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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2011
65 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the current position on the future of microfinance from county enterprise boards. [2551/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 January 2011
155 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance in view of the current economic downturn and the ensuing fragility of businesses, the rationale for the revaluation of all commercial and industrial property throughout the country which is resulting in rate liability increases of upwards of 100% in many cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2012/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 January 2011
23 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of hospital beds closed nationally as at the end of December 2010 due to the cost containment measures, refurbishment, infection control and any other matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1683/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
764 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that funding is in place for the Carysfort-Maretimo stream improvement scheme; if these funds will be provided to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in time to allow commencement works on the designated commencement date; if he anticipated any difficulties with the provision of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48305/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
378 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if the new cancer unit at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8 will have no beds and no catering for patients; her views on whether this is best practice that will ensure best outcomes for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1046/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
377 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if the closure of St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6, will remove 179 beds from the health system; the number of these beds that will be transferred to the new cancer unit in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; the rationale for this when cancer cases are continuing to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1045/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
331 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if negotiations are taking place with a developer for the sale of the lands and buildings at St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48165/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
48 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he has received Cabinet approval to progress the new White Paper on defence; the progress made in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46229/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
74 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the criteria for the signature, seal or stamp required by the consular section of his Department for the authentication or apostilling of documents for use abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46691/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
212 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the next of kin of a person (details supplied) will be provided with post mortem results and with a copy of the police report referring to the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44947/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
210 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will establish the veracity of some press reports that a Christian woman has been sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan; if he can ascertain the reason for this appalling action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44689/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
201 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delays of upwards of four years in the processing of applications for asylum in the cases of a small number of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Pakistan and other countries like Indonesia and Bangladesh; if his attention has been drawn to the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44771/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
360 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will be signing the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43538/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
244 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason he continues to apply PRSI to income received by those in retirement from approved retirement funds and the reason these persons are treated differently to those who receive similar income from annuities. [43907/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
225 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the receipts, current expenditure and capital expenditure of the passport service annually since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44005/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
224 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the revenue generated from the passport office through the issue of passports annually since 2006; if he will provide the annual cost of the passport service since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
221 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide passport applicants approaching 65 years of age with the option of purchasing a short-term passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44372/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
47 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has conducted a cost-benefit analysis prior to cutting the dental treatment benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
118 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the possibility of Albania becoming a member of the European Union. [43396/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
116 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to continue funding for a programme (details supplied). [43394/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
26 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent evidence of war crimes and human rights abuses in Sri Lanka presented by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43099/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
117 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent elections in Burma and if he shares the views of various human rights groups who are urging the international community to reject the election as a sham and asking that they now focus their efforts on convincing the regime to enter into meaningful dialogue with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups at the border. [43395/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
30 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the EU is involved in any efforts to restart talks between Israel and Palestine and, if so, will he supply an up to date report on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43100/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
4 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the EU is facilitating dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo and if so, if he will report on the up to date position regarding these talks. [43401/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
3 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposed referenda on whether Southern Sudan secedes from Sudan and also whether the Abyei region decide to be part of Northern or Southern Sudan and if he has satisfied himself that the necessary security arrangements will be in place to enable these referenda to take place. [43400/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
1 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a Human Rights Watch report entitled Development Without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression in Ethiopia, which urges foreign donors to examine the ways in which the Ethiopian Government uses donor supported resources and aid as a tool to consolidate the power of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43399/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
297 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the EU-Korea free trade agreement will be ratified at EU level and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41106/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
296 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in renewal of a passport in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41098/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
225 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children when the proposed new 151 sq.m extension to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin is likely to receive funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41176/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
205 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the rationale for landlords who sign up to the rental assistance scheme not being required to pay the non-principal private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40385/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
188 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is a condition of receiving rent supplement that the tenancy be registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board, and that the non-principal private residence charge has been paid on the rented property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40386/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
426 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the review by his Department of the decision by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown council in relation to the tenders for a scheme (details supplied) will be completed, and the review decision issued; if and when funding will be available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39742/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
54 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on his Department’s efforts to help persons return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39993/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
334 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin Bus has been forced to reduce its services as a result of a lack of adequate funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38479/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
258 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has any plans to introduce a national screening programme for diabetic foot disease; and if she is aware of the 40% to 70% cost savings potential of such a programme costing €1.56 million annually [38593/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
86 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations of the local government efficiency review group which will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
377 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the lack of progress in talks between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
337 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason head shops have not been closed down as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36161/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
83 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the United Nations refusal to allow the EU the right to speak at a meeting of the General Assembly and as a result of this the EU continues to only have observer status despite the fact that they now represent over 500 million people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36400/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
82 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the recent comments by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia regarding the failure of Serbia to produce a person (details supplied), his views on whether the Stabilisation and Association Agreement motion should be passed prior to the confirmation of the delivery of the person to the Tribunal [36399/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
81 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding a Civilian Corps to assist towards achieving part of the millennium goals by allowing Ireland to introduce a scheme whereby unemployed persons with specialist skills e.g. engineers, architects, tradesmen and women, medical personnel and teachers, can participate in programmes such as the building of schools, hospitals and other infrastructure and also in the provisions of their skills in the areas of education and health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
31 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps being taken to prevent family members of bank employees being taken hostage and bank employees being coerced into facilitating bank robberies; if he regards the existing protocols applicable to such circumstances and training afforded to bank employees as adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35221/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
387 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the animal health and welfare Bill will come before the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34506/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1151 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33328/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
436 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will approve an exemption from vehicle registration tax and taxes to a registered charitable organisation (details supplied) on a vehicle used solely for the transportation of sick, disabled and terminally ill children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32225/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
663 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from the appointment of a design team to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31173/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
662 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from advanced architectural planning to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31172/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
656 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from advanced architectural planning to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31061/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
655 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale she anticipates for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin from progressing to tender to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31060/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
654 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the extension and refurbishment of a college (details supplied) in County Dublin from tender stage, progressing to construction to completion of construction works; if funding will be available to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31059/10]