189 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons primarily employed to process entitlement payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit.
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158 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit.
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136 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit.
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135 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit.
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113 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons primarily employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under her remit.
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112 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons primarily employed in the collection of medical charges.
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111 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under her remit.
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110 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons primarily employed to process entitlement payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under her remit.
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90 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in the collection of taxes in the Revenue Commissioners.
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89 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit.
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74 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit.
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73 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit.
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72 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of people primarily employed to process entitlement payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will comment on the difference in solvency requirements imposed on the VHI compared to Quinn Direct or Aviva in terms of an even and fair playing pitch for regulation and competition.
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177 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a cohabiting couple are disadvantaged by the income tax system; his further views on amending the income tax system to provide more favourable tax treatment to cohabiting couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will seek a further extension of time for applicants of the DARE and HEAR schemes operated by the CAO in view of the fact that many schools did not fully inform pupils of entitlements under the scheme and the categories of persons are known to be less likely to have access to information services particularly in view of the fact that the aim of the schemes is to stop disadvantaged children from being left behind.
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281 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the difference between the means test for a spouse claiming jobseeker’s allowance and for a child and in particular the exclusion of a mortgage allowance from the spouse’s means test and the application of a 60% assessment rate on residual income compared to 34% for a child; and if he will indicate the payment made under these means tests to a child and to a spouse where the earner has the average industrial wage and where the earner has twice the average industrial wage.
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279 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rules governing the retention of secondary benefit have changed; and the eligibility of a person on a one parent family allowance to retain rent supplement after taking up a community employment scheme.
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256 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes to determine an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; his plans to tackle the backlog that has developed.
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114 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who bought hybrid cars prior to July 2007 when the new regime of rating cars came in are left in a position where not only have they paid more for their cars but face a continuing penalty in having to pay motor tax at a higher rate; the steps he will take to ensure that such cars will be eligible for the same concession on motor tax as any other car with similar environmental features; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements of self-employed persons with at least five years contribution to receive a social welfare pension
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59 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the calls of an association (details supplied) to provide age appropriate mental health services for children and in particular to end the use of adult in-patient facilities for children, to develop adolescent community mental health teams, and to establish a national directory of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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396 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has assessed the impact of the suppression of the filling of posts of responsibility of pupil development programmes in curricular and non-curricular activities; and his plans to deal with this potential problem in education delivery.
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395 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has assessed the impact of the suppression of the filling of posts of responsibility on the planning and supervision of pupil development programmes in curricular and non-curricular activities; and her plans to deal with this potential problem in education delivery.
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394 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are waiting lists for children in the autistic spectrum seeking admission to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; if she has plans to expand the services to meet the needs.
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393 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will admit a late application for the special schemes in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 which provides assistance to pupils who are sitting their leaving certificate examination in respect of marking or aids who failed to apply due to the fact that they had not known of the scheme.
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328 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on removing the clawback on all affordable housing scheme participants in order that persons who need to trade up to larger homes do not become trapped in starter homes.
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121 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the stamp duty relief for new entrants to farming to persons who hold degrees in agriculture rather than requiring such qualified persons to take up a level six course for which there is now a two-year waiting list.
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43 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had within his Department on the break up of State airport authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the policy changes that he is considering in regard to the regulation of driving instructors; his views on making it mandatory for a learner driver to undergo a course of driving lessons from an accredited driving instructor before taking their driving test and making changes to the driving test cars; when changes will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on introducing greater flexibility in the application process for the agri-environment option scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children when the 100 bed community nursing unit at Raheny, Dublin 5, will open; the reasons for the delay; if the delay is due to funding cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the reduction in public sector numbers targeted in the draft public service agreement, in total and by sector.
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131 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has committed not to cut the pensions of existing public service pensioners as part of the draft public service agreement.
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130 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has committed to the payment of annual pay increments as part of the draft public service agreement.
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128 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the conditions that constitute an unforeseen budgetary deterioration in the context of the draft public service agreement.
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127 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the desired breakdown between spending and taxation of the proposed €2 billion reduction in the current Exchequer deficit in view of the draft public service agreement.
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123 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the appointments made by the top level appointments committee in each of the past five years; the number of applicants; the number of applicants from outside the public service in each year; the number of those selected who came from outside the public service; the number that came from outside the Department filling the post distinguishing by the grade post being filled.
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52 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the way it is proposed to measure progress against which refunds of public service pay would be made under the proposed public service agreement with the public service committee of Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
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44 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to publish a detailed analysis of the options regarding the future of Anglo Irish Bank in view of the growing concerns about his preferred approach.
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40 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has revised his forecast for the budgetary deficit for 2011 in view of the recent developments; and the contingency planning that has commenced in his Department for this changed outlook.
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240 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are protocols prepared by his Department which would allow residents groups to set up closed circuit television schemes for their area when there are persistent problems of anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the average processing time of applications for the fair deal scheme and the difference in processing time where there is no requirement to have a court appointed representative approved in respect of commitments to meet payments from a person’s estate after death; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the success to date of the new fair deal arrangement in freeing up beds of persons whose discharge was delayed due to the lack of an appropriate placement for them; her views on the concern that many private nursing homes do not wish to take patients with high care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the number of work permits being issued has diminished since the current economic climate began; the numbers of permits outstanding; and the number newly issued over the past 30 months.
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5 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the Departments which have so far been critiqued by the organisational review programme unit; if the Department of Finance has been reviewed as to its effectiveness regarding core objectives such as stable public finances, banking and public service reform.
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138 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has assessed the number of persons stranded by the close down of European airspace; if he is ensuring consular assistance and support in dealing with the airlines is available should it be needed.
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