138 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the reason the responsibility for signing the statutory declaration for vehicle registration and licensing has moved from the competency of Peace Commissioner to Commissioner of Oaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will deploy graduate-employment programmes for graduate nursing staff at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, in view of the fact that there is a shortage of nursing staff at Letterkenny General Hospital and that the Health Service Executive spent €15.6 million on the education of nurses at Letterkenny Institute of Technology in 2004 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he provides information on the Revenue guide for Form 11; if he will furnish this Deputy with this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the relevant representative organisations were not consulted on section 35A of the Credit Union Bill prior to the publication of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will defer implementation of the proposed amendments to section 35 of the Credit Union Act, including Sections 35A & B, published in the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 pending the outcome of the upcoming Strategic Review of Credit Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether section 35 of the Credit Union Act, which proposes to give extensive powers to the Regulator to impose lending related requirements on all credit unions, is a one size fits all draconian approach to regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he acknowledges that his intention, as expressed at League Annual General meeting 2009, to facilitate credit unions whose ability to lend to members is unduly restricted by section 35, will not be achieved by the proposed amendments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether proposals to amend section 35 of the Finance Act will not benefit credit unions and their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the provision of agricultural services in County Donegal in the context of his indication that Donegal town and Letterkenny AES offices will be closed; his views on whether that the proposed one-stop shop at Raphoe will meet the needs of the county’s farming industry; if he is satisfied that the Raphoe premises will facilitate the county’s agricultural staff in terms of physical office space; if he is further satisfied that the premises has sufficient car parking space and other relevant ancillary services; his further views on whether agricultural services will continue to be provided promptly under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeals process for parents or guardians of children with special needs who unsuccessfully apply for support from the National Council for Special Education.
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469 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the delivery of a REP scheme payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been delayed for 14 months; if he will expedite payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the frustrations of 63,000 Irish citizens whose applications for passports are unprocessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will commence the Health Act 2007 to allow independent inspection of foster carers and all children’s residential centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that separated children moving into care placements are provided with adequate supports to meet their specific needs; if she will ensure these children have access to aftercare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a referendum to strengthen children’s rights in the Constitution is held in the lifetime of this Dáil; if she will speed up the legislation to place Children First on a statutory basis and widen its remit to include all organisations and individuals, including faith organisations, sports bodies and volunteer groups; if she will make statutory provision for the right of children’s voices to be heard in judicial proceedings affecting them; if she will ensure that all children in care have an allocated social worker and care plan; if she will amend the Child Care Act 1991 via the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 to place a statutory obligation on the State to provide aftercare for all children who need it and develop a comprehensive national aftercare policy; if she will publish the promised national review of current practice in section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 to establish current practices and gaps in the system for children experiencing homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce and progress the national vetting bureau Bill, ensuring that the Bill provides adequately for the sharing of information between relevant agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance further to the joint communique that followed the December 2009 plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council, if he met with the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance early in 2010; if he will summarise the outcome of that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance further to the communique that issued from December 2009 plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council, if he agrees that he should meet with his Northern Ireland counterpart in advance of the budget that will be published by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22 June 2010; if they will jointly through the North-South Ministerial Council communicate Irish concerns about fiscal and monetary issues that could destabilise this island’s two economies to the British Chancellor before 22 June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach further to the communique that issued from the December 2009 plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council, if the June or July 2010 meeting of that body will be held before the 22 of June 2010 when the new British Government will publish an emergency budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will convene a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in advance of the budget that will be introduced by the new British Government on 22 June 2010; if he will ensure that this meeting will discuss monetary and competitiveness issues on which the stability of this island’s two economies rely; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for funding the next stages of the Greencastle Harbour breakwater development, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of 2009 REP scheme payments to farmers in County Donegal that are still unpaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be delivered to Inch Island, Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the work that his Department is currently undertaking to develop the North South Consultative Forum that is envisaged in recent British-Irish bilateral agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 20 May 2010, if he will comment on his Department’s plans to deliver a passport office to the north west of Ireland; if he will identify when this passport office will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 20 April 2010, if he will outline the decision that his Department has made on this matter; if the Malin Head Coast Guard station upgrades will be made in 2010 or in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will meet with the new British Chancellor for official discussion on indirect taxation in advance of the British budget that will be announced soon; if he acknowledges the importance of such bilateralism to enterprise in Ulster and in the Border regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation will be brought forward to deal with noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the incentives offered by the State for self-employed persons who contribute Class A stamps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the number of times that he or his Ministers of State have met with the Financial Regulator since May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the advice that is available to farmers interested in engaging in micro-generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the third level review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will explain the facility that is in place for persons with more than one property who are not in a position to pay the €200 levy and who are unable to sell the second home on the open market due to limited demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he acknowledges that the non-principal private residence tax is being levied on owners of non-principal residences this month; if he further acknowledges that this tax is being levied this month on owners who paid the annual tax on 31 July 2009; the reason the tax is being levied twice in one tax year; his views on whether owners who paid that tax on 31 July 2009 should not be asked to pay the tax until 31 July 2010; if he will treat with one specific case (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of unprocessed applications for passports that are lodged in the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the amount of public service obligation funding that is allocated to Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann for 2010; the percentage funding that is given to private operators north of Letterkenny, north of Dungloe, and on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the mortgage interest supplement scheme; if he will make revised guidelines publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, in miles, of condemned piping that was bought in Britain and laid in County Donegal; if this piping contains an asbestos compound; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the alteration in legislation that has brought about the situation whereby PRSI does not cover dental treatment and medical cards; her views on whether PRSI should cover dental treatment and medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that the €60 million Health Service Executive integrated patient management system which manages confidential patient records has been plagued by security flaws and operational problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on fishermen’s concerns that seals are damaging fish stocks in Area 6A; his further views on the Conservation of Seals (Scotland) Order 2007; the implications for Irish fish stocks of the presence of 350,000 seals off the Scottish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of rapes recorded in 2009; the number of same that have resulted in prosecutions; the number of same that have resulted in convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people that were imprisoned for failure to pay fines and civil debts to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of maintaining the unused buildings and grounds formerly used by Enterprise Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin 9; the action he will take regarding these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who have had their access to a special needs assistant reduced or cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the needs of a child with additional needs can be met through the three or five hours access to a resource teacher each week; her views on the way such children cope the other 25 hours of the week; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the person responsible for drawing up the circular which sets out the criteria for the granting of special needs assistants; if it is the National Council for Special Education; if this criteria is in line with good practice in other jurisdictions; the research on which it is based; the reason that it is focus care only; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether in 2010 parents of children with additional special needs are happy to send their children to school to have only their care needs met with no thought given to their academic needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the legislative alteration that has brought about the situation whereby PRSI does not cover dental treatment and medical card; his views on whether PRSI should cover dental treatment and medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if a person who receives a State disability pension is exempted from carbon tax on home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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