102 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of the decentralisation programme for his Department; the cost to date; the cost of the temporary accommodation for officials and storage; the cost of travel due to officials having to travel to Dublin for Departmental business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach his plans to make changes to the code of conduct for officeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount allocated in respect of Garda pay, including overtime, in 2009; the way this compares with the figures for 2008; the number of personnel on the Garda payroll; the expected numbers at the end of 2009; if he is satisfied that sufficient financial allocation has been made to allow the gardaí to maintain the expected level of policing operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who have attested but not yet concluded their training, those in training and the expected number that will be recruited during 2009; the anticipated numbers at each category at the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the Public Transport Regulation Bill; the proposed heads of this Bill; if the Bill will establish a national transport regulator for the areas not covered by the Dublin Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his intervention at the United Nations in New York on 25 September 2008.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting in Dublin on 22 September 2008 with the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his intervention at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2008.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach his plans for official visits abroad until the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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532 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to review proposals made by Donegal County Council in the variation of the county development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist athscrúdú a dhéanamh ar na meastacháin ar an deontas a cheadaigh an Roinn níos luaithe i mbliana le haghaidh Bóithre Áise nach raibh Comhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall ábalta obair a thosú orthu.
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268 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists currently working in the Health Service Executive; the number working in the Dun Laoghaire area; if positions are vacant; the plans in place to fill them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the continuing problems experienced by former workers of Tara mines in relation to their pensions; and the steps she has taken to address these difficulties.
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121 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way she will safeguard the future independence of the Combat Poverty Agency.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership last met; when the next meeting is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the plans he has to make changes to the operation of the media monitoring unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the advice of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland on the appropriate scope of the credit institutions financial support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance his views on the October 2008 Exchequer returns; the updated tax revenue profiles for November and December 2008 and for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the planned building programme for a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to publish an action programme that will respond to the observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee made recently under Article 40 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights.
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156 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consultations that have taken place with any, or all, of the parties to the Good Friday Agreement in relation to the Government’s proposals to merge the Irish Human Rights Commission with other agencies; his views on the implications for co-operation between human rights commissions on an all-island basis as envisaged in the agreement.
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405 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest position in regard to sewerage schemes (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the proposed tax on second homes will operate; if the money will be retained by the local authority in which the second home is situated.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda the Government plans to hold over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the regulations and controls in place and the checks carried out by his officials in the meat factories on lamb imports and specifically the labels attached or placed on importers’ labels when leaving factories here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding allocated to the national reserve in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of farmers who have benefited under each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on recent comments from the chief executive officer of ESB regarding nuclear power; if he will remove the ban on nuclear power; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy on post codes; the cost of implementation; the cost of consultancy on this issue to date; his views on whether the growth of GPS will make post codes redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting in Paris on 1 October 2008 with President Sarkozy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with other EU leaders since the June 2008 summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the EU summit in October 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy in Dublin on 21 July 2008.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his discussions with political leaders during his visit to Paris on 13 and 14 July 2008.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his attendance at the meeting of Heads of State and Government of EU and Mediterranean countries in Paris on 13 July 2008.
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67 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to deal with the high level of unemployment in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will intervene directly with FÁS and request them to reconsider the plan to close the jobs club in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 25 September 2008 regarding the FÁS decision to close the jobs club in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under the contract signed between FÁS and the jobs club in 2000, that participants for the formal training course would be provided by way of direct referral from FÁS, in order that the club itself cannot be blamed solely for failure to meet targets set by FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the decision of FÁS to close the jobs club in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary with effect from 21 November 2008; if she will request FÁS to reconsider the decision in view of the service being provided by the club and the high level of unemployment in Carrick-on-Suir; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that up-to-date and accurate maps of local authority constituencies are available to candidates which clearly delineate electoral boundaries in time for the forthcoming local elections.
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30 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the downturn in the building industry, he will make extra provision for the completion of estates in cases in which the developer or builder is no longer in business.
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69 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the effect stringent conditions in Chad have had on the health of the Irish Troops serving the EURFOR; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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