160 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the commitment that her Department has made to develop a special centre for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; the reason for any slippage from that schedule that has occurred; if her Department has resolved the issues that have delayed the implementation of this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a decision on a pension parity claim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recognition of applied behavioural analysis schools for the education of children on the autistic spectrum; the position in relation to the pilot ABA schools that have been established by parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there is any procedure where persons who have experience in caring within their family context can get the opportunity to receive recognition and formal training in such a way that they would be then certified as qualified to do similar work outside their own family setting.
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271 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of workers estimated to be employed at each of the various regulated wages, minimum wage, joint labour committees, regulation orders and so on; the number of cases of non-compliance identified by the National Employment Rights Authority; the number of workers involved; if he will indicate whether cases of non-compliance arose from inability to pay or merely a refusal to respect the provisions.
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270 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has had meetings with the administration of an organisation (details supplied) to search for new buyers who would preserve the skills and experience of the workforce; if he will play a role in the approval of acquisitions or mergers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide details of the training modules for Garda recruits and the time devoted in their training programme to each module; if he is satisfied that enough training is given to prepare gardaí for hardline violent situations on the streets.
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586 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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581 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department, who are primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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574 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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558 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction has yet published a report; if so the number of same; if not, when he expects it to first report to him and when he expects any report by it to be made public.
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557 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction was established; when it first met; the number of times it has met since it was established; and the dates those meetings took place.
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555 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will list the 30 specific red tape issues which the high level group on business regulation has processed; if he will list the 38 issues on which it is continuing to drive progress; and if he will list any suggestions by business which it has decided not to progress.
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559 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation under the cross-Government process co-ordinated by his Department, if his Department has yet listed the information obligations that its regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements; if so, the total cost; if any report has been published on this matter; if any report will be made public; and when any report will be made public.
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556 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will list the further burden reduction achieved and in the process of being measured and when such measurements will be made public.
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554 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in relation to the target set by Government in March 2008 to reduce administrative burdens arising from domestic legislation by 25% by 2012, delivering estimated savings to the economy of €500 million per annum, if there has been any measurement of reductions made to date; if not, when such a measurement will take place; if any report on progress to date has been seen by him; if any such report will be seen by him; if so, when; if any such report will be made public; and if so, when.
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539 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department was required to take part in the inter-departmental group on administrative burden education; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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477 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; and if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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452 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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419 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if her Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if her Department has yet listed information obligations that her Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if her Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if her Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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411 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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387 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection following the passing of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, when he will bring forward legislative changes in the area of social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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336 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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330 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to initiate the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and, if so, the total cost.
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290 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if her Department has yet listed information obligations that her Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if her Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if her Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and, if so, the total cost.
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224 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider arranging access to cervical smear tests, where appropriate, without charge for persons under the age of 25 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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204 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance following the passing of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, when he will bring forward relevant legislative changes in the area of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if her Department has yet listed information obligations that her Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if her Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if her Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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115 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach if his Department was required to take part in the interdepartmental group on administrative burden reduction; if his Department has yet listed information obligations that his Department’s regulations impose on business; if so, the number of information obligations listed; if his Department has yet assessed which requirements are the most burdensome; if his Department has measured the actual cost to business of the most burdensome requirements and if so, the total cost.
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104 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the OECD peer review team has yet published its report on the Government’s regulatory management capacity; if it has made the report available to the Government; and the key findings of the report.
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548 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the problem of large supermarkets using alcoholic drinks as a loss leader to attract custom to their store and the complaint that this represents unfair competition to specialist off-licence outlets; if he is satisfied that the existing laws provide adequate protection for fair competition in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the low price of alcoholic drinks available, often with big supermarket chains using these products as loss leaders; if she considers such pricing policies are damaging in terms of preventing the abuse of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has sought a report on the availability of home-care packages particularly in hospitals on Dublin’s northside where there is a scarcity of step down facilities; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons need 24 hour nursing care after they are discharged are being left without any financial support towards this cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the availability of therapy services in Dún Laoghaire for persons who have suffered major trauma and need rehabilitation; if some beds have been closed in this sector despite the long waiting lists; if the Health Service Executive has any initiatives in mind to try to protect this important front-line service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the salary on the basis of which pension rights and gratuity will be calculated for persons who retire during the course of 2011
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187 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the concession provided by section 76 of the Finance Act of 1982 which provides for VAT relief in respect of the purchase of certain services; the reason this relief was introduced and if those reasons continue to justify the provisions of the section
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148 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the conditions under which persons can qualify for participation in community employment schemes and, in particular, any exclusion of persons performing casual work at weekends; and if he will ensure that such restrictions do not exclude persons who are trying their best by taking up casual opportunities that come their way
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204 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has agreed protocols with Enterprise Ireland to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses receive an opportunity to participate in public procurement competitions; the steps he has taken to ensure that practices which hinder small and medium-sized businesses from participating in public procurement competitions are minimized; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to media reports that the Government’s targets for tackling homelessness may not now be met; if he has undertaken a review of the policy instruments in place; if he sees scope for policy changes that might put the Government’s objectives back on track; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in the care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease; the role that she envisages for voluntary support groups in helping to equip families to deal with the challenges that are presented.
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90 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place for access to birth records by persons who have been adopted; his plans to change the laws in order to facilitate greater access; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that small and medium business are given an opportunity to participate in public procurement competitions; if he will consider if the proposed designation of one supplier for specific goods or services will exclude small and medium sized businesses, who might not meet pretender conditions of such large orders and will not have the capacity to deliver; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of staff in her Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in his Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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