65 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide structured occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy for the pupils of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to change the current employment system which binds a worker to the employer named in the permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the income distribution of persons aged 65 years and over according to the income distribution bands of the Central Statistics Office EU-SILC weekly equivalised income deciles (details supplied) when you do not include social State transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the financial implication for the State arising out of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding VAT for the National Aquatic Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will award a school (details supplied) in County Dublin increased concessionary hours in view of the fact that the amount previously awarded is insufficient; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the amount previously awarded will not allow the school to provide classes in art, French and physical education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of unemployed graduates that have participated in the Gradlink programme since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she has received representations from the Irish Rugby Football Union regarding the threat to income that the change in broadcasting arrangements will pose for the organisation; if she is concerned that this will jeopardise the development of the sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the initiatives that are envisaged to deal with the crisis facing the tourism industry arising from the decline in visitors and the access difficulties posed by the volcanic ash; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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478 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the introduction of the EU recommended hotline number for missing persons 116000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Voluntary Health Insurance is still permitted to operate in breach of the EU solvency requirements for insurance companies when it is expected that this practice will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his plans on extending the 12-month period of grace during which a person is exempt from capital gains tax on the former family home when a new family home has been purchased in view of the fact that families are currently facing difficulties disposing of homes within that 12-month timeframe; his further plans on allowing a two-year period of grace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce legislation to regulate and inspect home care services; the estimated cost of regulating home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a delay in the processing of grant applications by the County Dublin Vocational Educational Committee in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of rapes recorded in 2008; the number of these that have resulted in prosecutions; the number of these that have resulted in convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons that were imprisoned for failure to pay fines and civil debts in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal for a temporary letting for a school (details supplied) of unregistered lands required now for both the temporary and permanent school for which the council does not yet have full title; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the official position in respect of reports that Irish broadcasting masts located near the Border may be transferred to a cross-Border holding body; his views on whether these transmitters are strategic State assets providing additional revenue for public service broadcasting and are part of a network which is an essential national asset in the event of any national emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to inefficiency in the Health Service Executive which has seen medical card renewal forms sent to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, two weeks after the submission date has passed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a request by an association (details supplied) for a meeting to discuss its funding and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide structured occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy for the pupils of the school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 will be given an appointment for a hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has responded to the National Roads Authority request for an additional €25 million in funding for road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether farmers in some areas will receive a lower single farm payment on foot of changes to mapping requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way the pension of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 will be calculated under the new national pensions framework in view of the fact that come retirement they will only have worked and contributed 28 years; if it will be calculated on a percentage basis, that is 93.33% being 28 as a percentage of 30; or if there is another method of calculating same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the band rating of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the prospects for funding in the current year in view of the fact that the school was not approved for summer works; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 will receive a hospital appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the case of an international Irish sports person (details supplied) who is not allowed to continue to stage 4 of his FÁS plumbing apprenticeship because he is employed as a professional sports person; the measures he will put in place to ensure that those who are committed to completing apprenticeships whilst involved in time limited sporting careers be given every opportunity to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to facilitate the roll-out of commercial digital terrestrial television services should a consortium (details supplied) fail to reach agreement with RTE and the regulator.
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651 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the fact that companies are not assessed for PRSI on employees’ pension contributions, there is any obligation on such companies to pass on the PRSI saving of 10.75%; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not to do so results in the company gaining from an employees’ pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the new EU civil aviation regulations in respect of the prohibition of the carrying of ammunition in hold baggage will not apply to the system traditionally used by target shooters and hunters of transporting ammunition in a separate lockable box in hold baggage in view of the fact that this would have an enormous impact on Irish tourism and Irish sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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444 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the new EU civil aviation regulations in respect of the prohibition of the carrying of ammunition in hold baggage (details supplied); if this will have an impact on Irish tourism and sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if a body (details supplied) is covered by freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number, location and funding allocated to projects under the sports capital programme in 2006, 2007 and 2008 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the responsibilities his Department now holds in the areas of equality, human rights and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in employment that will be affected by the increase in the amount of full rate contributions required for a contributory State pension which commences on 6 April 2012; the number of persons who under current circumstances will be entitled to a full contributory State pension but will no longer qualify for it in each of the years 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she has received a report from the Irish Sports Council regarding the court settlement involving Athletics Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism whether she has received representations from tourism operators on the impact that contraction in car rental supply will have on the tourism industry in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of social contributions that have been accumulated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; if they will be entitled to the contributory State pension when they turn 66 in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide structured occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy for the pupils of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if discussions have taken place with the British authorities regarding the removal of barriers to access for tourists to markets both here and in the UK.
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42 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to propose a referendum on blasphemy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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774 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Stepaside and Leopardstown area in County Dublin is one of the 40 areas of population growth being analysed to identify school accommodation requirements up to and including the secondary school years 2014 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if the cycle-to-work scheme is operational within the Health Service Executive; if she will report on the difficulties being experienced in some HSE areas in view of the fact that it seems that there is a lack of information about the way this system works or the person who is administering the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to an organisation’s (details supplied) request for a meeting to discuss its funding and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his policy in respect of the requirement of persons on defined contribution pension schemes to purchase an annuity; and his views on extending the period permitted for the purchase of an approved retirement funds for new retirees to December 2010 in view of the poor value of annuities in the current economic climate.
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189 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the time scale for the funding of the main building project at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 where the original building is a 1940s preventorium for children in the early stage of tuberculosis and the condition of the building now constitutes a serious health and safety risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on plans for a secondary school for the Stepaside Leopardstown area of County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he proposes to assist recovery in the grain sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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