13 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recommendation in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that plans to build a replacement for the Asgard II be deferred indefinitely; if it is intended to implement this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation will be enacted to reform foreshore licence criteria to assist renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of EU fines imposed on her Department for breaches of EU audit rules from 2003 to date in 2009; the reason for the fine in each instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for each individual social welfare office to deal with a claim for jobseeker’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1110 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a laptop will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1109 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a full time special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1063 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial and grant assistance paid from EU and national sources in respect of a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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984 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when work will commence on the provision of the Freshford wastewater scheme in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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952 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person will be liable for property tax when a house is owned by a child of parents to release funds for medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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945 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider a circular letter to local authorities to allow the introduction of a waiver scheme for persons who have lost their job in respect of the €200 charge for non-principal private residences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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849 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of an old age pension application for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the fact that he is waiting since 15 April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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720 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for residency was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application under humanitarian grounds for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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627 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for residency for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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609 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange financial assistance for the transport of a child (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate delays in providing speech therapy for persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if the €200 charge in respect of a non-principal private residence is tax deductible from rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the Competition Authority by a leading economic consultancy (details supplied) for wasting resources and being inadequately prepared in relation to a recent prosecution by the Competition Authority which was dismissed in the Circuit Court in Mayo in July 2009; the steps she is taking to ensure that the Authority is both efficient and effective; the measures she is taking to address the criticisms levelled at the Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the new property tax applies to someone whose first home is in England and who owns a derelict uninhabitable house here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage increase in staff in his Department since 2000 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of outstanding debt in respect of each local authority including the amount of finance required to discharge contractual obligations across all programme headings with particular reference to water, waste water and Part V housing commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions and the level of fines imposed on non-compliant companies in respect of packaging regulations; if enforcement of the packaging regulations has been funded with its own separate budget; if enforcement of the packaging regulations have been properly structured with specific staff; if the local authorities are the agencies with responsibility for enforcement of the packaging regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the fact that they applied in March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if recommendations have been made by the consulting engineers engaged by her in the audit of fluoridating supplies to ensure compliance with the code of practice; if the consulting engineers have identified any missing on-line monitoring and automatic fail-safe shutdown equipment necessary for safety; the name of the plants lacking this equipment; the cost of bringing all fluoridating water supplies into compliance with the code of practice nationally; the number of fluoridating supplies that are in full compliance; if she will name all those not in compliance; the cost of the national audit by the consulting engineers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans in respect of the establishment of a judicial council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1187 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to establish a follow up unit for students who have completed their time in a centre (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1109 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the storage of material at a facility (details supplied) in County Carlow; the action he will take to ensure compliance with all animal feed regulations arising from the storage of material in the interest of human and animal health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1045 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed by local authorities to serve waste water treatment and drinking water provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1041 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will sign the necessary regulations to allow coursing meetings to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1027 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he made a submission to the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes; if so, if he will supply a copy of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1042 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will sign the necessary puppy regulations confirming the exemptions of various organisations (details supplied) as outlined in correspondence of February 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1022 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems associated with the storage of material at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; the action he will take arising from various health and safety matters that have been raised in correspondence with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1017 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average daily domestic consumption of water per person; the way in which this compares with the EU average and with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1016 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure by local government in providing water in 2008; the amount recouped through charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1020 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make the Comptroller and Auditor General responsible for auditing the accounts of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1019 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the full and finalised annual report and accounts from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority as required under section 44 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1018 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an application (details supplied) to rescind the terms of the IPPC licence in respect of the site involved; his plans to use his powers to ensure that there is no risk to public health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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834 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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643 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason that medical insurance is a requirement for visa applicants from a non-EU state; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding adoption between Ireland and Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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777 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm the exposure to the State, in the form of Dublin County Council, will be in monetary amount in respect of the put and pay element of the Poolbeg incinerator contract; the amount the State will have to pay in respect of the 320,000 tonnes which Dublin County Council has committed to provide; if he expect to make any payments for waste not provided to the incinerator; if he will confirm that this is the total liability for the State in respect of the put and pay element of the Poolbeg contract and that the State does not have any other exposure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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766 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the site clearance works for the Poolbeg incinerator, Dublin have commenced or will commence; the person at whose cost they have been undertaken; if he will confirm that the costs that will neither be incurred or be underwritten by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin County Council is changing the waste collection permits for private waste operators operating in the Dublin area in order that it can direct the commercial waste of private operators to incineration as well as domestic waste; his views on whether this is a threat to private operators jobs and that it is not likely to stop the private sector investing in this area when the country is in need of further investment and job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who have been readmitted to hospital with infection following treatment in private clinics in Dublin and Limerick where cross-infection resulting from reduced staff numbers or use of dialysis lines rather than fistulas was the cause; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of providing dialysis services to Kilkenny, the proposals made by both tendering companies in terms of staff and patient ratios were identical; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the quality criteria included in awarding the contract to provide dialysis services in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent OECD report that competitiveness would be restored through stronger competition; his plans to increase business competition in the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to encourage greater use of renewable energy in public transport fleets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities have communicated to him that they are experiencing or will experience financial difficulties in respect of completing or implementing their water services investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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