4 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD Report on the Irish Public Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the Committee in his Department that oversees the awarding of public relations contracts by Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that large-scale pumped storage greater than the Turlough Hill plant operating since 1974 was considered in respect of a previous reply (details supplied); if he will provide the details of such large-scale pumped storage from his previous reply, including the generation capacity, pumping capacity, size of energy reservoir, pumping and generating technologies considered — if synchronous or asynchronous and the efficiency of each cycle; where the detailed results of this work may be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the establishing of digital terrestrial television in County Mayo; if the service is already being provided anywhere here; the areas of the country that will not receive a signal; if the service is already being provided the channels available and when the other channels will become available; will a channel (details supplied) be included and when this will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposal for a design, build and operate sewerage scheme bundle at a location (details supplied); the progress that has been made on approving the clients representative brief for the first sewerage scheme; the progress that has been made on the associated foreshore and discharge licences for this sewerage scheme; the next stage for advancing this sewerage scheme; and the progress that has been made on advancing the other sewerage schemes.
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33 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made on the location of the new central mental hospital; when this decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the Ministers of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the arrangements in place in his office for providing special assistance to certain Independent Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the nature of the agreement between the Government and Deputy Michael Lowry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the nature of the agreement between the Government and Deputy Jackie Healy-Rae; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the total cost which has accrued to his Department in respect of the payment of the benchmarking pay awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any proposals by the Industrial Development Authority to ensure new employment is provided to replace the 200 positions being made redundant at a company (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the IDA has been contacted by the company in respect of the announced 200 redundancies; the activity that has been undertaken by the IDA to promote employment within County Mayo during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he had been contacted by a company (details supplied) in County Mayo in advance of the 200 redundancies announced this week; his views on the announcement of these redundancies; his plans to liaise with the company in respect of possibly avoiding these redundancies and safeguarding the remaining 800 positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of departmental and agency staff now decentralised; the amount spent on interim accommodation for both his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department since the commencement of the decentralisation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the President of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings he held on the margins of the October European Council meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the October meeting of the European Council in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the names of any wind farm projects in which agencies under his remit are involved; if any such projects provide a community fund; if so, the amount distributed by each fund, the way the fund calculation is made and the way the funds are disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the figures or estimates for the mean annual wind speed at 50 metres above ground for each county; if he will provide those figures as a percentage of the total wind resource for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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472 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the community consultation that has taken place on wind projects in Gate Three by the agencies within his remit; if any planned or pending community consultations exist for the same projects; his plans to introduce measures that ensure all State and semi-State energy companies under his remit make every effort to operate in an openly transparent manner as well as co-operate and consult with local communities where they propose to develop natural resource projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of any wind farm projects in which agencies under his remit are involved; if any such projects provide a community fund; if so, the amount distributed by each fund, how the fund calculation is made and how the funds are disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of all transmission grid projects either completed or under construction during the past ten years in Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo; if he will provide the project name, project cost, power capacity in megawatts of the line, substations connected, dimensions of wire and the number of pylons in such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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469 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies, analysis, or computer modelling that have been conducted by his Department and the agencies within his remit to evaluate the security of supply benefit from modern pumped storage technology in conjunction with large reservoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies, analysis or computer modelling that have been conducted by his Department and the agencies within his remit to evaluate modern pumped storage technology as a source of flexible generation, ancillary services and reserve potential within the electricity sector; the inputs that were used for his Department’s policy in regard to the role of modern pumped storage and the provision of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of any open cycle gas generation, OCGG, projects being planned for each of the agencies under his remit; the details of any OCGG projects being constructed for each of the agencies under his remit; the details of any OCGG projects currently existing for each of the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of Exchequer funds granted to all State or semi-State agencies for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of dividends received by the Exchequer from all State or semi-State agencies for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who have applied for relocation under the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received by her Department from County Mayo since the early childhood care and education scheme was introduced; of these applications, the numbers that were approved and rejected by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Health and Children the original basis for the age limits of the early childhood care and education scheme; her plans to rectify the situation facing parents where their child’s date of birth does not correspond with the current age-range eligibility; if her attention has been drawn to the level of inconvenience the situation is creating for parents attempting to enroll their children in September 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has any plans to carry out a review of pay levels of senior staff members in the State owned companies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the costs which have accrued to date to his Department in respect of the Tribunal Into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach his plans to amend the code of conduct for officeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the appointments made by him since May 2008 to the State boards or other agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Finnish Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the October meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent contacts with other European Union Heads of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the President of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the foreign visits he plans to undertake during the remainder of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the Nally report on the re-organisation of the Chief State Solicitor’s office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach the duties and responsibilities of the special political advisers as appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the situation in respect of improvement works at a Garda station (details supplied); the progress made in respect of recent renovations to the Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the situation regarding the provision of a new Garda station (details supplied); if any progress has been made in constructing a new Garda station for the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the vacancies that exist within the Mayo Garda division for all Garda ranks, including civilian staff; his plans to ensure these vacancies are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the current number of gardaí in each of the districts within the Mayo Garda division for 2010; the number of gardaí in each of the districts within the Mayo Garda division for 2009 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Mayor of New York, Mr. Bloomberg, in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the programme for his visit to New York in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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