110 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the quality control in place where public patients are transferred to private institutions for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in regard to the commitment contained in the programme for Government, he will outline the proposed membership and terms of reference of the planned commission on taxation; when the commission will be appointed; when it is expected to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will direct ComReg to ensure that the universal service obligation for telecoms services is fully upheld and that no residential public service telephone network provision requests is not granted within a maximum three month time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will bring forward measures to implement a statutory basis for notice of withdrawal to ensure that all operators provide at least thirty days prior notice for the withdrawal of electronic communications services or electronic communications product to an end user; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the income received by individual local authorities, he will put a national waiver scheme in place in relation to the collection of refuse charges which could be availed of by households on low income and whereby putting in place such a national waiver scheme he would ensure that local government is compensated by central Government through means of a direct payment to individual councils participating in the scheme.
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150 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Cabinet Committee on Electronic Voting last met; when a final decision will be made as to whether or not to proceed with electronic voting; if he has plans for the disposal of the electronic voting machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the legislative framework will be put in place to enable local authorities to be in a position to allow council tenants who live in apartments to be able to buy their home under a tenant purchase scheme.
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309 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that proposed immigration reform legislation in the US has stalled; the action he will take to address the concerns of groups representing the estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish citizens in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns raised regarding the proposal to restructure community childcare under the NCIP community childcare subvention scheme 2008 to 2010; if the proposed restructuring will result in additional charges being placed on parents and additional operating costs for community childcare providers that will have to be recouped locally and a reduction of service and the possible closure of some community childcare centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns raised regarding his proposal to restructure community childcare under the National Childcare Investment Programme Community Childcare Subvention Scheme 2008 to 2010; her views on whether the proposed restructuring will result in additional charges being placed on parents, additional operating costs for community childcare providers that will have to be recouped locally and a reduction of service and the possible closure of some community childcare centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Superintendent appointed to carry out an investigation into the circumstances in which the Gardaí failed to act on information supplied through Interpol from the Austrian authorities regarding the alleged involvement of people based here in a global child pornography ring has been concluded; if it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the proposed Thornton Hall Prison plan; the latest estimate available to his Department of the expected cost, including the cost of the site, the provision of infrastructure and ancillary services; the cost of construction and fitting out of the prison; the implications for the overall timing of the prison project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date on developing the commission from the ranks programme; and his proposals to continue this development.
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7 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the operation of equality and anti-bullying measures in the military.
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134 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is intended to continue the use of a laboratory (details supplied) for analysis of possible foot and mouth samples here in view the serious security breaches there which have been linked to recent foot and mouth outbreaks in Britain; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the European Environment Agency regarding the State's tree planting policy and particularly the high level of planting in peatland, which releases a substantial greenhouse and carbon emission; the proportion of planting on peatland in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the continuing high failure rate of maths and science in the leaving certificate, particularly in view of the importance of these subjects in regard to many career options; the steps she will take to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the results of the recent survey showing that three quarters of secondary school pupils were not wearing seat belts when travelling in school buses; her further views on a new promotional campaign to ensure maximum compliance with seat belt regulations; if she is considering sanctions against persistent offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the number of reported deaths from cocaine use; the steps he will take to reduce cocaine use here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to complete consideration of the proposed new package of reforms of State aid for lone parents which was promised; when he further expects to bring forward proposals; if such proposals will be included in his budget 2008 package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if discussions at European level have been held to developments in Kazakhstan, with particular reference to the constitutional changes in the country allowing the incumbent president as many terms in office as he chooses; the EU position on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in Israel and the Occupied Territories and particularly on reports that the Israeli Government is to repay moneys suspended over the past two years towards the Palestinian Government to a section but not all of the Palestinian people.
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72 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the Government’s policy in relation to the expansion of rail freight; the targets which have been set; the way it is proposed to meet these; the policy in relation to introducing a subsidy to encourage the use of rail freight.
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254 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the legislative basis for the practice by some local authorities and by An Garda Síochána of notifying car parking fines by post rather than by placing a parking ticket on the windscreen of the offending vehicle.
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142 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the situation with dialysis at Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to ensure a national approach to asthma management here; her views on whether asthma should be covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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752 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce legislation to make provision for the sale of flats by local authorities to tenants.
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292 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels of public health nurses in the Cork City region; if public health nurses are rostered for weekends; and if they are on duty at weekends.
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141 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recently published Revenue Commissioners Annual Report for 2006.
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132 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government plans amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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