68 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the average time lapse between receipt of invoices for goods and services and actual payment in his Department and in each agency and organisation within his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average time lapse between receipt of invoices for goods and services and actual payment in his Department and in each agency and organisation within his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he has considered representations from the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists seeking statutory registration and recognition of creative arts therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the James Joyce Tower and Museum in Sandycove, County Dublin, which is unable to open for the summer months due to staff shortage; if he will acknowledge that the James Joyce Tower and Museum is an integral tourist destination in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the probation and welfare service will as was previously the case, assist with the work of the district family courts thus ensuring that the views of children are expressed, heard, recorded and put before the court; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide for the provision of a comprehensive guardian ad litem service, as contained in the Children Act 1997, for children in access cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the Women’s Aid annual statistics report 2011, which highlights the significant increase in the number of children who witnesses domestic violence and experience assault themselves, if he intends to provide children with a greater voice before the courts, as recommended in the UN convention on the rights of the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if in legislating and implementing a process for recognising transgender persons she will consider, contrary to the expert group recommendation, including persons already married or who have civil partnership status; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if legislation is being prepared to comply with the High Court ruling on Ireland’s breach of the European Convention on Human Rights due to the absence of a process to recognise the acquired gender of transsexual persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which the error in classification for PRSI and superannuation of teachers was first brought to the attention of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if issues raised by teachers and students regarding the leaving certificate paper II honours maths will be borne in mind in the marking and grading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 6 June 2012, regarding the conditions of staff transferring to the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority, if he will confirm that the current pension entitlements of staff will be maintained as they currently stand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the error in classification for PRSI and superannuation of teachers was first identified in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she intends to publish a consultation document on the introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a difference in the incidence of illness benefit claims in different sectors of the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who made a fresh claim for illness benefit in 2010, distinguishing those whose claim lasted from between three days to six days; one week to one month; two months to three months; four months to six months, seven months to 11 months; one year to two years; three to five years; and six years and ten years; more than 10 years; and if she would distinguish those who were working in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming illness benefit at the end of 2011, distinguishing those who have been claiming from between three days to six days; one week to one month; two months to three months; four months to six months, seven months to 11 months; one year to two years; three to five years; six years and ten years; more than 10 years, and if she will distinguish those claimants who were working in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the 25% administrative burden reduction programme ending this year, there are plans either by him or the European Commission to launch a further administrative reduction target or a similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date in 2012 that marks the deadline for reaching the 25% administrative burden reduction target; if it is anticipated that his Department will reach that target; the way Ireland compares to other EU countries in reaching that target; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering implementing forced distribution as part of the rating of staff under Performance Management and Development System; and if not, the other measures he is considering to ensure that the commitments made in the Croke Park Agreement linking incremental pay to performance are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in view of the newly published Performance Management and Development System form which describes a Performance Management Development System of three as fully acceptable and a rating of two as needs improvement, if it is his intention to increase the qualifying threshold for an increment to three; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the 2012 Performance Management and Development System cycle ends; if the newly published PMDS forms are being used during the current cycle and for interim reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the application processing systems of the carer’s allowance and respite grant section are not linked up to allow for the sharing of information and to reduce the burden on already stressed and vulnerable people; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report of the expert group set up to advise him on the proposed property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unemployed and employed persons who were hired during referendum polling and counting days; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in future, referendums can be held on a Saturday in order that school students and staff are not disturbed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in the Dail Éireann, Topical Issues, 7 March 2012, that she would seek to make graduate architects eligible for the jobbridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the total number of companies who have claimed relief under the three-year corporate tax exemption, which provides relief from corporation tax on the trading income and certain gains of new start-up companies in the first three years of trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have availed of the foreign earnings deduction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form the total number of businesses and the total number of employees which have participated in the Revenue job assist scheme in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form, the number of businesses which claimed the research and development tax credit in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to date; the total investment arising from the tax credit in each of those years; and the total cost of the scheme to the Exchequer in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the total investment arising from the business expansion scheme; the total number of companies that claimed the tax relief, before it was superseded by the introduction of the employment and investment incentive scheme, in each of the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the total investment arising from the employment and investment incentive scheme in 2011 and 2012 to date, the total number of companies that have claimed this tax relief; the total amount of relief claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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939 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to facilitate, and include in the planning process, provision of family accommodation at the new children’s hospital by Ronald McDonald House who currently provide this service for Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set up a public enquiry to investigate the granting of a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) to drill for oil and gas off Dalkey Island, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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582 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the usage, per capita, of plastic bags each year since the introduction of the plastic bag levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the headings under which costs are expected to be made, and the quantum of such savings, following the merger of the National Library, the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the deliberate failure by companies to abide by Labour Court judgements; if he intends to take any action in relation to these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funds will be made available to South Dublin County Council for the replacement of the footbridge (details supplied) destroyed by recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a disability access route to education programme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the conditions of staff who will transfer to the newly formed Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland, particularly non-remuneration-based conditions as outlined in section 21, subsection 2 of the Bill; if he will clarify his comments at Second Stage debate (details supplied) that the apparent diminishment of staff conditions is not the Bill’s intent and if these conditions will be the same as those outlined in the Qualification (Education and Training) Act 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed by architects regarding the proposed amendments to the building controls regulation which appear to require them to certify not just the design but the actual building work carried out for which they feel they simply cannot take responsibility unless they are full time on site; 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 if, in view of the EU’s proposal for a regulation on statutory audits of public interest companies amending Directive 2006/43/EC, he has considered the likely disincentive effect on Foreign Direct Investment and particularly international financial services, considering that Irish subsidiaries of companies based outside the EU may have to appoint auditors other than those employed for their corporate headquarters or for their other international operations, and the mounting number of international studies warning on the negative impact of key elements of Commissioner Barnier’s proposals on audit costs, independence and on audit quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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632 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reason second and fourth class children in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 will not receive dental screening or treatment in the current school year while the service is available to children in other schools; if arrangements will be made to ensure such screening is made available at the earliest possible opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the growth in the use of jamming devices to neutralise the effectiveness of alarms supported by a GSM mobile telephone services backup signalling facility, any change is proposed to the regulations governing the securing of firearms such as a change to encourage and or permit the use of long-range radio telemetry which is immune to jamming devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is his intention that Ireland, through Irish Aid, will use every opportunity our aid programme presents to promote and support the recent resolution of the UN Commission on Population and Development regarding Adolescents and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to make it compulsory that fathers should be named on their children’s birth certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to receive the report from the Adoption Authority following its recent visit to Ethiopia; and the timescale she envisages for the signing of a bilateral agreement between the two countries should that report be positive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on requests from public servants to allow them to postpone retirement beyond the current 65 years cut off; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that an elderly person admitted to a nursing home in mid-2011 is liable for the household charge in 2012 and if this is the case, if a fairer arrangement can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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