1539 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is still his policy to encourage the separation of Eircom’s network from its retail business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1538 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has collected the necessary geophysical and bathymetric data required to extend our continental shelf claim beyond 200 nautical miles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1537 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is still intended to decentralise Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Ordnance Survey; the estimated cost thereof; the cost to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1536 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to decentralise his Department to Cavan; the estimated cost thereof; the cost to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1535 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount the State gained in tax and royalties from the Kinsale, Ballycotton and South West Kinsale gas fields; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1534 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his target of providing 100Mb/s broadband to 78 secondary schools by April 2010 has been achieved; the number of schools that have been connected to date; if he will list these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1533 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all of the decisions made with regard to the approval of new postage stamps made by him in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will list any proposals that were rejected by him and any suggestions for new postage stamps that were made to An Post in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1532 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all of the applications he has received from RTE for the provision of new services; when the application was received; the decision made in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1529 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1503 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has given consideration to transferring the functions of the Private Residential Tenancies Board to local authorities in view of their responsibility for collecting the non-principal private residence tax, derelict sites, rental accommodation standards and other similar functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1501 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount The Power of One and change.ie campaigns cost; the number of persons that found out what their carbon number was; if any assessment was carried out to find out if the campaign was cost effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1497 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the planning regulation to require that all new homes and buildings are equipped with a fibre-optic connections to the nearest cabinet for telecommunications purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1443 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 29 June 2010, if he will amend the retail planning guidelines to require supermarkets and department stores above specified size to provide public toilets to help persons who suffer from incontinence to lead a normal life; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1427 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency offices; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1425 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by the whole Department, by him, and by each junior Minister, on travel, fuel, accommodation, subsistence, advertising and credit cards for the years 2007 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1420 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of any State-owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when it received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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1412 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is any empirical evidence to show that the carbon tax has resulted in a decrease in CO 2 emissions or that it has accelerated fall off in emissions that was occurring prior to the introduction of the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1408 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in respect of semi-State companies within the aegis of her Department, when the current CEOs or equivalent were appointed to their positions; the length of their current contracts; and the date they are due for renewal.
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1404 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in her, or if applicable her predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency offices; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if she will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1386 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in respect of any State owned enterprise under the aegis of her Department, when they received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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1233 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1229 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in honouring the programme for Government commitment to provide free broadband for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1214 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1138 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason responsibility for the property price database is being afforded to three separate bodies, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to compile, the Property Services Regulatory Authority to publish it and the Revenue Commissioners to provide the information when the PSRA already has central repositories of the relevant information, in the Land Registry from 1891 and in the Registry of Deeds from 1707; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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937 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents, the number of persons employed in his or, if applicable, his predecessors’ constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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913 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in respect of any state owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when they received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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912 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason the Gardaí in Mountjoy Square, Dublin, had to rent a car from a company (details supplied) in June and July to replace their squad car; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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892 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to convert Government and State-owned cars and vehicles to electric fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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881 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his plans to convert public buses from petrol and diesel to natural gas and electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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880 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his plans to electrify the existing rail fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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879 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if he has given consideration to amending the Road Traffic Act in order that all electric vehicles may use bus lanes for an introductory period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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878 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the evidence that he has of any increase in the number or proportion of persons cycling to work this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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877 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if metro west is provided for in the new capital investment programme announced in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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876 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if the electrification of the Maynooth — Connolly suburban rail line is provided for in the new capital investment programme announced in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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870 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport in respect of semi-State companies within the aegis of his Department, when the current CEO or equivalent was appointed to their position; the length of their current contract; and the date it is due for renewal.
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862 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered correspondence he received (details supplied) which raised a number of issues including conspiracy, fraud, misuse of powers, unjust enrichment and breach of policy by a State company while acting as his agent; if he has responsibilities to the Dáil in this matter; if he has investigated the issues and if he will provide details of any investigations; if he will give reasons for his refusal to say he is satisfied that political responsibilities have been properly discharged in this matter; if he agrees it is open to him to use powers under section 38 of the Air Transport and Navigation Act 1998 to direct the company in this matter notwithstanding ongoing litigation; if he agrees it is in the national interest to direct the company having regard to the seriousness of the issues, the ongoing public concerns about corruption of the planning process and unnecessary costs and, the commitments in the programme for Government relating to transparency, public accountability and high standards of governance in the State sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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858 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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852 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport in respect of any State-owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when they received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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724 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children in respect of semi-State companies within the aegis of her Department; when the current CEO or equivalent was appointed to their position; the length of their current contract; and the date it is due for renewal.
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620 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in her, or if applicable her predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if she will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if she will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children in respect of any State-owned enterprise under the aegis of her Department, when they received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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575 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 29 June 2010, if she received the expert clinical advice that she has sought on this matter; if she intends to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1977 to allow doctors to prescribe Sativex; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the level of the national debt; the expected level of the national debt as of 31 December 2010, 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the cycle to work scheme to date in 2010; the cost of the tax expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the cycle to work tax incentive scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who are paying income tax on a company car as a benefit in kind have also claimed tax relief on the basis that they are cycling to work; if he has carried out an analysis of retail prices for bicycles since the tax scheme was introduced and if retail prices have increased; if he has any concerns that a large number of bicycles bought are racing bikes or bikes that are being used for leisure purposes rather than cycling to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the total number of electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles newly registered in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of cars licensed here in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of these for each year that are electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the amount that has been raised by the carbon tax since its introduction and since the beginning of this calendar year; if he will provide a break down by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be a net increase in revenue raised by abolishing employees PRSI and replacing it with a levy on all income of more than €100 per week (details supplied) unearned and earned and including social welfare payments at the following rates four per cent, five per cent and six per cent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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