172 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has analysed the impact of climate change on agriculture here; the action she intends to take on the basis of available information to support Irish agriculture through this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if he will comment on the report, A Voyage of Understanding which he has received from PDFORRA regarding the low morale of the naval forces due to long-term sea patrols; his response to the low morale in the naval forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the level of Irish military forces serving overseas following the planned deployment in Lebanon; the way this relates to the recommended overseas Irish military deployments at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends amending the Carers Leave Act 2001 in order to protect carers employment rights during the period in which they avail of the carers benefit.
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21 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the findings of the recent Quarterly National Household Survey that productivity levels are falling, especially amongst indigenous Irish firms.
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19 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the overseer in place to monitor the success of the commercialisation fund; the return to the State on that investment; the number of projects funded under the commercialisation fund and its forerunner to date; the number of said projects which have been converted to start-ups; the number of licences which have been agreed; and the evidence which exists of the commercial benefit of the fund.
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172 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is enough to have lifted peak-time travel restrictions for pensioners and other free travel customers in major urban centres, without introducing additional incentives for people living in rural areas where there are not sufficient public transport networks to avail of; and if he has considered introducing further measures that might remedy this situation.
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163 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to introduce financial support for those low income earners who are not part of those groups designated and are not benefiting from the increases in winter fuel and domestic gas allowances, in order to alleviate some of the financial strain which they are likely to come under due to increased fuel prices in winter 2006.
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58 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recommendations of the report of Comhairle na Tuaithe.
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48 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will confirm the status of the White Paper on Voluntary Activity.
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161 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on using the building regulations to have all new homes fitted with water meters in anticipation of the implementation of the universal water metering and charging required under the EU Water Framework Directive (details supplied) which must to be implemented by 2010 at the latest; if he envisages all domestic buildings being retrofitted; and if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of meters being installed at construction phase as opposed to retrofitted.
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149 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reports by the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, that areas in several counties suffered water rationing in summer 2006; that the Dublin area requires €600 million water pipe or desalination plant and that much needed housing developments are being delayed due to lack of water supply capacity; and his further views on whether the universal charging element of the EU Water Framework Directive should be implemented as soon as possible.
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164 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has failed to provide for the victims of human trafficking in the forthcoming Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether his proposed Privacy Bill 2006 poses a threat to the ability of investigative journalists to uncover matters of public importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Garda PULSE system and the database of penalty points have not been properly linked; and the reason a company (details supplied) is still processing penalty point offences following notification of the abandonment of its involvement some weeks ago.
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48 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to close the operational anomaly that penalty points do not appear on a driver’s licence, that there is no penalty attached to the offence of failing to surrender a driving licence, thereby allowing drivers with 12 penalty points to continue driving.
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1570 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a request to extend the Cork city boundary.
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1569 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action his Department intends to take against local authorities that have conducted no inspections of private rented properties in their jurisdictions.
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1568 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration has been given within his Department for making the local authority responsible for water quality in the Tramore river, which currently forms part of the Cork city boundary.
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1567 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he intends to take on foot the recent Joint Committee on the Environment and Local Government report which shows a variation in recycling in local authority areas of between 7.2% and 56%.
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1566 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the fire service throughout the country is adequately resourced to be able to deal with fires in high buildings in view of recent difficulties that have been experienced.
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1439 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the number and location of prefabricated buildings in Cork City and County schools; and the number of such buildings that are currently leased.
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1438 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide information regarding the accommodation situation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork.
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1437 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the level of progress regarding the provision of a new primary school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork.
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1436 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the level of progress regarding the provision of a new primary school development in Rochestown, County Cork.
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1435 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the level of progress regarding the provision of a new primary school development in Passage West, County Cork.
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1434 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which continuity in home tutoring will be maintained following changes in criteria she made in recent months.
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1433 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason residence in Northern Ireland is considered a disqualification in applying for student support grants; and if this policy is being reconsidered.
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1218 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of people who are currently employed full-time and part-time on fur farms here.
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1134 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the repayment of the construction costs of the new terminal at Cork Airport.
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1133 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport further to his recent promise on the provision of new buses, the number of new and additional buses which are to be provided to Bus Éireann for its regional bus network and for city services in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.
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966 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will elaborate on the envisaged time-scale regarding his recent announcement that a site (details supplied) is to be made available for a residential and marina development.
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965 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has progressed plans to strengthen legislation in relation to implementing the Seveso Two directive into Irish law.
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928 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a formal application has been placed with his Department on the potential development of a sports centre in Carrigaline, County Cork, and if so the status of such an application.
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911 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government in relation to the abuses of religious freedoms in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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887 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of mobile masts constructed here; and the number of same which are shared facilities between two or more telecommunications companies.
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886 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received a request for funding from the Association of Irish Energy Agencies; and if he has positively considered a request.
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823 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is wise to amalgamate the Mercy University and South Infirmary and Victoria Hospitals and relocate them to Glanmire leaving Cork city centre with no public hospital.
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820 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that her policy approach to the treatment of type one childhood diabetes is ensuring equality of access and treatment particularly in the Cork City and County area.
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818 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Health and Children the consideration which has been given to bringing about an outright legislative ban on experimentation on non-human primates here.
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456 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused leave to remain here, at his behest, since 1 June 2002.
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455 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have sought leave to remain here, at his behest, since 1 June 2002.
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454 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who are awaiting a decision on leave to remain here as per 31 August 2006.
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453 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of family reunification requests before his Department, from non EU nationals here on foot of valid work permits, listing the categories of family members with whom reunification is being sought.
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452 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of family reunification requests currently before his Department; and the categories of family members with whom reunification is being sought.
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451 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the naturalisation status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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450 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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