589 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the average subsidy per DART passenger for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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564 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is appropriate that the State should accept money from an international charity (details supplied) whose funds might more properly be directed to the developing world; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the excise duty charged per bottle of wine and particularly on wine sold in restaurants or hotels and consumed with meals in view of the crisis in the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has discussed the decline of rural services with other Departments; his views on whether recent budgetary decisions will have a negative impact on local community services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether policy initiatives aimed at fostering new talent and sustaining those established in the artistic community have been adequate to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the initiatives he has introduced to tackle the downward trend in tourism figures; his views on whether he considers the structures in place sufficient to give strategic leadership to those struggling in the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the retention of the Irish Film Board as a singular entity is important for the future development of the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the projects and individual artists funded by Culture Ireland over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number, cost and nature of the projects funded by Culture Ireland in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when a decision on the approval of funds for the Murphystown parallel road in Leopardstown, Dublin 18 is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1253 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application for the replacement school by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; when a decision will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1273 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the disproportionate impact change in private school funding would have on schools of the Protestant faith; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1252 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application for the replacement school by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; when a decision will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1012 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding allocated for the upgrade of a housing development (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1057 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the economic climate and the absence of employment for architects, he will postpone the planned new system of registration of architects and particularly the imposition of a €4,000 interview fee, which would be beyond the means of an architect and would deprive them of a livelihood, in effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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849 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if in view of the large number of self-employed persons becoming unemployed, it is envisaged that the criteria for qualification for the jobseeker’s allowance will be changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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805 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons employed by the Irish Film Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if there has been consultation between himself and the European Commission in relation to the planned stakeholder consultation to be held in October 2009 with regard to the overhaul of consumer rights for holiday makers; his views on the planned overhaul; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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538 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the requirement for accessibility on CIÉ tour buses, private Irish tour buses and non-Irish licensed buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the average subsidy per passenger in 2008 on all Irish air routes subject to a subsidised public service obligation in view of an bord snip nua recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to ensure standards within the new pre-school scheme and the service provided is an appropriate educational one and not merely child minding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce the fair deal scheme for nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the current situation in respect of Vietnamese adoptions; the likelihood of an imminent bilateral agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the Revenue Commissioners liaise with the Department of Social and Family Affairs to ensure that artists availing of the artists’ exemption scheme are not presented with a large backlog of unpaid PRSI payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if it was envisaged that the income levy would apply to all income once the taxpayer reached the qualifying threshold income; his views on whether this could be unfair to persons earning slightly in excess of the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the administrative problems and problems for individual taxpayers resulting from the introduction of the income levy, whereby in many cases persons only discover their income levy obligation at the end of the financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the revenue earned from the departure tax in each month since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if, in addition to property developer loans, the National Asset Management Agency will purchase any other distressed assets which might be regarded as European Central Bank eligible assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the value of Irish Government bonds issued between August 2008 and August 2009 which were purchased by Irish banks covered by the Government deposit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the value of Government bonds issued from August 2008 to August 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when legislation giving effect to the preclearance facility at Shannon Airport will be published; when the facility will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of overseas development aid that has been allocated to the United Nations Population Fund for 2009; if the allocation includes UNFPA trust funds concerning female genital mutilation, maternal mortality and reproductive health commodity security; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann has examined the possibility of reopening the Limerick to Foynes port railway for the carriage of freight; their cost estimate for same; if not, if he will request Iarnród Éireann to examine the feasibility of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a follow-on day service will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a follow-on day service will be made available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the restrictions surrounding staffing levels and opening times of visitor attraction sites under the remit of the Office of Public Works for 2009 in comparison to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the promised facility for cystic fibrosis sufferers at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; if building has commenced; the expected completion date; the estimated opening time; the number of rooms provided for isolation purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of places available for pre-school provision based on the number of play-schools which have to date opted to join the new State play-school free scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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497 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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495 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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494 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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493 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the funding which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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489 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the funding application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the funding band which applies to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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