170 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by his constituency office and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at his Department for leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of official domestic travel, including all transport costs, accommodation, meals and other incidentals incurred by herself and the Ministers of State at her Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the common pool for recruitment to promotional positions in the Health Service Executive among others; if she will provide more promotional positions to open competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the total cost of foreign travel, including flights, accommodation, food, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs, incurred by the Minister and Ministers of State at her Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the costs incurred by her constituency office and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at her Department in respect of leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the yield from a 3% income levy applied to all personal income including social welfare with no threshold or ceiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the yield from a 20% income levy applied to all earned income excluding social welfare; and the additional revenue from applying a 40% income levy on income above €80,000.
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146 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the yield from applying a tax of 20% on all off-course winnings, bets and prizes including the national lottery.
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145 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the yield from applying income tax to all off-course winnings, bets, prizes and the national lottery.
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144 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the yield from taxing capital income on the same basis as earned income.
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143 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost of official domestic travel including all transport costs, accommodation, meals and other incidentals incurred by himself and the Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost of creating a new tax band for all income between €36,400 and €50,000 for a single person and the equivalent for a couple of 30%, of 33% and of 35%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to receive the report of the review body on higher remuneration in the public sector; when he will act on it; if he will carry out a similar exercise for other cohorts of public sector employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost of a wine, beer and spirit licence for retailers, publicans and restaurateurs for each year since 1997 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the National Asset Management Agency will take into account planning permissions attached to undeveloped sites in valuing assets that it will buy from the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his views on the common pool for recruitment to promotional positions in local authorities, the Health Service Executive and vocational educational committees amongst others; if he will provide more promotional positions to open competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost of creating a new tax band for all income between €36,400 and €44,000 for a single person and the equivalent for a couple of 30%, of 33% and of 35%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost of creating a new tax band for all income between €36,400 and €40,000 for a single person and the equivalent for a couple of 30%, of 33% and of 35%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the total cost of foreign travel, including flights, accommodation, food, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs, incurred by the Minister and Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by his constituency office and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at his Department for leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the rules for construction tenders by public bodies and local authorities in order that small building contracts of less than €5.25 million can be awarded to any one of a short-list of approved contractors and in the case of civil engineering projects up to a limit of €15 million to apply an open tender process subject to firms meeting agreed minimum standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of official domestic travel including all transport costs, accommodation, meals and other incidentals incurred by herself and the Ministers of State at her Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people currently participating in the short-time training programme and the work placement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have applied for funding from the enterprise stabilisation fund; the number of applications accepted; the number rejected; the amount paid out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have applied for funding from the temporary job subsidy scheme; the number of jobs that will be subsidised; the number of applications accepted; the number rejected; the amount paid out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding her reply to Question No. 69 of 10 December 2008, in view of the changed circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress regarding the mainstreaming of the knowledge economy skills passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of the assessment carried out on extending the 15 day payment deadline to local authorities and the health and education sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the organisation review programme with respect to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the operation of the performance management development system within her Department; her views on whether under-performance is being tackled and good performance is being acknowledged as stated in the report of the organisation review programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason only 3% of staff in her Department received an unacceptable or needs improvement rating; her views on whether this is an accurate reflection of her Department’s strengths and weakness in terms of personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff members who have been dismissed from her Department in each of the past five years and their grade and reason for dismissal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies availing of the work place innovation fund for each of the past three years; the number of applications refused in each; the reason for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the unions which have been contracted by FÁS with regard to the union-led learning network; the value and duration of each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of working days lost to her Department as a consequence of trade union leave for 2008; the trade union leave arrangements for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her proposals to outlaw the victimisation of employees for involvement in trade union activity with regard to item 9.4 of the Transitional Agreement for 2008 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review process on employee representation as outlined in point 9.3 of the Transitional Agreement 2008 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total cost of foreign travel, including flights, accommodation, food, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs, incurred by her and the Ministers of State at her Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the costs incurred by her constituency office and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at her Department in respect of leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of recruited employees to date in 2009 for the National Asset Management Agency who have come from the organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has a policy of pursuing an all-island gas market following the successful completion of an all-island electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the rules and regulations as distributed by his Department concerning directors of semi-State agencies keeping company cars as part of a retirement package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he gave his written or verbal consent to the financial package agreed with the former director general of FÁS; if his consent included keeping the taxpayer-funded company car; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues she sought legal advice on in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she prepared a statement of support for the board of FÁS; the reason for not issuing such a statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if written or verbal threats of legal action were received by her or her Department officials from any source relating to the departure of the former director general of FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she gave written or verbal consent to the former director general of FÁS to keep his company car as part of his retirement package; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or officials from her Department sought written consent from the Department of Finance for the retirement package agreed with the former director general of FÁS as is required under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recommendation in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that his Department’s property portfolio be rationalised; if it is intended to implement this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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