602 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the proposal to merge the Rent Tribunal into the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the date by which this merger is to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the proposal contained within annex D of budget 2009 that the Censorship of Publications Board and its appeals board will be amalgamated with the Office for Film Classification; the date by which this is expected to have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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484 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the process announced in budget 2009 to fully integrate the facilities, back office and administrative services of the Equality Authority and Human Rights Commission has been completed; if not, the date it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the embargo on recruitment to the public sector applies to Science Foundation Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff who are employed in Science Foundation Ireland at present, and in 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a breakdown of the number of apprentices who are unemployed or redundant by the type of apprenticeship which they do and the stage which they have reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts she will make to ensure that apprentices at a company (details supplied) can finish their apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation which governs contract workers here; if she will introduce new legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science if a contract has been signed for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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367 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1472 and 1473 of 27 January 2009, the progress in purchasing this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in providing an extension and car park for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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365 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in providing an extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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364 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in providing a news sports halls and extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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363 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in providing a new sports hall and extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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362 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will acquire lands for permanent buildings in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to the plans that he announced recently (details supplied) to prohibit corporate donations to political parties, he will include a ban on donations from other bodies corporate such as trade unions, professional associations, lobbying organisations, charities, clubs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to out-law upward rent review only clauses in contracts for residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the process by which election observers are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has engaged in discussions with the Garda and the Defence Forces with regard to a management plan to deal with civil unrest or rioting in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to outlaw upward rent review only clauses in contracts for commercial properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation regarding consent for the retention of human tissue by hospitals and other institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the introduction of nurse prescribing as provided for in the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 12 February 2009, if he will estimate the amount that would be raised by an income levy applied as 20% on all income up to €50,000, 30% on income from €50,000 to €100,000 and 40% on all income above €100,000 assuming that the current general and age exemption are not retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 12 February 2009 if he will estimate the amount that would be raised by an income levy applied as 20% on all income up to €40,000, 30% on income from €40,000 to €80,000, 40% on all income between €80,000 and €120,000 and 50% on all income above €120,000 assuming that the current general and age exemption are not retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he has received representations with regard to tax relief for trade union subscriptions in the past three years; the source of the representation; the approximate date of representation; the details of the case made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her most recent estimates for receipts and expenditure to the national training fund in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount set aside for community enterprise schemes in 2008 and 2009; the amount spent on wages; the amount spent on administration; the amount spent on any use not related to wages; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the cost incurred in implementing the decision to separate the State airports before the decision was taken to postpone this separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Taoiseach the occasions when the Government Press Secretary made written or verbal complaints since May 2008 to date in 2009 to RTE or another national media outlet regarding the treatment of An Taoiseach; the details of such complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure there will be no reduction in funding to Skillnets in 2009; her views on proposals to include newly redundant people in Skillnets training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he is taking to grant recognition to Irish sign language; if he will support its use by the Government and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the Constitution should be amended to recognise Irish sign language as an official language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of individuals for each PRSI class who have made more than 156 reckonable contributions over the past four years, 195 reckonable contributions over the past five years, 234 reckonable contribution over the past six years, 273 reckonable contributions over the past seven years and 312 reckonable contributions over the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the social welfare supports available to Irish citizens returning home from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an Irish citizen who has been living in the United States for the past three years and has not worked here since 2006 would be entitled to claim jobseeker’s allowance or benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the habitual residency requirement does not apply to residents of Northern Ireland who seek to claim welfare payments in the Republic of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a system of taxing offshore gambling on the basis that credit card companies and banks would be required to levy a percentage of all moneys paid to offshore gambling companies on the presumption that all individuals with an Irish credit card are tax resident unless notified specifically to the credit card company or bank that they are not by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the State of the tax reliefs available in respect of tuition fees in 2008; the amount claimed by individuals in respect of courses they undertook themselves as against their children, other dependants and so on; the amount claimed in respect of full-time undergraduate courses, part-time undergraduate courses, full-time postgraduate courses, part-time postgraduate courses, information technology training courses and language training courses.
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150 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a margin system in respect of VAT for used car dealerships similar to that in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if he will make amendments to the VAT system to ensure that VAT is paid by car dealers on the amount for which a used car is sold not purchased by the dealer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a scrappage scheme for motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will assist the persons (details supplied) in County Cavan who were unfairly dismissed and won their case at the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent in 2008 by FÁS on the FÁS Jobs Ireland project; the amount budgeted for same in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent in 2007 and 2008 on the apprenticeship activities of FÁS with a detailed breakdown of same; the budgeted amount for 2009; and if she 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 in 2008 and the budgeted amount for 2009 in respect of the apprentice allowance provided by FÁS with a breakdown of same by craft and within each craft by phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the organisations other than FÁS which carry out approved apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of apprentices in receipt of apprentice allowance from FÁS with a breakdown of same by craft, and within each craft by phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will detail for each individual craft apprenticeship provided by FÁS, the annual and total cost per apprentice of providing the training element of their apprenticeship excluding the cost of an apprentice’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the late payment survey has been completed; if so, the findings of the survey; if not, when the survey is expected to be completed and published; 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 take-up of the new scheme by which employers are paid to take on redundant apprentices; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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