931 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in his official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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815 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of her travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with her in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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641 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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561 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the details of her travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with her in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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537 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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484 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in the official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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444 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in the official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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427 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason his Department’s website has not been updated since 2001 regarding the export of dual use components for military purposes.
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413 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in the official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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392 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a decision will be made on the application for funding for the erection of a stand at the athletic track at the Cork Institute of Technology in view of the fact that championships will be held in 2006 on that track.
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385 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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366 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of visits abroad made by him in 2005 and to date in 2006; the persons who travelled with him on each occasion abroad; the purpose of each visit; and the cost of each visit.
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364 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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338 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in the official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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294 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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170 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the availability of funding for a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a residential placement or shared care placement.
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156 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of her travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with her in the official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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101 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in their official party; the duration of the visit; and the cost.
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93 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the provision of the new Abbey Theatre at George’s Dock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the timescale for the commencement of the new stadium at Lansdowne Road in view of the recent questions raised by Dublin City Council planning section on issues relating to the design of the stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which areas (details supplied) are protected regarding those parts of Dundalk Bay deemed as a special area of conservation and a special protection area for birds; the measures he intends to take to help conserve cockles at Dundalk Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether adequate oil, gas or other fuel storage facilities are sufficient to meet future requirements; if he has in mind proposals to improve or enhance this capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science when the legislation to establish a register of persons considered unsafe to work with children will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the distribution of education welfare officers on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development and senior development specialists with Irish Aid volunteering to decentralise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount expended in renaming Development Co-operation Ireland as Irish Aid; the amount previously expended in renaming Ireland Aid as Development Co-operation Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the security situation in Iraq; if his attention has been drawn to UN concerns with regard to the safety of Palestinians living in that State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact being made with the US Administration on behalf of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; the efforts being undertaken to urge support for key elements of the Kennedy-McCain Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will demand a United Nations investigation into the manner in which moneys set aside for reconstruction work in Iraq have been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a full statement on the ongoing problems with the computer system in the tax offices here.
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122 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the circumstances as to the way in which access to a building construction site through Health Service Executive land at Shanakiel, Cork has been granted to a building developer especially in view of concern for psychiatric patients who have to walk through what is now a road frequented by heavy construction equipment and vehicles.
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38 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance the preparations which have taken place regarding a replacement for the national development plan; and the way in which the inputs will be cobbled into a coherent programme.
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273 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if extra money will be allocated to local authorities for the maintenance of county roads especially in view of the fact that roads have been resurfaced to a high standard but insufficient funds have been made available for the maintenance of inlets and water-tables.
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116 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to prevent an outbreak of avian flu here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the national reserve will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence if payments to the Reserve Defence Force for security duties made since the introduction of the minimum wage complied fully with the minimum requirements in all cases; the effective rate per hour for a private, corporal and lieutenant arising from the application of DFR5 para 75 (6) ( a ) for a 24-hour duty.
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453 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the application made by a school (details supplied) in County Cork was unsuccessful in its application for summer works 2006.
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151 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork is awaiting a hip operation.
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118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the countries which Ireland has approached with regard to co-operation in the formation of an EU battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the preparations the Defence Forces have carried out for the Easter parade commemoration in 2006.
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10 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is the need for a public safety authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the persons appointed by him as programme managers, advisers, assistants or back-up staff either in his Department or in constituency offices; the annualised remuneration paid to these staff; the names of individuals, groups or companies which have undertaken or have been approved to undertake full-time, part-time or casual consultancies, reviews, examinations or analyses or any public relations service on his behalf; the actual and estimated cost for 2005 in this regard; the persons, companies, consultants or otherwise he has appointed to carry out work on behalf of semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department; the reviews, consultancies or reports which he has commissioned or is due to commission; the full costs in respect of all of these matters to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts which are being made to trace the ex-partners of people in receipt of a one-parent family allowance; if so, the number of staff involved in such tracing; the success of such tracing over the past two years; the number of payments which have been cancelled or reduced as a result of such investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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829 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence if a decision has been made on the offer made by Cork City Council for the acquisition of land at Collins Barracks, Cork, including the pitch and putt club as well as surrounding land and houses; and when a decision will be made on that offer.
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637 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the application for registration will be completed for a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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636 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in the Cork city division during 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in the Cork city Garda divisions during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork, has been kept waiting for almost four weeks for a decision on their application for a supplementary welfare allowance towards their rent and is facing eviction due to their failure to meet their rent demands.
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