432 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to change the regulations in regard to bicycles being allowed on LUAS tracks in central Dublin in order that cyclists can avoid being exposed to unacceptable levels of risk on the Liffey Quays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the DART upgrading project; and the increase in capacity, frequency and hours of service that will occur, together with costings and a timetable for the completion of works.
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430 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the total number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport his views on the progress which has been made with the announcement on 16 September 2002 that he would examine the potential for the location of an archaeological heritage park at the Carrickmines castle site in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
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361 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the near monopolies that companies (details supplied) hold in the areas of event hosting and booking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a synopsis on the legislation in the area of baby-sitting, indicating the minimum ages for those entrusted with the care of children, the hourly wage and maximum hours that can be worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent shocking and tragic death of a person (details supplied); if the Irish Government can ask the Chinese Government to investigate this person’s death; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Government opposed the French proposal for a tax on aviation fuel at a meeting of Finance Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to remove the railings that separate the car park on the Kildare Street side of Leinster House from the National Museum and the National Library; if he will tender proposals for improving this civic space; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting to avail of Irish adoptions; the average waiting time from initiation to completion of the adoption process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the CAT scanner in Loughlinstown Hospital is not available after certain hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to act on the findings of the recent study, Disability and Social Inclusion in Ireland, which shows the extent of barriers to full participation in society for disabled persons.
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35 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures which have been taken by his Department to rectify the issue of reimbursing pensioners who lose a week’s money when they sign up for direct debit payments.
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50 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has examined the report on quality of life in the rural communities of west Cork, Waterford, Cavan and Monaghan launched on 9 June 2005.
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34 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has discussed the way in which the proposed voluntary work module is to operate in courses offered by the Dublin Institute of Technology.
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780 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations contained in the NESC report, Housing in Ireland, which he will be implementing in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of recent research that shows that there were between 660,000 and 800,000 surplus polling cards issued for general election 2002 and that the Irish electorate is far larger than the adult population, he plans to devote the necessary resources and develop adequate systems in order that a centrally co-ordinated, computerised and widely accessible electoral register can be established, in order that an independent body is established to oversee this development and the maintenance of the system, in order that the register can be thoroughly checked on a house-to-house basis in advance of the next poll and in order to allow for names on the electoral register to be cross-checked with a database such as the database of PPS numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in light of recent research that shows that there were between 660,000 and 800,000 surplus polling cards issued for the general election in 2002 and that the electorate is much larger than the adult population, he plans to devote the necessary resources and develop adequate systems in order that a centrally co-ordinated, computerised and widely accessible electoral register can be established, in order that an independent body is established to oversee this development and the maintenance of the system, in order that the register can be thoroughly checked on a house-to-house basis in advance of the next poll and to allow for names on the electoral register to be cross-checked with a database such as the database of PPS numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount which has been spent on the Barron investigation from 14 October 1996 to date, including investigations (details supplied) and medical costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the revelations from the Morris tribunal, he will be seeking the resignation of the Garda Commissioner, Noel Conroy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department favours the introduction of contra-flow cycle lanes on one-way roads, which have proved highly successful in other European cities in improving conditions for cyclists.
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42 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when the national transport regulatory office will be established; the role he expects such an office to fulfil; the geographical area it will have responsibility for; the transport modes and services he expects it to have remit over; and the legislative changes required to facilitate its introduction.
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504 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has taken, in view of the recent information provided by the Congolese Irish partnership on the widespread and systematic abuse of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to ensure that adequate humanitarian consideration is accorded to the application of any Congolese national for leave to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has taken to ensure that any non-lethal weapons acquired by his Department are consistent with international human rights standards, particularly the UN basic principles on the use of force and firearms, before any decision on deployment is made.
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480 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that the CONNECT project resumes operation as soon as possible; if the project is on course for extension to all prisons by 2006 as originally proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations of the task force on alcohol; the reason more progress has not been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the standards applied to private plastic surgery are sufficiently high; the checks that are carried out on these clinics; if she intends to introduce rigorous standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will give a commitment to provide adequate funding for the resourcing of services to address the needs of cystic fibrosis patients and ensure that the funding is stable and not at risk from other pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will receive the recommendations of the HSE working group on the Pollock report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans in place to tackle the key barriers to tourism development here as outlined in the second progress report of the high level implementation group established by him.
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67 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent and purpose of the proposed new corporate vessel registration system which is being introduced as a new e-Government business application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department and Sustainable Energy Ireland will have in the implementation of the new European Union energy efficient buildings directive; the number of staff that will be working in this regard; and the proposed timetable for the implementation of the measures required by the directive.
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885 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has allocated or intends to allocate funding to halt the coastal erosion and remediate the old landfill site north of Bray Harbour that straddles the administrative boundaries of Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils; the works already undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has allocated or intends to allocate funding to halt the coastal erosion and remediate the old landfill site north of Bray Harbour that straddles the administrative boundaries of Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils; the works already undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has organised a study into the risks involved with the use of various seat belts on school buses for children of various age groups.
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61 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding plans for an extension at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20.
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68 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Amnesty International Report 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his speech to the seventh review conference of the non-proliferation treaty in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if a citizen-based or other alternative tax residence system has been considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is reviewing tax residency rules as part of the review of tax reliefs; the alternative arrangements which have been considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will incentivise employers to give persons the option to continue in employment past the age of 65 as a means to providing a more flexible work environment, a more productive workforce and better off older persons in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to increase the number of labour inspectors and the number he proposes by 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the agreement reached earlier in May 2005 with the banks regarding payment for military escorts for cash transits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding his offer to make St. Bricin’s military hospital in Dublin available to the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of inspectors which are to be involved in the checks on potato growers to ensure that only certified seed or home certified basic seed has been planted.
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57 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has studied the UK Royal Society results of genetically modified trials for winter oil seed rape showing that wildlife and the environment would suffer if the crop were grown in that country; and if she plans to ensure such crops are not grown here.
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80 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the consideration which he is giving to the social welfare treatment of former members of religious congregations.
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39 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if willingness to participate in the Government’s relocation programme has been linked to promotion in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the full costs that will be incurred in the decentralisation and relocation of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to tackle emissions from backyard burning; if he has monitored an increase in such burning in recent months; and the enforcement action which can be and which has been taken to address this form of pollution.
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