260 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in respect of each Minister of State within his Department, the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance in respect of each Minister of State within his Department, the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children in respect of each Minister of State within her Department, the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has been waiting more than 17 weeks for a triple bypass operation at St. James’s Hospital is entitled to the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Minister of State within his Department, the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private and constituency offices; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the position in regard to his contacts with the EU Commission regarding its preliminary opinion that the stallion tax exemption scheme would seem to constitute an aid that was not compatible with the Common Market; if he has received a final opinion from the Commission on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in 2005 on implementing the 12-point programme to improve value for money in public spending, announced by him on 20 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding developments between Ireland and China in relation to trade in agricultural products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff, by grade, employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[38334/05]
180 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[38324/05]
119 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of staff broken down by grade employed within his private and constituency offices; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel deployed in the Army’s Ranger Wing; the number of men and women who are deployed; if women who have applied for selection to the Ranger Wing have made it through the training course; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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366 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the delay in the processing of applications for citizenship from persons (details supplied); the reason delays of 24 months have been advised to these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he intends to take following the recent claim by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that high fuel costs mean many lower income persons often have to choose between health and food.
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287 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made to date in 2005 to progress the requirement under the national climate change strategy to extend the mandatory energy labelling system for electrical goods such as condensing boilers, low energy lights, dishwashers, cookers, tumble dryers, televisions, kettles and other household appliances which are not covered under the current mandatory labelling system; the steps he intends to take to ensure that the system is extended to all such goods by 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s estimate of the savings which will be made on an average family’s weekly shopping bill arising from his decision to abolish the groceries order; the timetable of when this saving will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to publish and enact the promised new legislative proposals to strengthen the provisions of the Competition Act 2002 to specifically prohibit the fixing of minimum retail prices by suppliers, unfair discrimination and the payment of advertising allowances and “hello money” (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on the warning he gave to Irish emigrants in London on 17 November 2005 of the potential costs of returning to live here; if he has satisfied himself that sufficient steps have been taken to alert returning emigrants of such potential costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the Northside Community Law Centre calling for the simplification of the social welfare appeals system to ensure fairness for low income applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to date in 2005 in respect of the planned agreement regarding the reduction of greenhouse gases under the national climate change strategy between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, his Department, and the cement industry to ensure that the reductions in emissions achieved are at the global benchmark for industry best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to date in 2005 in respect of the plan specified under the national climate change strategy to require vendors of pre-1991 houses to produce an energy efficiency certificate from a competent contractor, showing the annual energy consumption, including cost, of the premises; the number of such certificates that have been produced since 2000 to date in 2005; steps he intends to take to ensure that all persons purchasing pre-1991 houses will receive such a certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated annual cost to Ireland due to greenhouse gas emissions for 2005 and each additional year that the new building regulations are delayed; the estimated loss of savings in terms of emissions for 2005 and each additional year that the new building regulations are delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37169/05]
285 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of building regulations by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to the implementation of building regulations for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the planned timeframe and agenda set out to implement the EU initiative for fuel economy labelling of all new cars as specified under the national climate change strategy; the steps which have been taken since 2000 to establish this system; the steps he intends to take to implement this system by 2010; the target for total reduction of carbon emissions to be achieved by this measure; the reduction of carbon emissions achieved to date in 2005 by this measure.
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278 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by the introduction of a labelling system for vehicles by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the use of labelling for each year between now and 2010; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37183/05]
288 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions due to the altering of the fuel mix for the purposes of heating in the built environment and residential sector by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases by altering of the fuel mix for the purposes of heating in the built environment and residential sector for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37171/05]
287 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas achieved by energy efficiency measures for existing buildings by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in this sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases achieved by energy efficiency measures for existing buildings for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37170/05]
284 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment and residential sector by 2012; the reduction achieved in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the built environment and residential sector for each year between now and 2012; the estimated annual cost to Ireland if green house gas emissions from this sector remain at their current level; the steps he is taking to ensure the target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37167/05]
277 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions due to the altering of the fuel mix for the purposes of heating in the built environment and residential sector by 2012 (details supplied); the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases by altering of the fuel mix for the purposes of heating in the built environment and residential sector for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by on-farm forestry sequestration by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to on-farm forestry sequestration between now and 2010; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy by which the national herd is to be reduced by 2010; the reduction in the national herd achieved to date in 2005; the target for reduction of the national herd between now and 2010; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; the proportion of the total reduction of the herd which will be achieved by direct reductions in stock numbers; the proportion which will be achieved by other measures through existing REP schemes and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[37143/05]
225 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by reducing the national herd by 2010; the reduction achieved to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to the reduction of the national herd between now and 2010; the steps she intends to take to ensure that the 2010 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by the reduction of fertiliser use by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to the reduction of fertiliser use for each year between now and 2010; the steps she is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by the reduction of CH4 from the national herd by the use of lower emissions feeding regimes by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to the reduction of CH4 from the national herd by the use of lower emissions feeding regimes for each year between now and 2012; the steps she is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[37139/05]
221 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by the total reduction of CH4 from the national herd by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to the total reduction of CH4 from the national herd for each year between now and 2012; the steps she is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[37138/05]
220 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector; the reduction achieved in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the agriculture sector for each year between now and 2010; the estimated annual cost to Ireland if greenhouse gas emissions from this sector remain at their current level; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[37137/05]
210 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money spent under the young people’s facilities and services fund in Counties Carlow, Waterford, Limerick and Galway; if he will provide a breakdown of the projects in each county; the systems in place to monitor and evaluate such expenditure; if he has satisfied that moneys spent have a direct impact on young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if the target estimates for the transport sector under the national climate change strategy have been adjusted according to the CO2 savings made to date in 2005, as was specified would be the case under the strategy; the adjustments which have been made to date in 2005; the resultant new targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the overall target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the new car fleet by 2012; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases from the new car fleet for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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