95 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the posting of detailed information on the Internet about the movements of Naval Service vessels could be used by drug importers or others involved in illegal activities to avoid detection; his plans to review this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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838 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is cruelty to horses in some areas of Dublin; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that in the Clondalkin area a number of horses are believed to have died from malnutrition; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local authorities are not equipped to deal with this problem; his views on whether changes to legislation are necessary to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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834 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the increase in unlicensed and abandoned horses in the greater Dublin area and the difficulties that local authorities have in fulfilling their animal control responsibilities under the Control of Horses Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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564 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal that were decided with an oral hearing in each of the past three years, and for each year the number of cases where the appeal was allowed and the number of cases where the appeal was refused.
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563 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal that were decided without an oral hearing in each of the past three years; and the number of cases where the appeal was allowed and refused in each year.
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209 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether credit unions should come under the aegis of the Irish Credit Bureau; the number of credit unions now encompassed by the Credit Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding provided to the various RAPID areas over the past three years; the breakdown of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of meetings he or his Department have had with the gardaí and the Department of Justice and Law Reform in relation to the prevention of and spread of the sale of illegal drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the talks in relation to building the peace process in Darfur includes both African and Arab communities.
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143 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 regarding 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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52 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent figures from the Central Statistics Office showing increases in 12 of the 16 main recorded offence groups between 2004 and 2008; the steps he is taking to counter this upward trend in crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the recommendations of the special group report on public service numbers and expenditure that he plans to implement during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on whether there should be a constitutional referendum on blasphemy; his further views on whether such a referendum will be held in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the practice that requires non-nationals living outside Dublin to have their fingerprints taken before renewing their residency permits, in view of the fact that this is not required of those renewing at the Garda National Immigration Bureau; if his attention has been drawn to the distress that this practice may cause to parents who have their fingerprints taken in front of their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 17 February 2010, when the promised notice required to clarify arrangements for parents of Irish-born children granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC 05 scheme will be published in the newspapers and posted on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he has taken to oversee the implementation of the recommendations which were contained in the CIE-commissioned report on alleged irregularities in the procurement process at Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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783 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will explain the reason for the halving of the budgetary provision for 2010 of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 24; his views on whether this cut is likely to terminate a most worthwhile project; the alternatives that are available to the person with valuable accumulated experience to keep this organisation in existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when child benefit payment will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on correspondence from an association (details supplied) regarding the regulatory and operational framework of microlight operations here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he is taking to regulate the labelling of food as Irish when anecdotal evidence suggests that tenuous connections to Ireland are being used to avail of such.
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150 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to close the loophole whereby stallion horses can stand here and their owners can avoid paying tax through registering them offshore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of stallion horses standing here that are registered in the name of or owned by offshore companies or trusts, thus avoiding the payment of corporation tax on the stallions’ profits; the percentage of the overall stallion population in the breeding industry that are registered or owned offshore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was paid to the Exchequer in 2009 from the income tax and corporation tax on stallion horse profits following the ending of tax exemption in August 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged consultants, or any State agency, to examine and monitor the non-National Asset Management Agency loan books of the guaranteed credit institutions; if he has a reliable estimate of the losses likely to be incurred on these loan books; if he envisages having to provide State financial support to any of the guaranteed credit institutions arising from these sub-NAMA loan books above and beyond post-NAMA recapitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the ISME bank watch survey which found that 55% of small to medium enterprises were refused funding in the three months to the end of February 2010; if he will further comment on the general SME lending environment; his views on whether the National Asset Management Agency is unlikely to have a significant impact on the availability of credit to SMEs; if he plans to bring forward further proposals to ameliorate the SME lending environment; 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 the steps he has taken to address a submission (details supplied) regarding bullying at work by a member of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to publish the legislation (details supplied) to clamp down on crony capitalism, to restrict cross-directorships and to prevent one person fulfilling the dual role of chair and chief executive of any company; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position and timeframe for the transposition of the services directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the introduction of legislation to require eateries to indicate on their menus the calorie content of the dishes they serve as a measure to combat obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in implementing the recommendations of the orthodontic review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children her views that Ireland will be able to achieve the targets set in a draft report by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament to achieve 100% screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer by 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when child benefit will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on the live register at the Tallaght office at end of January 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the new training programme for the Garda Síochána; if it will affect people waiting on a panel to commence training at Templemore College, County Tipperary; if the current panel will remain in place to fill the next intake; when those intakes will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the energy affordability strategy; the form 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 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on ensuring that tariffs for domestic gas cylinders are brought under the remit of the Energy Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence his plans for vessel replacement in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the number of appointments that have been filled to date in 2010 in view of the recent decision to approve 50 promotions at senior level within the Defence Forces; when the outstanding posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the estimated amount to be received from teachers by way of their pension contributions, including pension levy, in the 2010 calendar year, separated by primary and post primary teachers; the estimated amount of expenditure on payment of pensions to retired primary and post-primary teachers and their dependants in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when child benefit will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda investigation has been completed into the death of a person in a road traffic hit and run incident (details supplied) on 27 September 2008; if a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Garda investigation into an armed robbery at a post office (details supplied) in County Donegal on 27 February 2009 in which more than €100,000 is reported to have been taken; if a file has been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to previous correspondence (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions she has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding a faster transfer of applicants from rent supplement to the rental accommodation scheme.
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92 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the continued delay in arriving at a decision on the national pensions framework.
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145 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that a penalty, financial or otherwise, will not be imposed on persons who were involved in the residence permit renewal process; if he will assure such persons that it will not jeopardise future citizenship applications.
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144 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that while some migrants who were unable to renew their residence permits were offered a three month temporary residence permit as a stop gap measure were being charged €150 for these temporary permits; if he will ensure that they are not then charged another €150 for their three year permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons have lost their jobs due to the fact that they were unable to renew their residence permits, despite following the instructions advertised by his Department and in situations where employers have tried to contact the Garda National Immigration Bureau seeking clarification of their employees’ residence status and permission to continue in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have become undocumented following their involvement in the residence permit renewal process for persons who were granted residency here under the Irish born child 2005 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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