396 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on draft EU proposals to permit products accidentally contaminated with up to 0.9 per cent of genetically-modified organisms to bear an EU organic logo and be sold as organic from 2009.
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390 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans and programmes of her Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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347 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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322 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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321 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which, in his response to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 7 March 2006, he arrived at his statement that there is no evidence that heavy goods vehicles are significantly involved in road collisions, when the National Roads Authority Road Collision Facts Report of 2004 clearly shows that goods vehicles are involved in 13% of all fatal and injury collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an incident in early March 2006 requiring the towing of a Russian ship which came into difficulty in the Irish Sea; and if so, the details of the incident.
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301 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the evaluation of his Department’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2003-2005 will be carried out, as stated in section 7.3 of the Strategy; and when a follow-up strategy will be produced.
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300 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the number of staff working in his Department’s environment unit has been reduced by 25% in recent months (details supplied).
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299 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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293 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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285 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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266 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on introducing a catch and release system for pike angling here in the interest of preserving of stocks here; the process that would have to be followed to introduce such a measure; and if his Department has a preferred position on the matter.
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264 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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248 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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222 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount allocated for 2006 for the implementation of actions contained in the Strategic Action Plan for Breastfeeding in Ireland; and the amount and details of expenditure in 2005 on same.
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220 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the plans and programmes of her Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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173 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the plans and programmes of his Departmentand related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date.
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170 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department was consulted by Iarnród Éireann before it decided to discontinue the carrying of bicycles on certain interurban rail journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for the change of use of any port lands within Dublin Port to provide for new residential developments; and the process that would have to be followed to allow for such developments.
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44 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he remains confident in his plans for the introduction of a firearms amnesty in view of recent comments from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that the amnesty will not encourage criminals to give up their weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his decision to relocate Mountjoy Prison to the proposed site at Thornton Hall in north County Dublin in view of the potential hardship it will place upon disadvantaged prisoners and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she will not introduce a universal health insurance; the cost of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she disagrees with the IMO which claims that one of the main causes of accident and emergency crisis is lack of bed capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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621 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all members of the traffic corps have undergone the Garda advanced driver training course; if not, the number who have yet to do so; and the timescale for them to receive this training.
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518 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to make it mandatory for slow moving vehicles to pull over and release following traffic within a reasonable distance in order to reduce the risk of dangerous overtaking on roads and to therefore bring laws into line with the laws in most other European countries and the USA.
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517 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if there is a procedure whereby members of the public can require a local authority to perform a review of a special speed limit, particularly where the posted limit does not comply with the guidelines set out by him in his guidelines issued under Part 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2002.
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516 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if parking contrary to the direction of traffic is permitted under the Road Traffic Acts; the circumstances when it is or is not permitted; and if parking contrary to the direction of traffic will be considered to be dangerous parking.
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367 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department have received a copy of any of the six regional impact assessment studies carried out for the European Commission in 1998 (details supplied); if it is the case that these studies showed the proposed economic partnership agreements will cause largely unfavourable results for ACP countries; if he will place those reports before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of houses he expects will take up the domestic solar panel heating grant scheme; and the long-term strategy for promoting such systems in new and existing Irish homes.
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336 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the training requirements which are being considered for approval of plumbers as installers of solar panels under the new domestic renewable energy grant scheme; his views on the time difficulty that existing plumbers might experience in attending such a training programme; his response to industry operators who argue that the installation of such systems is a relatively simple matter for a qualified plumber and that training requirements should be delivered on a flexible basis.
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334 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on calls for the provision of more detailed information on customers’ electricity bills, which could show the public service levy or credit that is applied to different energy resources; and his further views on whether the public service levy for wind power is being used to subsidise peat generated power under the current support system.
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78 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of the rollout of the proposed new National Concert Hall; the aspects of the existing building which will be retained; the way in which increased access to the Iveagh Gardens will be promoted via St. Stephen’s Green; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects to announce details of the grant scheme for the installation of commercial renewable heating systems.
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62 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had communications with the Commission for Energy Regulation on the need for additional generating capacity to be commissioned now for operation in 2008; if he has given direction to the regulator as to whether the ESB should be precluded from being allowed to commission such plants due to market dominance concerns; and his views on whether commissioning another gas fired plant will only increase dependency here on an energy supply with a volatile price and an insecure supply position.
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232 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department will play in assisting to kick-start the renewable energy sector by establishing plants to produce ethanol from sugar beet due to the closure of both Mallow and Carlow sugar factories.
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136 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science when the next review of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse will take place; the submissions which will be sought from survivor groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on her plans regarding the pursuance of costs following the recent High Court decision on the O’Keeffe case.
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Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements which have been put in place to improve passenger safety on school bus services in view of the incident in May 2005 and a further fatal crash yesterday involving a school bus.
Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements which have been put in place to improve passenger safety on school bus services in view of the incident in May 2005 and a further fatal crash yesterday involving a school bus.
272 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the proposal made by the African Caribbean and Pacific group of countries, formally submitted to the WTO seeking to introduce development aspects and special and differential treatment into GATT Article XXIV in order to allow greater flexibility in economic partnership agreements and negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of fishery rates demanded of salmon fishery owners; the amount of fishery rates awarded; and the unpaid arrears of fishery rates in respect of each of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 and in respect of each of the seven regional fisheries boards.
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128 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s position concerning the Iran nuclear crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his official visit to the United States over the St. Patrick’s holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he is prepared to review the decentralisation programme for the State agencies in view of the fact that trade union members have issued a strike notice in relation to the issue.
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124 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason her Department has not sought a prosecution in the case of an alleged illegal felling of 71 mature native trees (details supplied) in County Galway in late February 2003, despite the fact that Department records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 indicate that the perpetrators were caught in the act.
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75 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will give a report on the incident of illegally imported Syngenta BT 10 GM maize, 2,500 tonnes of which was stored in a shed at a County Louth port; the action that was taken to deal with this incident; and the related action that has been taken since by her Department to protect Irish agriculture from contamination by genetically modified organisms.
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308 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 6, he will specify the situations when it is permitted to reverse onto a main road; when it is not permitted to reverse onto a main road; and the definition of the term “main road”.
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307 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 5, this offence also relates to incorrect usage of lanes on a roundabout; and if so, if he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of lane markings and signage giving advance warning of lane markings at roundabouts.
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