64 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the total investment to date by the National Pension Reserve Fund in Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks respectively; the total market value of these investments; the way any gain or loss on these investments will impact on the Exchequer balance and the general Government balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the announcement by a medical devices company (details supplied) that it will shed almost 200 jobs at its plant in Tullamore, County Offaly; if he has met or plans to meet management at the company to try save these jobs; his plans for industrial development in the area in view of the absence of other significant manufacturing industries there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the essential work being completed by the Demonstration Library Project in 30 schools with the highest concentration of disadvantage; if the future of the programme is assured; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has reviewed the compliance by State bodies that come under its remit with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; if he will name the State bodies that have not achieved full compliance; the reason for same: the action taken by his Department; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the boards of State agencies under the aegis of his Department which are required to implement the new Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies that have formally adapted the code at a board meeting; if they have undertaken training to ensure proper implementation of the code; the monitoring procedures they have put in place to ensure proper compliance with the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the State agencies under the aegis of his Department to which the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies applies; if all these agencies have submitted assurances and reports confirming compliance with the code in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for judicial review taken against decisions of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in each of the past five years; the number of such applications that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; and the number of cases that were settled or withdrawn.
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83 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken by the Irish Prison Service and himself to ensure the same access to services by prisoners in the Dóchas Centre, Dublin, with the increase in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date of the Spent Convictions Bill 2007; when he expects it to be brought to Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his plans to make the Commissioners of Irish Lights amenable to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his response to a publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the fitting of roll over protection systems to Defence Forces vehicles; if it is intended to fit the ROPS system to all passenger carrying vehicles; when this process is expected to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his address to the Annual Delegate Conference of the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the energy affordability strategy; the form that this strategy will take; the way he plans to address the problem of fuel poverty here; the number of homes that were part of the warmer homes scheme for 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding his talks with an association (details supplied) in relation to free to air rugby; if he will outline any consultation he has had with his colleagues in Government and other interested parties on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 26 January 2010, the progress that has been made in regard to the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; if it is his intention that the Act will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas for amendment in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consideration that has been given to the policy implications, the social housing implications and the cost implications of rehousing tenants of the social housing leasing initiative when the leasing period of these privately owned properties expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the standards recommended in the 2006 Safe Neurosurgery in Ireland report have been achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 19 May 2010, that the Health Information and Quality Authority and not Beaumont Hospital itself should commission the inquiry into whether Beaumont Hospital complies with the minimum safety standards prescribed by the Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training; if she acknowledges that it would be unsatisfactory to have the hospital inquiring into its own standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding changes to the agri-environment options scheme specifications on species rich grassland and the increase in the natura payment from €75 to €150 per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food when he will introduce the new dairy hygiene, sheep fencing and water harvesting grant aid funded from unused single farm payment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a separated couple are exempt from the non-principal private residence charge when the second residence becomes the primary residence of one party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of serving members of the Garda Síochána who have disabilities; the number of gardaí who have been recruited with disabilities; the number of gardaí who have disabilities arising from incidents related to their work; if arrangements are in place to accommodate members who, for whatever reason, have disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate proposals he may have for deepening co-operation between Ireland and Cuba.
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36 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had in recent times with the Venezuelan ambassador to Britain and Ireland.
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123 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Information and Quality Authority is permitted to commission an independent external inquiry into the national referral centre for neurosurgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the standards recommended in the Safe Neurosurgery in Ireland 2006 report have been achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of citizenship applications awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his policy in relation to the EU anti-trafficking directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal and other associated costs incurred to date by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission as a respondent in a case (details supplied) lodged with the Equality Tribunal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact this case is now being closed and a decision notified to the complainant and respondent respectively by the equality officer assigned to the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce risk equalisation legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider new ways to provide diagnostic services through general practitioners in view of the waiting times for X-rays, MRI scans and so on; the cost of having these carried out at acute hospitals; the potential for GPs to carry out these services; if leasing of equipment that would be accessible to the GPs, for example, has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made to date drafting legislation to control the use of sunbeds; if she plans banning them completely; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to implement Council Directive 2003/9/EC, laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers, which stipulates that asylum seekers should be permitted to work after a given period of time in a member state, particularly having regard to the ongoing delays in processing asylum applications.
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141 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total amount paid to solicitors under the legal aid scheme for criminal cases in the past year for which figures are available; if there is any information available as to the extent to which adjournments add to costs in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to counter the ongoing spate of gangland murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps the gardaí are taking to deal with the continuing problem of the sale and distribution of smuggled cigarettes, particularly in view of suggestions of the involvement of criminal gangs in this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice; Equality and Law Reform his views on extending the remit of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin to cover other dioceses in the country; the position in respect of the Garda investigation into matters arising from the Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the steps he will take to prevent the exploitation of domestic workers, particularly migrant workers in such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the recent report published by the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland seeking changes in the current arrangements for issuing work permits to persons from outside the EEA area which it claimed was leading to exploitation of workers; if he is planning any changes to the current regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the ten schools that are shortlisted for a transfer of patronage to occur; if she will hold the plebiscite of the local communities involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the development of a new national rail freight strategy; when the industry and stakeholder forum for the development of freight that was proposed in the new smarter transport document last met; when it will publish any findings; the percentage of the entire Irish rail network that is electrified; if he has completed any studies on the cost of electrifying the whole of the permanent way; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the State’s exit strategy from the blanket bank guarantee issued on 30 September 2008; the credit institutions that have issued debt or other liabilities under the extended eligible liabilities guarantee; the amount of liabilities that have been raised to date under the eligible liabilities guarantee, and the maturities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if a Garda file has yet been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, arising from the seizure of 120 million cigarettes at Greenore, County Louth in October 2009; the estimated value of the cigarettes seized; if the vessel, alleged to have been involved in the incident, is still detained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review his decision not to grant naturalisation to a person (details supplied) in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding combined heat and power and the soon to be introduced carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the energy affordability strategy; the form that this strategy will take; the way he plans to address the problem of fuel poverty here; the number of homes that were part of the warmer homes scheme in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the method by which unsold affordable units are to be accommodated under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative; the parties to the lease agreement in view of the fact that the local authority is the owner of leased unit; if the recoupment model relates to the repayment of the interest costs of the loan, the way the capital cost is to be repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the methodology used to calculate local market rents which are used in establishing leasing costs under Social Housing Leasing Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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