3 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the White Paper on local government reform; 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 if he has received a report from the chairperson of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; the findings of this report; the recommendations of this report; when he will publish this report; if he will publish an implementation plan for any recommendations contained within this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be 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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187 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an appeal for a non-contributory State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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483 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the procedures regarding the trust fund that is being established for victims of abuse in terms of financial compensation; the process by which this money will be discharged to the victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the control of Salmon Fisheries Order 2010; his views on this submission; when he will come to a conclusion regarding this matter in view of the improvements that this would make to the Order; 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 when approval will be given to proceed to contract stage for sewerage schemes at Johnstown, Freshford and Goresbridge, County Kilkenny.
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282 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an appeal will be decided on in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in a repayment under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time it takes to process social welfare appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the manner in which the Building Control Act 2007 has been implemented regarding the registration of non-Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland architects; if the new registration process will be fully completed before officially launching a register of architects; his views on whether the premature launch of this register will have significant consumer choice or market distortion effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the allowances and grants which participants of the rural social scheme can claim; the specific criteria, payment and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for fuel allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has examined the audiovisual content production industry strategy framework group report; if recommendations stemming from that report have been submitted to the Department of Finance for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he received confirmation of date of application and date of approval in respect of planning matters for a company (details supplied) in County Carlow arising from the pig dioxin investigation carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 3 November 2009, if the continued rise in the number of cigarette seizures has led to additional Garda resources being put in place to combat cigarette smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he advised the Department of Finance that the high price of cigarettes was leading to an increase in cigarette smuggling; if this information was made available to the Department of Finance prior to the introduction of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 13 October 2009, if he has received a report from the Garda regarding his views on the opinion of retailers that the recently introduced public display ban makes it easier for criminals and rogue shopkeepers to infiltrate the legitimate trade channels with contraband and counterfeit packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he received information of factors other than the high price of cigarettes which is contributing to the rise in cigarette smuggling; if he has received information which indicates that the introduction of point of sale display ban on tobacco in July 2009 has led to the increase in cigarette smuggling and illicit cigarette trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a redundancy refund will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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142 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of members in the rapid response corps; the specialties of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the equipment that is available to the rapid response corps; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive sought expressions of interest in December 2007 and July 2008 for the provision of primary care centres for primary care teams; if the terms and conditions of the leasing arrangements stipulate that the HSE will only sign a lease with a landlord when general practitioner involvement in providing services from the primary care teams accommodated in the centre has been agreed; the optimum and minimum number of general practitioners per primary care centre, in view of the fact that the primary care strategy makes it clear that the presence of general practitioners is critical to the entire concept of the primary care centres; and the rationale used by the HSE in determining these figures.
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46 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the process being used to set the rents that the Health Service Executive will be committed to paying in leasing arrangements undertaken as a result of the invitation to tender published in December 2007 and July 2008 for the provision of primary care centres for primary care teams.
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482 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a refund will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the back to work scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance his plans for persons who cannot repay their mortgage and are unable to sell their homes to clear their debt while building societies and banks want loans paid at high level fixed rates regardless of affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be available for the provision of a sports hall in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme four payment will be 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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312 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a decision has been made on an application for non-contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings which have taken place to date on the issue of developing policy on mortgage arrears and home repossessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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585 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for better enforcement of building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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573 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal limit set for trihalomethanes in public water supplies; the levels that were recorded in water supplies in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 26 September 2007, if local authorities here have followed his Department’s request to install continuous chlorine alarms and turbidity meters at appropriate locations at the treatment plant or in the distribution network in order to avoid trihalomethanes produced by high levels of chlorine and organic compounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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384 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision for naturalisation will be decided on in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance when approval will be sanctioned to proceed to contract for flood relief works at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow.
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261 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance when food relief works will be carried out at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of recent bad flooding.
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168 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs delivered by the Industrial Development Authority in counties Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford over the past ten years.
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171 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will continue funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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583 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be sanctioned for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of grants that he issued in 2009 which will include all press statements issued on the occasion of the announcement of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review a decision on an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage tax relief operated by financial institutions and the Revenue Commissioners is not applied to the end of the seventh year for first time buyers as intended with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme four payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the name, cost and timeframe for implementation of each individual water pipe replacement scheme awaiting approval in respect of each Dublin local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of resources allocated to the next phase of the water investment programme that is dedicated to water mains improvement or maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of times since 2007 to date in 2010 that his Department has initiated, or been party to, a court case against An Bord Pleanála or another Department or agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial cost to the State of the recent cold weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals or planned timeframe for a review of the retail planning guidelines 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial liability of the taxpayer in the event of a breach of contract regarding the construction and operation of the Poolbeg waste to energy facility, Dublin; and if he 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 if, in view of water shortages in many parts of the country, he will develop a new national policy initiative or funding scheme to address water leakages and the current nationwide water shortage problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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