180 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the policy on the payment of members of statutory boards in the non-commercial area; the rates of payment; the degree of delegation to line Departments; if the sanction of his Department is required in each case; and the statutory boards which do not make payments to its members.
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179 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the reason an alternative site for a new school development was deemed unsuitable by the Office of Public Works.
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178 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the length of time it took for the Office of Public Works, having identified a suitable site for a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork, to have subsequently inspected it.
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177 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the length of time it took for the Office of Public Works to identify a suitable site for a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork.
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145 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether access to methadone treatment in the southern region exists at the same level as in other parts of the country; and if additional resources will be made available to upgrade this service.
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144 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of licences existing that permit doctors or agencies to offer methadone treatment here, outlining the geographical spread and location of such licences.
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110 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to the recent external review of cystic fibrosis facilities here commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, if she will discuss with the Health Service Executive the possibility of establishing a Health Service Executive review board to review the report; the persons she envisages being appointed to such a board; and the envisaged timescale for completing a review of the report.
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109 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will act upon the recommendations of the recent external review of cystic fibrosis facilities here commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, which calls for the immediate implementation of a national cystic fibrosis service to be achieved by establishing nine specialist cystic fibrosis centres that are properly staffed, funded and accredited; her views on whether this would be a suitable road map for improvements in the area.
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108 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent external review of cystic fibrosis facilities here commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the proposed closure of the Carlow sugar factory and the failure to develop a new biofuel production industry from such facilities, his Department has commissioned research to investigate the potential for new industrial development and employment from such renewable indigenous fuel sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the papers presented to her by the NCCA at the end of January 2005; and if she will be acting upon the recommendations contained therein.
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116 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the concerns of priority aid countries were reflected in Ireland’s internal EU position on EPAs; if they are catered for in the EU position on EPAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level and nature of consultations his Department has had with priority country governments and business community and civil society regarding their EPA related concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the reason he opposed the initiative by his EU colleagues, including France, Germany, the Presidency and the Commission to introduce an aviation fuel tax to fund poverty relief in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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95 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she can take and the advice she can give to a person (details supplied) who is being refused ferry transportation for a car and trailer to import a top sire from Britain and a female from another top herd and if the licence given to the ferry company covers all animals or horses only.
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87 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to prevent the veterinary medicines regulations legislation from increasing the cost base of veterinary care for farmers here.
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109 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the agenda for the informal meeting of Defence Ministers in Luxembourg on 18 and 19 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if the position of British and French nuclear weapons has been discussed within the European security and defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out or commissioned any research on the effects on business of the current system of commercial rates, compared to a system of site value taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he intends to respond to the findings of the recent EU-SILC survey, which shows that children, women and older persons have a greater risk of poverty than their counterparts in other European Union countries.
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64 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider introducing controls to ensure that social welfare payments given to those in institutional care cannot be abused.
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263 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which Údarás na Gaeltachta has assisted island communities through the provision of buildings; and if any such provision will be made in Arranmore Island, County Donegal.
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53 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if criticism of Government policy is grounds for having State funding removed from community and voluntary groups.
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43 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason he has decided to remove funding from the Community Workers Co-operative.
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139 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if travel documents mistakenly taken from a person (details supplied) will be returned to same.
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26 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if studies have been carried out into usage levels at publicly funded arts and entertainment venues or venues operated by publicly funded bodies; if his attention has been drawn to concerns by the Arts Council and Theatre Forum that such venues are under-utilised; if plans are in place to provide an additional Exchequer revenue stream as part of a local action plan to ensure that such venues remain operational and maximise usage including involvement of the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to extend the metrification of distances to the Garda carriage office.
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69 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action which has been taken in 2005 to address the incidence of prostitution in the Dublin 7 area; the number of plain clothes and undercover gardaí available in the area; the average response time; and the details of the most recent prosecutions under the Breaches of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 in that area.
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162 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the extent of consultation between local authorities and the NRA on the designation of speed limits in high accident locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport his views on the concerns of local people in Louth over the fact that an area, which has been designated a high accident location by the National Roads Authority between the Dundalk by-pass and the Border, has a speed limit of 100 km/h; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of licences issued by his Department to permit stag hunting; when such licences are to be renewed; and if consideration will be given to renewing such licences.
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245 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the infrastructure which exists for the collection and reprocessing of recycled cigarette papers and the inner lining of cigarette packets.
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244 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the infrastructure which exists for the collection and reprocessing of recycled polystyrene products.
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243 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether it is likely that elections to newly established town councils will be held before the next local elections in 2009.
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79 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount which is spent on antihistamines; her views on whether there is an over reliance on antihistamines for allergic reactions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no dedicated provision for the identification and treatment of allergies in the public health system here in view of the increase in the incidence of allergies.
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116 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has undertaken any research into the distribution and sizing of large retail warehouses throughout the European Union (details supplied); if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of these studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the instances within his Department in which contracts have been awarded as a matter of extreme urgency, without regard to the normal tendering process, since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Boyle asked the Taoiseach the measures which will be put in place at the expiration of the current Sustaining Progress partnership agreement to ensure that community and voluntary sector representation in this process will be strengthened and increased.
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129 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason there is no local or national register of the location of mobile phone masts; and if ComReg will ensure that such information becomes publicly available.
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152 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects to complete his review of future support mechanisms for renewable power sources; if a decision on the new support measures which need to be put in place has to await the conclusion of his wider review of the electricity market.
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83 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science further to her reply to the raising of the issue by this Deputy in 2004, the position regarding plans to replace the roofs of a school (details supplied) as part of a combined project.
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13 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science when the latest NCCA report on the senior cycle will be made available publicly; her views in relation to the June 2004 report which stated that doing nothing would be the worst option; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether there have been improvements in China’s human rights record; if so, if he will report on those improvements and the way in which such improvements will impact on Irish foreign policy towards China; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Sweden and Finland to discuss EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has given consideration to introducing a cultural visa for artists coming here for specified events.
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193 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself that artists, as cultural workers, are facilitated in working here and that no necessary restraints exist in bringing such workers to Cork, during the European Year of Culture.
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93 Mr. Boyle asked the Taoiseach if statistics are maintained on the value of the packaging industry here in terms of GDP, both as a percentage and in money terms; and if such information will be supplied.
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