169 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on Ireland’s poor performance in terms of wilderness protection, regional ozone, ecoregion protection and in the Environment Performance Index 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the social welfare allowance and rental allowance will be restored to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if arrangements will be made with the Health Service Executive for the child of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to be assessed by an orthodontist; if a programme will be set up for remedial measures to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Questions Nos. 403 and 404 of 22 November 2005, the steps a one-parent family payment claimant must take to satisfy the maintenance recovery unit that they have made reasonable attempts to obtain such maintenance; the number of one-parent family payment claimants; the number of one-parent family payment claimants who are not currently in receipt of maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications of the recent round of World Trade Organisation trade talks in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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198 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 309 of 15 December 2005, the reason officials of her Department have not been in touch with the person in question (details supplied).
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141 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when legislation will be published to facilitate the roll-out of speed cameras nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to reduce the level of variation in relation to the level of pass and fail rates nationally among drivers sitting the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if reports have been received of persons carrying guns as a form of fashion accessory; if so, the nature of these reports; if carrying guns has become so prevalent as to require special consideration by the Government and Houses of the Oireachtas.
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430 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a group (details supplied) in Dublin 10 can apply for funding from the dormant accounts fund; and the way in which they can apply.
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414 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a Luas line serving Terenure, Harold’s Cross and district; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will financially support persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10.
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269 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will restore a medical card to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5.
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170 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the large variation in subvention payments in different Health Service Executive regions; if she expects this to continue; her plans to regularise these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that sleep apnoea is a huge concern of morbidity in our health services; the steps her Department is taking to improve diagnosis and treatment of this condition in the patient population affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the timescale involved for the completion of Lansdowne Road stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1473 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend housing legislation in relation to the eviction of tenants of local authorities for anti-social behaviour in view of the long delays in securing such eviction orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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908 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the current round of emerging needs fund as per the criteria agreed in early 2005 will be implemented; if a realistic budget will continue to be made available for the delivery of related services; if he will ensure that the NDS and LDTFs will re-embark on a clear strategic planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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904 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if three more closing dates will be created per annum for submissions of applications for security grants for the elderly in view of the circumstances (details supplied).
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866 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the concerns of coach operators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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786 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the living alone allowance has not been increased for nine years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of earthquakes and tsunamis in Europe, with widespread implications for many European countries, including Ireland, and in view of the recorded earth tremor which occurred in the Irish Sea off Bray Head on 14 December 2005, the tremor felt in Dublin in 1984 and the tremor of 1951, he is satisfied that sufficient warning and reaction plans are in place should future and heavier tremors strike; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that voluntary providers of ambulance services at public events, such as football matches etc., have a continuing role to play; and if she will ensure that their services are availed of as they traditionally have been.
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472 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will renew a medical card for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will ensure that the change of address and therefore change of local health service area centre does not delay the renewal.
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387 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the needs of vulnerable unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, such as the issues set out in correspondence (details supplied); and if additional funding will be requested to address this matter.
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205 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to bring Ireland into line with best international practice in regard to the provision and encouragement of production of alternative energies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the degree to which local loop unbundling has been achieved to date; the way in which same is likely to affect services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views regarding random breath testing; and if he will make a statement on the issue raised by a group (details supplied).
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80 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the grants available to primary schools to purchase physical education equipment; the moneys allocated under such grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that members of school boards of management will be vetted by the central vetting unit prior to appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department’s plans for a plot of land (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for a visitor’s visa has been received for a person (details supplied); when same will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the National Heart Alliance report on the marketing of unhealthy foods to children in Europe; and if this matter will be raised at EU level.
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125 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 156 of 29 November 2005, her views on the proposal by the Dublin City Business Association; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to reduce red tape within the food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the EU Commission on the forthcoming world trade talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 215 of 10 November 2005, if clarification has being sought in relation to the duration of the course in question in order to establish if the candidate referred to is eligible for funding for a second year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Question No. 425 of 14 June 2005, if the reduction in rent subsidy for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 was correctly calculated following a readjustment in their one parent family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if the reports commissioned to examine the feasibility of Irish participation in the EU battle groups have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funding will be made available to meet the concerns of Dublin 12 domestic violence service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the contents of a letter (details supplied) in relation to issues concerning the report of the commission on assisted human reproduction.
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73 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the welfare-to-work initiatives that exist within the social welfare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cross-departmental co-operation between his Department and the Department of Health and Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of the number of applications for naturalisation received in his Department that are taking 24 months to be processed, he plans to reduce these delays and the target time in weeks in which he intends to reduce same; when he intends to reach this target; his plans to increase the number of staff employed in that section; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for naturalisation received each month since 2002, in tabular form; the number of applications processed for which a decision was made in each month; the number of applications granted in each month; the number of applications denied in each month; the date of applications being examined in each month; the expected time in months for applications received in each month to be processed; the number of staff employed in that section each month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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