254 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the meeting or correspondences that his Department has had in relation to the purchases or exchange of lands or other compensation paid to organisations (details supplied) for the building of the M50, by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council acting as an agent for the National Roads Authority.
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227 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the meeting or correspondences that his Department has had in relation to the purchases or exchange of lands or other compensation paid to organisations (details supplied) for the building of the M50, by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council acting as an agent for the National Roads Authority.
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108 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether it is pivotal to include specific renewable energy enterprise measures and targets in the list of sectoral niches that could address the issue of sustainable employment in rural areas as outlined in the draft Rural Development Plan 2007 to 2013.
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74 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures being covered by the €5 million allocated in the Estimates for the Leader rural economy sub-programme 2007 to 2013.
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531 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the responsibilities beyond the management of the park of the Wicklow National Park divisional manager, regional manager, district conservation officer, head conservation ranger and general operatives (details supplied).
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524 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the €700,000 deer fencing programme in Killarney National Park is not in breach of the park’s protective designations.
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107 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that Dublin’s planning was recently cited as a worst case scenario by the EEA report, Urban Sprawl in Europe the Ignored Challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of acres or hectares of agricultural land that have been rezoned for development nationally; and the breakdown by local authority area for each year since 2000 to date in 2006.
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42 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has given further consideration to the difficulties facing aged-out non-Irish minors who have applied for leave to remain in the State; his plans to address the cases of the relatively small number of people in these circumstances who wish to continue making a contribution to Irish society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take following the recent High Court ruling which found that he breached the rights of several Irish born children in refusing their non-national parents leave to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consideration he has given to the recent call from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. James Hamilton, for the Judiciary to adopt a new system that would see judges explaining the reasons behind their sentencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that the recruitment of a retired senior Garda officer (details supplied) who was strongly criticised by the Morris tribunal to interview candidates for the Garda reserve was in keeping with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will request the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to investigate the mystery illness of former Russian Premier Yegor Gaidar on his Irish visit, in view of the fact that news of his illness comes after a series of mysterious incidents involving Russian public figures over the past month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request An Garda Síochána to investigate the mystery illness of former Russian premier Yegor Gaidar on his visit here, in view of the fact that news of his illness comes after a series of mysterious incidents involving Russian public figures over the past month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the reason for a shortfall of €101.3 million in capital spending within the 2006 transport budget; the specific projects that did not use up their spending target; when did he become aware that there would be a shortfall in spending in each case; the reason the spending was transferred to the roads budget; and when the need for such additional spending in the roads budget was made apparent.
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59 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department has had in the devising of a new traffic management regime for the opening of the port tunnel; the city centre travel restrictions that will apply on trucks exiting the port; and the enforcement measures that will ensure trucks use the port tunnel rather than the existing road network to access the port.
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297 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the number of calls to the Women’s Aid helpline that went unanswered in 2005; her plans to provide additional funding to Women’s Aid to enable the organisation to provide adequate staffing; when such funding will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is currently drafting legislation or intends to draft legislation in the lifetime of the current Government to regulate the use of closed circuit television cameras on private dwellings in residential areas.
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61 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the opposition of many patients to the proposal to move cancer treatment facilities from St. Luke’s to St. James’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason it took so long to introduce an education campaign on antibiotics as was recommended in 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she perceives a conflict between promoting a clean, green image for Ireland’s food industry, including the organic sector and her failure to put in place a moratorium on genetically modified field trails; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will put a moratorium on trials of genetically modified organisms in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount and type of fuel used by each Government Minister’s car for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry in the preparation of an energy labelling system for new vehicles; the reason the label chosen by his Department does not feature the same coloured features that are used on UK vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the proportion of school buildings that have double glazed windows; if she has plans to provide energy labelling or building energy rating certificates for school buildings as provided for under the European Building Performance Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if a decision has been made in regard to reviewing the decision to place new telecommunications equipment in the vicinity of Dalkey railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if a decision has been made in regard to reviewing the decision to place a new telecommunications mast in the vicinity of Shankill Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who have undertaken the bicycle training course, and the number of bicycles available at Garda stations (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the 13 November, 2006, EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the re-opening of diplomatic ties between the EU and Uzbekistan, the welcoming of the Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to the EU in November 2006 and the planned meeting with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in the EU capital in December 2006; the implications of these meetings for the EU’s Central Asia policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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426 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; and the details of same.
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400 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the gradual encroachment of staff car parking into areas formally used as playgrounds, particularly in schools located on restricted urban sites; if she will issue guidelines regarding this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by her Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by her Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on her Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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381 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by her Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by her Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on her Department’s energy use; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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365 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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347 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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338 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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324 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same.
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321 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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