219 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to ethical guidelines being put in place by the Norwegian Government for its national pension fund; and his views on introducing similar criteria for the national pension fund here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to ethical guidelines being put in place by the Norwegian Government for its national pension fund; his views on introducing similar criteria for the national pension fund here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance if his Department’s attention has been drawn to the mis-selling of and excessive commission on payment protection products; the measure he intends to take in order to protect consumers, particularly those on low incomes, from mis-selling of and excessive commissions on payment protection products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review and amend the Credit Union Act 1997 to lift the current operating restrictions being encountered by the Irish League of Credit Unions.
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181 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any 2005 funding for the disabled persons grant scheme has been returned to his Department from any local authority; and if so, the amount of such return of funding.
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165 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the remaining property owned by his Department in Crosshaven in view of the imminent transfer of property at Fort Camden, Crosshaven, County Cork set to be completed; and the future plans his Department has for that property.
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103 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the State or EU funds used in developing infrastructure for bringing natural gas to Galway; if such State funding was given directly or in the form of deferred dividend payments from Bord Gáis.
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102 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the final costs of infrastructure required to bring natural gas to Galway; and the comparison between the end cost and the original projected cost.
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94 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has seen the report of the national diabetes working group; if she will make known its contents; and her views on whether there is geographic inequality in quality of care offered for those living with type one diabetes, especially in the Cork region.
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85 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of non-medical consultants to each hospital for each year since 1997 to date in 2006.
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73 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to complaints in relation to recruitment procedures with the Safefood agency.
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42 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the agenda of 7 March 2006 meeting of the European Defence Agency; his views on whether Ireland, along with other EU states must spend more on defence research and technology as suggested by Mr. Javiar Solana, head of the European Defence Agency and high representative for the EU’s common foreign and security policy, due to the scale of the challenges the EU faces to transform its military capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if, following the recent Hurley review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Private Kevin Barrett in 1999 while serving in south Lebanon, the Government will be launching a fresh investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress in the decentralisation of staff from Development Co-operation Ireland to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration will be given to enshrining the triple lock in the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce an automatic right to an assessment of need for older people as was recommended in the recent national economic and social forum report on care for older people.
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295 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a weekly cost of disability payment to address the reality that people with disabilities have higher fuel, transport and general cost of living expenses.
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148 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the process by which the location for new power plants is decided and the relevant role of his Department and the Commission for Energy Regulation is in that process in view of recent reports that the Government are due to appoint consultants to examine the feasibility of the building of a new gas fired power plant in the north west.
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76 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the procedures for reporting new oil and gas discoveries here; if his Department has received confirmation of new gas discoveries in the Lough Allen basin in the North West; and the potential reserves that might be involved and the returns which would accrue to the State as a result of such a find.
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273 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence his plans to dispose of his Department’s property at Crosshaven, County Cork; and if this land will be made available for other State agencies or for community purposes.
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270 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which she intends to respond to recent correspondence received from the board of management of a school (details supplied); and the position regarding the accommodation situation at the school.
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45 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to ensure that the Irish Farmers Association comes back into the partnership process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take at Brussels level to encourage farmers to remain in the industry and compensate farmers who will leave in view of the fact that Ireland’s sugar beet farmers do not know if they should or should not plant beet in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the levels of commercial sponsorship in schools such as highlighted by the commercial free education campaign; if there are plans to ban such schemes; the steps she will take to ensure that schools do not feel obliged to participate in such schemes out of financial necessity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the potential financial implications of a climate change agreement arising from talks in Montreal, the consultations his Department has had with regard to Ireland’s position at the summit in Montreal; the content of those consultations; the agreements arising from those consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that former Irish Ferries employees are having to wait eight to 12 weeks before they receive their entitlements as their redundancy is being classed as voluntary in view of the circumstances surrounding the Irish Ferries dispute; and if this is justifiable.
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149 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a more standardised waste charges waiver scheme.
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125 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to implement Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
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204 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the options that are being pursued in relation to the development of a college (details supplied) in County Cork; if development of the architecturally important building at Sharman Crawford Street will be pursued or if it will be relocated to a new greenfield site.
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61 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has statistics on the level of child care entitlements similar to the new child care supplement for under sixes being claimed by Irish nationals in other EU member states.
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3 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to establish a national forum to debate the issues raised in the recent national pensions review report; and the parties which will be included in such a forum.
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153 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the Law Reform Commission’s proposal to introduce a new legal structure for charities to be called the Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
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114 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on recent remarks made by a person (details supplied) regarding the changes in the dormant fund allocation system which he claims has made the system less accessible and accountable.
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108 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on recent remarks made by a person (details supplied) the chairman of Integrated Rural Development, Kiltimagh, on a show (details supplied) regarding the changes in the dormant fund allocation system which he claims has made the system less accessible and accountable.
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106 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hill walkers are being restricted and pathways are being blocked by farmers in the northwest of the country; and the implications such actions have on reaching agreement on access issues.
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275 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the location and number of Office of Public Works buildings at present being investigated or previously treated for the presence of asbestos; if the public employees and their families will be given an assurance that, where buildings in which they have worked were treated for the presence of asbestos, full medical consultative procedures will be placed at their disposal to alleviate anxieties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position his Department has taken in European Union discussions on the services directive; the timetable for the approval of the directive at the Council of Ministers; and if the Government’s position on amendments to the directive that come from the European Parliament will be made public in advance.
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214 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the amount which has been awarded by his Department to a company (details supplied) since 1969 in respect of ground rent on land held at Ballincollig, County Cork.
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172 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which his Department is dealing with the case of a person, details supplied.
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171 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason seeking information from Garda intelligence on a category of persons and the number of persons in such a category, without seeking information on specific individuals, would be deemed to be injurious to the security of the State.
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170 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Questions Nos. 1112 and 1113 of 25 January 2006, when, to whom and the reason the Garda authorities make comments regarding the existence or otherwise of intelligence information that relates to the security of the State.
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102 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when legislation will be published allowing persons in long-term foster care to opt to become adopted by their long-term carers on reaching their 18th birthday.
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35 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timetable for the introduction of his proposed legislative change to allow for civil partnership arrangements for same-sex couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the 24 hours’ training in the law and the Garda Síochána procedures are adequate for his proposed Garda reserve force in view of the fact that members of the reserve force will have the right to arrest for offences such as obstruction and public order offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the circumstances which changed in 2005 when the introduction of random breath testing of drivers was ruled out due to constitutional difficulties and the announcement on 25 January 2006 that the legal advice was that such testing would be possible.
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133 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport if and when he intends to begin temporary outsourcing of driving tests in order to address the issue of the driving test backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to introduce new support services to address the reasons behind the latest figures on the number of children in care here.
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157 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent reports regarding the effectiveness of Tamiflu; the reserves of Tamiflu here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if, further to the settlement of a recent court action, that freehold interest claimed by a company (details supplied) on former Department of Defence property at Ballincollig, County Cork, was shown not to have been valid; and the moneys which have been paid by his Department to this company in the belief that this property claim was valid.
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