321 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if there are proposals to reduce the amount of traffic going through the Phoenix Park, reduce traffic speeds in an area of the park or change the flow of traffic to try and create areas which are free of traffic.
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201 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his predecessor’s attendance at the UN conference on poverty in September 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has made recent initiatives in terms of the ongoing crisis in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief given to date under the Finance Act provision to encourage development through the experimental use of biofuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief given to date under the Finance Act provision to encourage the development of private health facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of motorists that were prosecuted within each of the past five years in the Dublin area for breach of the existing regulations regarding improper encroachment into a yellow box area at road junctions.
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154 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the analysis his Department has conducted on the relative merits of investing in a new direct rail service from Dublin to Navan as against the proposed new M3 motorway which would serve the same town and hinterland.
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57 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which she proposes to promote the forestry sector within farming here.
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9 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which she proposes to promote the bio-fibre sector within farming here.
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10 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland will contribute forces to the newly agreed 1,500 strong rapidly deployable battlegroups, to be operational by 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the largest number of allocated tags that were given to any one commercial wild salmon fisherman in summer 2004; the number for each of the next 20 largest allocations to individual licensees; and the district each commercial licence operated from.
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96 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the outcome of the summer 2004 negotiations on the Doha trade development round; the main implications from the negotiations for agriculture and other industries here.
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60 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives he views should be developed to encourage the retention of jobs within the country in view of the recent announcement of an expected 180 redundancies in one of Ireland’s largest general insurance companies and the concerns that such reductions may in part be caused by the outsourcing of some of the companies’ services to lower cost countries.
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61 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the outcome of the summer negotiations on the Doha trade development round and on the main implications for agriculture and other industry here.
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3 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to implement the recommendations of the enterprise strategy group which reported in July 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FOI requests his Department has received in 2003; and the number which have been granted for 2003.
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132 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received a report from the National Economic and Social Council which states that Government welfare policies have done little to address inequality here.
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150 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a report, commissioned by the Dublin Citizens Information Service and the homelessness agency CentreCare, which says that new rules intended to reform the rent supplement scheme are creating crises through new eligibility requirements.
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237 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on progress to date in relation to the rural social scheme.
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148 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which he can assist the community and voluntary sector, which has seen the fourth anniversary of the White Paper on supporting voluntary activity pass with little in the way of Government initiatives to show.
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64 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that Ireland complies with European directives to increase insulation standards in buildings; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that house prices are likely to be affected in the future according to their performance in terms of energy efficiency.
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34 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a shipment of radioactive cargo taken from the warheads of US strategic missiles bound for the French port of Cherbourg will be prevented from entering Irish territorial waters; and the communication he has had in this regard with the British Government and the owners of the ships involved (details supplied).
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203 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the procedures and timetable that would apply for the issuing of consent to install, in view of the comments made by the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, in Dáil Éireann on 29 June 2004 that the consent issued in April 2002 for the Corrib gas field onshore pipeline was essentially permission in principle to proceed with the design and that this is to be followed at the installation stage by the issue, by the petroleum affairs division, of the consent to install for the various phases of pipe laying.
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202 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the proximity which the bog slides that occurred in the land surrounding Stuwaddaccon Bay in County Mayo in 2003 were to the proposed onshore gas pipeline leading from the Corrib gas field to the proposed onshore pipeline at Bellanaboy.
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201 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the fact that the international design codes being used in the proposed onshore pipeline leading to a gas terminal building in Bellanaboy, County Mayo terminal do not cater for threats to ground stability for such a pipeline in view of the statement, in the evironmental impact assessment, that the recent bog slides that occurred in the same area are unique to Ireland.
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22 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the 28,400 child care places being set up under the equal opportunities child care programme which are available on a full time basis; the number which provide part time or drop in child care services; and the amount of the overall €256 million budget for this programme which is spent on supporting child care services in disadvantaged areas.
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17 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the membership of the partnership committee established under Sustaining Progress to examine child care for working parents; and the efforts his Department has made to encourage employers to allow employees extended career breaks to look after their very young children.
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263 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if the motorway bus route between Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin has been awarded to a private bus operator and Bus Éireann were not given the necessary permissions to compete on the route but instead are confined to serving the old route and its attendant villages; his views on whether this means that Bus Éireann are left with the high cost route while being deprived of the chance to recoup that cost on the potentially profitable motorway route; if this is the case, the rational behind the move; and the reason Bus Éireann cannot compete with the private operator on the motorway route.
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262 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport when the redevelopment of the old Harcourt Street rail line station will occur with particular reference to the inclusion of a disabled access lift to facilitate direct access from the Luas stop to Waldmare Terrace and Dundrum village; his views on whether the provision of such a facility and such a redevelopment was included in the line B light rail order as part of an urban design framework plan from Dundrum village; the funding that will be available for such works; and when it will be carried out.
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261 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the regulations available to county councils to restrict the parking of HGVs in residential areas; the number of local authorities that have such restrictions in place; and if his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the matter.
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211 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which the petroleum affairs division in his Department intends to address concerns that have been raised regarding the safety of the construction of the Corrib gas field onshore pipeline in deep peat soil.
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210 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the analysis that has been presented by the developers of the Corrib gas field with regard to the conditions set out by the Minister, Deputy Fahey, in a letter of 15 April 2002 requiring further analysis to be carried out before consent could be given for the onshore pipeline.
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209 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the letter from the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, from 15 April 2002 to a person (details supplied) setting out the conditions for consent to construct an onshore pipeline for the Corrib gas field development is the actual consent letter on the matter; if a separate consent letter exists will he provide a copy to this Deputy.
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208 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of a person (details supplied) who carried out the report on the evaluation of onshore pipeline design code use on the Corrib gas pipeline project.
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159 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role the Health and Safety Authority has with regard to the assessment of the import onshore gas pipeline in the area between the proposed Bellanaboy refinery and the boundary of the lands in the control of the developers of this project; and the analysis that has been undertaken with regard to the safety of such pipelines which will carry wet gas containing several impurities at pressures of up to 340 bar in areas prone to bog movement.
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110 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the Luas will be extended from Sandyford to Cherrywood; if so when a decision will be made in this regard; the length of time it will take to have such a service introduced; and the cost of construction.
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45 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the agencies which will be involved in a review of bus services (details supplied) in the south Dublin area as a result of the introduction of Luas; and the person who has final authority on confirming changes to such routes.
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139 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis on which the Government advised Coillte Teoranta that it was eligible for forestry premia.
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111 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the assessment his Department has given to the most appropriate and ecologically sustainable uses for cutaway bog following his recent launch of Ireland’s largest bog restoration project at Eskeragh, County Mayo.
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164 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken to address the high incidence of early school leaving in rural areas such as Donegal; if an additional third level facility or appropriate life skills programme will be considered as part of the solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines which exist regarding bullying amongst students in schools, including the way in which allegations of bullying and substantiated bullying are to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the number of new buses which were purchased by Dublin Bus in each of the years 2000 to 2003; and the expected number of buses the company will be able to purchase in 2004.
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252 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role he has had in the ongoing negotiations in An Post with regard to the future development of the company.
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245 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the stage of advancement of the development of selective fishing gears which might qualify for the proposed new European support mechanism for environmentally friendly fishing methods; if he will provide examples of fishing gear which his own Department would propose for inclusion in such a programme, indicating the timeframe within which they might be introduced and the benefits which might be expected from their use.
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244 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget that has been allocated to such works; the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns regarding climate change and rising sea levels (details supplied).
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65 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget which has been allocated to such works; and the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns about climate change, rising sea levels and Dublin City Council alone estimates they may need €150 million for coastal defence work.
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52 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department has with regard to the introduction of competition in the electricity generation market here; if the Government has reached an agreement with the board of the ESB and the relevant trade unions such that the company will be able to retain a certain percentage of power generation within the market here; the effect which the electricity market liberalisation directive, due for transposition in July 2004, will have on such an agreement; if reports have been carried out in regard to this matter; and if so, if he will make them available to the relevant opposition spokespersons.
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3 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself with the manner in which consent has been given for an onshore import pipeline from the Corrib gas field to the proposed Bellanboy gas refinery; the procedures and analysis which were adopted in the processing of this application; and the way in which his Department assessed the structural stability of such onshore pipelines constructed in deep peat soil.
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32 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the outcome of the UN Conference on Trade and Development held in mid-June in Brazil.
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6 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the newly approved European Union guidelines on human rights defenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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