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Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a foreign national would have grounds for a change of immigration status if there was a police record of a threat to their life in their original home country. [49923/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2013

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a foreign national would have grounds for a change of immigration status if there was a police record of a threat to their life in their original home country. [49923/13]

Question· writtenPQ 155asked

155. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason one blonde haired child was taken away from one family while the dark haired child was left if the children were at risk. [49868/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2013

155. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason one blonde haired child was taken away from one family while the dark haired child was left if the children were at risk. [49868/13]

Question· writtenPQ 132asked

132. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the Clontarf 2014 group in its efforts to develop sports, arts and tourism for the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf. [49686/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2013

132. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the Clontarf 2014 group in its efforts to develop sports, arts and tourism for the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf. [49686/13]

Question· writtenPQ 620asked

620. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a national organising committee has been or will be put in place to organise events in 2014 for the 20th anniversary of the international year of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49262/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013

620. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a national organising committee has been or will be put in place to organise events in 2014 for the 20th anniversary of the international year of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49262/13]

Question· writtenPQ 301asked

301. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if social welfare recipients who have savings of €10,000 to €13,500 may receive a rent supplement allowance; or if such persons receive a reduced rent supplement allowance. [48874/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013

301. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if social welfare recipients who have savings of €10,000 to €13,500 may receive a rent supplement allowance; or if such persons receive a reduced rent supplement allowance. [48874/13]

Question· writtenPQ 293asked

293. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that Ireland is not a member of CERN and this places Irish secondary school students at a disadvantage, relative to their British, French, Italian and Spanish counterparts, if there are plans in place for Ireland to apply for limited membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49455/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013

293. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that Ireland is not a member of CERN and this places Irish secondary school students at a disadvantage, relative to their British, French, Italian and Spanish counterparts, if there are plans in place for Ireland to apply for limited membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49455/13]

Question· writtenPQ 282asked

282. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify the clause of zero hours contract in employment; if he will confirm whether this clause exploits persons on lower income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49094/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013

282. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify the clause of zero hours contract in employment; if he will confirm whether this clause exploits persons on lower income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49094/13]

Question· writtenPQ 280asked

280. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an outstanding settlement awarded by the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Circuit Order of Enforcement on 7 June 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied). [48919/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013

280. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an outstanding settlement awarded by the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Circuit Order of Enforcement on 7 June 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied). [48919/13]

Question· writtenPQ 140asked

140. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the persons that he has appointed or reappointed to the Parole Board; if he will provide the criteria to determine who to appoint and reappoint; if the selection process is transparent and accountable; his plans to appoint a person to the board from an organisation representing the victims of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

140. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the persons that he has appointed or reappointed to the Parole Board; if he will provide the criteria to determine who to appoint and reappoint; if the selection process is transparent and accountable; his plans to appoint a person to the board from an organisation representing the victims of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/13]

Question· writtenPQ 139asked

139. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a competition for promotion held in 2011 for the position of assistant principal officer gave rise to a number of complaints among candidates; if he will confirm that complaints were made to the Commission for Public Service Appointments in respect of this competition; his views on the findings and recommendations made by the CPSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

139. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a competition for promotion held in 2011 for the position of assistant principal officer gave rise to a number of complaints among candidates; if he will confirm that complaints were made to the Commission for Public Service Appointments in respect of this competition; his views on the findings and recommendations made by the CPSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/13]

Question· writtenPQ 129asked

129. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will deal with the major justice issues in Anne Cadwallader's new book Lethal Allies, which deals with British collusion in Ireland. [48599/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

129. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will deal with the major justice issues in Anne Cadwallader's new book Lethal Allies, which deals with British collusion in Ireland. [48599/13]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

108. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any assistance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who spent €2,200 on a stair lift and received nothing from the State. [48643/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

108. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any assistance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who spent €2,200 on a stair lift and received nothing from the State. [48643/13]

Question· writtenPQ 81asked

81. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in the 2012 administrative officer competition advertised by the Public Appointments Service, PAS; the number of persons appointed by specialism and to which Departments; if he will provide a further breakdown showing the number of existing civil servants who were successfully appointed out of this competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48707/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

81. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in the 2012 administrative officer competition advertised by the Public Appointments Service, PAS; the number of persons appointed by specialism and to which Departments; if he will provide a further breakdown showing the number of existing civil servants who were successfully appointed out of this competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48707/13]

Question· writtenPQ 80asked

80. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 7 November 2013, if the internal non-statutory appeal process detailed also applies to the work of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, CPSA, in the Ombudsman's office; if not, the mechanisms in place for questioning a decision of the CPSA; his views on whether or not the process is transparent and accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48706/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

80. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 7 November 2013, if the internal non-statutory appeal process detailed also applies to the work of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, CPSA, in the Ombudsman's office; if not, the mechanisms in place for questioning a decision of the CPSA; his views on whether or not the process is transparent and accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48706/13]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

79. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Commission for Public Service Appointments avails of the services of a private firm of solicitors rather than using the expertise of the Chief State Solicitor's office, CSSO; if he will provide the reason for this; if he will provide details of the amount of legal fees incurred by the CPSA this year and for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

79. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Commission for Public Service Appointments avails of the services of a private firm of solicitors rather than using the expertise of the Chief State Solicitor's office, CSSO; if he will provide the reason for this; if he will provide details of the amount of legal fees incurred by the CPSA this year and for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/13]

Question· writtenPQ 71asked

71. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects his Department to publish a section 15 and 16 freedom of information manual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48720/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

71. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects his Department to publish a section 15 and 16 freedom of information manual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48720/13]

Question· writtenPQ 42asked

42. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Allied Irish Banks has changed the way its staff can purchase annual travel tickets and that the staff are now required to pay an external private company a commission on top of the face value of the tickets; if this commission attracts tax and PRSI relief; his views on this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48708/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

42. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Allied Irish Banks has changed the way its staff can purchase annual travel tickets and that the staff are now required to pay an external private company a commission on top of the face value of the tickets; if this commission attracts tax and PRSI relief; his views on this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48708/13]

Question· writtenPQ 35asked

35. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 18 June 2013, if he will clarify when and the reason the selection interviews were abandoned and replaced by a paper based selection process; if he will detail the fees and expenses paid to each of the assessors; if he will clarify the date the final review appeal process was established and the reason for establishing it; if all unsuccessful candidates were notified of their option to avail of the appeal option; if not, if he will direct that they now be informed; the number of appeals received and if any of the appeals were upheld in favour of the appealing candidates; if the Ombudsman has been in contact with his Department in respect of any unsuccessful candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48721/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2013

35. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 18 June 2013, if he will clarify when and the reason the selection interviews were abandoned and replaced by a paper based selection process; if he will detail the fees and expenses paid to each of the assessors; if he will clarify the date the final review appeal process was established and the reason for establishing it; if all unsuccessful candidates were notified of their option to avail of the appeal option; if not, if he will direct that they now be informed; the number of appeals received and if any of the appeals were upheld in favour of the appealing candidates; if the Ombudsman has been in contact with his Department in respect of any unsuccessful candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48721/13]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

255. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to ongoing problems with service and slow speeds under the national broadband scheme; if plans are in place to improve this service in areas of County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48337/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2013

255. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to ongoing problems with service and slow speeds under the national broadband scheme; if plans are in place to improve this service in areas of County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48337/13]

Question· writtenPQ 102asked

102. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the support given in assisting banks with their bad bank assets to enable these banks to continue to service their customers and business in order that the economy can make a rapid recovery from the economic crisis. [48095/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2013

102. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the support given in assisting banks with their bad bank assets to enable these banks to continue to service their customers and business in order that the economy can make a rapid recovery from the economic crisis. [48095/13]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the action that can be taken to deal with high commercial rates and assist small businesses (details supplied). [47516/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013

147. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the action that can be taken to deal with high commercial rates and assist small businesses (details supplied). [47516/13]

Question· writtenPQ 116asked

116. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken to assist small and medium enterprises that are forced to pay high commercial rates each year, which is costing jobs. [47517/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013

116. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken to assist small and medium enterprises that are forced to pay high commercial rates each year, which is costing jobs. [47517/13]

Question· writtenPQ 120asked

120. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the situation regarding high commercial rates of from €37,000 to €90,000 each year for businesses such as hotels, pubs and restaurants as it is damaging employment in this sector. [47350/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2013

120. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the situation regarding high commercial rates of from €37,000 to €90,000 each year for businesses such as hotels, pubs and restaurants as it is damaging employment in this sector. [47350/13]

Question· writtenPQ 1280asked

1280. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the Taxi Regulation Bill, section 52.DI, if he will confirm if the words "exclusive right" are open to a legal challenge; if Dublin Bus is being set up on this matter; if it is legal for a private security firm to enter a premises without a Garda present; if he received full legal advice on these matters; and if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [46660/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2013

1280. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the Taxi Regulation Bill, section 52.DI, if he will confirm if the words "exclusive right" are open to a legal challenge; if Dublin Bus is being set up on this matter; if it is legal for a private security firm to enter a premises without a Garda present; if he received full legal advice on these matters; and if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [46660/13]