308 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the name, relevant qualifications, political party membership and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of her Department was appointed since 1994.
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287 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the excessive delay in bringing forward legislation to provide for the abolition of ground rents; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship this delay is causing; when this legislation will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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269 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a State board operating under the aegis of her Department was appointed since 1994.
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266 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a State board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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257 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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241 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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240 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost to the State of introducing a paternity leave entitlement of two weeks per child.
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239 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost to the State of increasing adoptive leave entitlements to 24 weeks paid and 26 weeks unpaid leave.
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238 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost to the State of increasing maternity leave entitlements to 26 weeks paid and 26 weeks unpaid leave.
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236 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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235 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to the State of increasing redundancy payments to three weeks of pay per year of service.
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234 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost to the State of removing the provisions which disqualify those over the age of 66 from the terms of the Redundancy Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to the State of removing the age restrictions in relation to the minimum wage and increasing the minimum hourly wage to €8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the name, relevant qualifications, political party membership and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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229 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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223 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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210 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a State board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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187 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of her Department was appointed since 1994.
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186 Mr. Morgan asked the Taoiseach the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994.
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138 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there was so little consultation with the management of a college (details supplied) on the future of that establishment.
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145 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a report, How are Our Kids?; and if she plans to factor the results of the survey into her programme of work, in particular in relation to the problem of bullying at school.
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49 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a fire which occurred in a Dublin house in August 2004 is suspected to have been caused by a fault in the telephone system of a company (details supplied).
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577 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of waste which is recycled in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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573 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made by his Department to date to fulfil the commitments on the environment contained in the common chapter of the national development plan and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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568 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage growth in the volume of waste created in this State in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the procedures within his Department for ongoing review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take on foot of the findings of the annual report for 2003 of the Comptroller and Auditor General in so far as they affect his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of alleged cartels that have been investigated by the Competition Authority since the Competition Act 2002 came into law; the details of those investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether house prices and lack of available child care are having a serious negative impact on competitiveness in the State.
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466 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the principle of equivalence with respect to the treatment of drug abuse in prisons, as endorsed internationally; and the measures he is taking to support that principle.
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465 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will recommend to the national drugs strategy that it adopt a single common standard in tackling the issue of drugs which will incorporate the challenge to address the matter within the prison system.
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417 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a visa application will be processed for a person, details supplied; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if the processing of visa applications will be speeded up.
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356 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has to ensure An Post maintains rural post offices and provide services for rural communities; if rural post offices, such as the one at Kilkerley, County Louth where there are no other offices available to the community, will be kept open to offer a proper service to that community; and if he will introduce legislation to ensure these essential services are maintained in rural Ireland.
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49 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the civic amenity centre in Drogheda will be completed and operational; the reason for the undue delay in the completion of this facility; the implications the delay is having on the recycling potential of residents in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce regulations under sections 28 and 29 of the Waste Management Act 1996 to bring about waste prevention and minimisation, particularly with respect to packaging waste.
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3 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he remains committed to one of the key housing priorities contained in the national development plan, namely increasing social housing output to meet rising needs.
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1200 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of retained fire stations which are operational in the State.
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1199 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria that must be met for retained fire officers to qualify for one-in-eight gratuity payments on retirement; the reason some retired retained fire officers have already received the one-in-eight payment but others, having served in the same station, have not; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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801 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been refused domiciliary care allowance by North Eastern Health Board; the reason this was not given; the reason for the refusal when requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the fact that parents in this State pay approximately 20% of their earnings on child care compared to the EU average of 8%; and the measures he intends to introduce to bring the figure for this State in line with the EU average.
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64 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if the number of persons injured on roads has risen or decreased despite the numbers of motorists receiving penalty points.
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55 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that will be put in place to address the needs of commuters living beyond the Square in Tallaght in order to facilitate their access to the Luas.
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471 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the INOU has expressed grave concerns regarding the ability to achieve the target of eliminating long term unemployment by 2007 in view of the number of poverty and unemployment traps that still exist; her views on whether the changes to the social welfare code announced in 2003 are exacerbating the situation particularly the exclusion of the spouse-partner of a person in full-time employment from receipt of rent supplement and the extension of the qualifying period for the back to education, third level option, to 15 months; her further views on the savings accrued from these changes are minor yet prevent persons from progressing off welfare into employment or further education; and if increased revenue will be made available to rescind these miserly measures that adversely affect unemployed persons and those outside the labour market.
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431 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if grant aid is available to persons who breed and rear rare endangered species of birds such as macaws, parrots, Queen of Bavaria conures or leadbeater cockatoos, for export; if his Department has plans to provide such grant aid; and the criteria that might apply in these cases.
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166 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the contacts he has had with the INTO since the annual conference with regard to the issue of class size.
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125 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science the measures he has taken to address the serious issue of alcohol abuse among the student population.
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353 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be granted a green card in view of the fact that he meets all criteria to hold such a card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the average costs charged by local authorities on the installation of the broadband system.
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50 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he estimates that the broadband project will be completed.
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