137 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the criteria imposed by the Health Service Executive in the recent circular to dentists are clinical and administratively clear and unambiguous; and if the operational guidelines have been issued to the principal dental surgeons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has ensured that the claims processing staff in the primary care reimbursement section have been appraised on the new arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has advised principal dental surgeons and contracting dentists of the circumstances under which approval may be given for emergency dentures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has ensured that the Health Service Executive have principal dental surgeons in place in all areas to deal with the new approvals process and questions that arise daily as a result of the new arrangements; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the definition of high risk in regard to medical card patients who require treatment of gum disease and if so, if appropriate clinical expertise was used; if the definition has been communicated to all principal dental surgeons and the dental treatment service scheme contractors involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in the roll-out of domestic water meters; when he expects a nationwide meter installation campaign to be completed; and if will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in having the Comptroller and Auditor General investigate past decisions and actions of the executive and the board of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons for the delay in processing a foreshore licence application for the Poolbeg waste to energy facility, Dublin; the date on which his Department received the application; if he is currently judging the application and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in her Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for her Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in her Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for her Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in her Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for her Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 on 23 June, if she will provide the observations her Department submitted concerning the draft guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which are to be presented to the 4th Conference of the Parties in November; if her Department were involved in drafting the text for the preamble for Articles 9 and 10 of the FCTC; the other countries involved in drafting the preamble if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increasing number of cigarette seizures and reports of wide availability of counterfeit cigarettes if she will consider conducting a review of the tobacco regulatory framework; if she will consider conducting a review of the impact the point of sale display ban is having on the illicit and counterfeit cigarette trade since its introduction one year ago; if she will consider conducting a review of the dangers associated with counterfeit cigarettes and investigating some of the ingredients which can be found in the cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for relevant Departments, the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the justification for a public authority, Iarnród Éireann, to charge prospective tenderers up to €930 per annum through a private company (details supplied) in order to register for receipt of relevant documentation for public tenders; the benefit that the tenderers receive for such a charge; his view on whether such a charge is inconsistent with the stated objective of opening public tenders to the small and medium enterprise sector; if he will ensure that such practices are discontinued immediately in view of the hardship they impose on the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the number of cigarette seizures; the number of cigarettes seized; the total revenue value of the cigarettes to date since the introduction of the point of sale display ban one year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance his views of whether the illicit cigarette trade here over the past year is out of control; if he will confirm reports that the illicit cigarette trade is now larger than the cocaine trade; if he will consider an inter Departmental review of the tobacco regulatory framework in view of the growing illicit cigarette trade; if he will consider conducting a review of the impact the point of sale display ban is having on the illicit cigarette trade since its introduction one year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 29 June, if he will provide the breakdown of taxation on cigarettes including the percentage of ad valorem tax and percentage of specific excise duty on cigarettes; if he will consider introducing measures similar to Sweden (details supplied) where the Minister for Finance has proposed reform of the taxation structure on cigarettes in order to prevent cheap cigarettes entering the market as well as increasing their overall revenue from cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the measures and initiatives he will be taking in view of the agreement to implement the Croke Park agreement to ensure that public servants are equipped with the skills and perspectives through training and upskilling to adapt to the requirements of the public service reform programme; if he is allocating a specific budget to achieve this objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that public servants are encouraged to advance their careers through commitment to a programme of continuing professional development in view of the changes and reforms that the Croke Park agreement will involve for the public sector; his views on whether such a continuing professional development scheme will be beneficial in view of the need to develop specialist skills within the public sector and in view of the widespread development of CPD across a range of employments in the State aimed at enhancing performance, service delivery and effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Taoiseach the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces in overall terms, by Naval Service, Air Corps and Army, and by gender, as of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review her decision to refuse resource hours to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review a decision regarding a fish culture licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when finance will be allocated for the construction of waste water treatment plants at Goresbridge, Freshford and Johnstown, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the report of the review group on congregated settings; when this report will be published; if she will consult with service users, their families and service providers with regard to the recommendations of the report before implementing any recommendations; if she will ensure that the implementation of any recommendation in respect of the report involves an inclusive process which takes proper account of the need to protect and preserve the care, needs and requirements of service users currently in congregated settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the wider use of credit risk mitigants, such as mortgage indemnity insurance, as a mandatory requirement for the underwriting of high loan-to-value loans in the context of new regulatory requirements for future mortgage lending; if his attention has been drawn to the positive and constructive impact of mortgage indemnity insurance in other jurisdictions in terms of reducing both the capital risk arising from negative equity and the consequent exposure for customers; the steps he is taking to investigate the potential benefits of mortgage indemnity insurance in the context of preparing a prudent regulatory structure for the future mortgage.
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116 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the role that mortgage indemnity insurance can play in the future housing market; his further views on whether it can assist in reducing risk and exposure for high loan-to-value lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the progress of legislation to deal with management companies through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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578 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by her Department and its agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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538 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a payment for REP scheme four has been awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government , further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 15 June 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the 2008 professional and consultancy fees incurred by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority by service type and by payment to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by her Department and its agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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