305 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 25, his plans to extend this offence in order that it also applies on dual carriageways.
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310 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 20, he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of signage and road markings indicating the presence of a one-way street to ensure drivers have effective advance warning of same.
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309 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 19, he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of traffic lane markings in terms of use, placement and design.
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306 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 5, 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 at junctions and signage giving advance warning of lane markings at junctions; and if inadequacy of lane markings or signage at a junction is an acceptable defence for this offence.
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304 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 21, his plans to introduce signage or road markings to indicate to drivers the place beyond which they are sufficiently removed from an amber traffic light in order to be able to stop safely at the stop line.
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303 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 18, he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and local authorities to standardise the use, placement and design of hatched marked areas and to mandate that their placement and design should not create additional hazards for drivers.
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302 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 17, his plans to issue instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of continuous white lines and to oblige the National Roads Authority and local authorities to only use continuous white lines where an actual danger exists.
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301 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 11, there is a list of Garda signals to which the offence refers; and if such a list will be detailed in the forthcoming edition of the Rules of the Road.
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225 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department will provide a copy of the final Advantica report on the safety of the Corrib gas pipeline to Opposition Members; and when he intends to publish the report.
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110 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the implications for Ireland’s defence budget of the new EU common defence research and technology fund, in view of the fact that member states are to pool part of their defence budgets for EU co-operation on military research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the common defence research and technology fund agreed to in March 2006 between EU Defence Ministers and aimed at narrowing the gap between the US and the EU in high-tech military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when draft legislation, originally scheduled for 2005, on the control of exports of military and dual use goods will be introduced.
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134 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to the need for transparency and accountability in the control of exports of military and dual use goods here, his views on the fact that his Department’s website has not been updated on these and other issues since November 2002.
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38 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the number of 31 labour inspectors is sufficient to monitor and deter labour abuses; and if he intends to increase this figure in the future.
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4 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in view of recent revelations of abuse by subcontractors, the measures he is taking to ensure that the official net payment documented by employers corresponds to the actual payment received by employees; and his views on whether the existing system of documentation is sufficiently detailed and transparent to act as both a deterrent to and indication of abuse.
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89 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on his recent comments made at the ACCORD conference in Ballyconnell, County Cavan.
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95 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on recent comments made on International Women’s Day about pension coverage for women.
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101 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the individual projects being sanctioned as part of the €55,000 grant from the rural development fund which he recently made available to the Irish Rural Tourism Federation.
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87 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of interaction which is taking place between his Department and the task force on active citizenship.
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25 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who sought asylum prior to 1 January 2001 who are still awaiting a decision on their asylum application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who sought asylum prior to 1 January 2001, were refused asylum and are awaiting a decision on their application for leave to remain here on humanitarian or other grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the phenomenon of recent property inflation of up to 20% in areas located on proposed public transport routes, such as Cherrywood, south County Dublin and Dunboyne, County Meath; if the Government will be introducing amendments to legislation to ensure that local authorities can request that developers make higher contributions for public transport in proportion to the property inflation profits within the new transport corridor areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide incentives for the provision and use of reverse-vending machines for can, bottle and plastic recycling; and if he has met or intends meeting the providers of such machines.
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63 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will adopt a co-ordinated approach to ensuring that all private rental accommodation has fire safety certificates, planning permission and adequate heating, cooking and lighting provision.
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363 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he, his department or his Minister of State has made representations to Dublin City Council with regard to the proposed new heavy goods vehicle management strategy which is due to be introduced following the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel; his views on the contention of the consultants hired by Dublin City Council that following the opening of the tunnel there should not be the provision for free access to and from the port from the south side of the river due to the continued problems that such provision would create for the residential areas on any such port access route.
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288 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to a parliamentary question of 22 February 2005, the measures he intends taking to review the need for restrictions on the practice of pair trawling in the Shannon estuary following a submission he since received from the Irish whale and dolphin group; if the vessels involved in such fishing are large enough to capture dolphins and that dolphin calves in particular remain vulnerable to such fishing for the first two years of their lives; if his Department will support a dedicated survey to ascertain both the size of the fishery and the demands of the dolphin population in the estuary.
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287 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the quota allocation for mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting that was made to each sea fishery boat in the north west fishing fleet in 2005 under the European Union Common Fisheries Policy rules.
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282 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Government has a claim to part of the territory where a company (details supplied) is planning to develop an off-shore wind farm on the area north of the Causeway coast known as the Tunes Plateau; the way in which the transmission of power from this windfarm will be handled and to which jurisdiction will the increase in renewable power be credited.
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360 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to address the pension fund deficit of more than €330 million at Aer Lingus before the planned sale of the company in six months' time.
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135 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the long-term targets his Department has for the modal split of both freight and passenger transport here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to enforce the installation of extra cyclopes mirrors on heavy goods vehicles; and the means and timetable for the introduction of such a regulation.
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74 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the analysis his Department has carried out to examine the feasibility of continuing the tunnelling machines for the proposed Dublin metro from the proposed station at St. Stephen’s Green onto a connecting point with the existing Sandyford Luas line; if the Government has a proposed timetable for such an initiative; if it will be possible to run metro carriages on the Luas line south of Ranelagh; and the upgrades which would be required for such metro services to be run to Sandyford and beyond to Cherrywood.
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51 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it will be necessary within the near future to introduce demand management measures on the M50 as was suggested by An Bord Pleanála, Arup Consulting Engineers, the Dublin Transportation Office and the National Roads Authority at the oral hearing to examine the proposed widening and upgrade of the M50; the road tolling contracts which have been signed over the past year; the additional road tolling contracts awaiting his approval; when he expects such contracts to be agreed; and if he will not postpone any finalisation of such agreements pending agreement between the Government and the National Roads Authority on the nature of future tolling arrangements on the M50 motorway.
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110 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on the delivery of the promised 3,000 acute beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the costing for the full implementation of the 2001 primary heath care strategy; the progress made to date on the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the spend on sport by his Department, both current and capital, in the most recent year for which figures are available; the proportion of this which relates to horse-racing and greyhound racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the quota allocation for herring that was made to each sea fishery boat in the north west fishing fleet in 2005, under the European Union Common Fisheries Policy rules.
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264 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the official recorded landings of mackerel in Norwegian and UK ports in 2004 and 2005 from Irish registered fishing vessels.
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263 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the recorded landings of mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting and herring for each of the refrigerated sea water vessels in the pelagic fleet over 40 metres in length for each of the past three years.
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229 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to take to ensure the industry is properly regulated in view of the recent growth in spread-betting here.
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136 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress toward reforming the budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the CSO consumer price index showing that the rate of inflation has risen 0.5%, leaving the annual rate of inflation at 3% for January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the €36.5 million contract he signed in December 2005 with Mowag for 15 additional Piranha armoured vehicles for the Defence Forces; the vehicles’ specifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); the details of communications made to his Department, and to Irish embassies or consulates by or on behalf of this person since 2003; the actions taken by the Government, especially in view of the Government’s knowledge that, before acquiring Irish nationality, the individual had been recognised as a refugee and hence at risk of persecution if involuntarily returned to Tunisia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will move beyond its position of qualified support for the idea of an arms trade treaty and join the 50 countries that have declared their full support for the treaty under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends making a decision on the provision of consent for the laying of the Corrib onshore gas pipeline.
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324 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends following the advice of the standing scientific committee of the National Salmon Commission to end mixed stock fishing for salmon from the end of 2006 due to the continued crisis in wild salmon stocks.
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173 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the procedures which exist that would allow him to raise at head of Government level the need for further reform of the European common fisheries policy to ensure greater control across national boundaries of quota management and other enforcement regulations; and his views regarding the lack of such a co-ordinated control system at the upcoming European Council meeting.
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117 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends making a decision with regard to the provision of consent for the laying of the Corrib onshore gas pipeline.
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67 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to follow the advice of the standing scientific committee of the National Salmon Commission to end mixed stock fishing for salmon from the end of 2006 due to the continued crisis in wild salmon stocks.
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