65 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alistair Darling, with specific reference to the Irish State’s concerns regarding the outcome of the UK energy review.
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84 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has devised another strategy for pursuing the MOX case as previously promised in Dáil Éireann.
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7 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of elderly people and people in receipt of social welfare estimated to be living in homes with above average levels of radon; if he will reconsider his refusal to introduce a scheme of grants to assist in remediation works to the homes of elderly people and those in receipt of social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the working group on categories of partnerships and relationships outside of marriage, which was expected before the end of October 2006; the main findings of the report; if it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the promised new regulatory authority for auctioneers and estate agents will be established on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the introduction of laws, similar to those that pertain in the USA, which requires motor cars to stop when a school bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport his policy regarding signage for alternative routes where roads or motorways are subjected to toll charges; if he is satisfied that this policy is being implemented fully and fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport when he proposes to establish the Dublin Transportation Authority; the consultation he has had with the four Dublin local authorities and the local authorities in the Dublin commuter belt; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the absence of a proper indoor running facility here is hampering the chances of elite Irish athletes in their preparations for international competition; his further views on providing State funding for the construction of such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the current situation in Burma; the position, in particular, of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view of the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty of which Ireland was an author in view of the recent reported nuclear test by North Korea; the actions which will now be taken in this regard, in particular actions by the New Agenda group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money allocated for spending in 2006 under the school building programme; the amount spent by the end of September 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make larger sums of money available to schools under the summer works programme to address the cost of much of the work undertaken under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of classrooms in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which are being used to teach pupils.
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308 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 1430 of 27 September 2006.
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153 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 551 of 27 September 2006, if he will report on the outcome of the meeting and when the study will commence.
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53 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will bring forward the national bioenergy action plan; the targets and road-map for the development of the industry here he expects to be laid out in this plan; if he will provide details for all Departmental and inter-Departmental groups that are currently working on renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed report to Dáil Éireann on the gas and oil exploration licences he has issued to date in 2006; the further licences he will issue before the end of 2006; if these will include the Porcupine Round; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT which was received on petrol in the first nine months of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s response to the final warning issued by the European Commission in July 2006 regarding the treatment of public bodies as non-taxable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the information in relation to on-going work regarding residues in food of animal origin which was imparted to the Government at the 6 October 2006 meeting of the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain section; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on Ireland’s comparative position with other EU countries in respect of the incidence, detection, treatment and preventative regime of mastitis, IBR, BVD and Johnes disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the procedures and criteria for promotion within the Defence Forces; if the promotion criteria and procedures are being adhered to; if he will respond to the criticism by PDFORRA at their annual conference of current practices in relation to promotions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to work with other Departments to assess the impact of immigration from the ten EU accession states; his views on whether an assessment of PPS numbers with which no taxation or social welfare activity has been associated for one tax year will give an indication of the number of PPS numbers allocated to persons no longer resident here; if he has an alternative proposal for assessing the number of PPS numbers allocated to persons no longer resident here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date in the recruitment of the additional labour inspectors promised for 2006; the problems which have been encountered during recruitment; when he expects the labour inspectorate to be fully staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Blanchardstown Hospital has an ultrasound but no mammogram test available requiring patients under investigation for breast cancer to make a trip to two hospitals.
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107 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the reply given to a parliamentary question in the European Parliament tabled to the European Commission by Proinsias De Rossa MEP; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the Commission rejected his proposal to extend the free travel scheme to those with Irish pensions and living abroad on the basis that it discriminated against Irish persons of pension age who did not have Irish pensions; his views on expanding the scheme to all Irish nationals of pensionable age living abroad, regardless of whether they have Irish pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation of his Department to County Mayo and County Sligo; when he expects the process to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will launch a major initiative in areas prone to high radon levels which are known from the radon maps exercise with a view to testing homes in these areas in a concerted, co-ordinated manner in view of the statement from the RPI that they estimate that there are 91,000 homes in the State which have high levels of radon gas, and the fact that only 3,900 of these homes have been identified to date.
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371 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason for the delay in appointing a new manager to a museum (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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202 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to deal with vandalism and anti-social behaviour which is causing major problems in many communities with families harassed and property vandalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of firearms and knives surrendered under the recent amnesty; if he is satisfied regarding the number of items surrendered; the steps which were taken to promote public knowledge of the amnesty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the work of the Cabinet sub-committee on road safety; the number of times the committee has met since its establishment; the last time it met and the agenda; and the decisions taken and proposals adopted.
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46 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the reports he has received from the National Roads Authority to date in relation to their proposal to buy out the private toll on the M50; the information supplied to him from any source on the likely charge to the Exchequer of buying out the toll; when the toll will be bought out; and the reason for the ongoing delay in bringing forward legislation for open road tolling on the M50.
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1562 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has approved the contract documents for a sewerage scheme (details supplied).
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1561 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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1560 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve a sewerage scheme (details supplied).
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1563 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 will hold consultations with the Minister for Finance with a view to lifting the public service embargo on local authority staff recruitment.
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1564 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded his review of the disabled person’s grant scheme; and his views on funding 100% of the grant rather than requiring local authorities to fund 33%.
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1431 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of section 29 appeals against refusal of enrolment which were lodged in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2006; the number of successful appeals; and the number of unsuccessful appeals.
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1430 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the present enrolment in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the numbers of pupils in each class in the school; the numbers of teachers in the school; and the classes they are teaching.
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1429 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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1427 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 6 July 2006, she will request schools to provide the number of pupils in each class for junior infants, senior infants, first and second classes in their schools, to assess if the Government is meeting its target.
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1425 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has concluded the examination of the long term enrolment needs of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the school is to be a 16 classroom school or 24 classroom school; if her Department is capable of applying for planning permission for the new school in tandem with the current application for a residential development currently before Kildare County Council, which includes the new school site.
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1424 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the national schools which appealed their mainstream staffing levels for the 2006/2007 school year; the criteria under which they appealed; and the outcome of their appeal.
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1423 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the current recruitment process for educational psychologists has been completed; and the number of educational psychologists that will be assigned to schools in County Kildare.
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1422 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the architectural planning phase of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been completed; and when this project will go to tender.
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1421 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the architectural planning phase of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been completed; and when this project will go to tender.
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1420 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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1428 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team is to be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare.
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