84 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the lowered VAT reduction from 13.5% to 9% for the tourism and hospitality sectors until September 2013.
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83 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to review the current VAT margin scheme which was introduced on all travel agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost incurred by her Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Defence the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason some households are exempt from paying the household charge but not the non principal private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government of those who have registered for the household charge, the number that are exempt from paying the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for mortgage interest supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently signing on for credits and if these persons are included in unemployment figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way a person who is having an operation on their knee on 17 April is considered suitable for work and not entitled to Illness benefit when months of physiotherapy will be required after the surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost incurred by her Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost incurred by his Department, for this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day, which saw the Taoiseach and eight Ministers heading abroad for the holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recently leaked EU heads of mission report which notes that in an area where between 200,000 and 320,000 Palestinians used to live in the Jordan Valley, Area C, this number has dropped to 56,000 due to the demolition of Palestinian homes and prevention of new buildings, and that in a similar period, the Jewish population in that same Area C has grown from 120,000 to 310,00; and his views on whether the window for a two-state solution is rapidly closing with the continued expansion of Israeli settlements such as these.
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36 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the recent acts of violence in Gaza which resulted in the death of 26 Palestinians and rocket attacks on Southern Israel were precipitated by Israel’s assassination of Zuhir al-Qaisi and if he will call on the Israeli Government to cease these acts. [17222/12]
264 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of offices held by Tourism Ireland outside of Ireland; and the number of staff in the Tourism Ireland offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the grandfathering clause for architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of primary and secondary schools in County Cork that have been notified that they will lose a teaching position or part of a teaching position from September 2012; the schools involved and the positions to be lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has been omitted from the school building programme in view of the fact that the project was well advanced.
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116 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has been omitted from the school building programme announced, in view of the fact that the project was well advanced.
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6 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will mandate SOLAS to work with the hotel sector to ensure a sustainable supply of trained workers to fill entry level positions in view of the fact that Ireland’s hospitality sector faces a shortage of trained craft/entry-level workers following Fáilte Ireland’s decision to cease providing this training. [16559/12]
2 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the amount of funding available under the sports capital programme; the criteria for the different levels of funds; the cap, if any, on the funding criteria; if all areas will be included on this occasion; the closing date for applications for funding; when it is hoped that funding allocations will be approved for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17162/12]
648 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason fibromyalgia does not present in any of the disability categories of the national physical and sensory disability database published at the end of 2010; his plans to have it included in the disability category; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason SouthDoc refused to make a house call to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is current policy to refuse a social housing assessment to a young couple who are currently residing with a parent and other family members even though there is overcrowding as they were not deemed by the local authority to be a family unit as they were not married or had children together; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists in the public health service here; the hospital in which they work; if he considers this an adequate number per capita; his plans to deal with this shortfall and a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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563 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all victims and survivors of symphysiotomy receive access to all clinical support needed and that this access should be readily available
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562 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all victims of symphysiotomy are automatically entitled to a medical card
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14 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he has been in contact with their counterparts in France in relation to the PIP company which is responsible for breast implants using industrial rather than medical silicone, causing distress and possible medical complications to the women involved, including nine women here; if he has initiated any action on this matter to assist the women involved and, if not, if he will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she intends to bring forward to strengthen significantly the existing legislative, policy and practice framework in the area of child protection.
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11 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with the Department of Justice and Equality on finalising a date for when the national vetting bureau and soft information Bill will be brought forward.
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642 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if there will be grant aid available to retailers to offset the cost of section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, namely structural separation if enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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623 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists based in the Health Service Executive south; the average waiting time for a consultation and the way he intends to address this matter.
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308 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions if any, being taken in conjunction with the Northern Assembly’s Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Caral Ní Chuilín, to promote Derry as the city of culture 2013.
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283 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Government insolvency fund will be paid out in respect of workers (details supplied) in County Cork.; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made any decisions regarding funding for the agri-environment options scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to milk quota superlevy fines due to a supply surge so far this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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