198 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the estimated energy use of his Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated energy use of her Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years.
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153 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person appointed by the Circuit Court as the care representative has the legal authority to sell the home of their parent while their parent is still alive; after the death of that parent is it the care representative or the executor of the will who will sell the home to repay the required fair deal loan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated energy use of his Department in 2008 and 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the estimated energy use of her Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the estimated energy use of his Department in the years, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the terms under which he will make available supports for home security to older persons and if any changes in these supports are envisaged in the four year budgetary plan.
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200 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any changes to the terms and conditions of grants for older or incapacitated persons to undertake necessary improvements in the home are envisaged in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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199 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the rate of interest being charged on home loans from local authorities and the charge for mortgage protection and if he will indicate the repayments on a 30 year loan.
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198 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of home choice loans for those earning over €40,000 and if standard local authority home purchase loans for those earning under €50,000 which have been issued in the past 12 months and if any change in the terms and conditions are envisaged in the context of the four year budgetary strategy.
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197 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who are tenants of local authorities in local authority owned homes and the total value of rents collected by local authorities.
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196 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons now on the rent accommodation scheme operated by the local authorities; the conditions of eligibility for an applicant to qualify; the minimum rent that eligible persons will be required to contribute towards rent from their income; the estimated annual cost of the scheme and if any changes are planned in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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181 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the restrictions that apply to persons of 18 years and over living at home in qualifying for jobseeker’s allowance at the full rate and if any changes are planned in this in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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180 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which child dependant allowance can be paid beyond an 18th birthday.
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178 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a person on one-parent family allowance can qualify for family income supplement when participating in a community employment programme.
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177 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the ceiling on gross earnings for retention of secondary benefits such as rent supplement.
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176 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest terms prevailing for rent and mortgage interest supplement in respect of the minimum contribution to be made weekly by the applicant from welfare income; the maximum monthly ceiling on payments for eligible properties; the income that can be disregarded in the means test; the housing need that must be established to qualify; the circumstances in which the supplement can be retained after returning to full time work and if it is planned to change any of these terms in the context of the four year budgetary plans
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175 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the duration of claiming social welfare before a person can qualify to hold entitlements while participating in education programmes and the additional supports with education cost are provided if secondary benefits can be kept and if any changes are planned in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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117 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the conditions for enrolment in the free preschool year for the current school year; her estimate of the numbers enrolled and if there are any plans for change in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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81 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if there are circumstances whereby the pension entitlements of a former public official can be reduced as a penalty for proven negligence or incompetence in the conduct of their duties and if there is any precedent for such action.
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80 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance in the context of the rates at which child benefit is paid, his estimate of the savings that could be made if this was subject to income tax or if it was subjected to the income levy 2% up to €75,036 and if the administrative requirements to subject this payment to tax have been worked out.
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76 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the benefits of FÁS developing a central placement service for community employment schemes that would match vacancies with persons whose relevant experience is on file rather than the current decentralisation which requires multiple applications by a person to the different organisers of community employment schemes.
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75 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the work experience options she makes available through FÁS; the terms and conditions for participating in these programmes and her plans to extend these programmes.
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74 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the category of person on the back to education scheme who can qualify for a higher or further education grant and if any change in this is planned in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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73 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the duration of claiming social welfare before a person can qualify to hold welfare entitlements while participating in education programmes and if additional training allowance is payable during the course and if she plans changes in this scheme in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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72 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the income guidelines for eligibility for a grant for higher or further education and her plans under the four year budgetary plan to continue to index the income guideline according to trends in the average industrial wage and index the maintenance payment in line with the consumer price index.
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71 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the conditions of eligibility to participate in community employment for persons in different age groups; the payments made in each category and the way these payments interact with entitlements under other social welfare schemes.
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10 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the new initiatives he plans to aid local government funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the targets he has set for the trade performance of the indigenous sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the age profile of those employed in his Department (details supplied) in tabular form.
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143 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the value of a council’s equity in a house sold under shared ownership reduces in proportion to the fall in the market price of the house; if he will make arrangements whereby persons who are forced to sell their home would see an equitable share of the loss and value borne by the council; if he will indicate in the event of a forced sale the ranking in priority in access to the proceeds of the mortgage holder and of the local authority who has a share in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a scheme developed by him to accommodate persons who have purchased under his Department’s affordable housing schemes who need to move homes but find themselves in negative equity because such persons could not hope to sell their home and buy another because of the obstacle of negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has sought information from Enterprise Ireland on the total cost of maintaining a site (details supplied), including security costs; if he plans to dispose of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has had discussions with Enterprise Ireland regarding disposing of a portion of a site (details supplied) in favour of a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme such as early retirement and voluntary redundancy will be applicable in respect of members of trade unions who voted against the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has met with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to moving to a new site; the steps she has taken to help the school acquire this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the schemes of early retirement, voluntary redundancy and redeployment will be applied by her Department in respect of the members of trade unions who voted against the Croke Park agreement and if she will indicate the precise distinctions that will be drawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in each county in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form.
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99 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the results of her audit of the special needs assistants programme; the decisions made to date in respect of the service since the audit was completed; her views on the development of this service over the coming four years of budgetary consolidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of hospitals offering thrombolysis here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if construction on the proposed new hospital for Kenmare, County Kerry will begin in 2010; if this project has been included in the capital programme for 2010; the planned opening date for this hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place to allow certain persons within the public service to obtain additional years towards their pension rights; if these arrangements are available equally to all public servants or if there are individual schemes in different workplaces; the way he can ensure that opportunities are made available fairly on an adequate basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the impact of the proposed European directive on postal services, on the service levels, employment and employment conditions in the Irish postal service; if he plans protections to ensure that it will not bring in unfair competition to the sector and the way he will ensure that universal postal delivery will be provided after new legislation is in place.
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317 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the problems for Irish citizens returning home due to the application of the habitual residence rule and the steps he will take to ensure that such citizens are not excluded from income support.
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250 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has made provision for grant aid for persons who are designated to become foster parents to undertake necessary home improvements.
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110 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason for her recent notification that a facility (details supplied) is to be closed by her Department; if she has assessed the impact on the members of the club; if she will indicate the savings this will generate and her plans for this building if it is vacated.
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272 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he provides any advisory services for persons considering the establishment of a co-operative; or if his attention has been drawn to any support networks.
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271 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if the terms of the transfer of undertakings have been fully respected in a case (details supplied); if the existing firms are protected beyond a six month period and if a new company who operates other sites or different terms and conditions is entitled to consolidate operations at the lower terms.
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188 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if any special measures or redeployment is planned to deal with the backlog in the Garda vetting unit for the clearing of persons who have secured posts in children’s services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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