme to an enterprise and investment visa.
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212 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his position regarding key recommendation 9.8 of the report of the innovation task force on launching a marketing campaign to promote Ireland as a start-up hub for innovation and export-oriented companies.
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211 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his position regarding recommendation 9.6 of the report of the innovation task force on introducing founder share options which are eligible only for CGT treatment.
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210 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his position regarding recommendation 9.5 of the report of the innovation task force on introducing an entrepreneurial tax credit.
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80 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the amount that he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in Government Departments.
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194 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department.
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193 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered opening bike parks in the city centre to provide commuters with a safe place to leave their bikes, thus encouraging more persons to cycle to work.
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188 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department.
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175 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount she intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in her Department.
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169 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department.
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140 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department.
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138 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department.
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131 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he anticipates the new legislation on entrepreneurs and investment visas to be tabled in Dáil Éireann.
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130 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current timeframe for Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4.
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124 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that decisions made under the rental allowance scheme cannot be appealed to the Ombudsman for Public Services, unlike decisions made by other local government agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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