78 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether there is a strong case for amending the law to bring the Irish National Stud under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General and of the Committee of Public Accounts in order for its accounts to be monitored fully, scrutinised and queried when appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter
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454 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 5 May 2010, regarding deductions from the payment of substitute teachers who get occasional work and whose annual payments fall below the entry level for pension related deductions, if she will indicate the approximate date when refund of the overpayments can be expected by such substitute teachers.
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140 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Questions No. 100 of 31 March and No. 69 of 28 April 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred between 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit, on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking spaces for use by civil and public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if any changes have been made in the assessment of means related allowances to take into account situations arising from the collapse in the property market leading to a situation whereby, in many instances, properties cannot be sold at all and applicants without any means of support are being denied such allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects that the review of the Civil Registration Act 2004 will take place with particular reference to making provision for the registration here of all deaths of persons domiciled in Ireland who died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the efforts made to date to secure an alternative driving test centre for Skibbereen, County Cork, in view of the fact that the existing centre has been damaged due to flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the findings of the working groups set up by the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Northern Assembly to examine the establishment of a North South Parliamentary Forum; if further consideration has been given to the proposal by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly to hold a North South Parliamentary Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress made to establish the North-South Consultative Forum; his views on the outcome of the First North-South Conference of 15 October 2009; and when discussions on the Forum will conclude
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52 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the backlog of payments now due in respect of grants awarded for sports and recreation facilities with a breakdown for the years during which such grants and awards were made; and the reason there is now no new Sports Capital Programme.
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48 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her views on whether the development of our tourism potential and the restoration of visitor numbers to the levels achieved in the recent past can contribute substantially to our economic recovery; and her proposals regarding same.
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185 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the surplus available to the Exchequer after payment of prize money and administration costs from the national lottery for each of the past five years; and the breakdown for the distribution of such surplus for each of those years.
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129 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a detailed account of the commitment given to forward post-placement reports to the Russian Ministry of Education in relation to adoptions from the Russian Federation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland continues to be blacklisted by the Russian authorities in relation to adoptions from the Russian Federation arising from the failure of the authorities here to forward post placement reports of Russian children already adopted in this country; the number of post placement reports that are currently outstanding; the steps that are being taken to address the situation in order that Irish adoptive parents can again complete the adoption process.
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95 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason for the delay in processing redundancy claims by the Employment Appeals Tribunal, which is currently running at 55 weeks; his views on whether such delays are unacceptable; the steps he proposes in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual average cost of keeping a person in prison; his views on whether the cost of committing approximately 4,500 persons to prison in the year 2009 for non-payment of fines was an unfair burden on the taxpayer apart from being unfair to many of those imprisoned who did not have the means to pay such fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the overcrowded conditions in prisons here in view of the recent resignation of a prison governor (details supplied) citing impossible conditions in the prison as the reason for their resignation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the importance of having a strong and independent Human Rights Commission; and if he will ensure the necessary resources are made available to achieve that objective.
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81 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has any proposals to rationalise the offices and agencies operating under the aegis of his Department.
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63 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the impact on businesses and in particular small businesses of the restrictions of credit by the banks; if he has any assessment of the consequences of this; and if he proposes any measures to deal with it before further jobs are lost.
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398 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances and the criteria whereby an application for maintenance grant for the 2009-2010 academic year can be re-assessed when there has been an adverse change in reckonable income since the application was first lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the most recent available figures relating to the strength of An Garda Síochána; his views on the consequences which the current moratorium on Garda recruitment may have on the force when replacing the numbers of gardaí retiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he is taking to encourage and promote enterprise and community activity in rural communities; if he has assessed the benefits of such efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the transfer of responsibilities from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Department of Social Protection, as outlined in the Taoiseach’s announcement of 23 March 2010, will be completed; the administrative and other arrangements consequent on this transfer of responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that have been put in place to ensure that the incident which occurred during the leaving certificate English examination in 2009, when paper II was accidentally distributed instead of paper I, will not occur again; if contingency plans are in place to ensure that any such incident will lead to minimal disruption to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans in relation to promoting environmentally friendly school transport; her views on whether parents should be encouraged to use public school transport to bring children to schools instead of increasing carbon emissions by personally driving their children to school; if all efforts are made to ensure such transport is provided to children in need of this public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly affecting substitute teachers in relation to deductions in a situation where pension related deduction is zero for those earning less than €15,000 per annum however her Department deducts PRD fortnightly when the pay of a substitute teacher exceeds €750 gross for the fortnight; the arrangements that are in place to refund such pension related deductions to persons affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if consideration has been given to extending daylight saving here by joining central European time; if an up to date assessment into this matter has been made in view of the fact that this matter is under consideration in the UK.
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86 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 11 March 2010, the progress that has been made in dealing with the problems that have caused delays in processing REP scheme payments; when all outstanding payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which the six day stoppage of all flights into and out of Ireland due to volcanic ash has affected the export of perishable food from this country; the effects which this has had on Irish food producers; the measures which have been put in place to assist those food producers affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance when the next phase of funding will be made available by the Office of Public Works to local authorities in 2010 for minor works and studies to address localised flood and coastal erosion problems; the amount of funding that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 31 March 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and also offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit, on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking spaces for use by civil and public servants to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the continuing delay in issuing REPS 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork South-West; and if he will confirm that same will be issued without further delay.
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93 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the responsibilities retained by him as opposed to those exercised by ComReg regarding mobile telephones; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the development of wind energy here; the progress the ocean energy development unit in Sustainable Energy Ireland has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the process which existed for the examination of the Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority following the submission of same to him; the analysis of same that took place over the years; and if concerns were expressed at the time of submission of the annual report and accounts or otherwise about any of the major financial transactions in which it was involved.
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28 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the manner in which his Department exercised its oversight role in relation to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the details of the 2010 recruitment process for personnel to bring the numbers in the Defence Forces to the required figure of 10,000 as provided for in the 2010 budget; when such recruitment will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the deployment of Irish troops to overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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963 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 770 of 23 March 2010, if she will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related Ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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820 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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797 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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721 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates for foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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666 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No 598 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the detailed costs, or if not the available estimates, in relation to foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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618 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related Ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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529 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has been unable to provide the figures for those committed to prison for non-payment of fines and non-payment of debt for the last quarter of 2009; and if he will now provide these figures.
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463 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 23 March 2010, if he will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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425 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 23 March 2010, if she will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010.
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266 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if Sativex, available under special licence in the UK and elsewhere, for pain relief for those suffering from multiple sclerosis will be made available on prescription here; and if not, the reason for same.
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265 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to moneys received from the UK for those who are entitled to a UK pension and who live in Ireland and use the health services here; the amounts paid by the UK for each of the past five years and the arrangements that are in place for the current and future years.
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