673 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if food sold here is required to include the country of origin on the label; the relevant legislation or regulation; the procedures that are taken if food is mislabelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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615 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the purchases that have been made from the State of Israel or Israeli Defence contractors in recent years, including the purchases of drones and troop carriers; the items purchased, price paid and purpose of same in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the respect for human rights and democratic principle enshrined in the EU and Israel Association Agreement is being shown by the State of Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Goldstone report; if he will comment on his recent trip to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the travel advice for Israel and the Occupied Territories provided by his Department, it is still necessary to advise travellers to visit only in visits organised by reputable tourist groups in view of the fact that this advice may discourage independent travellers whose spending power can be of immense importance to smaller tourism providers in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the measures taken and resources made available to police the new 30 km/h zones in Dublin city centre, George’s Street, Dún Laoghaire and elsewhere around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 25 November 2008, if Iarnród Éireann has undertaken or is planning to undertake any works at North Esk freight yard or at Kent station, Cork which would prevent or add significant costs to the potential reconnection of North Esk freight depot to the rail network; if so, if he will outline those costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic controllers employed by the State; the wage bill; the rates of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his views on removing the tall railings dating from the late twentieth century between the car park at the Kildare Street side of Leinster House and both the National Museum and the National Library complex, and replace them with lower railings so as to vastly improve the rather bleak high security feel to this fine public space in view of the peace dividend of recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all parts of the Private Security Services Act 2004 requiring employees of private security companies to display visible identification in the course of their work have been fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate a private security company (details supplied) in view of the concerns regarding a person allegedly employed by that company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the funding available in 2010 under the local drugs task force administered by his Department; the funding that has been granted to a service (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts to funding for this service may directly affect provision of services including the cessation of a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that he has had with other Departments on his policy for the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which opened for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; the nature, content and conclusions of those discussions; the necessary steps to be taken to facilitate Ireland’s signature and ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the implementation of the Emergency Alert systems in respect of missing children as contained in the National Action Plan to prevent and combat trafficking of human beings 2009 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has issued guidance to local authorities requiring them to remove signs indicating a special speed limit, or road works speed limit, after the expiry date of the special speed limit by law.
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267 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport his plans to issue guidance to local authorities regarding the standardisation of limits across all local authorities.
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266 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of fatal road traffic accidents where one or more of the vehicles involved were exceeding the posted speed limit for the last year in which statistics are available and for the preceding three years.
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265 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of fatal road traffic accidents where the drivers of the vehicles involved had a blood alcohol concentration of between 0mg and 50mg, of between 50mg and 80mg, of between 80mg and 100mg, of between 100mg and 200mg and over 200mg for the past year in which statistics are available and the proceeding three years.
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264 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the regulations under the Road Traffic Acts that specify when and where it is appropriate to use front facing fog lights and rear facing fog lights; and the technical specifications that apply to fog lights placement on a vehicle, brightness, height and aiming.
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263 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the parking regulations under the Road Traffic Acts that specify when vehicles must have parking lights illuminated; and when and where it is permitted for a vehicle to be parked contrary to the direction of traffic.
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603 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if employees of his Department are only allowed to apply for the Cycle to Work scheme between 1 and 15 December each year; if it will it be possible to change the practice in order to facilitate applications throughout the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the standing down of the committee on performance awards which had allowed Secretaries General to assign assistant secretaries specific and demanding targets for the year ahead that went beyond the normal ongoing requirements of their jobs, an alternative system is now in place to incentivise senior civil servants in the performance of their duties on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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575 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the foreshore licence applications currently under consideration by his Department, by the date of application, the address of the proposed works, the applicant’s name and a brief description of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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655 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he has taken following Educate Together’s request to be recognised as a patron for second level schools; when a decision on this issue will be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he has data regarding the number of ex-servicemen that are in custody in jails here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will sign up to the Council of Europe’s enlarged partial agreement on sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has data regarding the number of ex-servicemen that are in custody in jails here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport his views on amending the taxi regulations regarding taxi roof signs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in carrying out a study to determine the levels of fluoride in the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the impact he envisages that the new EU Commissioner Designate for Agriculture will have on the 5% land area target for organic agriculture by 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of his recent statement to the world food summit that one person in every six is now food insecure and that the current situation means the achievement of the millennium development goals on poverty and hunger face complete failure, he will state his long term solutions to remedy this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Taoiseach when the content of the Central Statistics Office census 2011 is expected to be approved by him; the interdepartmental procedure for compiling such content; his views on the inclusion of autistic spectrum disorder as a category question; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when public services will commence on the western rail corridor; the frequency of services; his plans to co-ordinate with connecting services on the Dublin to Cork and Waterford lines to maximise connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made regarding the setting up and implementation of the architectural registration body’s technical assessment board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of United States citizens refused entry into Ireland; the reason for the refusal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his views on the taxation, carbon emissions and other pollutants associated with liquid petroleum gas in comparison to petrol or diesel; his plans to encourage greater use of liquid petroleum gas fuel in private cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to regulate the re-use of schoolbooks from year to year and move away from the use of workbooks to enable families to reduce the cost of schoolbooks and allow for recycling of existing schoolbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the commitment to create a new system of personal insolvency regulations allowing for a statutory non-court-based debt settlement system in view of the fact that the courts are still being used in instances of personal debt resulting in the jailing of debtors; the action he proposes to take to suspend the use of the courts and of prison sentences as a sanction in personal debt cases, pending the introduction of the promised new method of dealing with personal debt or insolvency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the future plans for the Tallaght Hospital breast care unit, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to introduce changes in legislation to ensure that there is an obligation on the father of a child to be identified on the birth certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information that has been communicated to him by the National Disability Authority regarding work it may have carried out making direct payments to persons with disabilities to ensure value for money and quality services and opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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