234 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of household staff within the health service in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point the moratorium will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of porters within the health service in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point the moratorium will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of physiotherapists within the health service in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point the moratorium will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of nurses within the health service in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point there moratorium will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctors within the health service in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point there moratorium will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the anticipated income from the statutory inpatient charge and the statutory outpatient charge to date in 2010; if she will provide a breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in terms of whole time equivalents employed in the Civil Service prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point the moratorium will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed in Forfás, FÁS, Office of Director Corporate Employment, Enterprise Ireland, Industrial Development Authority of Ireland, the Health and Saftey Authority, the Companies Register Office, the Labour Relations Commission, the Labour Court, Science Foundation Ireland and any other agency under the remit of his Department terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target number at which point the moratorium will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if, in view of his speech on the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010, he will provide a full list of all Competition Authority recommendations indicating the 40% that have been implemented, the 9% which are pending and with regard to the other 51% to indicate in each case whether the recommendation has been accepted or rejected or whether it is still under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if consideration has been given to requiring the Garda to give a reference number or complaint number to members of the public who call the gardaí to report a possible crime or disturbance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the legislation that allows the National Roads Authority to erect motorway signage gantries without applying for planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he envisages a judicial council will be established; the role of this body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of weapons or objects fashioned to act as weapons or otherwise dangerous objects that have been confiscated in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he received any representations from a Commissioner (details supplied) in August 2008, 1 to 19 September 2008 or October 2008 regarding the bank guarantee of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide; the details of those representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of new posts established in his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of staff in his Department that have been promoted or awarded allowances of any description since the introduction by him of the moratorium on public service numbers; the objective justification for each of these new posts; the promotions and a list of the duties covered by the posts and promotions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason funding for the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund was cut without an announcement; the amount by which it was cut; the number of companies that were eligible for funding who will not receive support as a result of this decision; the amount paid in total in 2009 and the amount budgeted for in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a small child care business with fewer than ten children based in a private home, which now intends to relocate into a planned extension of the house; the circumstances under which the local authority might grant a relaxation or dispensation in accordance with section 4 of the Building Control Amendment Act of 2009 requirement to secure a Disability Access Certificate, in view of the fact that the cost of installing an adult disabled toilet for this small child care business will make the project cost prohibitive and would be unnecessary as none of the customers are adults; if any guidelines have been issued to local authorities on this; his reasons in making provision for local authorities to grant a relaxation or dispensation as the local authority cannot offer any guidance to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the reason self-catering apartments rented to tourists and university and college accommodation rented to tourists between college terms are not subject to local authority rates in the same way as hotels and bed and breakfasts; his plans to review and amend the Valuation Act on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Freedom of Information legislation to include the enforcement functions of the Health and Safety Authority; the road safety functions now carried out by the Road Safety Authority; the functions of the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds now performed by the Property Registration Authority and the proposed removal of the enforcement function of the National Employment Rights Authority; if not, the reason for the failure to include these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Freedom of Information legislation to include An Garda Síochána, the vocational educational committees, the National Treasury Management Agency and the newly established National Asset Management Agency; if not, the reason for the failure to include these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance, further to Questions Nos. 92, 103 and 116 of 28 April 2010, if the interim deficit reduction targets for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 still apply; if they will be changed as a result of the EUROSTAT decision; if he expects they will make a similar determination regarding the money he plans to give to Anglo Irish Bank in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of redundancy rebates in 2009; the breakdown per employer when the total payment exceeded €0.5 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of redundancy rebates awarded to a company (details supplied) for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of redundancy rebates awarded to a company (details supplied) for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of redundancy rebates awarded to a company (details supplied) for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the cost of redundancy rebates awarded to an airline (details supplied) for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in developing a sectoral plan for her Department under the terms of the National Disability Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the charity ICROSS has received funding from the State; if it was audited; if there are plans to recoup any of these funds in view of the allegations of misuse of funds by a charity boss in Kenya; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the reason he sanctioned a remuneration and pension package that allowed a person (details supplied) to retire at 55 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he received any representations from a Commissioner (details supplied) on the period of 20-30 September 2008, inclusive, regarding the bank guarantee on Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; the details of those representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No 142 of 30 March 2010, if the €1 million cost of maintaining the site includes maintenance of the part of the site currently used by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and National Meteorology Laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the implications of the EUROSTAT classification of the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank in 2009 for the deficit reduction plans that have been agreed with the European Commission.
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383 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the projected growth in primary school enrolment between 2008/09 and 2014 in the following areas in Dublin 15 including Blanchardstown west, Carpenterstown, Castleknock and Blanchardstown east; the number of additional classrooms that will be required to meet this expected increase in enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings that would be made from ending payments of one parent family payment, disability allowance, disability benefit and deserted wives benefit to persons participating on community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had investigations made into the possibility of Internet blocking, blocking file-sharing sites; if legislation will be required; the person who will decide which sites should be blocked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the amount refunded to date in 2010 to car dealers in respect of the car scrappage scheme; the amount still owed to car dealers in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in community employment schemes; the numbers of same who are in receipt of other social welfare payments including the one parent family payment, disability allowance, disability benefit and deserted wives benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of tenders received in respect of the market activation fund; when a decision will be made on those tenders; the criteria that will be used in assessing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will accept the Labour Court recommendation regarding pensions in respect of community employment scheme supervisors; if he has made a decision on the matter; and if not, when he will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to provide in the public interest for the reporting to Dáil Éireann by all Government Ministers on proposals to reduce charges applied by Government Departments and agencies to consumers and businesses; to provide for the direction by Ministers to key regulatory authorities to publish proposals to cut charges applied by such authorities to consumers and businesses and to make provision for connected matters
120 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax receipts received from small and medium sized enterprises in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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892 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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781 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason self-catering holiday apartments and university halls rented to tourists in the summer are exempt from rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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780 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the national spatial strategy is still his policy; his plans to prepare and publish a progress report on the implementation of the strategy; if implementation or progress is being assessed in any way and if so how and if he will consider preparing a new or revised spatial strategy.
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668 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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665 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the parts of FÁS that will come under his responsibility; if any legislative change will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the parts of FÁS that will come under his responsibility; if any legislative change will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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622 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the estimated cost of rebranding her Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the amount provided in subsidies to each regional airport; the amount that is provided in subsidies for flights to regional airports; the breakdown of such by airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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