986 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a further voluntary redundancy scheme for Health Service Executive staff; when the terms of the scheme are likely to be made available to staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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913 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the current employment status of a person (details supplied); if this person still holds the postilion of chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the terms of the phased withdrawal of rent relief; in the context of section 473 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, if he will clarify if a person is entitled to continue receiving rent relief when that individual has been continuously renting over the past number of years but has moved property and signed a new lease since the 7 December 2010 cut-off point while at no point ceasing to be a tenant.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the new arrangements in place to qualify for the vehicle registration tax exemption for disabled passengers in view of the fact there has been some confusion resulting in genuine cases being unable to avail of this exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it has, in view of the change of name of the Department, procured a new logo, new signage or any other branding such as stationery; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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609 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in view of the change of name of the Department, she has procured a new logo for her Department, new signage or any other branding such as stationery; if so, the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the change of name of the Department, he has procured a new logo for his Department, new signage or any other branding such as stationery; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the change of names of Departments, the Department has procured a new logo, new signage and any other branding such as stationery; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has, in view of the change of name of the Departments, procured a new logo, new signage or any other branding such as stationery; and if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has, in view of the change in the names of various Departments, procured a new logo for his Department, new signage and any other branding, such as stationery and so on; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has, in view of the change of name of the Departments, procured a new logo for his Department, new signage and any other branding such as stationery and so on; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has, in view of the change of name of Departments, procured a new logo for his Department, new signage and any other branding such as stationery and so on; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a reduced payment or an instalment regime of payment will be considered for those filing for naturalisation when the €950 fee would cause hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the tender process for postcodes which started in January 2011; if a new process is contemplated or necessitated by the revised purposes for which postcodes can be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons seeking refunds of health or PRSI contributions are waiting up to 12 months for a refund; her plans to deal with this backlog which is primarily affecting persons on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he has raised with the VHI the anti-competitive practice of charging customers seeking to move to a new insurer, the full yearly cost of the health insurance levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will explain the purpose of a €50 administrative charge introduced by VHI in view of the fact that it seems that this is the only insurance company in the world which operates an additional administrative charge for ordinary insurance work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the VHI’s treatment of the health insurance levy whereby customers seeking to move to a different insurer must pay the levy for the unexpired part of the year; if he considers that this is inhibiting competition; if he will direct the Competition Authority to take action in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the precise stage of architectural planning of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the way the application has progressed since his previous response; the prospects for funding in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his views on customers seeking to move to a different insurer must pay the health insurance levy for the unexpired part of the year that this could result in individuals having to pay the levy twice as presumably the levy would also be charged for the unexpired part of the year by the new insurer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the decision to stop maternity hospitals facilitating mothers who wish to have their cord blood stem cell procured for future possible use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to legislate for the tracing rights of adopted children, particularly those adopted in the 1950, 1960s and 1970s; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that Stage 2A of the design plan for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 has been approved; if he will allow the school to prepare documentation for Stage 2B; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if there has been any response from fund managers to the suggestion that they might absorb some or all of the cost of the recently imposed pension levy; if there has been no positive response the further action he is contemplating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that schools are reporting difficulties in complying with circular 0030/2011; if such reports are widespread; if there is any updated guidance for schools to deal with the complexities which arise as a result of implementing the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in outsourcing engineering functions previously carried out in-house, Iarnród Éireann has sought tenders in the normal way; if Irish companies are being given the opportunity to tender for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he envisages the introduction of a neurological care programme along the lines suggested by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason preschools and crèches are now being required to charge no more than a €92 voluntary top-up fee when such a charge has no implications for the Exchequer but is likely to result in crèche closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ambassador or any representative of the Israeli embassy has made contact with him or his Department as part of their international diplomatic offensive seeking rejection of the Palestinian attempt at the UN to receive recognition of a Palestinian State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if, under the national diabetes programme, it is intended to increase the number of diabetes treatment centres available in the Dublin and mid-Leinster area in view of the fact that the existing services are unable to cope with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that public sector employees in commercial State bodies are not subject to the public sector pension levy, if he will clarify if they are subject to the 0.6% private pension levy; and if they are not, if he will clarify the exact nature of their pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent agreement between the Central Bank and the Unite union which will result in extra holidays and pay in return for accepting normal work practices; if his approval is required; if such an agreement is consistent with reducing the cost of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent agreement between the Central Bank and the Unite union which will result in extra holidays and pay in return for accepting normal work practices; if his approval is required; if such an agreement is consistent with reducing the cost of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if, since the introduction of the fair deal scheme there has been any change in the relative numbers leaving hospitals who are opting for nursing home care vis-à-vis those opting for a home care package; if he will supply such numbers for the years before and after the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if public sector employees in commercial State bodies have been subject to the public service pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the financial pressures on crèche owners and the pressure to keep child care costs down, he has given consideration to the case made by crèche operators to reduce the child care staff to children ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a “Beckham tax”, a favourable income tax rate to incentivise high-earning foreign job creators and persons with unique or scarce skills to relocate here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in relation to the numbers of special needs assistants working in the Irish education system; if the overall numbers of special needs assistants will be maintained or whether a cap on the numbers will be imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children when an appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he is satisfied, regarding the transfer of responsibility from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland to the Health Service Executive and that the HSE is capable of providing accurate and effective data collection on the incidence of child sex abuse and rape; if he will provide assurances about the reliability of the method of information collection envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed merger of St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Mater Hospital in Dublin; if it is still planned; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding permission to carry out an observation assessment with a view to advising of the suitability of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 for the services of Autism Initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans in the pipeline to refurbish the Garda station at Cabinteely, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 21 April 2011, if he will clarify the following ambiguities: the meaning of inferential statistics, as this term does not seem to appear in the syllabus, and specifically which elements of inferential statistics have been deferred; the specific elements of synthetic geometry that are optional; to which syllabus does he refer when he states the syllabi issued to all schools in August 2010; if he will supply a copy of same; the way said syllabus differ from the syllabus which will issue in August 2011; if they do differ does this mean an entirely new syllabus will be issued in August 2011, in view of the fact that the absence of this information is preventing the publication of the relevant textbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an investigation under way to establish the reasons that led to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment sample mock papers being rejected by all 24 pilot schools and the subsequent direction to those schools to ignore the sample paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give positive consideration to the demands for an all-Irish secondary school serving the south County Dublin area and particularly to the use of an existing school building as proposed by the lobby group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to the release of private pension funds, particularly to those who are in difficult financial straits and perhaps are unable to pay their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to initiate spent convictions legislation in view of the impact the absence of such legislation has on the employment prospects abroad of our many emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on progress to make it easier for visitors or business persons coming from non-EU and emerging countries to obtain a visa; if the possibilities of exploring reciprocal recognition of our visas with Britain is being explored; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the position in human resources in relation to the setting up of Tús is restricted only to persons who have been unemployed for 12 months or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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