445 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he will take to ensure the protection of Nos. 3 to 8 Hume Street, Dublin 2, a Georgian terrace, in view of its importance as part of Dublin city’s architectural heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will again be eligible for community employment when they reach 55 years of age; the payments that will be available to them at that stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to concerns raised by staff in a company (details supplied) which is moving 300 jobs from Leopardstown, Dublin; the amount of State support, both financial and otherwise, in tabular form, provided to the company since it set up here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will present a list of the shovel ready projects the Government is preparing for consideration under funding that may come available as part of any new EU stimulus funding; the criteria being used to select such projects and the Departments he consulted with regarding the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of EU structural funds to Ireland that remain unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the SOLAS authority will be established; if he will confirm the projected budget for SOLAS to be spent by his Department this year; if he will confirm if moneys have been transferred to his Department’s budget from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation budget to cover SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount that could be raised annually for the Exchequer if a wealth tax following the model of Switzerland, France, Norway, Canada and Luxemburg were to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the human rights of persons (details supplied) all of whom are detained in Miami, Florida, are being upheld; if he has discussed their case with the ambassador to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 so as to provide for the payment of deposits to the Private Residential Tenancies Board in respect of tenancies required to be registered under part 7 of that act; to require further that payments of supplementary welfare allowance under the Social Welfare Acts in respect of rental payments shall be paid only in respect of a tenancy registered with the Board; and to provide for connected matters
184 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the new acute mental health admissions unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin will be operational; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by the Irish Haemochromatosis Association that there is still no equality of access to venesection treatment for haemochromatosis patients; if he will provide an update on progress made in implementing the stated commitment by the Health Service Executive to open three walk-in clinics by 2012; the steps he will take to ensure treatment is available in Limerick in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there have been cutbacks in funding for statutory voluntary and community groups for the provision of summer activities for children between the ages of six and ten years in areas of disadvantage; if so, if she will ensure that funding is re-instated as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a chief executive/director currently in place in the National Education Welfare Board; if not, if she will ensure an appointment is made to this position as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the aftercare needs of young persons leaving care are been adequately met in view of the evidence that there is a severe shortage of aftercare services; her further views that the provisions contained in section 45(4) of the Child Care Act 1991 are insufficient and a statutory right to aftercare is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the banning of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding if any, he draws down from the European Union to tackle homelessness; his plans for applying for funding from the European Union for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection when the report of the advisory group on tax and social welfare in relation to child income supports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the value of loans owed by a prominent property developer (details supplied) to the National Asset Management Agency; the values of assets held by the developer and available for their benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since fighting has broken out between Sudan armed forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement — North in the Nuba mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan, the UN estimates that up to 300,000 people have been severely affected or displaced by the fighting; his views on the need for humanitarian access to civilians affected by the escalation; if he will call on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to comply with their binding obligations under international humanitarian law to allow safe and unhindered access for international humanitarian actors to all civilians and to provide prompt humanitarian assistance to all those in need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare recipients who are currently receiving a double payment with respect to community employment schemes and who are on illness benefit or invalidity pension; if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by persons who are in this situation and who are concerned about recent budgetary changes; the steps she will take to address their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation regarding a person (details supplied) and the report published by the Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights; if his attention has been drawn to the call that they be moved from Hydebank Women’s Prison, Belfast, to an outside facility to receive medical treatment; if he has raised this matter with the British Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Redwood ward in James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15; his views on reports that the Health Service Executive intends to close this 31 bed ward; if he will ensure that tis ward does not close; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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512 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency services in Saint Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin; if he is amenable to discussing the matter directly with the correspondent as requested with a view to addressing their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for funding in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 for their autism services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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479 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by some junior doctors there that the call shifts can be excessive with some junior doctors expected to work 33 hours shifts, whereas other hospitals put a cap of 12 to 24 hours on shift duration; his views on the concerns of some junior doctors that this is an unsafe practice for doctors and patients alike; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will expedite an application for childcare provision in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 under the community employment training scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite a joint visa in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been prosecuted each year, in tabular form, pursuant to the offence of section 19D of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as inserted by the Housing Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding grants for postgraduate students in the coming academic year; if he will review the decision to end maintenance payment under the student grant scheme for students entering new postgraduate courses from the 2012/2013 academic year onwards with a view to re-instating the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Taoiseach if he will ensure that the issue of same sex civil marriage is considered in the forthcoming constitutional convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the will publish a National Dementia Strategy for Ireland, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the costs of the acquisition of the former Motorola premises in Swords, County Dublin, for the National Museum in respect of annual rent or lease costs; the incurred and expected refurbishment costs of using the building for museum storage; the plans for other facilities used for such storage; if he will confirm that the owner of the facility at Swords is a well-known developer (details supplied); if liabilities to the National Asset Management Agency will be offset against the rent payable by the Museum or Department on the lease if the developer is in the NAMA process; if the Office of Public Works has completed its evaluation of options for the space, which will become available after the National Museum transfers its stored collections to the new facility; if it will be considered for commercial and employment possibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a request of transfer of residence for a duty-free vehicle in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding plans to privatise Coillte; if he will confirm whether the matter was discussed with the EU-IMF troika during the recent review; if he will re-visit the plans with a view to take the privatisation of Coillte off the agenda and instead retain this vital State asset in public ownership and utilise it to provide training for the unemployed and the creation of long-term forestry employment, as well as a vital recreational and tourist amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason the card was removed and the reason for the delay in the card being re-instated; if he will ensure that the child’s medical card will not be removed again in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who is awaiting surgery in the UK which is not available here; if the family will be assisted with all necessary travel and accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if accident and emergency units in hospitals are trained in stroke recognition to ensure that any patients presenting in accident and emergency with warning signs of a stroke are immediately provided with medical treatment to prevent serious damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the conditions under which eurozone member states can access funds under the European Financial Stability Fund; if he will confirm the timeframe within which participating States have to avail of such resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland will complete and publish its review of payment protection insurance schemes provided by financial institutions covered by the State bank guarantee; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no cuts to home help services, in view of the severe difficulties this will cause service users and their families; if he agrees that cuts to home help do not save money to the Exchequer given the higher costs due to increased hospitalisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that there will be no job losses suffered by staff currently employed in the Law Society as a result of the enacting of the forthcoming Legal Services Regulation Bill; if he will ensure that staff will be transferred to the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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298 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give an update on plans to regulate cash for gold outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to sign legislation outlawing puppy farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a learning support teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will give a commitment that a permanent learning support teacher will be retained in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the payment of allowances to teachers for Masters or Doctorate level qualifications, in particular with relation to teachers who borrowed funds to take up further education, and who would have had a legitimate expectation to receive their increases when they began their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Irish Government will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities thereby recognising disability as a human rights issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines covering the use of pepper spray by An Garda Síochána; if he is satisfied that An Garda Síochána are using these guidelines correctly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22605/12]
152 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on his plans to implement the credit guarantee scheme to support small and medium enterprises; when the scheme will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on progress in implementing the Barcelona agreement on the teaching of modern languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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