116 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by his predecessors in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by his predecessors in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by An Garda Síochána, including overtime costs, in providing services for the recent visit of Aung San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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596 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by An Garda Síochána, including overtime costs, in providing services for the recent Eucharistic Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to regulate the operation of businesses which offer cash for gold services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on plans for centenary commemorations of 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include physical education as part of the second level examination curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of figures produced by FLAC which suggest that 26% of the decisions under appeal are revised by the original deciding officer prior to the involvement of an appeal officer, her plans to streamline the decision making process for applications for payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase signage on motorway on ramps reminding drivers to yield to traffic already on the main carriageway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the cosmetic surgery industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of one of the wettest summers on record, leading to crop failure, poor grazing conditions and reduced milk production, the measures being taken by his Department to assist farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason postgraduate degrees are not taken into account by the Teaching Council when assessing the qualifications of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a timetable for implementing the recommendations contained in the report Maths and National Competitiveness published by the National Competitive Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the types of jobs created in Cork since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the legislative and practical changes which have to be implemented to facilitate credit card sized driving licences; when such licences will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to involve the regions in The Gathering; the interaction there has been between local authorities, his Department and Fáilte Ireland to develop local initiatives for The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons treated and the numbers on the waiting list for treatment at the Cork University Hospital dental clinic for young adults with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in purchasing a car under the disabled drivers scheme of the same make and model which they previously purchased under the scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance regarding the disabled drivers scheme the reason there is a limit on engine capacity when there is a cap on the amount of money which can be reclaimed under the scheme; if he will consider removing the limit on engine capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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653 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing general practitioner visit cards to persons who are on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1021 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recommendations that have been issued by him in relation to national policy on urban roundabouts; if local authorities have been advised to phase out urban roundabouts; if such advice has been given, the basis and reasoning behind same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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538 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if employment opportunities will become available in water meter installation; and when these jobs are likely to commence.
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398 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a half rate carer’s allowance has been refused to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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71 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance when the increased mortgage interest relief for those who purchased their homes between 2004 and 2008 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress on the transfer of the Family Support Agency to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; the amount of funding provided to the Family Support Agency in each of the past three years; the numbers of staff and their roles within the Family Support Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of any pilot areas for out of hours child protection social work services; the length of the pilot programme; the number of cases referred to the out of hours service in each area; if the pilot programme will be established on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the National Asset Management Agency and if necessary amend the NAMA Act to ensure that any sale of NAMA controlled property is done in an open and transparent manner unlike the recent sale of NAMA controlled land in Douglas, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is continuing postgraduate study of the same subject can be considered an existing postgraduate student for the purposes of a higher education grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider amending the regulations governing the small claims procedure in order that businesses can use it to recover small debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the operation of JobBridge scheme in Cork City and Cork County, the number of companies currently and previously participating in the scheme; the number of internships offered; the number of participating interns and the number of interns who have completed an internship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in soft copy and hard copy format, full details of the arrangements between the Revenue Commissioners and the National Car Testing Service for the carrying out of a range of vehicle registration functions by the NCTS on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners and in particular details in relation to the tendering process by which the contract was awarded, further details of the contract between the Revenue Commissioners and the NCTS and full details of all management and or operational guidelines issued by the commissioners to the NCTS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of her policy position on inter-country adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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687 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport as part of his initiative to tackle the problem of repeat offenders on our roads, if he will consider a system of breath alcohol analysers connected to the ignition of cars; if he will consider such a system for roll-out to other groups of motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the number of complaints made to the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the number of hearings held; the number of appeals for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the annual income and expenditure of the Private Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current waiting time for a decision by An Bord Pleanála from the receipt of the initial appeal or application; the waiting times for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the An Bord Pleanála staffing levels for each of the last five financial years; the roles assigned to staff members; the wages paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in relation to his formal instruction and consent to a deed of waiver to transfer a small strip of land in order to rectify a mapping error (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has any methods in place for checking if recipients of rent allowance are paying the rent due to their landlord; when the rent is not being paid if is there any facility to pay rent allowance directly to the landlord; if there any direct consequences for the person withholding the rent allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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686 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the preparatory steps taken by both his Department and the Health Service Executive prior to centralisation of the processing of medical cards; if any reports were commissioned in advance of centralisation; the cost of such reports; the total amount spent in preparation for centralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the JobBridge internship scheme in order that people who were previously self-employed can participate in this beneficial initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made on reforming social welfare payments in order that those who were previously self-employment can benefit from these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the JobBridge internship scheme in order that sole-traders can take on an intern under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that he provides for the active school flag initiative; the efforts being made to promote participation in this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1321 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1320 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1230 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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