199 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Multi-Unit Developments Bill has not progressed in the Oireachtas since May 2009; if he is planning amendments to the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when approval will be given to the construction of a road bypass at Thomastown, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when he will appoint a chairman to Dublin Port Company; his views on whether it is inconsistent for the State to be insisting on certain appointments to the boards of financial institutions in the interests of proper corporate governance, when a company in his remit has been without a chairman for nearly 12 months; the reason for the delay in filling the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been a reduction in the fourth year electrical apprentice training rate from €647.01 to €528.37; the reason FÁS payslips do not show PRSI contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider the retention of a docking station at the offices of his Department at Hebron Road, Kilkenny in order that matters relating to farming and other queries relating to entitlements and inspections will be dealt with by field officers rather than incurring unnecessary expense in travel subsistence arising from the decision to transfer the functions of this office to Waterford.
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254 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for a broadcast media campaign for the raising of awareness of special designation areas along coastal areas in view of the fact that all affected landowners were contacted directly; the person who drafted and approved the text of the broadcast advert; the cost of the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of media campaigns which involved broadcast, print and any other media, undertaken by his Department in 2009; the allocated cost of each campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Force have an action plan in place to deal with various functions as a result of front line public service industrial action; if the Defence Force will manage multiple emergencies across the front line services if such a situation develops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence how the Defence Forces were involved in flood relief operations in November 2009; the person who officially requested assistance from the Defence Forces in each area; if the Defence Forces have adequate supplies and resources to prepare for widespread flooding and to deal with flooded areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence if the Office of Emergency Planning had a role in the response to the widespread flooding here which caused damage and disruption across cities and rural areas; if so, the nature of their response and role; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the number of times the emergency centre of the office of emergency planning has been used since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent on establishing the office of emergency planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a Chairman to Dublin Port Company will be appointed; his views on whether it is inconsistent to be insisting on certain appointments to the boards of financial institutions in the interests of proper corporate governance, when a company within his remit has been without a chairman for almost twelve months; the reasons for the delay in filling this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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529 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve an application under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application for a new gym to be constructed at a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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526 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 15 October 2009, the reason for the delay in respect of the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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498 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reintroduce the young farmers installation aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount that would be raised if the tax on non-principal private dwellings was extended to include properties used for the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the 2008 accounts for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the findings of the review group on public expenditure on the need for increased use of mediation in litigation by the State, he will request the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor to initiate a review of all litigation involving the State, initially at High Court level, to see if mediation could be employed in such cases to resolve matters of dispute involving the State; if such a review will be guided by a recommendation that mediation should be encouraged as a rule rather than an exception; if he will seek to have the rules of court amended to facilitate a mandatory consideration of mediation in proceedings involving the State, in an effort to reduce costs, speed up the resolution of contested matters and improve the provision of public services generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when finance will be allocated to Kilkenny County Council to comply with the 1% for art funding arising from the completion of the Graiguenamanagh relief road in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he requires EU approval for the National Asset Management Agency Bill in advance of the signature of the President in respect of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made any representations to the British Government concerning its policy of building new nuclear reactors in Britain, specifically in Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the 2008 accounts for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; if he will comment on the financial situation within the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether regional authorities are effective in the local government system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have drawn down home choice loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of the Health Service Executive posts of dedicated officer for elder abuse created as a response of her policy on elder abuse, Protecting our Future, that were the subject of mediation by a person (details supplied) under the terms of the final framework agreement agreed between the interim HSE and a trade union; the location; if records will be provided to verify this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the protection available to homeowners who have taken out sub-prime mortgages; his plans to make statutory the code on mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the date a school (details supplied) in County Carlow opened; the cost of building works involved; the date of the original school opening; if the school is classified as junior national school or infant national school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be awarded under REPS 4 to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the financial pressures in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow dealing with people with disabilities; if sufficient resources are available to maintain the existing level of services in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a loophole in the tax law or schemes that allow for the withdrawal of moneys from limited companies by directors to their personal accounts and nil rates of tax; the consequent loss of revenue to the State; the consequences for the suppliers of services to those companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); his views on the local authority’s request; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a formal decision and statutory recommendation to the relevant local authorities is expected to be made with respect to his proposal to extend the Liffey Valley special area amenity order; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from South Dublin County Council requesting funding for a pilot school transport project as part of action 14, chapter 5, of Smarter Travel A Sustainable Transport Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the rental cost of all Department offices in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to update the current partnership law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be approved to construct the Carlow town north regional water supply scheme phase two and Carlow town water supply network.
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237 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when approval will be sanctioned to build the Rathvilly waste water treatment plant in County Carlow.
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236 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when approval will be granted to proceed to contract for the Tullow waste water treatment plant in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average processing time for a claim in respect of jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average processing time for a claim in respect of jobseeker’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a transport grant for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny attending a school in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all investigations relating to a company (details supplied) in County Carlow have been completed; and when publication will take place.
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386 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the needs study on water services 2010 to 2013 will be completed.
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241 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons in counties Carlow and Kilkenny have the lowest national uptake of home care packages; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to appoint an audiologist for Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the transfer of part of a site in his ownership (details supplied) for the benefit of the local community and nearby educational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be awarded in respect of the REP scheme and forestry to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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