5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the informal meeting of EU heads of state to be held in Brussels on 11 February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach his proposals for official trips abroad during the first six months of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun foirgnimh feithimh do phaisinéirí atá ag taisteal ar na báid farantóireachta a sholáthar ag Cé Ailt an Chorráin agus ag Cé Leadhb Gharbh, Oileán Árainn Mhór, Contae Dhún na nGall; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an mbeidh airgead á chur ar fáil i mbliana do bhóithre áise ar Oileán Árainn Mhór, Contae Dhún na nGall; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date in 2010 regarding the implementation of the OECD report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his Department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of the year 1979; the number withheld under section 8(4)( a ) of the National Archives Act 1986; the number withheld under section 8(4)( b ); the number withheld under section 8(4)( c ); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta chun a fhiafraí den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon chinneadh déanta aige leasuithe a dhéanamh ar an Dréacht-Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Eamon Gilmore den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil nascadh foirmeálta idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta i bhfeidhm anois; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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8 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he has satisfied himself with the rate of implementation of the revised programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date regarding the implementation of those areas of the revised programme for Government for which his Department has line responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when the cross-departmental team on housing, infrastructure and public private partnership last met; when the next meeting is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Darfur where the recent International Criminal Court decision to charge a person (details supplied) may lead to a charge of genocide.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the projected cost of his Department’s communications unit for 2010; if he is planning a change in the role of the communications unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of applications made to his Department under the freedom of information legislation during 2009; the number of requests that were granted; the way these figures compare to each year from 2002 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children the way the cap on the dental treatment services scheme will operate; if its implementation will mean that medical card holders who need dental treatment towards the end of the year may not be given it free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent resolution of the air traffic controllers’ dispute at Dublin Airport which caused the closure of Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports for more than four hours in January 2010; if all the outstanding industrial relations issues between the air traffic controllers, their representatives and Irish Aviation Authority management are in an industrial relations process or have been settled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport his views on national road safety in view of the recall of thousands of vehicles by a number of global car manufacturers including 26,000 vehicles by a company (details supplied); if he has been briefed by the company or representatives of other car manufacturers here on this matter; his further views on whether regulations should be introduced to ensure that all vehicles should have designated full safety features; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach his plans for constitutional referenda during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the appointment of an expert group to review the operation of the proceeds of crime legislation; if this group has been appointed; if so, the members of the group; when he expects this group to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Rape and Justice in Ireland, which found that 7% of rapes reported to the Garda resulted in convictions; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the expected annual cost to the Exchequer of administering and funding, where the double insolvency criterion is met, the pensions insolvency payment scheme for the next three years; the way these costs are to be met to ensure that the scheme is cost neutral in accordance with the relevant legislation; the position regarding the initial success and take up of the scheme; the way he expects it to evolve over the coming years; if further measures are foreseen to reinforce and protect company pension funds in deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any recent interest from foreign investors in taking strategic or controlling stakes in any of the credit institutions covered by the banking guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting in London on 14 January 2010 with the British Prime Minister.
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16 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent contacts with the British Prime Minister regarding the situation in Northern Ireland; and if he has plans for a meeting with the Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with the Acting First Minister in Northern Ireland since her appointment on 11 January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when he next expects to meet the Northern Ireland First Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland.
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10 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed with the British Prime Minister on the margins of the Copenhagen summit; if he will give his assessment of the situation in Northern Ireland following this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will confirm receipt of an application for jobseeker’s benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when payment will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the fact that a number of Government Departments are falling short of meeting the targets set by her that suppliers would be paid within 15 days of the receipt of an invoice; the steps she will take to ensure greater compliance with the target set; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the inquiry into the dispute between a union (details supplied) and employers in the electrical contracting industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the National Economic and Social Forum and its work programme for the coming year.
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185 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has a co-ordinating role with the Department of Social and Family Affairs regarding family income supplement.
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164 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the investment schemes for conversion of poultry house, pig welfare, dairy hygiene and sheep fencing will be introduced.
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127 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the European Commission stating that Ireland is one of the Member States that has failed to transpose the audiovisual media services directive; the reason for this failure; the implications of this failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the commitment to the biofuels directive; the further position regarding the European led sustainability criteria that was to be finalised in December 2009; the role his Department had in finalising such a criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the amount of money that is to be paid under the Kyoto Protocol, if any, for exceeding our carbon emissions targets for 2008 and 2009; if he will be required to purchase carbon credits for 2008 and 2009; when these carbon credits will have to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that have a brown bin collection in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve the appointment of a chief medical officer for the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area, a position which has been vacant since August 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to the 78 hoax callouts of the explosive ordnance disposal team from the period from 1 January to 15 November 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the level of payroll savings achieved by him in 2009 arising from retirements from the Defence Forces and the enforcement of the embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the number of personnel in his Department to whom the full public service pay cuts provided for by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act will not apply by virtue of circular 28/2009 issued by the Department of Finance on 22 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the savings that will accrue to his Department arising from the public service pay cuts applied by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act; the number of personnel whose pay has been cut; the average reduction in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the bodies or agencies, operating under the aegis of his Department, to which the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act will apply; the estimated reduction in the annual wage bill of each such body or agency; the average reduction in pay in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the savings to his Department’s payroll bill for 2010, arising from cuts in public sector pay announced in Budget 2010 on 9 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the extent to which decisions announced in Budget 2010 will impact on the operation of his Department or agencies for which his Department has overall responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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