68 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has not given a commencement date for section 36 of the Wildlife Act 2000, six years after the Act was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; the reason for the delay; when he will make the necessary order to bring the section into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the terms of reference and membership of the working groups to produce proposals for the development of restorative justice models has been finalised; if a time limit has been set for the completion of the group’s work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of An Garda Síochána, the number of juvenile liaison officers and the percentage of the force this represents in respect of 2006 and each year since 2002; if he has plans to increase the number of JLOs in view of the proven success of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the amount provided in the Book of Estimates 2007 for the buy out of the West Link toll bridge; and when he expects same to be drawn down.
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137 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the disparity in funding increases in the eight Health Service Executive regions; if she will provide figures for funding per head of population; if she will explain the differences in the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland has yet to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes; and when same will be ratified.
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122 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views in relation to the European Commission’s proposal to ban the trade of cat and dog fur in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the persons who represented Ireland at the recent Conference on Community Animal Health Policy Strategy; the views they expressed; her view of what should be included within a community animal health policy strategy; and the options that should be considered to improve European Union biosecurity policy.
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424 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the main point of Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 16 November 2006 which dealt with the matter of a new requirement to prove the address of pupils seeking enrolment; and if the parents right to send their children to the school of their choice had been removed.
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86 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science her response to Barriers to Access to Further and Higher Education for Non-EU Nationals Resident in Ireland published by Pobal in October 2006; if she proposes to introduce changes to address the findings of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new primary schools that will be needed in County Kildare to cater for estimated population growth over the next 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the direct population area of the existing 109 Garda stations, open 24 hours, cover individually.
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106 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the International Security Assistance Force; the mandate which it holds for the maintenance of security in support of the Afghan Transitional Authority; and the assistance involved.
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48 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest information following the recent elections in Congo; his Department’s information as to reports that this election may spark off unrest in that country; the initiatives that have been taken at European level to try to help in the event of unrest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring, and equipping premises and other related costs at the latest date for which figures are available, of the original decentralisation programme announced in Budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if in view of a new Eurostat survey ranking Ireland within the bottom four of States surveyed for household broadband connection rates and due to the fact that Ireland has fallen back yet another place in the OECD broadband league tables he will bring forward measures to address the ever increasing broadband deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a new policy has been introduced by her Department whereby pupils are required to provide proof of their address before they are accepted for enrolment in national school; the reason parents wishing to enrol their children in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare are being requested to provide this information; and if the right of parents to enrol their children in the school of their choice has been removed.
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154 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the additional schools to be covered in 2006 in county Kildare under the NEPS service.
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65 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Defence Forces budget has almost halved in the past 10 years as a percentage of GNP; if he has satisfied himself that the Defence Forces can fulfil their domestic and international obligations on such a reduced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s lands disposed of by the Government in each of the past ten years, the value of each disposal; the purpose for which the proceeds were used; if further lands have been identified for disposal; his views on investing the proceeds of Defence Force lands in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the roll-out of fair trade products, particularly tea, coffee and sugar, in his Department’s offices and in the offices of its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the decentralisation process at the Health and Safety Authority; the number of staff who have formally expressed an interest in decentralising; the number of staff who have been decentralised; the number of specialist staff who have expressed an interest in decentralising; the number of specialist staff currently employed by the HSA; the number of staff required to decentralise; the progress made to date in securing a new office at Thomastown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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345 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded his review of the disabled persons grant scheme; and his views on funding 100% of the grant rather than requiring local authorities to fund 33%.
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343 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has approved the contract documents for the lower Liffey valley sewerage scheme.
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342 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will issue regulations under the Local Government Act 2001 to allow by order the establishment of new town councils.
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341 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the upper Liffey valley sewerage scheme.
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280 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the implementation report in relation to commencing the relevant sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, which covers the provision of mandatory educational plans for pupils with special educational needs, has been received; and the action she will take to implement the sections of the Act.
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279 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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278 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 6 July 2006, her views on the fact that the number of pupils in County Kildare who are being taught in classes with more than 24 pupils is 17,319 pupils, which represents 78% of all pupils in national schools in County Kildare; her further views on the fact that she has not fulfilled her promise to reduce class sizes for under nines to 20 or less or if she believes that only 22% of pupils in County Kildare are under nine; and the action she will take to correct this broken Government promise.
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277 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a design team has not been appointed for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of the fact that the contract documents for the site for the new school were signed on 3 July 2006.
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276 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of her recent repeated comments in relation to fast tracking the building of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, she will direct her planning section to lodge a planning application for the school in advance of the transfer of the site to her Department.
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275 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the outline sketch scheme of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been received; and when this project will go to tender.
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274 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the stage three submission of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been received; and when this project will go to tender.
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273 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the status of the architectural planning phase.
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244 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus have advised him of the areas where the additional 100 buses are to be deployed; and if so, the locations of same.
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243 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he has received proposals for park and ride facilities under Transport 21; and the details of same.
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242 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann has advised him of the outcome of its examination of the provision of a Sunday service on the Kildare Arrow line serving Sallins and Hazelhatch.
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241 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to sign the railway order for the Kildare route project; the reason for the delay in signing same since his announcement of his intention to grant the railway order on 13 August 2006; if the railway order has been referred to the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government for its consent; and the estimated timetable for the completion of the project in full.
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203 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that not one additional hour from the 1.75 million additional home help hours created here in 2006 was allocated to the County Kildare home help service; and will she launch an inquiry in relation to this fact.
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202 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 6 July 2006, there has been further progress in relation to the acquisition of the site.
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201 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical cards issued in County Kildare to persons over 65; and the number issued to persons over 70 years of age.
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200 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 8 November 2005.
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199 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 799 of 27 September 2006.
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166 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if there has been progress in concluding the contract for the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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165 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance if the tender documents are ready for the new Leixlip Garda station; and when tenders will be invited for the project.
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139 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 27 September 2006, his views on whether there is inequality in the distribution of gardaí to divisions here; if he will raise this issue directly with the Garda Commissioner with a view to reallocating additional gardaí to where they are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the increases in population in local authority areas as shown in the 2006 preliminary census figures, he has held consultations with the Department of Finance with a view to getting the public service embargo on local authority staff recruitment lifted, with particular reference to counties in the greater Dublin area, where expanding populations are demanding improved services which can only be delivered upon by the employment of additional staff.
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