124 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget and staff employed by the National Employment Rights Authority for each year of its existence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s work place travel plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings which would be made in 2009 if social welfare rates were maintained at their 2008 levels.
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162 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he, or agencies of his Department will take to address the problem of bogus charities collecting old clothes and household items by means of door to door collections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the amount which would be raised by increasing the income levy from 1% to 5%, 10%, 15% or 20%.
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86 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to review the work permit system in view of rising unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the 51,000 new FÁS courses that have been announced by her; the type of courses that will be offered and their duration; if people taking these courses will be taken off the live register while they are on these courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 did not proceed when planning permission was granted by Fingal County Council on 7 May 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants; the number of whom are not employed on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if public servants with less than two years’ service within the public service will be subject to the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the number of public servants who will be levied at the proposed 3% pension levy rate, the 5% rate, the 6.4% rate, the 7.2% rate, the 7.7% rate, the 8.1% rate, the 8.5% rate, the 8.8% rate, the 9.2% rate, the 9.4% rate, and the 9.6% rate.
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230 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the expected income to the Exchequer from the 3% pension levy rate, the 5% rate, the 6.4% rate, the 7.2% rate, the 7.7% rate, the 8.1% rate, the 8.5% rate, the 8.8% rate, the 9.2% rate, the 9.4% rate and the 9.6% rate.
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229 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the means by which the pension levy will be collected; if it will apply to basic income, or total income earned in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if the pension levy will be in addition to existing pension contributions from public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the estimated expenditure on public service pensions for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legal basis which exists for the introduction of price controls; if such controls would conflict with European law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of a wage subsidy scheme to protect jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a recommendation from the Labour Court on the minimum wage; 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 her views on whether an increase in the minimum wage in 2009 is appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) has been re-instated as an employee of FÁS; her views on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will review the system of work permits and working visas in view of the deteriorating economic situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to increase the number of community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ask board members of FÁS who travelled first class by aeroplane, in contravention of guidelines, to refund the additional cost of these airfares to the agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken following two errors in appointing persons to the Private Residential Tenancies Board who did not meet the membership criteria set down in legislation, to ensure he does not repeat the same mistake; when his attention was drawn to an error in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Defence if a report has been received by his Department from the consultants appointed to review the medical services of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in providing an extension and new car park for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in providing an extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in providing a sports hall and extension to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make amendments to the law regarding incest offences committed by women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied with the progress made in tackling welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are measures to assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who is retired and on low income to cope with higher heating costs due to the severity of the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if he, his Department, or agencies of his Department have made estimates with regard to the level of illegal activity within the travel trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has assessed the level of administrative burden imposed by it and by agencies under its aegis on travel agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his views of reducing the level of the travel agent’s bond to 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his views on implementing a system of universal protection for the travelling public irrespective of the way they booked their trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature and consequences of legal or other advices that she or her Department sought or received in relation to an organisation (details supplied); the action carried out by the internal audit function of her Department as well as the nature and consequences of any other audits or control procedures that were commissioned or undertaken within her Department, by associated agencies or otherwise and that involved the activities of this organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in relation to programmes or other activities delivered by or on behalf of her Department, problems have arisen with an organisation (details supplied); if in the event that there have been such problems, she will describe their nature and detail, in particular, all aspects that involve funding allocations that were either paid or committed to that organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the press release of the Minister of State at her Department on 3 December 2008, her Department’s efforts to support the forum established; the meetings of the forum which have taken place; if she is satisfied with the progress of the forum to date; the objectives that she hopes that the forum will achieve; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has entered into discussions regarding the purchase of land adjacent to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 for educational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce campaign spending limits for the local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a date has been set for the local and European elections.
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150 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the future of a bank (details supplied); 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 is legally bound by the recently agreed national wage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the legal basis which exists for reducing basic rates of public sector pay in the absence of an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1475 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 Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1474 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 Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1473 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education and Science when planning permission will be lodged for permanent school buildings in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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