206 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases from the freight sector 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.
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205 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by traffic management measures by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to traffic management measures 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.
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204 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport 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 use of public transport measures by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the public transport sector 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.
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203 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport 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 use of fuel measures by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases by these measures 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.
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202 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by means of vehicle efficiency improvements by 2010; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases by these means 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.
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201 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by 2010; the reduction achieved in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the transport sector for each year between now and 2010; the estimated annual cost to Ireland if greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector remain at their current level; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2010 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of an agreement that has been negotiated under the national climate change strategy as between his Department and the relevant industry sectors in respect of HFC use; the target date set by such agreements for the elimination of the use of HFCs; the progress which has been made to date in 2005 to eliminate HFC use; the steps he intends to take between now and the target date set to ensure the elimination of the use of HFCs; the percentage reduction in HFC use he expects to achieve by 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that 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 his Department and the semi-conductor industry to control the emissions of PFCs and other industrial gases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that 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 his Department, the Department of Agriculture and Food and the fertiliser manufacturing sector 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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182 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that 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 his Department, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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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181 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the target that Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector due to measures relating to industrial gases such as PFCs, HFCs and SF6 by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due process substitution for cement 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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180 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the target that Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector due to process substitution for cement by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due process substitution for cement 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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179 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the target that Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector due to up to £75 tonne CO2 efficiency measures by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due up to £75 tonne CO2 efficiency measures 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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178 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the target that Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector; the reduction achieved in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases attributable to the industry, commercial and services sector for each year between now and 2012; 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 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has made to comply with the requirement under the national climate change strategy to ensure the security of energy and electricity supply in the conversion of the Moneypoint plant output to gas; the steps he has taken to date in 2005 towards this aim; the steps he intends to take by the target date of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the planned date for the closure and cessation of coal firing at Moneypoint as required under the national climate change strategy; the steps that have been taken to date in 2005 towards the closure of Moneypoint by the target date of 2008; the planned timeline and strategy for the cessation of coal firing at the plant; the steps he has taken to date in 2005 to establish a modern CCGT plant; the steps he intends to take to provide capacity using a CCGT plant by 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the economic instruments planned in order to drive the achievement of the targets set under the national climate change strategy for the energy supply sector; the details of these instruments which have been initiated to date in 2005; the timeframe for further economic instruments to be initiated in relation to the energy sector under the national climate change strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using DSM; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of DSM; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by improving energy efficiency; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the improving of efficiencies; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; 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 target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using renewables; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of renewables; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using CHP technology; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of this technology; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by substituting for coal by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the timeframe he has set to close Moneypoint; the timeline set out for the closure of Moneypoint to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by switching from oil to gas by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by fuel switching to gas by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector by 2010; the reduction achieved to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases in the energy sector for each year between now and 2010; the estimated annual cost to Ireland if greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector remain at their current level; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the industry or commercial sectors which he has put agreements in place to achieve agreed global energy efficiency benchmarks to date in 2005 under the national climate change strategy; the greenhouse gas reduction targets specified under each of these agreements; the timetable set out in respect of each of the targets that have been set with which industry and commercial sectors he has yet to put such agreements in place; the steps he intends to take to complete such agreements; when each outstanding agreement is planned to be completed.
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146 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector due to no regrets low cost energy efficiency gains by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to no regrets low cost energy efficiency gains 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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143 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the taxation measures initiated since 2000 to date in 2005 in respect of cars with air-conditioning using HFCs and products or processes emitting HFCs, as specified under the national climate change strategy; the further steps he intends to take in respect of the use of HFCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the forms of taxation which have been levied within the industry and commercial sector since 2000 with the purpose of controlling greenhouse gases as specified under the national climate change strategy and governed by the guiding principles of that strategy; the amount of revenue which has been generated annually to date in 2005 by such taxation measures; the further forms of taxation planned to be levied within the industry and commercial sector by 2012 with the purpose of controlling greenhouse gases as specified under the national climate change strategy and governed by the guiding principles of that strategy; the amount of revenue which will be generated from these taxation measures for each of the years between 2005 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe and planned programme to re-balance vehicle registration tax and motor taxation in order to favour the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles by 2010 as required under the national climate change strategy; the steps which have been take since 2000 to date in 2005 to re-balance vehicle registration tax and motor taxation in order to favour the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles; the steps he intends to take to re-balance vehicle registration tax and motor taxation in order to favour the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles by the 2012 target date; the target for total reduction of carbon emissions to be achieved by this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na hinstitiúidí tríú leibhéil lena bhfuil a Roinn ag obair chun a chinntiú go gcuirfear leis an soláthar sainchúrsaí dírithe ar riachtanais na hearnála poiblí i ndáil le cur i bhfeidhm Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Fóram na Gaeilge ó thús na bliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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519 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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517 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to put a moratorium on mass incineration at the very least until proper baseline studies of dioxin levels at each proposed siting of a mass incinerator, particularly in view of recent comments from the Environmental Protection Agency that it was not possible to draw clear conclusions from sampling which has taken place in the Ringaskiddy area.
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516 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to tackle homelessness; the further steps he intends to take to aid persons who find themselves sleeping rough on the streets here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector; the way in which this compares with the levels expressed in graph 2, page 32 of the National Climate Change Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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469 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of persons within each unit or State agency of her Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of her Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within her Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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369 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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331 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons within each unit or State agency of her Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of her Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within her Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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305 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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294 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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279 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons within each unit or State agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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261 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons within each unit or agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date, in 2005, been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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253 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons within each unit or agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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248 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons within each unit or agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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237 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of persons within each unit or agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have, to date in 2005, been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting.
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236 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the increase which has occurred since 2000 in the generation of electricity from CHP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the Government intends that coal firing at Moneypoint should cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he intends to take to increase the provision of renewable energy following the report from the Commission for Energy Regulation in 2005 which estimates that the cost of electricity is set to rise significantly due to higher fuel costs and rising carbon emission costs.
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