59 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of quangos, agencies and authorities that were established by his Department in each of the years 1997 to January 2011; the number of staff employed by his Department in 1997; the number of staff employed by his Department in January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on a proposal (details supplied) that would address personnel shortages within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and would not require contravention of the embargo on recruitment in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider allowing accredited researchers and genealogists to photograph for research purposes documents including Cancelled Land Books at the Valuation Office, Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive plans to fund an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on broadening the child care employment and training support scheme to incorporate registered child minders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the envisaged completion date for the criminal injuries compensation tribunal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the implementation criteria for the roll-out of the water connection programme to individual households; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms that are in place for the payment of clothing grants for secondary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal to support and train in-company trainers in the service sector, including airports, security, retail and so on; if there is or will be relevant accreditation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if any tax or charge is envisaged on a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the provision of Irish passports to adopted children, with reference to section 3 of the Irish passport application, which notes whether a person was born abroad and adopted under Irish law by an Irish citizen, and the explanatory notes which refer to documentary evidence that establishes the Irish citizenship of an adoptive parent at the time of adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will address a paediatric issue (details supplied) at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the planned introduction of competitive tendering in household waste collection, if he will explain the impact of new policy on existing waste operators who provide employment in each county and who have collaborated with the regulator for several years; if the new policy will put operators outside the greater Dublin area at a comparative disadvantage under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence if he will introduce a timeframe for the recruitment of personnel to the Defence Forces; the number of retirements within the Defence Forces that are envisaged before the end of 2011; if vacancies that arise will be filled with current applicants who applied before the embargo on public service recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a proposal to support and train in-company trainers in the service sector, that is, airports, security, retail and so on; if there is or would be relevant accreditation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the minimum payment that is issued to one person in the State per month; the average payment that is issued to one person in the State per month; the largest payment that is issued to one person in the State per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in a criminal case involving a large seizure of drugs at foreign airports (details supplied) and which were bound for a privately owned airport here that the presiding judge made strong reference in handing down a custodial sentence that he was concerned at the fact that there was inadequate customs presence at privately owned airfields and airports and said there was a significant case for review of security; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this matter was raised in Dáil Éireann by a Deputy in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the references to drugs and drug seizures in the Revenue’s business plans for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he is satisfied that Revenue is deploying the necessary resources at ports and privately owned airports in order to bring about the necessary drug seizures; if he is concerned that there is no customs presence at several airports in terms of searching privately owned aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the vehicle registration tax charges that will be levied on vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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555 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the motorised transport grant, with specific reference to the application process in 2011 for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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548 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the motorised transport grant, with specific reference to the application process in 2011 for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an indicative time for the announcement of quota for boar fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will address a matter (details supplied), with a view to expediting the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of jobs that will be created within the planned new National Water Authority including meter-readers, engineers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for mainstreaming the salaries and payment for outdoor education centres; if this will involve direct payment by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on a matter (details supplied) relating to a Health Service Executive contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address a ten to 12-month waiting list for an installation service relevant to his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the leaving certificate higher level mathematics paper 1 that was issued to students on Friday, 10 June 2011, with reference to the construction and phraseology of questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance with reference to citizens whose businesses and or personal finances are affected by the National Asset Management Agency and in the context of section 221 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009, the way such persons may secure information and fair process; if reforms are being considered in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance his views on the €30.5 billion that has been designated to banks participating in the National Asset Management Agency; the amount of this money that has been returned by those banks to the European Central Bank; the instruments in place for ensuring that this money is available for lending to Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list (details supplied) in linear format in respect of all meat processing plants here approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his strategy for addressing a matter (details supplied); if he will consider developing and implementing a relevant strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Employment Rights Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to the meeting of Deputies, Department of Education officials and the Minister of State on Thursday 7 April 2011 at Leinster House, the savings envisaged through the introduction of the new catchment boundaries for school transport services; the action that he will take to address the challenges that such changes may impose on rural schools and rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the terms of reference for the review that was agreed regarding schools affected by the proposed changes in the school transport scheme, including the terms of reference for the review of changes to school catchment boundaries; if he will provide a list in linear format of schools that are specifically affected by the changes to the closed school rule that were set out in the budget introduced by the previous Government in November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address questions (details supplied) relating to the accelerated technician programme at institutes of technology arising from the changes in the third level grant system in budget 2011.
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143 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the envisaged imposition of charges on property will take into account the existing €200 charge on owners of non-residential houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on recent refusals by the Health Service Executive of applications for the motorised transport grant scheme; if he will enumerate the number of refusals and set out the criteria being used for the application process; his further view on the introduction of charges and the changeover to the rural transport scheme; his view on the suitability of vehicles owned by rural transport companies for passengers with physical or other special needs; if he will consider amending the criteria on the basis of these facts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on travel charges that the Health Service Executive imposes on clients attending training centres and day centres; his views on any envisaged changes to the levels of charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding his meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding his meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, and their discussions on the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the functions, design and roll-out date of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposed changes planned for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if post-primary schools have full discretion regarding the subjects they provide for leaving certificate programmes, or if he can influence this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will identify all assessments, reviews or reports being carried out by him under the terms of the EU-IMF programme of financial support; if these assessments, reviews or reports are being carried out internally by him or independently; when he expects each assessment, review and report to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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