220 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the number of contracts awarded by him to outside consultants in respect of each year since 2000; if he will identify the recipient of the contract in each case; the details of the work covered by the contract; the original estimate of the cost of the contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of contracts awarded by her to outside consultants in respect of each year since 2000; if she will identify the recipient of the contract in each case; the details of the work covered by the contract; the original estimate of the cost of the contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of contracts awarded by him to outside consultants in respect of each year since 2000; if he will identify the recipient of the contract in each case; the details of the work covered by the contract; the original estimate of the cost of the contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 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 which estimates that the cost of electricity is set to rise significantly due to higher fuel costs and rising carbon emission costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in the view of concerns expressed recently by the British Minister for Energy regarding potential power cuts this winter due to gas shortages and problems with the British wholesale gas market, there are similar expectations for the market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Nenagh Town Council will receive full legal control over the Castle Field; if he will meet a deputation from Nenagh Town Council to discuss the matter of progressing Nenagh Castle Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent pickets by IRA members of the home of one of the McCartney sisters in the Short Strand in Belfast; if he has met with the McCartney family to discuss these pickets, further attacks on the family and their friends, and the progress made in their campaign for justice for the murder of their brother; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing efforts by the Israeli Government to extend the boundaries of the city of Jerusalem in order to separate the city from the rest of the West Bank area and to change the demographic balance within the newly redrawn city.
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148 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional costs likely to arise for the Office of Public Works (details supplied) as a result of the recent rise in gas prices approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation; if the Office of Public Works has made any representations to the Commission for Energy Regulation on this matter; the response received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if a new national development plan will be introduced when the current one expires; if any preparatory work has begun on this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the areas in which the rented accommodation scheme is currently operating; the number of tenants and number of landlords involved in the scheme; the number of units that have been rented under the scheme; the profile of tenants, in terms of their previous housing arrangements; the average cost to the local authority of renting a unit for each area where the scheme is operating; the total expenditure by the local authority on rent under the scheme for each area where the scheme is operating; the average cost under the rented accommodation scheme to the tenants in each area where the scheme is operating; the length of contracts between local authorities and landlords under the rented accommodation scheme in each area where the scheme is operating; the number of dwellings that were accepted and the number that were rejected for use in the rented accommodation scheme in each area where the scheme is operating.
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156 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps which are being taken to address the serious problems of death and injuries through farm accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will list the EU directives for which her Department has responsibility that are yet to be implemented in view of the target date for implementation in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the outcome of his visit to the Camp Eagle US military base in Sarajevo to meet the Irish troops stationed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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960 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has considered representations on behalf of a person (details supplied); the response he intends to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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798 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will receive a deputation from an association (details supplied) to discuss a serious road safety matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate and the number of prosecutions initiated by the inspectorate in respect of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; 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 if, in regard to his announcement of the recruitment of an additional 11 labour inspectors, the number that have been appointed to date; when the full number will be appointed; if they will be concentrated on any particular area of work; the current ratio between the number of labour inspectors and the total numbers in the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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695 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage and tonnage of hazardous recyclable waste exported for sorting and the percentage and tonnage of hazardous recyclable waste exported for recycling for each year of the past five years.
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694 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage and tonnage of non-hazardous recyclable waste exported for sorting and the percentage and tonnage of non-hazardous recyclable waste exported for recycling for each year of the past five years.
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693 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authority areas that have recycling or bring centres; the number of centres per area in each case; the ratio of centres to population; and the categories of waste accepted in the bring centres.
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692 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities, which provide a publicly run municipal refuse collection as well as a door-to-door collection for recyclable material; and the categories of recyclable materials which are collected in each case.
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691 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authority areas with private municipal refuse collection, which provide a door-to-door collection for recyclable material; and the categories of recyclable materials, which are collected in each case.
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424 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent by the State in public transport over the past five years, broken down by year and by project; the total amount spent on road building by the State for each year in the past five years; and the number and percentage of cars here that are either electric or hybrid electric.
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54 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has met with the ESB to discuss the report, Do the Poor Pay More? (details supplied) in view of its recommendation that the ESB should be asked if it was evading regulation by charging 22.9% interest on hire purchase agreements; the outcome of any such meeting; the specific requests he made or intends to make to the ESB to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total number of staff employed in housing related functions for each housing authority, for each of the past five years; and the total salaries paid to staff employed in housing related functions.
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512 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total expenditure on emergency housing for each health board area, for each year of the past five years.
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511 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable dwellings, for each local authority for each year, constructed under the Sustaining Progress agreement.
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510 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social dwellings constructed and allocated under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 for each local authority for each year since the scheme began.
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509 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable dwellings constructed and allocated under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 for each local authority, for each year since the scheme began.
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508 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable dwellings constructed and allocated under the 1999 scheme for each local authority, for each year since the scheme began.
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507 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of starts estimated for each year in relation to the housing need assessment for 2002.
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506 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and percentage of the target number of local authority dwellings completed in each year in relation to the housing need assessment for 2002; and the number and percentage of the target number of voluntary and co-op dwellings completed in each year.
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266 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total expenditure on the rent allowance for each health board area, for each year of the past five years.
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265 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total number of rent allowance recipients for each year, for each health board area for the past five years.
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183 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total amount of tax per year foregone due to section 23 reliefs; the estimated total amount of tax per year foregone due to other urban renewal reliefs.
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182 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 23 and section 27 reliefs sought and awarded for each year for the past five years; the total number of taxpayers who benefited from all forms of section 23 reliefs and from any other form of urban renewal reliefs over the past five years.
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181 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the total number of applicants each year in the past five years for mortgage interest relief.
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180 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the total number of taxpayers in receipt of mortgage interest relief; the total amount of interest forfeited by Revenue in respect of the mortgage interest relief scheme.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an raibh cainteanna aige leis an Roinn Oideachas agus Eolaíochta, mar gheall ar an meánscolaíocht sa Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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527 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when it is proposed to allocate moneys towards improvements to accommodation roads on Aranmore Island, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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779 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress on the report, Housing Need Assessment 2005; the local authorities which have submitted their returns for the report; the local authorities which still have returns outstanding; when the completion of the report is expected; and when the report will be published.
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98 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious disparity between the numbers recorded in successive censuses and the numbers on the electoral register; his views on whether inaccuracies in the electoral register might give rise to risk of electoral fraud; the steps he intends to take to ensure that the register used in the next general election is accurate; if, in particular, he intends to review the methods used for reviewing the register each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total number of affordable houses that have been constructed, provided and allocated to date under Sustaining Progress and Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in regard to the grants announced on 16 June 2005 for accommodation roads in County Donegal, the name of the successful applicant in each case will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role to be played by a person (details supplied) in regard to the oversight of Garda reform; if his attention has been drawn to comments (details supplied) made; his views on these comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date and to date in 2005; the number of such cases in which prosecutions for murder were initiated; the number of such cases in which convictions were secured; if he is satisfied with the level of detection and conviction in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the position in regard to the possible opening of a rail connection between Navan and Dublin via Dunboyne.
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340 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the details of the term-time scheme which currently operates in the Civil Service; if this scheme is available to persons employed under the secretarial assistant scheme for Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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