169 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that through the ruptured pipe at the THORP plant in Cumbria, England on 22 April 2005, England had leaked 20 tonnes of uranium and plutonium into a stainless steel room from which there is currently no way of removing it; if so, the reason he did not make known this information; if not, when his attention was drawn to it; and when he planned to divulge it.
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84 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children his plans to review and modernise legislation that provides for the detention of citizens in psychiatric institutions.
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41 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking to address the concerns expressed in the Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for 2003.
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16 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he is taking to ensure that the equal opportunity child care funding will continue past August 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking to address the concerns expressed in the Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for 2003.
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55 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when the railway order process for the extension of the Sandyford Luas line to Cherrywood will be initiated.
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44 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the plans being examined to increase the number of trains that can run on the main DART and mainline rail line crossing the River Liffey in view of the current limit on capacity at the Loop Line ridge crossing; if he has considered the possibility of building an additional spur from the DART line on the south of the river to head via the South Docks to connect to the northside and the main northern and north western rail lines; and if such an increase in capacity will not be provided by the proposed Heuston to Spencer Dock rail interconnector in view of the fact that this new line will be at a different grade to the mainline rail service at the proposed meeting point at Pearse Street Station.
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128 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children Ireland’s ranking in relation to health spending within the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the huge increase in asthma figures in children; her further views on whether indoor air pollution is a factor in the increase in asthma figures; if she will fund an information campaign on indoor air pollution, particularly with regard to volatile organic compounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the establishment of the National Museum of Ireland as an autonomous national cultural institution under the provisions of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) on regional tourism commissioned by Fáilte Ireland; if the report will be made public for wider debate before any decision is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide him with a copy of the detailed request made to the Minister by the National Roads Authority and Meath County Council to adjudicate on archaeological matters regarding the proposed M3 motorway in County Meath.
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291 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs imposed on Ireland arising from losing actions at the European Court of Justice in each of the past five years; the costs in 2005 to date; if he will identify the relevant cases and directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the current rate of daily fines levied by the European Court of Justice that are accruing to the Government arising from Ireland’s failure to properly implement European Union directives; if he will identify the relevant cases and directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide any information he has from local authorities or other sources regarding the degree of compliance with building regulations; the types of non-compliance that are occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of each of the recommendations contained in the 1999 report, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: Prevalence and Risk, commissioned by his Department; if each recommendation has been implemented; if so, the prisons concerned; if not, the reason therefor; and the projected date of implementation of each of the outstanding recommendations.
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119 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the members of the working group established to review the Health Nursing Homes Act 1990 and associated regulations.
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71 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has a section or unit dedicated to the implementation or enforcement of EU directives; and the details of outstanding complaints from the EU Commission regarding non-compliance with current directives under the areas of his responsibility.
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89 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the renewable energy group’s progress on developing new support mechanisms for renewable energy; when he will be able to provide details of the new support mechanisms that will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she plans to introduce procedures that will reduce the risk of animals contracting MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the European Commission’s view that governments of member states should take more responsibility for European policy on commercial approval of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he foresees any circumstances by which the Government’s position on assisting US forces participating in the war in Iraq by way of the Shannon stopover would change; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the White Paper on the new EU constitution will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his views on the effect of imminent changes in rules governing cross-border banking; if his Department has assessed the potential impact of these changes on the financial services sector and on the economy more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if he has made representations to Bank of Ireland regarding its decision to make 2,100 workers redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of any correspondence received to date in 2005 from the Director of the National Museum regarding the Minister’s pending decision regarding archaeological works along the route of the proposed M3 motorway in the vicinity of the Hill of Tara.
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106 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the measures which exist to provide additional funding for schools that are not located in RAPID areas but which cater for a sizeable proportion of pupils who live in RAPID areas; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 40% of pupils attending a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 live in a RAPID area ; if the school’s extension and refurbishment requirements will be fast tracked in view of this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if and when he intends to implement the recommendation of the Enterprise Strategy Review Group that IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Forfás operate under a common chairman.
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150 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the contact his Department has had with the Department of Foreign Affairs, particularly Development Co-operation Ireland, in relation to economic partnership agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to bring in advisers on education and employment for those with a disability, in the same way that he is introducing advisers for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of advisers he intends to put in place by the end of 2005 to serve the more than 80,000 persons receiving the one parent family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy.
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16 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures being taken by his Department in responding to the recent Law Reform Commission consultation paper on charitable trusts.
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119 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for delays in the implementation of the regional waste management plans; the action he intends to take in regard to speeding up the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action the Government has taken to implement the recommendations of the All Party Oireachtas Committee’s Ninth Progress Report on Building Land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in regard to the revision of the energy performance aspects of the Building Regulations in their presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government on 6 April 2005.
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1068 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a registration system should be put in place for contractual agreements that give parties an option to purchase building land.
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138 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the financial criteria and any other criteria used in the selection of a site for a new prison in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concerns raised by a company (details supplied) in the human rights audit report on the operations of the Garda Síochána; his plans for addressing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the deportation of a person (details supplied) in their school uniform without identity papers to Nigeria; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this person was subsequently attacked and molested; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the circumstances surrounding the deportation of a person (details supplied) in their school uniform without identity papers to Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the deportation of a teenager in school uniform without identity papers to Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the projected ratio for 2005 between capital expenditure on roads and on public transport projects, excluding the annual operating subvention to CIE; and the main areas of that public transport investment.
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23 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the new measures he will introduce to reverse the continuing decrease in the number of persons cycling in Dublin, as witnessed by a further reduction in the number of cyclists recorded in Dublin City Council's latest annual canal cordon traffic count; his views on whether the transport environment in the city may be described as one that is safe for cycling; if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms that have been raised regarding the design quality of many of the cycling facilities that have been introduced in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the name of the airline charter company contracted by his Department to carry out deportations.
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247 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful citizenship applications made by refugees or persons with leave to remain status that were processed to completion between 2000 and 2004; the number which were unsuccessful during this period; and the main reasons given by his Department for this.
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246 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons refused leave to enter at the country’s ports of entry in 2004; the number of these who were refused entry at Dublin Airport; the main countries of origin of these persons; and the grounds on which they were refused leave to enter.
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69 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the European Parliament resolution on breast cancer, 2003, the third edition of the European code against cancer, 2003, and the European Commission recommendation of 2003 adopted by the Council of Ministers, all calling for the extension of breast cancer screening to all women up to the age of at least 69; if her Department will be extending breast cancer screening to those over 65; if so, the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the date on which the BreastCheck screening programme will be extended throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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663 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the existing building regulations are being adequately enforced; and the number of staff employed by his Department or local authority to enforce the building regulations.
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