32 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Georgia.
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10 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the practical steps that can be taken in the context of Euromed to ensure the safety of trafficked people at sea.
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Bill entitled an Act to provide for the drawing up by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland and the approval by the Minister for Finance of codes of practice in relation to good corporate governance for companies admitted to trading on the official list of the Irish Stock Exchange; to provide for the enforcement of those codes; and to provide for connected matters
734 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements he has made to provide for school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which is due to lose its rented accommodation on 20 April 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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717 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for his delay in proceeding to architectural planning for the proposed refurbishment of a school building and the construction of a new gym at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage of the garda investigation into the robbery of €7.6 million from a bank (details supplied) on 27 February 2009 in a so-called tiger robbery; the amount of the money recovered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information available to the Garda authorities regarding the extent of the threat posed by so-called dissident republican paramilitary groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion, Children and Integration last met; and when the next meeting is due.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the last occasion on which the Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal met; and when the next meeting is due.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during the first two months of 2009; the way this compares with the same period in each year going back to 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the performing arts module, which contains a strand for dance, cannot be modified for inclusion in the mainstream leaving certificate, as many students who attend these art subjects outside school are high achievers and confining this to the leaving certificate applied discriminates against them; if he will meet and have meaningful discussion with recognised dance bodies to rectify this situation, meaning that these students would be able to continue studying dance alongside their other studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of eligible women who have been screened by BreastCheck as of 31 January 2009, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the problems created for small and medium-sized enterprises which have been forced to make employees redundant as a result of the recession because of the delays in processing applications for the rebate of 60% of the statutory redundancy payments to which they are entitled; if she will confirm that applications made in October 2008 have not been dealt with; the steps she is taking to ensure that applications for rebates are dealt with promptly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the National Consumer Agency to review and address the escalating number of extra charges that are being imposed upon airline passengers when they buy an air ticket and for travelling by air; if he will introduce legislation if necessary to strengthen the consumer protection of airline passengers and to make airline ticket pricing more transparent and fairer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the Dublin Airport Authority on proposals to postpone the development of a second runway at Dublin Airport and to apply for permission for a longer second runway; his views on these proposals; his further views on proposals for the development of new airport facilities including in the midlands and west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to warnings (details supplied) that some 55,000 construction jobs could be lost by the end of 2010; her views on the accuracy of the forecast; the steps she will take to prevent such job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contacts she has with industrial development agencies with a view to securing alternative employment for the 300 workers who are due to lose their jobs at a company (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contacts with the Irish community during his visit to the United States.
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10 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meetings with political leaders during his visit to the United States.
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9 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting with President Obama during his visit to the United States.
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8 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his visit to the United States during the St. Patrick’s Day 2009 period.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if the itinerary for his visit to the United States around the St. Patrick’s Day 2009 period has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the plan and time frame to implement the recommendations of the report on maternity services in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children if the funding provided for the expansion of the home birth service in the Dublin area will be protected in 2009; the plans to provide such a service in other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the progress of the recently restarted talks with the social partners.
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7 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he has received a response to the invitation he issued to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on 24 March 2009 to engage in talks; the issues he plans to have on the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet the social partners; when the steering group referred to in section 7 of Towards 2016, Review and Transitional Agreement, 2008 to 2009, is expected to hold its next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the staffing levels in the Government Information Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if has begun the search for an individual or group of individuals to head his proposed Irish banking commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science if a site has been identified for a post primary school to service the Stepaside/Kilternan area of County Dublin; when this site will acquired; when building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he has received a final agenda for the March 2009 meeting of EU Heads of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach about his participation in the special meeting of EU leaders to discuss the economic situation, held on 1 March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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547 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, as indicated in his reply of 11 February 2009, who has made an application for naturalisation; the reason for the delay in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received representations from a group (details supplied) seeking statutory professional recognition for creative arts therapists; the consideration she is giving to this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of financial institutions (details supplied) recently increased mortgage interest rates for all first time buyers by 0.4% in the immediate aftermath of the decision of the European Central Bank to cut rates; his views on whether such an increase is appropriate, particularly in view of the level of financial supports provided by the State to financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will use the opportunity provided by the unused single farm payment funds and modulation funds to provide direct support to dairy farmers in 2009 in view of the income situation facing these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of financial penalties for farmers under the various schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the main decisions made at the meeting of the British Irish Council in Cardiff in February 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent of wind applications to the grid that exist; the position regarding these applications; if the onshore providers awaiting access to the grid will be given less favourable status than offshore wind applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the effects of a close down of analogue television in Wales on Counties Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow and Dublin; the timescale of this impact; his views on to the consequences of this signal shutdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person holding a valid green card must apply and pay for a re-entry visa each time they leave the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to bring about the closure of the nuclear waste facility at Sellafield, England; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to improve the drinking water infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if it is planned to make changes to the programme for Government having regard to the current economic situation and his announcement of 3 February 2009 regarding reductions in expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the way, in respect of his announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to achieve the general administrative reductions in regard to his Department; the amount expected to be saved in his Department’s budget as a result of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the way, in respect of his announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to effect the 8% reduction in professional fees for services provided to or funded by his Department; the amount expected to be saved in his Department’s budget as a result of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons employed in the estates department of the Health Service Executive and the number of such employees who were permanent staff and contract workers in respect of each of the past five years; the number of contract staff who have had their contracts extended during the past five years; the policy in regard to the use of full time and contract staff in the estates department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the concerns expressed by a council (details supplied) in County Donegal at the termination of a youth project, she will make funding available to allow the project to continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the discussions he or the Defence Forces have had with PDFORRA regarding a role that members of the Defence Forces may be asked to play in the event of widespread industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the latest information regarding the security situation in Chad and the potential threat to Irish troops, particularly in view of reports that large numbers of heavily armed personnel could cross the border from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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