236 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision to cut allowances to new teachers in recognition of the fact that it expects new teachers to carry out the same amount of duties for substantially less pay than their counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 22 November 2011, if he will confirm that all amendments to methodologies and changes to formulas applied by the Central Bank of Ireland in the period between receipt of initial instructions from the EBA and submission of final results to the EBA were fully disclosed to and approved by the peer review team appointed by the EBA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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745 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; to which boards and agencies; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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664 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they have been appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by her since she came to power; the persons appointed; to which boards and agencies; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Defence if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by her since she came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail all cuts, mergers and abolishments that have been made to all non-governmental organisations since the Government came to power; the number and names of the non-governmental organisations in operation; his plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be any concession on the household charge made for those paying management fees on residential properties; his plans to hold management companies accountable for the work they carry out in managing these properties to ensure that residents are getting value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance for the covered banks, as an aggregate the amount of money in each of the following categories, by month, from January 2009 or earlier if available to the latest date, Irish private sector deposits broken down according to households, non-financial corporations and insurance corporations and pension funds-other financial intermediaries, with a further breakdown between overnight, agreed maturity up to two years notice, agreed maturity over two years, redeemable at notice up to three months, redeemable at notice over three months and repurchase agreements.
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134 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the complete text of any and all letters exchanged between him and the President of the ECB dated 19 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will order a review of the system for processing speeding fines, based on the experience of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to allow those taxpayers struggling financially to be allowed to pay the Revenue an amount per month to the end of the year, in recognition of the fact that there are many people who simply cannot afford the lump sum payments demanded by the State at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set up a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia, building on the long relationship Ireland has with that country while recognising the 300 adoptive families directly affected by this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if the BlackRock forecasts were the only criteria upon which amendments were made to methodologies applied in the stress tests of July 2011; if he will confirm in which other respects amendments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the only way in which the methodology applied by the Central Bank of Ireland to the Irish banks in the July 2011 stress tests differed to that prescribed to other European banks participating in the exercise was to take account of the losses forecast by BlackRock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that all amendments to methodologies and changes to formulas applied by the Central Bank of Ireland during the stress testing process were fully disclosed to and approved by the peer review team appointed by the European Banking Authoroity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann can expect a climate change Bill; if it will be before 31 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if the July 2011 stress tests carried out by the Central Bank of Ireland were compromised in the following respects: was the quality assurance and peer review process deficient and did it fall below accepted standards with the consequence that assurance cannot be given that the stress tests have been applied consistently in accordance with the standards advised by the European Banking Authority; and if the formulas applied by the Central Bank to analyse the data from the Irish banks were amended inappropriately outside normal protocols and procedures with the intent of ensuring that one of the Irish banks would meet the test requirements.
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173 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views that quality assurance is being complied with in Irish third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her vision for the future of the family resource centre programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to direct Irish Internet service providers to employ means through which access to Internet sites depicting child sexual abuse is restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a commitment to ensuring the welfare of the Booterstown Nature Reserve, County Dublin, which has been delivered to a receiver; his plans on the importance of protecting areas of natural importance which may have been handed over to a receiver in view of the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the curtailment of property reliefs will have a detrimental effect on those who have invested in properties; his plans to support those persons who were encouraged to invest under the promise of such reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the details of spending, using departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in his Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by his Department on entertainment provided using said credit card.
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95 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the amount of State funding directly or indirectly that has been paid to fund trade unions, related bodies or trader union interests or causes in the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the amount of money that has been paid directly or indirectly from him to the ICTU and individual trades unions in the past decade; the reasons for the payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the amount of money he has paid out individually to a company (details supplied) in the past decade; and if he will provide details of the tasks performed.
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87 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all appointments made by him since he came to office and include internal departmental and appointments to semi-States.
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86 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the sum of any public funds and their purpose which have been awarded by his Department either directly or indirectly to the Irish Business and Employers Confederation in the past decade.
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98 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years.
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85 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Taoiseach the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has been provided for in the next year for taxi services for his Department; the times that taxis can be used by staff members; the terms under which staff members can use taxis; the amount that was used by staff members; the amount that was used by outsiders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1058 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of spending using departmental credit cards held by staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in his Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by his Department on entertainment provided using said credit cards.
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1057 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years.
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1040 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has been provided for in the next year for taxi services for his Department; the times that taxis can be used by staff members; the terms under which staff members can use taxis; the amount that was used by staff members; the amount that was used by outsiders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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907 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the details of spending, using departmental credit cards held by staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in his Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by his Department on entertainment provided using said credit card.
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906 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years.
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831 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has been provided for in the next year for taxi services for his Department; the times that taxis can be used by staff members; the terms under which staff members can use taxis; the amount that was used by staff members; the amount that was used by outsiders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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801 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of spending, using departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in her Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by her Department on entertainment provided using said credit card.
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