75 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the steps he will take to ascertain the number of people affected by autism; and the reason a provision for collecting this information was not included in the recent census.
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107 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the adoption of an entrepreneur visa similar to that in the UK.
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96 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the ongoing expense of curating and maintaining an art collection and in view of Anglo Irish Bank’s intention to donate its art collection to the public and the substantial State support provided to the banks, if he will direct or request AIB to donate its significant art collection to the Museum of Modern Art.
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66 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal (details supplied) along with the proposed pension levy on pension funds.
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225 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has considered the following proposal (details supplied) to help expedite backlogs on waiting lists for those seeking medical diagnosis.
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224 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many children and adolescents must travel from across the country to receive care for type 1 diabetes in Dublin-based hospitals because local paediatric diabetes teams are under-resourced (details supplied).
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148 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate a complaint against the conduct of a member of An Garda Síochána in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4
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149 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the introduction of a rent control system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered combining a rent control system with a compulsory rental order system (details supplied).
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94 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the following proposal (details supplied) to assist those in negative equity.
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408 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the processing an application for asylum on humanitarian grounds in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure the speedy processing of entitlements and services for parents who have children with disabilities and care for them full-time; the improvements that are proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the proposed new maths syllabus project codenamed project maths which has been designed to tackle both the issue of poor levels of performance in maths in the leaving certificate and the problem of the lack of teachers who are maths graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) has been brought to his attention regarding the Irish bank executives’ compensation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered a proposal to tax children’s allowance as an alternative to means testing the children’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal regarding the VHI health insurance premiums and income tax (details supplied).
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145 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the protections in place for persons who have invested in prize bonds and the Post Office in the event of our financial situation becoming more precarious.
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617 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the additional resources he will devote to emotionally unstable personality disorder.
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616 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to prioritise crisis intervention services and mental health reform.
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615 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether the level of after care support for mental health patients is adequate; and the steps he will take to further the availability of such after care support for those who need it.
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493 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Greyhound Board is considering sending Irish greyhounds to China; and his views on same.
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429 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider, in the interests of independence, transparency and accountability, making the Irish Human Rights Commission directly accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas instead of his Department.
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415 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the practice of members of An Bord Pleanála, whereby they go against the express advice and conclusions of inspectors reporting to the board in relation to specific planning cases.
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364 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to incorporate non-domestically-generated nuclear energy into the State’s energy mix once the safety review of nuclear plants based in the EU is concluded.
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245 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with the group TEACH or has been made aware of its proposal known as the Newman solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 5 April 2011, if he will provide a summary of those areas or issues he understands that the provision in the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to contribute to the social and economic development of the State will apply to.
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148 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the proposal (details supplied) to use changes in the application of VAT on those visiting the country as a short-term method of increasing tourism numbers.
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147 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the development or redevelopment of branch offices by Bank of Ireland and AIB; if he will provide detail of such work and money allocated in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and if he intends to put a stop to any such plans in relation to the significant restructuring of the bank which is currently under way.
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99 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his understanding of the concept of military neutrality; the way this differs from neutrality and the extent to which both these concepts must evolve in relation to our membership of the European Union post entry in to force of the Lisbon treaty.
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85 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach his plans to establish a human rights committee as a stand-alone committee within the new Oireachtas committee system.
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151 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand on plans by the tourism agencies to target tourists from London who may wish to leave the city during the Olympic Games in 2012; the amount of money being invested in these plans, including marketing campaigns; and the expected tourist numbers and revenue.
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137 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children his views regarding a strategy for autism in Ireland, including enhancing and enforcing the rights of persons with autism through necessary measures.
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136 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans regarding St. Luke’s cancer hospital, Dublin; if it is his intention to continue with the closure of the cancer unit there; his plans for a review of the previous Minister’s decision; and the future he envisages for St. Luke’s as part of the country’s cancer care treatment service.
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116 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the introduction of legislation to enhance and enforce the rights of persons with autism.
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105 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to give a policy direction to city and county council managers regarding the pursuit of rate payers who are in arrears with their payments but who are making regular payments, or portions thereof, to the best of their ability, and in doing so are both keeping their businesses in operation with all the resultant benefits accruing to the wider economy while also recognising and maintaining their financial commitments to the council and to the State.
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92 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the commitment in the programme for Government 2011-2016 to establish a new national employment and entitlements service to replace FÁS, the specific functions of the proposed new entity, in particular where the responsibility for skills training currently undertaken by FÁS will reside; if the proposed entity will fall within her remit and the timeline for the transfer.
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74 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way he will address the critical lack of school places, school facilities and appropriate sites for new schools in the Dublin area and his plans regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4.
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72 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the qualification requirements for special needs assistants include junior certificate level Irish.
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71 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to the commitment in the programme for Government 2011-2016 to replace FÁS, if he will clarify the specific functions undertaken by FÁS which are his responsibility; if the skills training aspect of FÁS is and will continue to be his responsibility; the way these functions will be implemented in the absence of FÁS; and the timeline for any transfer of responsibilities.
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85 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will bring forward the gambling Bill in view of the fact that the betting (amendment) Bill is expected to be published during the summer session and that both Bills are closely interlinked in terms of properly licensing and regulating gambling in this country.
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64 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his position in relation to the recommendations of the Innovation Task Force.
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40 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse the decision of the last Government to withdraw the patent income tax exemption, an important exemption which underlines Ireland’s commitment to research and development and which, if restored, would also confirm his commitment to putting research and development at the heart of plans for recovery.
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36 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the last time a value for money audit was conducted in regard to moneys allocated under the overseas development aid programme.
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35 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the mechanisms in place to ensure that overseas development aid funding is spent as intended once drawn down by the recipient, namely, in accordance with the stated objectives of the programme receiving funding.
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34 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of overseas development aid spending in 2009 and 2010; the amount that was allocated, by country and region, as well as by programme of support; and if money allocated in the years in question was drawn down.
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33 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of all Heads of State outside of the European Union that the European Council has formally called on to step down.
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321 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the outstanding recommendations from the report on military human resources, conducted by the independent monitoring group and published in December 2008, that are still to be implemented.
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