168 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a proposal (details supplied) that is designed to generate revenue for the Exchequer and promote enterprise opportunities for Irish purveyors of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the companies that have been granted contracts for projects worth more than €15 million in the period 2000 to date in 2010.
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144 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the companies that have been granted contracts for projects worth more than €10 million in the period 2000 to 2010.
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139 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach the companies that have been granted contracts for projects worth more than €15 million in the period 2000 to date in 2010.
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137 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach the companies that have been granted contracts for projects worth more than €10 million in the period 2000 to 2010.
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305 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no humanist or secular graveyard in County Donegal; the action he will take to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if, further to public comments (details supplied) he will identify the names or sectors of those who will make up the panel of experts; the number of persons who will sit this panel; if this panel will include retired banking personnel with experiences in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if, further to public comments made (details supplied) he will make a comprehensive statement on the range of measures that he will introduce to assist defaulting mortgage holders in 2010; the thrusts and specifics of these measures; the approximate amount of funds that will be invested in these schemes; when the measures will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the companies that received public contracts for specific projects worth €10 million or more from the State since 2004 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names of those appointed to the new board of FÁS; the sectors from which each of these new board members has been drawn; if the new board of FÁS includes a representative of unemployed persons or an unemployed person; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if, in the interest of value for money for the taxpayer, he will alter the pre-qualification criteria in respect of tendering for public projects in view of that fact that existing criteria favour larger companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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652 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science when an extension project at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will go to tender; when it will commence; the estimated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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651 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science when a project (details supplied) in County Donegal will progress to the next stage; his views on whether it makes sense for his Department to progress this project in view of the fact that his Department is paying €114,881.20 per annum on rental of accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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613 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide this Deputy with a list of all piers and harbours projects that have been aborted or disengaged in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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606 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his role in the apparent blocking of grant aid to aquaculture companies here; his views on whether shellfish and fin fish farmers in the rest of Europe receive supports from the European fisheries fund; the reason for the delays on grant aid and licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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558 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address concerns abut high levels of radon in the north-west specifically in counties Sligo and Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding application options for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the powers that the Garda Síochána has in respect of penalising, fining, and confiscating the vehicles of Northern Ireland car owners who drive in this jurisdiction with no displayed taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport his views on a petition (details supplied) that was presented to him in September 2008 in response to his Department’s consultation strategy on Transport 21; if he will undertake a feasibility study on this project; if the petition is still with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in the aftermath of the ratification of the Adoption Bill, a dispensation will apply to a couple who will have had assessment by 1 March and local approval by 21 April; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in the aftermath of the ratification of the Adoption Bill, a dispensation will apply to couples who receive declarations for adopting children from Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will preview her efficiency plans for service plans at St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin; if these plans will result in a contraction of services provided at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the reason a 9% carbon tax is being imposed on agricultural diesel, while a 4% carbon tax is being imposed on road diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if, in the interests of value for money for the taxpayer, he will alter the prequalification criteria for tendering for public projects in view of the fact that existing criteria favour larger companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will implement all of the relevant recommendations in A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on establishing a mental health sub-group for the development of her Department’s comprehensive employment strategy; her further views on appointing persons with direct experience of mental health issues to this committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department’s comprehensive employment strategy contains a dedicated strand to consider specific approaches for persons with mental health problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the members of the new FÁS board; the number of the persons appointed that made an application; if she will submit their names for ratification to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the projects that are being funded through the 2010 fishery harbours and coastal infrastructure development capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that was spent by the Office of Public Works on a building (details supplied) in County Donegal; the number of days the building opened to the public in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of tourists that have visited same in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will sanction the payments of the 537, REP scheme four payments in County Donegal that are still outstanding from 2009; his views on whether farmers are already under financial strain due to the refraction of the farm waste management scheme in January 2009 and the reluctance of banks to supply farmers with agricultural credit for the purchase of store stock in autumn 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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555 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new capital projects associated with her Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; her views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the new capital projects associated with his Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; his views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the new capital projects associated with her Department gone to tender that will begin in 2010; the new capital projects gone to tender that were due to start in 2010 but are not now proceeding; the capital projects that are in the middle of construction at present; her views on the importance of such projects in getting capital flowing into banks and around the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason she gave assurances to 20 couples at an advanced stage in the Vietnamese adoption process after 1 May 2009 that satisfactory arrangements would be made to facilitate them completing Vietnamese adoptions; the further reason no such arrangements have been made; the reason assurances (details supplied) were given for more than six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason she is critical of the linkage between the provision of humanitarian aid in conjunction with adoption services by an adoption agency licensed by her to assist applicants here in effecting Vietnamese adoptions when the expired bilateral agreement entered into by her, under which the agency operated, expressly envisaged the provision of such humanitarian aid and rendered it impossible for applicants here to effect Vietnamese adoptions without making a specific humanitarian aid payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the consideration given by the review group during the lifetime of the expired agreement to difficulties arising as a consequence of the linkage between humanitarian aid and adoption services; the reports received by her from the review group on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason she refused to publish full details of meetings held by the review group; the reports furnished by same to her; the further reason she refused to make available relevant information and documentation in respect of the review group when sought by this Deputy under the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken by representatives appointed to the Ireland-Vietnam review group during the currency of the relevant bilateral agreement to ensure that Vietnamese adoption practices met appropriate standards; the reports on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify a statement (details supplied) issued in January 2010; the steps she took to ensure she was satisfied prior to entering into the bilateral adoption agreement which expired on 1 May 2009 and prior to furnishing to Vietnam a new proposed draft bilateral agreement in March 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for adoptions from Russia; the number of applications for adoptions from Ethiopia; when these will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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