141 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement regarding the bank raids that took place on 16 January 2004 at banks in Blackrock, County Dublin, in close proximity to the Garda station; and his views on the Garda response.
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139 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he intends to take to improve human rights here after Amnesty's report, Human Rights Begin at Home, in which Ireland was condemned for misconduct by the police and the violation of rights carried out by prison authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans, through the Irish Presidency, to promote the proposal for an EU framework decision on racism and xenophobia.
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26 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has given consideration to the application of the Patten report and the Paris principles on best practice in policing in this jurisdiction (details supplied).
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140 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that will be taken with regard to persons from the new member states of the EU who are living here and who have applications for leave to remain or residency pending.
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3 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proportion of the fund which will be used to fly illegal immigrants out of member states in view of the Council of Ministers' recent announcement of the setting up of a €30 million fund to increase the number of illegal immigrants who are repatriated; and the types of project which will be initiated to help reintegrate them in their home countries.
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296 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been detained under section 5 of the Immigration Act 1999 for the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
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295 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been detained under section 5 of the Aliens Act 1935 for the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
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294 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 who have been detained under subsections (details supplied) of section 9 of the 1996 Refugee Act (as amended).
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293 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people annually since 1999 who have applied for leave to remain on humanitarian or other grounds; the number who have been successful annually with a breakdown on country of origin; and the numbers awaiting decision according to the year in which the application was lodged.
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292 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of unaccompanied minors reunified with family members in Ireland; and the procedures in place for those reaching 18 years who are in post-primary education.
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291 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of citizenship applications made by refugees or persons with leave to remain status, annually since 2000; the number that have been successful and unsuccessful; and the number of decisions pending as of 31 December 2003.
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290 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of family reunification applications made by refugees or persons with leave to remain status, annually since 2000; the number who have been successful and unsuccessful; and the number of decisions pending with the ministerial decisions unit at 31 December 2003.
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289 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people refused leave to land at the country's ports of entry during 2003; the number of these at Dublin Airport; the main countries of origin; and the grounds they were refused leave to land.
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257 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of unaccompanied minors who have been referred to the health boards for the year 2003.
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143 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering submissions for the introduction of a special leisure and commuting cycle route along the sea-front in Dublin Bay from Sandycove to Sutton; the way in which the funding for such a project could be provided; and the agency which will be responsible for its co-ordination and completion.
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182 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements he proposes to introduce for the transfer of buses from Dublin Bus to new operators in the Dublin market; and when he will have the details of such arrangements worked out given his comments to the Joint Committee on Transport on 25 June 2003 (details supplied).
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930 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the hares netted for use by the Cavan coursing club at their meets of 21 and 22 November 2003 were also used by the Dungannon and Ballymena Coursing Clubs on 23 November 2003 in Cavan; and the action he intends to take arising from this apparent breach of their licence.
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923 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make private lending more attractive in the affordable housing sector rather than to impose barriers on lenders which ultimately defeat the good intentions suggested by Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended in 2002; his views on the fact that low output would appear to contradict the spirit of the new legislation and increase reliance on the State sector to provide home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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922 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private lenders to the affordable housing sector under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended in 2002, are restricted in transacting business due to a failure to agree terms with his Department and the local authorities regarding securing a first charge on the affordable home; and the measures he intends taking to remedy this situation.
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866 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action it is proposed to take to provide an effective remedy to a person (details supplied) following the finding by the UN Human Rights Committee that their rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights had been infringed by Ireland; and the steps it is proposed to take to prevent further similar violations of the covenant.
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374 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the 37% drop in the budget allocated to vocational education committees for the provision of child care for persons on vocational training opportunities schemes, Youthreach and senior Traveller schemes.
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209 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the difference in performance between hospitals under the casemix scheme; if he accepts that accident and emergency admissions have a major bearing on results; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children when he expects VHI to be privatised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2028/04]
77 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the technical issues Eirgrid needs to resolve in order that further wind projects may be connected to the National Grid.
[31386/03]
77 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the technical issues Eirgrid needs to resolve in order that further wind projects may be connected to the National Grid.
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51 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to bring forward improvements in prison conditions in Mountjoy and other locations in view of recent disturbances at Mountjoy Prison, and disturbing reports of prison conditions at this jail and other jails throughout the State.
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51 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to bring forward improvements in prison conditions in Mountjoy and other locations in view of recent disturbances at Mountjoy Prison, and disturbing reports of prison conditions at this jail and other jails throughout the State.
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93 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to restore the funding strategy upon which the current 2002 to 2006 arts plan is founded.
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85 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new initiatives her Department intends to take on the basis that nearly half of all current carers are over the age of 60 years, and 20% of carers are caring for more than one person.
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85 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new initiatives her Department intends to take on the basis that nearly half of all current carers are over the age of 60 years, and 20% of carers are caring for more than one person.
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175 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the most recent figures for the total number of persons on local authority housing lists nationwide; the most recent figures for annual housing completions; and the date by which he estimates that housing waiting lists will have been removed arising from this.
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62 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the changes which have been made in his Department's plans and programmes for capital and current expenditure arising from the adoption of the national spatial strategy; and the details of these changes.
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35 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce site value tax on lands that are zoned for development but remain undeveloped.
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65 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development to privatise prisons should the current negotiations with the Prison Officers' Association collapse.
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62 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development by the Government for the privatisation of prisons outside of the current package of measures under negotiation with the Prison Officers' Association.
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65 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development to privatise prisons should the current negotiations with the Prison Officers' Association collapse.
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62 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development by the Government for the privatisation of prisons outside of the current package of measures under negotiation with the Prison Officers' Association.
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68 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the main findings of the study by a company (details supplied) of the meaning of the discontinuation of the section 481 incentive to the sector and outside the sector.
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68 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the main findings of the study by a company (details supplied) of the meaning of the discontinuation of the section 481 incentive to the sector and outside the sector.
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6 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will survey growers on their views prior to proceeding further with his plans to merge Bord Glas and Bord Bia.
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3 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he proposes in the Intoxicating Liquor Bill to transfer the jurisdiction of the Equality Tribunal to hear cases of discrimination under the Equal Status Act 2000 to the District Court when it was not a recommendation of the commission on liquor licensing.
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66 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the arrangements commercial salmon fishermen should follow when they return to port with salmon in excess of the number of tags they had on board; the arrangements they should make if due to telecommunications difficulties they are unable at the time to contact the relevant fishery board officers; and the frequency with which the commercial salmon log books have to be returned for examination by the fishery board officers.
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66 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the arrangements commercial salmon fishermen should follow when they return to port with salmon in excess of the number of tags they had on board; the arrangements they should make if due to telecommunications difficulties they are unable at the time to contact the relevant fishery board officers; and the frequency with which the commercial salmon log books have to be returned for examination by the fishery board officers.
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87 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has identified reductions in his Department in light of the decision announced in the budget to seek a reduction of 5,000 positions in the public service.
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87 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has identified reductions in his Department in light of the decision announced in the budget to seek a reduction of 5,000 positions in the public service.
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136 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if the opening up of 25% of the Dublin bus market to private operators will involve the exclusive use of individual bus garages and depots to service these selected routes; and the way in which the current arrangement where buses from other garages can be drafted in to provide additional short-term capacity on routes not served by that garage will be continued.
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136 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if the opening up of 25% of the Dublin bus market to private operators will involve the exclusive use of individual bus garages and depots to service these selected routes; and the way in which the current arrangement where buses from other garages can be drafted in to provide additional short-term capacity on routes not served by that garage will be continued.
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127 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department's plans to work with the Department of Health and Children in tackling the harrowing statistics produced by Amnesty International that the human rights of one person in four are being abused by the outdated mental health care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department's plans to work with the Department of Health and Children in tackling the harrowing statistics produced by Amnesty International that the human rights of one person in four are being abused by the outdated mental health care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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