220 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the development of additional resources for Loreto secondary school, Wexford; when the sports complex required by the school will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the steps being taken to address the shortage of officers and NCOs in the Naval Service which are well below the establishment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made on the provision of light utility and medium lift helicopters for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if, in regard to the comments to the Committee of Public Accounts on 22 April 2004 by the Secretary General of his Department, he will outline the review it is proposed to take of the State’s tax incentive and exemption schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the senior Garda officer who was requested by the Garda Commissioner to examine all matters featured in a television programme (details supplied) of 8 January 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date in the Garda investigation into the murder of a prisoner in Mountjoy jail on 27 January 2004; if the Garda investigation has been completed; if a file has been sent to the DPP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department can expedite a decision in relation to the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has resided here since 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions she has taken to protect workers against the effects of radon gas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to permit private bus operators to pick up passengers on existing CIE routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Transport his views on recent comments by the chairman of the Road Safety Council that the absence of a central budget for road safety is responsible for inadequate funding of road safety schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he remains committed to the objective of the three year homeless strategy agreed by the managers of the Dublin local authorities and the Dublin area health boards; the reason there is a shortfall of €20 million in the funding for the strategy for this year; the reason voluntary housing agencies are unable to commission projects which have already been approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the warning from the Construction Industry Federation that new homes across the country will rise in price by thousands of euro due to the development levy; his views on the projections made by the CIF; his plans to assist those on lower incomes to cope with the higher house prices arising from the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will make a statement on her recent address to the Irish Presidency conference in Bundoran on mobility and social inclusion.
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103 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for grants received to date in regard to her recent announcement of funding of €1 million to mark the International Year of the Family; when it is expected that the grants will be made; the procedures that are being used to assess the grant applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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694 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for permission to live and work here of persons (details supplied) residing in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the Government’s intention in relation to the future of Great Southern Hotels; if it is his intention to ensure that all Great Southern Hotels remain in public ownership; the timeframe he envisages for changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science when his Department will issue tender authorisation to Bridgetown Vocational College, Bridgetown, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, further to Questions Nos. 40 and 63 of the 23 October 2003, she will indicate when she intends taking a decision in respect of the application of international financial reporting standards here; the outcome of the consultation process her Department was engaged in on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that are taken by her Department to ensure that company accounts that require a statutory audit are audited by registered auditors as defined in the Companies Acts, particularly in view of the recent related prosecutions brought by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) regarding the high level of compulsory committals to mental hospitals, which now amounts to more than 3,000 per year; if he has plans to review procedures for committals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will make a statement on the future role of Peamount Hospital, especially in regard to its role as the national referral centre for tuberculosis.
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353 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the names, ages and former addresses here of the nationals deported on 31 March 2004; the number of deportation orders signed by him awaiting execution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for residency by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who is the parent of an Irish-born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy he intends to bring forward during the period of the Irish EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to reports that mobile phone users are being enticed into spending up to €100 million in vain attempts to win cash prizes through text messages; the steps he intends to take to prevent the exploitation of mobile phone users in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has satisfied himself with the current number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists at Wexford General Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the birth rate at Wexford General Hospital in 2003 was 1853, several hundred births more than hospitals with much larger staffing complements; the plans he has for maternity services at this hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if adequate funding has been provided to the South Eastern Health Board for the urgently required opening of 19 extra beds at Wexford General Hospital; when it is expected that these beds will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she intends to transpose the horizontal amending directive of 2002 and the other outstanding directives extending the cover of the original working time directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections that have taken place under the Act for each year since it came into force in respect of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; the number of prosecutions taken since the Act came into force; the number of convictions that have been obtained; if she has satisfied herself with the level of enforcement of the legislation; if she has any plans to amend the Act to allow for an individual opt out from its protection in relation to doctors in training; the position she is taking on the recent consultation paper issued by the Commission to the Council of Ministers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will be represented at the Euro-Arab Parliamentary Dialogue Meeting in Tunisia in April 2004; and if so, the form and composition of the representation.
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90 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if details have now been confirmed for the planned EU-US summit to be attended by President Bush at the end of June 2004; if a location has been agreed; the likely agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the poor standard of accommodation and resources currently available at the Garda station in Wexford town, his Department intends making resources available for the construction of a new Garda station in Wexford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science his reaction to a recent INTO report, teaching religion in primary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the INTO have recommended that a core common religious education programme should be taught in all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science the reasons behind his Department’s call for more modern, corporate management as opposed to the present system of governing bodies for third-level colleges, as presented in his Department’s submission to the OECD review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made on the provision of light utility and medium lift helicopters for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the total establishment level for the Naval Service as set out in the White Paper on Defence; the current number of personnel; the steps that are being taken to ensure that personnel numbers are brought up to the recommended level, particularly in regard to commissioned officer and NCO level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action he intends to take following the consumer liaison panel of his Department reporting that 90% of respondents in a recent survey stated a specific preference for country of origin labelling on meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food his plans to ensure that border inspection posts are adequately resourced to ensure that foods from accession countries meet EU standards and that the level of traceability is the same as food produced in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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557 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the work to decontaminate a site (details supplied) in Cork harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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512 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of considerable expansion in the population and ongoing problems relating to traffic and law and order, he will consider the request for the establishment of a Garda station in the village of Adamstown, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for refugee status for persons (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, in County Wexford, the adult mental health services have no high support medium secure hostels or units, no psychologists, no social workers and no occupational therapists; his views on whether an adult mental health service without such resources is adequate to meet the needs of persons with mental illness or learning disabilities in County Wexford; when funding for the provision of such vital resources will be made available to the South Eastern Health Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if courses offered post leaving certificate at a college (details supplied) in County Dublin, are formally recognised by his Department; if not, if the question of recognition by his Department of qualifications obtained by students at this college is under active consideration; if recommendations contained in a report (details supplied) will be implemented in the near future; the recommendations which will be so implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a matter regarding a college (details supplied); if he will consider reinstating the stay in school retention initiative at this college; if not, if he will continue funding at current levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the payment of outstanding claims to the former workers of a company (details supplied); if the State’s responsibility to the workers has been fully discharged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the nature of the arrangement offered by the large cases division of the Revenue Commissioners offering structured communications with wealthy persons and firms that would reduce the number of audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[8929/04]
49 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Finance when he intends to implement the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government to remove all those on the national minimum wage from the tax net; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the promised legislation to put the employment permit regime on a comprehensive and sound statutory footing will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recent report of the Competition Authority on the insurance market, particularly its recommendation for reform of the broker market which is stated could reduce by tens of millions of euro the amount that consumers and businesses are paying for insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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