406 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of properties her Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if she has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties her Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if she has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Taoiseach the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in the past year; if he has tried to negotiate the cost of rent downwards in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will make a decision regarding the application of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to appoint one teacher to serve mild general learning disability classes at the schools; when the decision will be conveyed to the schools involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if his officials have met with planning officials from Wexford County Council for the preparation of a planning application in respect of the new public private partnership school announced for Gorey; the time schedule for the planning application to be lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if his officials have met with planning officials from Wexford County Council in respect of the preparation of a planning application for the new public private partnership school announced for Gorey in the appropriate bundle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when it is envisaged that an alternative system of support for the horse and greyhound industry will be in place; if he has had an input into the decision process in this regard; if he will confirm that the 2009 allocation by his Department to the industry is secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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622 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if a company (details supplied) was contracted by the State to build other facilities on behalf of the State; the unsuccessful bidders and their prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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621 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the contract price agreed between companies (details supplied) for the four primary schools in the bundle which included the two new primary schools in Gorey, County Wexford; the price per school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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620 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if a company (details supplied) has done previous construction work for his Department; if so, if he is satisfied that all sub-contractors were fully paid for that same 20 year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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619 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of other occasions a company (details supplied) has been contracted by his Department to build schools for the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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618 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will list the tender prices of unsuccessful bidders for the school bundle which included the two new primary schools at Gorey, County Wexford and itemise in full detail the tender price by the successful bidder, with a breakdown by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of companies that were invited to tender for the bundle of schools that included the two new primary schools for Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions that have been secured arising from gangland gun murders in each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there is a mediatory process in place to determine the compensation farmers get from the ESB when they sterilise the use of their land in private forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the grant allocation for restoration works in respect of houses of historical value and interest was increased in Budget 2009 or otherwise changed; the current allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the indicative outline of the schedule for the third bundle of schools to be procured via Public Private Partnership, announced in 2008; the schedule for the four year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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348 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the use of the electronic voting machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to make provision for funding for elderly people who want to avail of the services provided by emergency response following the cuts in funding to the sector in the 7 April 2009 Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of divisions to which the 15 asset profilers working for the Criminal Assets Bureau in the south east are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the results for the NGN consultation process that his Department has facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the locations at which, following the reduction of 4% in the budget for grants for sporting bodies and the provision of sports and recreational facilities part funded from the national lottery, the €56 million will be spent; the projects and the way each of the successful projects are adjudicated upon; the qualifying criteria for these projects; the person who decides which projects are successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times a year confiscated caches of illegal drugs seized by the gardaí are destroyed; the location where the destruction of such material takes place; the public auditor who attends such events; the way the amounts of material so destroyed are recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the areas assigned to the 102 asset profilers working for the Criminal Assets Bureau; the breakdown by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to deal with the understaffing that exists within the Health Service Executive department which deals with foster care in County Wexford in order that people who have expressed an interest in providing foster care are not left for months without a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to implement the key recommendations of the two reviews of Ireland’s performance in the Beijing Olympics carried out by the Irish Sports Council and the Olympic Council of Ireland; his views on the divergent views in these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will clarify the funding position for the Irish Institute of Sport as well as its future status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views, if he does not have plans to amend the three year rule for American voluntary workers working with Irish churches here, on extending the period they can stay in view of the fact that they bring a positive contribution to communities through their projects and do not gain materially from being here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend the three year rule for American voluntary workers working with Irish churches of different denominations here to allow them to stay here for longer periods in view of the fact that it takes time for them to settle into communities and build up relationships and that they come fully supported financially from the USA, including having medical insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance his views on reallocating staff from other Departments and agencies to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in an attempt to alleviate the workload currently being experienced by MABS personnel in offices here due to the economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures his Department has to track the movements and behaviour of known serious criminals living in housing estates; the checks and protections in place to protect residents and public safety in estates in which criminals are known to reside; and if he liaises with the Department of Social and Family Affairs to advise it of the level of income such people derive from criminal activity for consideration by that Department in determining their eligibility for social welfare payments, rent supplement and other State benefits.
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133 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science if a company which was contracted by the State to build two new primary schools in Gorey, County Wexford which engaged sub-contractors who left local businesses without substantial payment for goods and services should be considered for any more Government contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport the contingency plan in existence in the event of wide scale public transport strikes; the role his Department has in any CIE rescue package; if he can predict the 2009 CIE deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance if the gratuity paid to the former Financial Regulator (details supplied) is tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance his views on placing a tax on bonuses paid to bank executives in banks which received the State guarantee, similar to the proposal from the United States in relation to senior executives in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of funds for regional development aid that is from national Exchequer funds and the percentage that is from European or other funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance if the EU has expressed a view on the maximum borrowing levels before penalty clauses might apply to Ireland under the stability pact.
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95 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Finance the bonuses paid to senior executives and management at the six banks covered by the State guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the provision he has made in the case of direct funding school building projects for the payment to suppliers of equipment and materials to sub-contractors employed by the main contractors when such sub-contractors do not discharge their debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the fact that the applications received under the bioenergy scheme 2009 have been largely for miscanthus grants rather than willow, he will re-allocate unspent funds originally set aside for willow for the take up of additional miscanthus applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the new feed in tariff on offer to allow microgeneration at a domestic level to sell electricity back on to the grid is adequate to attract investment in microgeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of subcontractors engaged by the main contractor for the construction of the two new primary schools in Gorey, County Wexford; if the subcontractors were approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on fire safety in apartment buildings; his further views on new fire protection regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed the assessment of the sewerage scheme for Gorey which was at the contract document stage, or if it will be completed by the end of February 2009 as previously stated; if the documents will be with Wexford County Council before the end of February; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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