126 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage level of compliance reported by the Labour inspectorate of minimum wage regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recent privatisation of air search and rescue services which has followed the Government's withdrawal of the Air Corps from search and rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service will be used again for business promotional trips abroad; when this may happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the interdepartmental group on vetting has met; if he will clarify the proposed timetable for the completion of the group's work; his views on whether a vetting requirement should be extended to people working in crèches or other child care related areas; and if such procedures will require amendments to existing legislation or if they can be introduced via ministerial order or regulation.
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210 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if emergency plans are in place for the islands in view of a recent fire incident.
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165 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the way in which the rural development jobs programme is proceeding.
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538 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount her Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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523 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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505 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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464 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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431 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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413 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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365 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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359 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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347 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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291 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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284 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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253 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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241 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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231 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount her Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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218 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses.
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155 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal actions and actions of instances being taken against his Department for failure to implement EU directives; 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 action taken by him to promote the ratification of the optional protocol to the torture convention; and his plans to promote adequate monitoring of prison conditions here.
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17 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Government's plans to meet its commitments under international law to allow asylum seekers access to the asylum system.
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284 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is possible for a person to take a case under the Employment Equality Act 1999 with regard to the different treatment of union and non-union workers within a company; his plans to extend the allowable grounds for a case in this area; and if her attention has been drawn to suggestions by the Equality Authority in this regard.
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207 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there is no regulatory body monitoring trade unions in Ireland; and if there are any statutory provisions where rights are conferred to union members that are not available to non-union workers in the same industrial area.
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174 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to review the regulations governing the design and use of cycle lanes; and if he will consider amending the regulations designating the mandatory use of certain cycle lanes given the criticism by cycling campaign groups that such a restriction may in certain circumstances restrict a cyclist from taking the safest manoeuvring action on the road.
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269 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the speed limit he is considering introducing for HGVs, trucks and vehicles with trailers as part of his conversion of speed limits to metric; and if he will consider, as part of such a review, the introduction of a regulation which would require HGVs to carry a prominent sign at the rear of their vehicle showing the maximum speed limit that applies to that class of vehicle.
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133 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the franchising of 25% of the routes in the Dublin bus market to companies other than Dublin Bus will be done in a way which protects the security and terms of employment of existing bus workers as promised by the Minister in his statement on the opening of the bus markets in November 2002.
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831 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses within his Department.
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285 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount his Department spent in the year 2003 on IT software licences and the amount of that budget which was spent on products from a company (details supplied); if his Department uses a product (details supplied) similar to open source software; and if it has a policy position with regard to the promotion and use of such open source software, in the interests of cost savings or the development of a more transparent software industry.
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230 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department spent in the year 2003 on IT software licences and the amount of that budget which was spent on products from a company (details supplied); if his Department uses a product (details supplied) similar to open source software; and if it has a policy position with regard to the promotion and use of such open source software, in the interests of cost savings or the development of a more transparent software industry.
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200 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he believes the smoking ban will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to deal with the worsening crisis in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the legislative, regulatory or administrative changes which have been put in place in his Department to effect the transposition of the EU renewables directive which was due by 17 October 2003; and the way in which the decision of the regulator to put a temporary block on new wind connection contracts accords with the requirement in the renewables directive that the State authorities take all necessary measures to guarantee transmission of renewables on the grid.
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26 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the legislative, regulatory or administrative changes which have been put in place in his Department to effect the transposition of the EU renewables directive which was due by 17 October 2003; and the way in which the decision of the regulator to put a temporary block on new wind connection contracts accords with the requirement in the renewables directive that the State authorities take all necessary measures to guarantee transmission of renewables on the grid.
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60 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the research her Department has carried out on the supply chain for food, drinks, fashion and footwear prior to and since Ireland joined the euro; her views on the fact that some prices may be inflated as certain retailers still treat the Irish market as being part of the sterling area with products from the euro economies being inflated by unnecessary currency transaction costs; and if she will request the Competition Authority to investigate whether informal market restrictions may be in place which discourage the direct importation of products from the euro currency area.
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60 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the research her Department has carried out on the supply chain for food, drinks, fashion and footwear prior to and since Ireland joined the euro; her views on the fact that some prices may be inflated as certain retailers still treat the Irish market as being part of the sterling area with products from the euro economies being inflated by unnecessary currency transaction costs; and if she will request the Competition Authority to investigate whether informal market restrictions may be in place which discourage the direct importation of products from the euro currency area.
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16 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence his views on the 22% cut in Naval Service spending revealed in the recent Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will be giving a direction to the energy regulator on whether the future rules governing the sale of electricity into a central market will be designed in a manner which ensures the rapid development of the renewable energy sector.
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113 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will be giving a direction to the energy regulator on whether the future rules governing the sale of electricity into a central market will be designed in a manner which ensures the rapid development of the renewable energy sector.
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5 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on the recent Cancun World Trade Summit and the position her Department took in the negotiations; her views on the reason the negotiations failed; the way in which her Department would like to see the Doha development round progressed; and her views on whether reform of the World Trade Organisation's structures is now desirable.
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20 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government when he expects that every population centre of more than 1,000 inhabitants will have proper waste water treatment following his announce ment on 13 August 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the track record of the Government in relation to the need for environmental improvements since Ireland signed the Kyoto Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the privatisation of prisons is not under consideration by the Government in any circumstance.
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121 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the privatisation of prisons is not under consideration by the Government in any circumstance.
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70 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the specific actions he has taken or is planning in view of the publication of An Agenda for Action, the Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group.
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70 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the specific actions he has taken or is planning in view of the publication of An Agenda for Action, the Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group.
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115 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to carry out a review of the role of his Department in the monitoring of the reported incidences of the dumping of farmed salmon in Galway in summer 2003 and Inver Bay in 2002; and his plans to investigate a strategic review of the sustainable development of the salmon farm industry in view of the renewed concerns regarding the effect of increased sea lice populations on wild salmon and sea trout populations, the effect of climate change and increased water temperatures on the industry, and the likely future restrictions on use of wild fish catches as a food supply.
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