86 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any proposals to create a new Irish bank in order to increase competition within the banking sector.
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531 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that public bus services operating to and from Dublin Airport terminate at midnight and hence there is no public mode of transport available after that time for those with bus passes depending on a public service.
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481 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the legislation developed under the previous Government to regulate the cosmetic surgery industry.
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459 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the support services that are available for parents who act as full-time carers for children with disabilities.
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386 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the law on the length of time minor offences remain on a person’s record.
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166 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the loss of a special needs assistant.
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165 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W regarding the loss of a special needs assistant.
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164 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 regarding the loss of a special needs assistant.
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154 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the bureaucratic and costly requirements imposed on schools awaiting the summer works programme; and his plans to reform this system.
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67 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 7 July 2011, if he has communicated these initiatives to other Departments; and if he will keep indicators of their performance in this area.
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54 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the mechanisms that are to be established to involve persons who are interested in assisting with the constitutional convention.
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259 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be reappointing the board of the Dublin Airport Authority after it expires in 2011.
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224 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he intends to visit China this year following the visit by the Chinese Vice Minister for Agriculture, Mr Niu Dun, in May of this year.
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187 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if progress has been made regarding the construction of a sewerage treatment plant in Arklow, County Wicklow.
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178 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations or laws to allow gardaí enter a premises in which an alarm has been sounding continuously to deactivate said alarm.
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177 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the initiatives his Department has taken to monitor and reduce energy consumption in terms of electricity and gas use.
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139 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the managing director of a company (details supplied) has admitted that cloud data is not protected against the USA Patriot Act and his plans to raise this at EU level with the Commissioner.
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168 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the issue of senior staff increments for nurses; the senior staff nurse position having been included under the Government moratorium on public sector recruitment of March 2009 in view of the fact that such positions would only be open to a small group who actually fit the criteria.
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153 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce powers for members of An Garda Síochána to enable them to confiscate alcohol from persons drinking in public.
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148 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider reversing the fee for obtaining a special exemption order to pre-2008 levels, half the price of the current fee.
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141 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 16 June 2011, the classes of property that fall under the waiver scheme for commercial rates under the provisions of the Local Government (Rates) Act 1970, as referred to in the second part of his answer of 16 June 2011; if he or his predecessor have consented to any such schemes in the past seven years and if he has considered extending this scheme to classes or stages of business activity, for example, new businesses employing fewer than ten persons.
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140 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 26 May 2011, if the legislation being prepared that relates to the dissolution of the Dormant Accounts Board is scheduled for publication during the summer session or if he intends to publish at a later date in the lifetime of the 31st Dáil; when money within the account will be available for disbursement; if he can explain past application procedures; and if community projects are entitled to allocation under part 6 of the Acts, including capital schemes.
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119 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 23 June 2011, where it is stated that a TD is not a legal entity and therefore ineligible to participate in the national internship scheme; is the Oireachtas not a legal entity and will TD’s not then be able to hire interns under the national internship scheme through the Oireachtas.
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118 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a person (details supplied) who ceased claiming social welfare after having qualified for the enterprise allowance scheme, who is now not eligible for a paid position on a FÁS scheme as they have not been receiving social welfare payments.
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116 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in respect of Government plans to increase the retirement age to 66 in 2014, there is a provision for those who are contractually obliged to retire at age 65 and will retire in 2014 and will therefore not be entitled to receive their contributory pensions until one year after they finish work.
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109 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the issues of the catering industry in respect of the employment regulation orders and joint labour committee review (details supplied).
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125 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce the 116000 European hotline for missing children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the vetting system for those working with children (details supplied); the reason that this process is taking so long; and his plans to improve the system.
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114 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he will determine the free water allowance to be granted to each household before such time as conservation charges are incurred.
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96 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if Members of the Oireachtas will be able to hire interns under the national internship scheme.
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76 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase interest in maths and science, either through incentivisation at examination time or further modification to the respective curricula and the way they are taught.
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50 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to harmonise IT systems across Departments to improve compatibility and improve communication; the platform he has considered; and if migration to a cloud computing solution has been considered.
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130 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the classes of property that may fall under the waiver scheme for commercial rates under the provisions of the Local Government (Rates) Act 1970; and if he has considered extending this scheme to classes or stages of business activity.
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562 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a case of a person (details supplied) whereby a processing error on the part of the Health Service Executive has altered the situation of a recipient on the fair care scheme.
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458 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the introduction of legislation to compel management companies of private multi-housing developments to include the views of all tenants both renting and buying when drafting or amending rules governing the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing a requirement on pension fund managers to disclose their fees on a continual basis in order to encourage competition and cut costs.
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176 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to the commitment in the Programme for National Recovery 2011-2016 to replace FÁS, if he will clarify the specific functions currently undertaken by FÁS which are his responsibility; if these will remain within his remit; if any other functions of FÁS will be transferred to his Department; the timeline for same and the proposed replacement of FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered any potential benefit to small businesses in the child care industry of an increase in ratios per child care staff (details supplied).
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175 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the business visa scheme came into force; the number who have availed of this scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the introduction of a waiver scheme, or deferred payment scheme, in relation to council rates for start up businesses employing fewer than ten persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding available for the short-term enterprise allowance; the amount allocated for 2011 versus the amount drawn down; and her plans for guaranteeing the future of the scheme.
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92 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the restrictive practices that are in place in State schools with a Catholic ethos, such as that disqualifying unbaptised children from enrolment, are acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to set up an Educate Together primary school in the Dublin 4 area.
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69 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a website (details supplied) still states that no decision to cut higher education grants has been finalised when individuals affected by this cut have been notified by their local councils of the change; when this decision was finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills, in view of the cuts being made to third level grants for the coming academic year 2011-2012 (details supplied), if a provision will be considered for those who entered into courses of two years’ duration, as distinct from two separate years of study.
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67 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if issues surrounding the Irish Life and Permanent situation as it pertains to shareholders (details supplied) have been brought to his attention; and whether the points contained therein have been addressed.
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66 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the recent recapitalisation of Permanent TSB will affect individuals with shares in Irish Life and Permanent Group Holdings plc; if the recapitalisation of PTSB will result in the transfer of wealth from IL&P shareholders to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal (details supplied) to assist those who are struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments.
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