288 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contract between his Department and a private security company (details supplied) in County Kildare; the tendering process in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of licences issued by the Private Security Authority, which was established pursuant to the Private Security Services Act 2004; the number of these firms which have been vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures in place to improve the energy performance of local authority housing and to address fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1013 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures in place to ensure that waste is correctly labelled when exported; the inspections that take place of waste which is exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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706 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of road traffic collisions which have taken place in the Dublin city area between cyclists and heavy goods vehicles in which cyclist fatalities have occurred during the period 2005 to date in 2009; the status of the Garda investigation in each case; if proceedings against the driver of the HGV have been instituted; the judicial outcome of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to appoint a legal services ombudsman as provided for under the Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of goods vehicle checkpoints or individual officer interventions at the roadside mounted by the Garda Síochána within the Dublin city heavy goods vehicle permit zone during 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of 5-/6-axle HGV permit infractions detected by the Garda Síochána within the permit zone for 2008 and to date in 2009; the outcome in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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633 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the provision relating to the prohibition of so-called upward only rent review clauses in commercial leases, as contained in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, will become legally operable.
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578 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the grounds on which persons with autism or Asperger’s syndrome are not included in the national intellectual disabilities database; the measures taken to compile data on this intellectual disability; the action she has taken to improve service provision and future service requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the introduction and implementation of mandatory reporting in cases of suspected child abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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796 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Ireland’s signing and ratifying the new optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights would be a positive step for the people of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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795 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report to Dáil Éireann on Ireland’s timetable for signature and ratification of the new optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which opens for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; the steps necessary for ratification; his plans to overcome existing obstacles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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794 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a delegation from Ireland will attend the signing ceremony for the new optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the UN in New York on 24 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the draft national guidelines for a cycle design manual; if a consultation process will be undertaken; if so, the form it will take; when it will take place; when the final manual will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to section 70 of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008, if he will amend the provision allowing an immigration officer, when it is not practicable to issue a protection application entry permit on arrival, to arrest and detain an applicant for the purpose of issuing a protection application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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573 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the obligation of secondary schools to enrol a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools here that have their rent paid for by the State; the rent paid in the last year for which figures are available; the number of cases where the State sought rent reductions; the number of cases where a lower rent obtained; the actual saving made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the long-running industrial dispute between her Department and the Department of Social and Family Affairs that is preventing greater flexibility in the provision of community welfare services to persons who have become unemployed.
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181 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress he has made in implementing the cycle to work scheme for employees of his Department; if he will inform teachers of this decision before the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the details of the draft bus licence issued to a company (details supplied); the stops which have been excluded and included in the draft licence; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of grants available for the development of swimming pools by local authorities; and the details of all such grants made in the past year for which figures are available, to include the local authority’s name, amount of grant, total project cost and other relevant details.
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285 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concerns raised in correspondence regarding English language schools (details supplied).
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176 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if information leaflets regarding swine flu cases are being delivered to every household; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate incidents in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a preliminary report from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the international increase in swineflu cases; the progress in preparing for the possibility of a pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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627 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the request from Educate Together to become a patron of second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will investigate media reports regarding the execution of gay men in Iraq; if he will raise Ireland’s concerns with the Iraqi Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport when he will revoke the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Amendment Regulations, S.I. No. 274 of 1998 with regard to the requirement of cyclists to use cycle tracks, as outlined in the national cycle policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding his efforts to support the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands in their bid to return to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Ireland’s participation in talks regarding the island of Rockall and the surrounding seabed and waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding his efforts to ensure a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a hyperlink to the electronic versions of each of the annual reports of the Inspector of Prisons.
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181 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the plans to remove passing spaces and cut capacity on the Limerick to Waterford rail line to such an extent that services would have to be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the type, brand and number of units of anti-viral medicines available to deal with a possible pandemic in view of the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for a premises (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that vehicle owners receive a reminder by post or e-mail prior to their vehicle being due for a national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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679 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the public procurement and tendering position in relation to the vocational education committee proposal for Blackrock Town Hall and the related civic buildings in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain each of the numbered stamps that are issued to immigrants on their passports and to relate each number to the relevant legislation or regulation.
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361 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the feasibility studies for the provision of light rail and bus rapid transit in Waterford, Cork, Galway and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the State positions that require an oath of office to be taken prior to assuming office; if such an oath involves a religious reference; if he has plans to implement changes in this area.
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181 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the future of St. Patrick’s Institution; and his policy in regard to youth offenders.
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19 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the geographical areas used in the compilation of her Department’s statistics.
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429 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify the status of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will give the school full recognition so it can receive the full Department grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to commence sections 13 and 14 of the Courts and Courts Officers Act 2002 to extend the jurisdictions of the District and Circuit Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the nursing home support scheme; when she envisages the scheme being implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide this Deputy with a list of the ten largest employers in the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dún Laoghaire indicating the companies’ name, location and number employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding available from his Department to fund park and ride projects in the greater Dublin area and elsewhere; the organisational arrangements surrounding same; the public transport providers involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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531 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the issues referred to in a newspaper report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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