321 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for permission to remain in this country for a family (details supplied) can be processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal by Bank of Ireland to sell its art collection; if he considers this to be appropriate in view of the fact that the State is now a substantial shareholder in the bank; if he is concerned that by breaking up the collection, it will be impossible to replace or guarantee its retention in this country; if he considers it appropriate that the bank should consult with the National Gallery prior to any final decision on the collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has received any advice, views or recommendations from the Competition Authority on anti-competitive tendering practices by the local authorities concerning their setting down of disproportionate indemnity requirements that exclude small suppliers; if, in view of complaints by small suppliers, he will communicate with the Competition Authority about the problem and invite such advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will review the failure of the Competition Authority to challenge anti-competitive practices by the local authorities in which they set down conditions for suppliers that exclude small businesses; if he will send for a report on the failure of the Competition Authority to carry out its functions under section 4 and 5 of the Competition Act 2002 in respect of the anti-competitive practices of Donegal County Council which exclude small business from tendering for business through the setting of disproportionate indemnity charges; and if he will make a statement on the appearance of another example of regulatory failure.
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89 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he considers the fact that Donegal County Council, in respect of tenders of less that €40,000 in value, requires suppliers to provide indemnities of as high as €6.5 million for not only the county council itself but the peace and reconciliation partnership and the special EU programmes body are consistent with his policy of promoting small business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if in relation to the recent tender for a postcodes system, if he will outline the way he will ensure that his proposed six digit code will be capable of being further refined into a location based code; if he will accept it may be more economical to tender for a postcode system that had this capability from the outset; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the renewable energy feed in tariff price recently announced for miscanthus will be implemented; if the 9.5 cent price is the full tariff that will be paid to suppliers and farmers or if it includes the capital costs of the power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 19 May 2010, when she expects to receive the report from the audiovisual content production industry strategy framework group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the small number of adoptions with Vietnam that are outstanding and that she has agreed to progress; if it is expected that a bilateral agreement with Vietnam will be signed in the near future; when she expects a resolution on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a formula has been devised to provide local authorities or their tenants under the social housing leasing initiative with a mechanism to purchase the actual unit they are occupying; if any such lease agreement has been entered into to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 22 April 2010, the interested parties that have been consulted by his Department in regard to the establishment of a house price database; the timetable that has been set for this consultation; the number of meetings that have taken place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he can ensure that an application for permission to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that a deportation order against persons (details supplied) is reviewed sympathetically.
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387 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will establish a special forum to bring together all sectors of the horse, greyhound and gambling industries to address the serious issues in the industry and to attempt to establish reforms within the industry by consensus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding has been cut to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions that have been initiated against unlicensed estate agents or letting agents who do not have the required licence under the Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings that would result from changing social welfare legislation to provide for the reimbursement to his Department by insurance companies of social welfare payments deducted from awards of special damages in respect of loss of earnings.
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54 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assist households that are experiencing higher fuel costs as a result of the introduction of the carbon levy.
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19 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is concerned at the development consequences of the conditions being imposed by the International Monetary Fund on some of the world’s poorest countries, for example Mali, where such conditions have resulted in human disaster.
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51 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed economic partnership agreements between the EU and the Eastern and Southern Africa States.
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173 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will support the extension of the remit of the Irish Film Board to include the video game industry; if she would support the extension of the section 481 film tax reliefs to the video game sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 12 May 2010, the number of hotels which have been transferred into the National Assets Management Agency to date; the expected number of hotels which are to be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 12 May 2010, if he will provide figures for inspection rate and levels of non-compliance with the Hotels Employment Regulation Order on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if new legislation is required regarding the proposed merger of the National Archives, National Library and the Irish Manuscripts Commission; when she expects to bring this legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she has received the report from the Irish Sports Council into the serious issues that have developed in the Athletics Association of Ireland; when this report will be published; if she has, or plans to, launch an independent investigation into the issue; her views on the behaviour of the Irish Sports Council on this matter; if her attention has been drawn to other issues surrounding sports bodies which receive funding from the Irish Sports Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the actions being taken directly by her Department to stem the continued haemorrhage of foreign tourists visiting Ireland; the impact that the removal of the air travel tax would have in promoting Ireland as a potential destination for tourists; the actions her Department and the semi-State bodies under its aegis are taking regarding the impact of the ash cloud which is seriously affecting foreign tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a college of further education (details supplied) in Dublin 18 is not recognised as being accredited to deliver courses to Higher Certificate Level Six and Honours Degree Level Eight, even though the awards currently granted by the college are from Edexcel in the UK; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the college has already met the quality assurance requirements of Higher Education and Training Awards Council, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin City University and Dundee University, Scotland and that the college is recognised as delivering innovative courses which have contributed to the recent success in the Oscars; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to raise the pension retirement age in 2014; his views on whether this provides enough lead-in time for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will undertake to carry out a survey into the prevalence of problem gambling; the supports in place for persons with problem or addictive gambling; the responsibility and contribution of the industry towards supporting those with problem or addictive gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an appeal for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the number of hotels that have claimed tax relief under the seven-year exemption on construction costs in each of the past five years; the amount of tax forgone in each year; the expected number of hotels which will be part of the scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce legislation to underpin the provision of services and supports of persons who were injured by thalidomide; if she will engage with the Irish Thalidomide Association in view of the lack of consultation in advance of the settlement offered to them; if an apology on behalf of the State will be offered to those so injured; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects the full complement of 1,500 to be in place; if restrictions have been placed on recruitment to the Reserve arising from budgetary restrictions; his plans to undertake the review of the operation of the Garda Reserve, as recommended in the Report of the Garda Inspectorate on Resource Allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of recorded cases of so-called tiger robberies, in which staff or relations of staff of financial institutions were taken hostage in each year from 2005 to date in 2010; the amount of money taken in such robberies; the discussions he has had with the financial institutions concerning these robberies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the multidisciplinary special housing task force to report on the options for the future development of a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the multidisciplinary special housing task force to report on the options for the future development of a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute which was the subject of a review by his Department in 2009; the progress that has been made by him in resolving this serious issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, as a major funding contributor to an organisation (details supplied) he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if information will be forwarded to the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee on a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W to enable them to access an education grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a deportation order against persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be reviewed sympathetically; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the specific concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in relation to accessing the fair deal nursing home scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the number of hotel and accommodation businesses that have been transferred to the National Asset Management Agency; the number of these which are still trading; if a plan has been developed regarding these hotels; if his and the agency’s attention have been drawn to the distorting effect these hotels are having on the wider market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of breaches of employment legislation recorded by the National Employment Rights Authority in the accommodation sector in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when she proposes to reply; the reason for the delay in replying; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has a medical card must pay a €75 tax on a one-day hospital procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures he proposes to include in the Údarás na Gaeltachta Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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