78 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that inflation is running at 5% per annum; if he proposes measures to bring down the inflation rate; if he will take steps to protect the real incomes of workers during the upcoming national pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he proposes to bring forward measures to improve the protection mechanism for bank deposit holders here including an increase in the protection ceiling from the current level of €20,000 per person per bank or an increase in the protection ratio from 90%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recent publication of figures from the Central Statistics Office, Information Society and Telecommunications 2007, that found that 54% of households here had a broadband connection compared to an EU27 average of 77%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the commencement of the national broadband scheme; the qualifying criteria and application process for areas currently not served by broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 2 April 2008, if a licence has been issued; if so, the date on which it issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if additional funds other than those collected by the Private Residential Tenancies Board are allocated by his Department to support local authorities in performing their functions in relation to inspections under the Housing Acts.
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81 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €50 collected as part of the €70 Private Residential Tenancies Board registration fee is ring fenced for allocation to the local authority in whose area it is collected to enable it to perform its functions under the Housing Acts; and the monitoring that is undertaken by his Department to ensure that the money allocated is used for the purpose intended.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the guidelines operated by his Department in regard to requests for use of the Air Corps aircraft for ministerial or official travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the appointments made to State boards or agencies operating under the aegis of his Department since June 2007 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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574 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on reports that a considerable number of licensed premises and nightclubs in County Donegal are operating without valid liquor licences since 2006.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén staid ag a bhfuil an t-iarratas ar dheontas chun céim a dó d’Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar, an Bun Beag, Contae Dhún na nGall, a chríochnú.
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206 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the income guidelines for a full medical card have not increased in the past two years; if her attention has been drawn to the effect this is having on many people, particularly those aged between 60 and 70 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the rate of implementation of recommendations made by the Garda Inspectorate for Garda Reform, having regard to the fact that just one third of the reforms have been acted upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to receive the results of the review being undertaken by the Garda Commissioner of arrangements within An Garda Síochána for community policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting on 10 March 2008 with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dun.
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11 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the details of meetings he had with other EU leaders on the margins of the spring EU summit on 13 and 14 March 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to Austria and his discussions with political leaders there.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to Slovenia and his discussions with political leaders there.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to Poland and his discussions with political leaders there.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta mar gheall ar an drochstaid ina bhfuil an ché ar Oileán Inis Bó Finne, Co Dhún na nGall agus an chontúirt do dhaoine ag úsáid na cé, an gceadófar deontas go luath le hobair feabhsúcháin a dhéanamh anseo.
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110 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will exert political pressure on Mr. Peter Mandelson to prevent the shredding of Article 39 of the Treaty of Rome; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will lobby the European Commission to rescind the decision to pay REP scheme four retrospectively to participating farmers; and if she 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 Nally report on the reorganisation of the Chief State Solicitors office; if all aspects of the report have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he envisages cutbacks in services provided by or through his Department in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in his work with State agencies to try to reduce the impact of the loss of 104 jobs (details supplied).
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485 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has received an application for a licence for a bus service (detailed supplied); the consideration given to the application; if he will comment on reports that he has ordered the cessation of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied with the pace of delivery of the personal advocacy service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to extend the opening times of his Department’s front-line services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the plenary meeting of the social partners under the Towards 2016 agreement in Dublin Castle on 15 February 2008.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role his Department plays in encouraging sport in the education cycle, in particular to ensure children who are considered socially disadvantaged are involved in sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Question No. 61 of 25 October 2007, the progress made towards extending the opening hours of national museums and galleries; when these extended opening times will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the greener homes schemes; the number of applicants waiting to receive grants; his views on the recent problems with wood pellet boilers in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn to similar problems elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on his intention to transfer the ownership of the transmission assets from ESB to EirGrid; the timeframe for publication of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government, particularly in regard to those areas for which his Department has direct responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the costs incurred by the communications unit in his Department since its establishment; the projected cost during 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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539 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when it is proposed to allocate funding to Donegal County Council to replace old pipes and to upgrade the Rosses, County Donegal water supply.
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427 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science when it is proposed to commence construction work on a school (details supplied) in County Donegal.
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256 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the changing nature of the population in rural Ireland and the decline in farming among small holders, he will review the outdated conditions for eligibility for grants for rural accommodation roads which are dependent on a minimum number of turbary holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he had at the United Nations Human Rights Council taking place in March 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that 8 March 2008 was International Women’s Day, he will outline efforts being made at an international level in order to ensure true gender equality, in particular in view of the 52nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women which was held in New York and ended recently.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda the Government plans to hold during 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the legal speed limit on the Fermoy to Watergrasshill road; if he has contacted local authorities around Ireland to identify discrepancies between local authority determined speed limits and his Department issued motorway orders on speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will bring in a comprehensive Departmental drug testing policy for the alcohol and drug testing of safety critical transport workers in both public and private transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report on the progress made by Professor Tom Keane in developing a cancer strategy; if he has had discussions with health service providers in the north west to address the specific issues there; if services will be retained in Counties Sligo and Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to agreement on the consultants’ contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the North-South Ministerial Council on 7 February 2008.
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11 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown, in Manchester on 9 February 2008.
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10 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if the date and agenda for the next meeting of the British-Irish Council has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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