320 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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314 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available.
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313 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the past year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; and the details of same.
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312 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the members of the committee that assess applications for foreshore licences and in each case the expertise that they bring to bear on applications; his plans to ensure that persons with an understanding of landscape or visual impact are retained in order to assist in the assessment of offshore wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by her Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by her Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on her Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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286 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reinstate the Forum on Fluoridation website (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the use, locations and costs to date of lands acquired or contracted to acquire, buildings purchased, built or leased, acquired or contracted to purchase, build or lease under the decentralisation programme; the savings arising from the disposal of lands, buildings or property that is surplus to requirements under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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199 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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194 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the purpose and terms of reference of the delegation of Irish Prison Service officials that visited prisons in Spain earlier in 2006; the officials who comprised the delegation; if a report or other document was prepared based upon the delegation’s visit; the countries to which similar delegations have taken place in 2006 or are planned for 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce privatised prison escorts, as provided for under Part 2 of the Prisons Bill 2006; if so, the evidence that has emerged in favour of such a plan since 2002 when his Department’s expert committee concluded that privatisation of prisoner escorts was not a viable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if prisoners will be required to pay for telephone calls to solicitors or other legal representatives under the terms of Section 37(a) of the Prisons Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a list of the medical treatments that will not be provided by the Prison Service under Section 37 of the Prisons Bill 2006, for which prisoners will be required to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to allow householders to opt out of the delivery of unsolicited or unaddressed direct mail by An Post or other bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Cuffe asked the Taoiseach the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. Cuffe asked the Taoiseach the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; and the details of same.
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82 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the tax incentives, promoted as green tax incentives introduced by the Government since 1997; and the tax foregone in each category of incentive in 2006 to date.
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113 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his view of the priorities set out in the ESRI’s evaluation of the fourth National Development Plan for investment; and the limits that should be set upon such investment.
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227 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of kilometres covered by each Government Minister’s car; the amount and type of fuel used and the make of car, for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is in favour of the introduction of net metering for domestically produced electricity as exists in Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions; and the discussions his Department has had with the CER with regard to its recently produced consultation report on the matter.
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105 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the arrangements he will take with regard to wind farm developments which were approved under the AER support mechanisms but which have not met the required timetables for development of the projects; and the support measures the Government intends putting in place to support the development of off-shore wind farms in Irish waters.
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71 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the exercises the Irish Defence Forces will be participating in with NATO over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the deployment of Irish troops to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent OECD report that showed Ireland to be 17th of 22 European countries in terms of the number of hours devoted to job related education and training; and the measures he will take to ensure the retraining of half a million workers over the next 15 years as deemed necessary by the expert group on future skills needs report for the continued growth of the economy.
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108 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the statutory processes involved in the appointment of chairs and members of non-departmental bodies under the remit of his Department; and their legislative origin.
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124 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the intentions he has of commissioning research on the key issues involved in family breakdown in view of the increasing numbers of marriages that are ending in separation and divorce.
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79 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate that the European Commission, is financing advertisements on radio stations have which give a positive picture of the EU and which are capable of influencing the attitudes and votes of citizens where EU matters are concerned, either in elections or referenda (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the daily advertisements on the European Union carried on a national radio station (details supplied) constitute a breach of the statutory ban on broadcast advertising directed towards a political end here, in view of the fact that these advertisements, consist in the main of a series of statements on the EU that are one sided and unbalanced thereby influencing the attitudes and possible voting behaviour of radio listeners in elections or referendums where EU issues may arise or where candidates may be advancing different policy positions on EU related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on his Department’s participation at the European Small Island Network meeting held in Sweden in August 2006; and if lessons were learnt regarding Irish transport for permanent small island residents.
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24 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the findings of the recent consumer survey on cost comparisons by a company (details supplied) between living on an island and the mainland; and if these findings will feed into his Department’s policy practices on the issue.
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323 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department had contact with the European Commission since Ireland was issued with a final written warning over its non-conformity with the habitats directive; the action his Department has taken to meet the directive requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department had contact with the European Commission since Ireland was issued with a final written warning over its non-conformity with the habitats directive; the action his Department has taken to meet the directive requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures taken by his Department to correct the electoral register; and the amount these measures will cost.
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5 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of submissions received in response to the recent public consultation on climate change policy; if they will be published on his Department’s website, as was the stated intention; the number of submissions that called for a law to make annual yearly reductions in emissions mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason training and education programmes in St. Patrick’s Institution for 16 to 21 year olds are almost non-existent; his plans to rectify this situation at St. Patrick’s Institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units that have been inspected by each local authority for suitability under the rental accommodation scheme; the number approved under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to address the use of the phrase rent allowance not accepted in accommodation advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to address the use of the phrase rent allowance not accepted in accommodation advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the members of the committee who assess applications for foreshore licences and in each case the expertise that they bring to bear on applications; his plans to ensure that persons with an understanding of landscape or visual impact are retained in order to assist in the assessment of off-shore wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has carried out an analysis on the possible relocation of activities from the Dublin south port to allow for future developments to take place in this area.
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49 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to establish the new Dublin Transportation Authority; and the way in which, in the absence of a legislative mandate, he expects same to operate in the interim.
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618 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason there are two measures of energy efficiency, elemental and overall heat loss, acceptable under the Building Regulations; if his Department has conducted or commissioned comparative analysis research of the two methods; if not, his views on commissioning such research; his further views on whether efficiency efforts might benefit from only one measure of energy efficiency being permitted under the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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617 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on new research mentioned on a television programme in October 2006 (details supplied), which indicated that two houses which both meet the building regulations on energy efficiency but where one house, meeting the requirements as measured by the overall heat loss method, may in fact be up to 30% more energy efficient than another house which meets the requirements as measured by the elemental method; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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603 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ireland had applied prior to 13 August 2004 for an extension on the deadlines in the provisions of Article 5.2 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC pursuant to Article 17(4) of 2002/96/EC (details supplied); and if he will provide a copy of the application and a copy of the notice from the Commission informing the other Member States of this decision.
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184 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations of the report from the fluoridation forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the latest preparations by both the Health Service Executive and her Department for a possible flu pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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