6 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the nature and range of equipment available to the Defence Forces to carry out preliminary tests on suspect chemical or biological substances; 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 cainteannna a tharla le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta mar gheall ar an gcailliúint ghlan de 522 post i gcuideachtaí a fuair cabhair ón Údarás in 2002; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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Bill entitled an Act to repeal the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999, to amend the Electoral Act 1997 and to provide for related matters
46 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the main provisions of the proposed national infrastructure Bill; if the heads of the Bill have yet been brought before Government; when the Bill is likely to be published and brought before Dáil Éireann; if it is intended that incinerators will fall within the remit of the national infrastructure board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the additional funding which has been provided in the Estimates for 2004 to allow local authorities to meet their obligations under the benchmarking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the additional financial provision for housing contained in his Department's Estimate for 2004; the number of additional dwelling units he expects will be financed by this amount; the average unit cost this represents; the way in which this compares with the average price of a new house; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the main provisions of the proposed national infrastructure Bill; if the heads of the Bill have yet been brought before Government; when the Bill is likely to be published and brought before Dáil Éireann; if it is intended that incinerators will fall within the remit of the national infrastructure board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the additional financial provision for housing contained in his Department's Estimate for 2004; the number of additional dwelling units he expects will be financed by this amount; the average unit cost this represents; the way in which this compares with the average price of a new house; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the additional funding which has been provided in the Estimates for 2004 to allow local authorities to meet their obligations under the benchmarking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the EU position in relation to the demand of the citizens of the Chagos archipelago for the right of return to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of BSE cases identified here in 2003 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of BSE cases identified here in 2003 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the expenditure which has been allocated by his Department for the provision of services to people who are homeless in 2003; the breakdown between emergency, transitional, supported and move-on accommodation; the number of each type of unit which has been provided or supported; the proportion of the allocation which went to voluntary service providers, to recouping the expenditure of local authorities and health boards and to private accommodation providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the minimum educational requirements for recruitment to the grade of assistant staff officer in a local authority; the reason candidates who hold national certificates and diplomas from HETAC are not eligible to apply for posts of assistant staff officer; his plans to review the educational qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on reaching the national anti-poverty strategy target of elimi nating sleeping rough by the end of 2004; the procedures which have been put in place to ensure an accurate count of those forced to sleep rough throughout the country; the process for reviewing this target at the end of 2003 which has been put in place; the way in which the voluntary service providers have been consulted in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the basis on which he is proposing an increase in the permitted levels of donations to candidates and political parties; if he is also considering increasing the spending limits for elections; the amounts of new levels proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the response he has received to submissions made by the Government responding to the Reasoned Opinion from the European Commission that the ?20 fee for making a submission on a planning application was illegal; if the issue is now to be referred to the European Court of Justice; if he intends to suspend the charge following further determination of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the legislative proposals he has to amend the planning and development Acts, especially in relation to the issue of one-off housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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further to regulate by the principles of social justice and to delimit by law the exercise of the right of private ownership and the general right to transfer, bequeath and inherit property, so far as those rights affect the assessment of compensation payable by planning or other local authorities in respect of development land compulsorily acquired, with a view to reconciling the exercise of those rights with the exigencies of the common good, and to provide for related matters
79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report prepared by two leading computer scientists based in NUI Maynooth suggesting that the electronic voting system is potentially open to abuse and threatens the integrity of democracy; if he intends to extend electronic voting to all areas for the European and local elections in 2004; the estimated cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the total number of local authority dwellings which were started and completed in 2002; the projected number of starts and completions during 2003; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of starts and completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report prepared by two leading computer scientists based in NUI Maynooth suggesting that the electronic voting system is potentially open to abuse and threatens the integrity of democracy; if he intends to extend electronic voting to all areas for the European and local elections in 2004; the estimated cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the total number of local authority dwellings which were started and completed in 2002; the projected number of starts and completions during 2003; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of starts and completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with members of the board of the Theatre Forum regarding the concerns of the impact of current funding policy on the arts.
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63 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the current timetable for flat rate Internet access; the likely cost structure of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the current timetable for flat rate Internet access; the likely cost structure of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to contact schools or public representatives who were given assurances in advance of the general election that certain schools would have urgently required building work completed and who are still waiting, in the light of recent documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and published in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to contact schools or public representatives who were given assurances in advance of the general election that certain schools would have urgently required building work completed and who are still waiting, in the light of recent documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and published in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for dealing with the issue of cross-subsidisation of bus routes in the context of his plans to franchise out 25% of Dublin Bus services; the way in which he intends to proceed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for dealing with the issue of cross-subsidisation of bus routes in the context of his plans to franchise out 25% of Dublin Bus services; the way in which he intends to proceed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action he intends to take to encourage and facilitate greater voter turnout at elections, having regard to the findings of the CSO quarterly national household survey on voter participation and abstention, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action he intends to take to encourage and facilitate greater voter turnout at elections, having regard to the findings of the CSO quarterly national household survey on voter participation and abstention, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the ministerial steering group on the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the ministerial steering group on the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the total number of people who are homeless here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the total number of people who are homeless here; 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 cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge mar gheall ar fhoclóir leictreonach Béarla/Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon chinneadh déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge maidir leis an bhfoclóir leictreonach Gaeilge-Béarla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas in a leith.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge mar gheall ar fhoclóir leictreonach Béarla/Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon chinneadh déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge maidir leis an bhfoclóir leictreonach Gaeilge-Béarla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas in a leith.
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117 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the percentage of taxpayers who are expected to be paying tax at the higher rate by the end of 2003; the way in which this compares with the budget estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the percentage of taxpayers who are expected to be paying tax at the higher rate by the end of 2003; the way in which this compares with the budget estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on warnings from Threshold that the changes to the rent allowance scheme are forcing many people out of their homes; her plans to address such a warning; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that severe hardship is being experienced by social welfare recipients in private rented accommodation as a result of the capping of the rent allowance; if she will reverse this decision; the steps she proposes to take to alleviate the stress caused by this cutback; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on warnings from Threshold that the changes to the rent allowance scheme are forcing many people out of their homes; her plans to address such a warning; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that severe hardship is being experienced by social welfare recipients in private rented accommodation as a result of the capping of the rent allowance; if she will reverse this decision; the steps she proposes to take to alleviate the stress caused by this cutback; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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