303 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children in respect of women who were exposed to contaminated anti-D but tested negative on the ELISA test yet are suffering symptoms consistent with Hepatitis D, the way the legislative changes to the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 made in 2002 and 2006 affected the right of these women to secure a Health (Amendment) Act medical card; if she will consider changing the legislation to provide a HAA card to these women; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if there were meetings (details supplied) between a person and any other chief financial officer of a bank with the Department of Finance between 1 April 2008 and 31 October 2008; the nature of these meetings; if minutes of these meetings are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce legislation to protect the term accountant from being used by unqualified persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the effect the oversight changes to FÁS announced in the Cabinet reshuffle will have on the labour market unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the functions of FÁS for which his Department is responsible regarding direction and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to develop the local employment service; if there are plans to integrate it into FÁS, social welfare or a one-stop-shop for the unemployed; 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 Employment the parts of FÁS that will remain under the responsibility of his Department.
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140 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the new arrangement and reconfiguration of FÁS will require any changes to the Labour Services Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the new arrangements and reconfiguration of FÁS; if the agency has been divided or if only ministerial responsibility has been divided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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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90 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for individual social welfare offices to deal with a claim for jobseeker’s allowance to date in 2010
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194 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the various measures relevant to her Department in annex D of Budget 2009 have been completed; if not, the date by which those measures are expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on allowing the small claims court procedure to be used by businesses to cover debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed new second level school for Kildare town, with specific regard to the commencement date for construction and the proposed date of opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to re-locate or proscribe the horse market in Smithfield, Dublin 7; his further plans to introduce new animal protection laws that would alleviate the suffering of animals brought to the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his views on the decision of Aer Lingus to lay off all of its cabin crew; if he has or will contact the board of management about this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to prevent public drinking and lighting of barbecues in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the removal of many trees in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 7; the number of trees removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will refer the decision of Aer Lingus to lay off all of its cabin crew to the Labour Court to determine whether it constitutes a case of exceptional collective redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current use of the former Enterprise Ireland sites at Merrion and Glasnevin, Dublin; the annual cost of maintaining these sites; his future plans for these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport when the new train station (details supplied) will be opened at Hansfield on the new Dunboyne spur; the reason the developer has not been given notice to provide a road to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the correspondence between his Department, the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency regarding the proposed merger of the two bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the structure of the merged competition and consumer agency; its proposed board, executive committee and the division of responsibility between the two; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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679 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to increase the fines under the Noxious Weeds Act 1936; when they were last increased; the amount collected in fines in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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667 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department prepared and made available to the National Asset Management Agency the data and analysis referred to in SI 88 of 2010; if so, if he has made or will make this information publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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666 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the merger of the central and regional fisheries boards into a single national fisheries board announced in annex D of budget 2009 has been completed; if not, when he expects to have it completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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648 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a landowner may make a claim for compensation from the local authority if land is zoned from development zoning such as residential or industrial to a zoning of less value, greenbelt or agriculture when that rezoning occurs as part of the development plan process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department prepared and made available to the National Asset Management Agency the data and analysis referred to in SI 88 of 2010; if so, if he has or will make this information publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 22 April 2009, the position regarding same.
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645 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the merger of the Local Government Management Services Board and the Local Government Computer Services Board into the Local Government Services Board has been completed; if not, the date by which it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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637 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the circumstances a developer of a management company development may redeem bonds paid when developments are not taken in charge by a local authority; the person responsible for ensuring that the development is completed in accordance with plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislation or guidelines in place for local authorities when calculating the bond that must be lodged by developers until an estate is taken in charge; if he is satisfied with the level or amount being sought by local authorities; his plans to make changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if persons cutting hedgerows are required by law to remove the debris and cuttings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who applied for jobseeker’s allowance in 2007, 2008 and 2009 who were refused as they failed the means test; the number of these persons who were class S contributors; the number who failed the means test in view of the fact that they had an income earning spouse; the number who failed as they had assets.
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549 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who applied for jobseeker’s benefit in 2007, 2008 and 2009 who were refused in view of the fact that they had not made sufficient PRSI contributions; the number of these persons who were class S contributors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated yield from abolishing the employee’s PRSI ceiling; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if in respect of items 25 and 26 of annex D of budget 2009, if these actions have been completed; if not, the date by which they are expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the property services regulatory authority will be put on a statutory footing and brought into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if his Department prepared and made available to the National Asset Management Agency the data and analysis referred to in SI 88 of 2010; if so, if he has or will make this information publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if the amalgamation of bodies announced in item 14 of Annex D of Budget 2009 has been completed; if not, the date by which it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children if in respect of the measures announced in annex D of budget 2009 for her Department, if the item has been completed as of 10 March 2010; if not, the date by which this measure is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if persons will be taken on as temporary clerical officers for the Civil Service in summer 2010 as has been done in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the value of Irish public contracts advertised in the Official Journal of the EU in 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if in relation to SI 88 of 2010, the data and analysis referred to in section 5.2 is publicly available; if not, if it will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he has a strategy to reduce the cost to the Exchequer of sick leave taken by civil and public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of allowances paid to public and civil servants by requiring the production or receipts for expenditure incurred with respect to these allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the extent that structural overtime exists in the public service and Civil Service whereby employees are paid regular overtime regardless of whether the overtime is actually worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of overtime paid to public and civil servants by introducing clock-in or other verification mechanisms to ensure that overpayments and over claims are not allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if public servants and civil servants engaging in an overtime ban will continue to be paid overtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from increasing the marginal tax rate for income earned in excess of €150,000 from 50% to 65%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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