382 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all local authorities, city and county sheriffs and all public authorities have retained the polling boxes available for general, local and European elections and referenda.
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303 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations to allow motorcyclists use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science when the redress board will make a determination in the case of a person (details supplied) whose case was heard on 1 April 2004.
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193 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the future plans for CBS, Captain’s Road, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps the Garda Síochána is taking to deal with an ongoing law and order problem (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if a report on leases of public service units proposed for removal from Dublin was considered as part of the decision on decentralisation.
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128 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will arrange for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to urgently obtain orthodontic treatment; if he will state if this young person would qualify for the national purchase scheme if they are unable to obtain treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken by the Government to combat anti-Semitism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the EU-wide actions that he is instigating, as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union, to combat racism and discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 can have their two hours a day home help restored after a stay in hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a person (details supplied) received such a small amount of redundancy payment after 30 years of service; and if he has recourse to an appeal; if the rules for calculating redundancy have changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if motorbikes will be allowed to use bus lanes by amending regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a report from the Luas project team on the safety of the Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to review the income level limits for the shared ownership and affordable housing schemes in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if this person qualifies for statutory redundancy.
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164 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new arrangements being made by the Government which will affect citizens from the accession states, as well as those currently living in the EU but not resident here or in the United Kingdom, who seek to travel and work in Ireland after 1 May 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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812 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 will be allowed to vote by post.
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778 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a purification plant in Dublin, which was funded by the Exchequer and the European Commission works properly; if he will confirm that sewage is not being discharged into the Irish Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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749 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the review of the EOCP is taking so long, when the review will be completed; and when the outcome will be made public.
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741 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consideration that has been given to the application for family reunification in the case of persons (details supplied) with refugee status; and when a decision will be made.
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725 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who claims to have been treated harshly and unfairly can have the circumstances of their detention while awaiting trial independently investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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724 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) who is in their eleventh year of imprisonment for murder, and persons in this category, have their applications for temporary release, such as at Christmas time, independently evaluated; and if the same independent evaluation applies to all persons who have been sentenced for serious crime.
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573 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be called to receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will make a statement on the concern expressed regarding recent Medical Council guideline changes in relation to surplus embryos arising from IVF treatment; if he has examined the legislative framework in Italy for such donations; if he intends to introduce legislation or regulations in relation to this issue.
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564 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the home help service for Inchicore and Ballyfermot will have its allocation for 2004 severely restricted and that this will result, for example, in a person who has chronic lung disease, awaiting a heart and lung transplant and is on oxygen therapy 24 hours per day, being left without a home help; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the system in Inchicore and Ballyfermot is at the point of collapse; if the meagre resource required to alleviate these difficulties will be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of parliamentary questions tabled to him by this Deputy that were referred to the chief executive of health boards and which have not been replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if proper funding will be made available for the Inchicore home help service (details supplied).
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498 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 can be scheduled for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure that guaranteed hours and proper treatment for home help assistants are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if public funds allocated for the St. Patrick’s festival in Dublin were allocated on an arm’s length basis; if there was no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest in the allocation of such funds; if he has satisfied himself with regard to accountability provisions relating to the festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will set out the process under which a youth club in need of support can apply under the young people’s facilities funds, or through any other procedure, to have a youth leader funded (details supplied).
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386 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review his correspondence and the decision he has made therein based on the points made by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on research published recently by the NACD which indicates that one part of Dublin north city has a cocaine prevalence rate of 41% and that national usage among 15-34 year olds, at 10.5%, is now the highest ever recorded in the EU; if he acknowledges that Ireland now has a significant and increasing cocaine abuse problem; the new initiatives his Department intends to take to address the growing abuse of cocaine here, particularly in terms of the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the matters he discussed with the US President when they met for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans and programmes that he has in place to tackle the ongoing accident and emergency crisis in our hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if ADM will extend the deadline for applications to allow the Matt Talbot Community Trust application (details supplied) to be considered in view of post and fax difficulties.
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294 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used by the health boards in the appointment of persons to co-ordinate the home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied).
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71 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that he will take during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union to address international concerns with regard to human rights abuses in West Papua; his views on the campaign to revisit the act of free choice decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had contact with the US administration with regard to their difficulties in becoming signatories of the statutes that established the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the possible achievement of an agreement on the new constitution for the EU during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the agenda for the upcoming EU-US summit meeting in June 2004; the matters of concerns that the Government will be raising with President Bush; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Building Solidarity Across Communities report, commissioned by the South West Inner City Network; the actions his Department will take to progress the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will state when a tax rebate will be issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the level of resources allocated to further education colleges for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if Gormanston is to close; the plans which exist for its future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider the funding needs of a group (details supplied) in Dublin 12 under the young people’s facilities and services fund, that has been asked to continue on 50% of the 2003 baseline allocation; if he will make additional funds available, as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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606 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 26 February, if she will review the maximum earnings disregard because these limits have remained static since 1997 and have not kept pace with rates paid by FÁS, as in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, and is only reached by those with more than eight children.
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