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Question· oralPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2000
39 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the work to be carried out in All Hallows College, Dublin 9, for which £0.5m was provided in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2000
38 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the work to be carried out in the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 2, for which £0.25m was provided in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2000
39 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the work to be carried out in All Hallows College, Dublin 9, for which £0.5m was provided in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2000
38 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the work to be carried out in the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 2, for which £0.25m was provided in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2000
9 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the work to be carried out in St. Aidan's Cathedral for which £0.5m was provided in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2000
180 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the percentage of the 5,000 carers, who will now qualify for a carer's allowance under the budget proposals, who will receive only a partial allowance; the number of recipients of the allowance who will move from a partial allowance to the full rate as a result of the budget; the percentage of carers in receipt of the allowance who are in receipt of a partial payment; the minimum amount paid to carers in 2000 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2000
26 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the impact the abolition of the ceiling on PRSI payments will have on the social insurance fund; the net cost of the social welfare increases announced in the budget, when these extra receipts are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2000
180 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the percentage of the 5,000 carers, who will now qualify for a carer's allowance under the budget proposals, who will receive only a partial allowance; the number of recipients of the allowance who will move from a partial allowance to the full rate as a result of the budget; the percentage of carers in receipt of the allowance who are in receipt of a partial payment; the minimum amount paid to carers in 2000 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2000
26 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the impact the abolition of the ceiling on PRSI payments will have on the social insurance fund; the net cost of the social welfare increases announced in the budget, when these extra receipts are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2000
76 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission of an organisation (details supplied) in County Sligo; his views on their objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2000
76 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission of an organisation (details supplied) in County Sligo; his views on their objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2000
6 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission made by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on its objectives.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2000
18 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Irish Hotels Federation; his response to the issues raised in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2000
18 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Irish Hotels Federation; his response to the issues raised in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2000
10 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Irish Hotels Federation; if so, if he will outline his response to the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2000
8 Mr. U. Burke asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to change and enhance tax concession regulations for applicants for the disabled drivers scheme in the forthcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2000
2 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the NESF which stated that 20% of householders got 80% of the benefit of the tax individualisation arrangements introduced in budget 2000 and that if individualisation is continued as planned, 98% of the benefits would go to the top 20% of householders; his views on the accuracy of these figures; if he will proceed with further tax individualisation proposals in the 2001-02 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2000
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the timeframe he has set for the Government's high level consultations with the social partners in advance of the budget which he announced recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2000
37 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will consider the creation of a special fund of £2.5 million per annum, for three years to address concerns in relation to the British market for Ireland as suggested by the Irish Hotels' Federation in the pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2000
37 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will consider the creation of a special fund of £2.5 million per annum, for three years to address concerns in relation to the British market for Ireland as suggested by the Irish Hotels' Federation in the pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2000
63 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he has any plans to make provision in the forthcoming budget to allow carers who become widows when they are carers to retain their carer's allowance when qualified for the widow's pension.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2000
63 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he has any plans to make provision in the forthcoming budget to allow carers who become widows when they are carers to retain their carer's allowance when qualified for the widow's pension.
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Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2000
4 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the steps being taken by his Department to ensure that each Government Department undertakes a rigorous poverty proofing exercise in advance of the budget with regard to each of the measures to be proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2000
12 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the personnel who represent the Department of the Taoiseach on the tax strategy group preparing proposals for the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2000
5 Mr. U. Burke asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the £2 million, provided under Budget 2000, spent to date by his Department or the local co-ordinating committee, which was established by his Department, in relation to the flood alleviation scheme for south Galway; the planning process of each of the schemes involved; the difficulties in this planning process; and the starting date and works to be carried out in each of the sections in the overall scheme.
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Question· oralPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2000
1 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the amount by which he expects the consumer price index to rise, between now and the end of 2000; if he will introduce any measures prior to the budget to combat inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2000
95 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the plans she has to assist RTE in regard to the £16 million shortfall in its budget for 1999; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2000
95 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the plans she has to assist RTE in regard to the £16 million shortfall in its budget for 1999; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2000
104 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the extent of child poverty and his response to the NESF (No. 8) report which finds that 25% of children live in households whose income is below half the average income and that Irish children have the highest rate of income poverty in the EU; the measures he will take to ensure the Government's failure to poverty proof budget 2000 is not repeated; the action he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2000
104 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the extent of child poverty and his response to the NESF (No. 8) report which finds that 25% of children live in households whose income is below half the average income and that Irish children have the highest rate of income poverty in the EU; the measures he will take to ensure the Government's failure to poverty proof budget 2000 is not repeated; the action he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2000
29 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the plans, if any, he has to review the general increase in social welfare levels announced in the budget having regard to the fact that year on year inflation is running at 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2000
28 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs his views on whether the social welfare increases in the last budget will be eroded by the current high levels of inflation of more than 5%; and if he has any proposals for compensatory payments in this regard.
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Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2000
36 Mr. D. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the reason his estimate of the year on year increase in tax receipts was 8.6% on budget day while the actual return for the first quarter shows an increase of 16.7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2000
36 Mr. D. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the reason his estimate of the year on year increase in tax receipts was 8.6% on budget day while the actual return for the first quarter shows an increase of 16.7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2000
55 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will clarify the Government's intentions in relation to transport infrastructural development in the Dublin area in view of the number of varying proposals for underground and overground light and heavy rail proposals emanating from different recent reports; if the budget set out in the national development plan is being adhered to; if it will be extended; if so, the total envisaged expenditure up to 2006 by the State; if the proposed underground route from Ranelagh to Blanchardstown is being approved; and, if so, the cost and the time schedule involved.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2000
55 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will clarify the Government's intentions in relation to transport infrastructural development in the Dublin area in view of the number of varying proposals for underground and overground light and heavy rail proposals emanating from different recent reports; if the budget set out in the national development plan is being adhered to; if it will be extended; if so, the total envisaged expenditure up to 2006 by the State; if the proposed underground route from Ranelagh to Blanchardstown is being approved; and, if so, the cost and the time schedule involved.
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Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2000
2 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the proposed establishment of a new agency to deal with the reception of asylum seekers and the integration of refugees; its terms of reference; if it will be independent of his Department; if it will have its own budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2000
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will give details of the electoral participation initiative to encourage maximum voter participation in elections as promised in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness; the reason this initiative was first announced in the context of the programme rather than following consultation with the Oireachtas; and the budget available for the initiative.
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Question· oralPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2000
87 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of moving the officials working in Abbotstown to a separate location to make way for the national stadium; and if all of these location costs are being included in the overall budget for the stadium.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2000
87 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of moving the officials working in Abbotstown to a separate location to make way for the national stadium; and if all of these location costs are being included in the overall budget for the stadium.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2000
9 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if the scale of budget required to implement the White Paper on Early Childhood Education has been estimated by his Department; if so, if he will give details of that estimate; and the number of new early education places to be provided direct by the State and indirect with State support.
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Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2000
30 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, he has to allocate funding to the Football Association of Ireland for a £12 million national coaching plan focused on disadvantaged areas as sought in a pre-budget submission; and his views on the submission
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2000
30 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, he has to allocate funding to the Football Association of Ireland for a £12 million national coaching plan focused on disadvantaged areas as sought in a pre-budget submission; and his views on the submission
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