30 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satis fied himself that a court case (details supplied) at Castlerea District Court, County Roscommon, in January 1999 was properly listed; if he has further satisfied himself that the gardaí were properly notified of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the files, if any, sought from his Department by the tribunals of inquiry currently sitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to his Department in 1998 of providing Garda security escorts for cash movements to and from banks and other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps, if any, being taken to restrict the present unlimited access to Internet paedophilia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to his Department in 1998 of providing Garda security escorts for cash movements to and from banks and other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps, if any, being taken to restrict the present unlimited access to Internet paedophilia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of people who emigrated from, and immigrated to, the country in 1997 and 1998; the countries from which the immigrants came; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if a question in relation to crime has been included, or is proposed for inclusion, in the quarterly household survey; if so, the specific wording of the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of babies born in 1998; the number born to single mothers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of reports pending from the National Economic and Social Council; the subject matter in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sex offenders released from prison in 1998; the number scheduled for release in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3077/99]
1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a security van carrying £1.2 million, which was attacked recently by armed raiders at Dalkey, County Dublin, did not have a Garda escort; if there is evidence that the raiders have paramilitary connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office has been informed by EUROSTAT of the updated GDP statistics for the counties or regions of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25002/98]
3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of date rape cases reported to the Garda Síochána in 1997 and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25267/98]
1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements, if any, in place for processing and co-ordinating courts statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will make additional funding available under the community care scheme for the elderly to ensure that 180 applicants for an emergency telephone line are provided with the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will make additional funding available under the community care scheme for the elderly to ensure that 180 applicants for an emergency telephone line are provided with the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received to date under the fodder scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received to date under the fodder scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received to date under the fodder scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the preparation of files for the Director of Public Prosecutions is inadequate in view of the increased volume of work imposed on State solicitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources whether he has received proposals from Clare County Council for coastal protection work at Quilty, County Clare; if so, when it is proposed to commence the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources whether he has received proposals from Clare County Council for coastal protection work at Quilty, County Clare; if so, when it is proposed to commence the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans, if any, he has to reform criminal law with a view to rendering illegal the use of advanced and sophisticated surveillance equipment.
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13 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of claims for compensation for deafness from current or retired members of the Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the increase in juvenile crime by 5.5 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself in relation to the deadline for submission to the EU of applications for the next round of Structural Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself in relation to the deadline for submission to the EU of applications for the next round of Structural Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Defence the financial supports he expects to become available from the EU for defence expenditure for 1998 to 2000; and if he will make a statement on recent reports that the Department had failed to draw down funding.
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38 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Defence the financial supports he expects to become available from the EU for defence expenditure for 1998 to 2000; and if he will make a statement on recent reports that the Department had failed to draw down funding.
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7 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Defence the financial supports he expects to become available from the EU for defence expenditure for 1998 to 2000; and if he will make a statement on recent reports that the Department had failed to draw down funding.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to reports suggesting that a serving member of the Garda Síochána was involved in surveillance of RTE journalists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will publish the Government report on the passports for investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the per capita GDP for the western region, including Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, for 1991, 1993 and the latest date for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will support an application to FEOGA for aid for phase I of a seed potato and daffodil growing enterprise (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter
[13313/98].
1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach his views on whether a standard procedure should be introduced for notification to the public of Bills published by his Department and other Departments and the subsequent enactment of these Bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Defence when the Milan missile was last fired in the Glen of Imaal ranges; and the number of times it has been fired in the period from 1988 to 1998.
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Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the issue of court orders relating to attachment of earnings so as to compel employers, or in the case of social welfare recipients, the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, to make specific deductions from employee earnings or social welfare payments, as the case may be, in order to secure payment within a reasonable period of any sums due and owing under a relevant antecedent order or financial penalty, to provide for the imposition of Community Service Orders on such defaulters; where appropriate, to make money payment service orders; to allow for an extension of time for repayment of such fines and debts and for their payment by instalments; and to provide for related matters
72 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the number of reported rape cases in the context of the recently released crime figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the number of reported rape cases in the context of the recently released crime figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the contributions in accordance with the judges' orders paid direct to a charitable organisation or transmitted through the Garda or the Probation and Welfare Service in Kells and Kilcock District Courts; and the amount paid to each charitable organisation for each of the years from 1995 to 1997.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons recorded as missing persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to introduce drug testing of drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if the Government has completed its review of the procedures for the protection of classified information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of full-time and part-time farmers in 1971, 1991 and 1996; the number of farmers for each of the above years in the age brackets 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years and 59 years plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of investigations in relation to which he has sought specific reports from the Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 16 December 1997 the judges, if any, appointed for the purpose of administering the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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7 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the steps, if any, he will take to encourage the development of a co-ordinated planning framework between the Dublin local authorities and those in the four adjoining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach when the next economic indicator regional accounts will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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