159 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the names, titles and countries of the delegates who participated in the meeting, EU Strategy on Drugs — The Way Forward, in Dublin in May 2004.
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158 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the names, titles and organisational affiliations of the persons consulted in the preparation of the new prison drugs strategy.
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157 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of the Government in relation to ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture which is open for signature and ratification; and the internal steps that have been taken by his Department and related Departments in order to prepare for ratification of this instrument.
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156 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he intends to make available to the prison officers’ welfare service the policy on bullying agreed between the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health and the Irish Prison Service in 2003; and if his attention has been drawn to concerns that formal complaints of bullying remain uninvestigated and unprocessed more than three months after being made.
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155 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which the use of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 by the Garda is monitored; the number of times the legislation has been used since the Act was brought into force; and the circumstances under which it was used.
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154 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures his Department has put in place to ensure that section 24 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 is not used against families living on sides of roads waiting on local authority accommodation as recently happened in Ennis, County Clare.
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99 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the view of the Government on the current efforts by the UN working group to draft a treaty against enforced disappearances pursuant to the UN Commission of Human Rights resolution 2001/46 of 23 April 2001; if the Government is supporting the elaboration of this instrument; and the comments that have been made by the Government on the drafts which have been produced to date.
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95 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the number of architects working for the Civil Service who will be decentralised; and the current and future places of work for these persons.
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8 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of submissions received on the consultation being undertaken on reform of charities legislation.
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22 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take in view of the alarmingly high levels of radon in Irish homes; and if he will reintroduce a grant system to assist those wishing to fit radon barriers to their homes.
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49 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends taking to introduce voting rights to those in custody as part of his obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) for citizenship, which was lodged eighteen months ago.
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292 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport his views on the National Safety Council’s belief that adults and teenagers should be permitted to cycle only while wearing cycle helmets and that children should not be permitted to cycle at all; and his views on the British Medical Association and others’ belief that benefits of a mandatory helmet law for cyclists would be outweighed by the resulting drop in cycling, and that cycling produces far more health benefits than costs.
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60 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concerns raised by the Irish Human Rights Commission regarding the proposed referendum on citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will allow for the details of crime incidents to be received by e-mail or telephone.
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41 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to make available to the Garda a geographical information system, crime mapping system, his views on the operation to date of the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he would consider issuing planning guidance to planning authorities regarding light pollution.
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187 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider revoking the deportation order against a person (details supplied) on the grounds that they are married to an Irish citizen living here.
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72 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the sections of new quality bus corridor which are due to be completed in 2004; and the projected sections that are due to be constructed in 2005.
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62 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the level of remuneration for the new health executive, in particular the chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he can provide preliminary results of the test trenching currently under way in the Tara Skryne Valley, including the number of sites found and their composition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has given consent, under section 14 of the National Monuments Act, for the excavation at the Hill of Tara, due to the M3 motorway.
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375 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals to grant the Garda additional powers to take all reasonable steps to turn off intruder alarms on vehicles and buildings, particularly when such alarms cause environmental nuisance to nearby workers and residents.
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353 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has put in place to provide more police on the streets in areas in which marginalised sections of society frequent, in particular in and around areas where gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender persons socialise, to reduce the number of shocking violent attacks that are taking place against members of the GLBT community; if, in addition his Department has consulted with the voluntary community group, Johnny, that provides services to gay and bisexual men in Dublin and the greater Dublin area regarding this issue.
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352 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he can provide Irish research on the efficacy of Garda closed circuit television systems in crime deterrence or detection.
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322 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the DART upgrade is progressing; when it is anticipated that weekend closures will cease; and when commuters will experience an improvement in services following the upgrade.
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126 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Flynn report recommended that the locations for staff in regard to decentralisation be decided prior to the launch of the central application form; if, in view of the fact that the CAF was launched on 12 May 2004, he will suspend the CAF process until such time as all civil servants have information to hand in order that they can make an informed decision.
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42 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of local sports partnerships that have been set up to date; the funding provided for same; the plans for additional set-ups in the coming 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in the compilation of the electoral register, he will reconsider his decision to include the wording (details supplied) on the standard form because it creates difficulties for charities and may result in job losses.
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42 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the outcome of the meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers held in Ireland recently.
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205 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual national development plan’s targets for the completion of social housing in the voluntary and local authority sector; and the annual breakdown of progress to date in meeting same.
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204 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the availability of crèche and child care facilities was taken into consideration in determining decentralisation locations.
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203 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of all information packs for each decentralisation location prepared by the Office of Public Works.
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108 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she proposes to allow the patenting of software implementations for computing; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that this may raise in the educational and other sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there is a plan B being considered if the EU constitution either fails to be successfully negotiated or ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will withdraw guidance that exemptions to the Government housing supplement be minimal in number and advise that persons who have sought housing assessment by their local authority but those termination is pending can receive rent supplement.
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389 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to promote higher standards in quality, design, safety and energy efficiency within the heating and plumbing installation industry; and if, in the domestic sector, all non-condensing boilers will be outlawed by 2005 and all manufacturing products in the industry will meet the Sedbuk A or B rating by 2005.
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388 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to allocate additional resources to local authorities to cope with housing means assessments.
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387 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make public his plans for supplementing non-profit investments to accommodate housing needs.
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381 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans of local authorities to develop an integrated housing assistance policy in consultation with community and voluntary organisations.
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366 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a formal complaint of bullying by a prison officer has ever been processed according to procedures approved by the Health and Safety Authority or in accordance with the codes of practice of March 2002 or even according to the old Civil Service policy and procedures.
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365 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has information on the status of the groups of persons who were deported in the recent past in particular on those deported to Nigeria.
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152 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the number of architects who are working for the Civil Service; and the number of these who are stationed in Dublin.
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81 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department will not sanction a new gaelscoil in Lucan; the factors that were assessed in coming to such a decision; if the issue has been referred to an independent commission or arbitrator; if so, when a decision is likely; if cognisance will be taken of the schools accommodation crisis in Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens, living abroad, who have obtained passports in the past five years for which figures are available; the breakdown of country of residence into the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area, the United States and other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide the minutes of the recent Agenda 133 committee meeting in Dublin Castle.
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32 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the special issues relating to EU-US co-operation in the field of scientific research which were discussed in her recent meeting with the US Energy Secretary, Mr. Spencer Abraham.
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94 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Government policy on the concept of net metering which allows the sale of excess electricity from small scale renewables suppliers.
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64 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the Government expects to issue a report on its own internal review examining the conflicting roles that are held within his Department in holding both a development and regulatory function in the management of the acquaculture and fishing industries.
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