63 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to statements made by the Master of the High Court that those making decisions regarding refugees often fail to make a proper fact based assessment of credibility; if he intends to initiate a review of procedures in view of these comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions since June 2002 on which aircraft have been chartered to facilitate the deportation of persons from this country; the cost involved in such charters; the number of persons deported in this way and the number who were children; the total overall costs involved, including Garda man hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the proposed schedule for the addition of the remaining traffic offences to the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the consideration he has given to the establishment of a traffic warden or police service in Dublin city for the purpose of ensuring the free flow of traffic; his views on whether this would be most appropriately provided by non-Garda personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date by the Dunne inquiry into the retention of organs of deceased children; the date on which the report will be published; the steps being taken to address the concerns of the families affected; if it is intended to introduce legislation to regulate organ retention and transplants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is still intended to provide the 850 community nursing units promised in July 2002; when they are likely to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to bring proposals to Government to finance a sports campus at Abbotstown; when such a proposal is likely to emerge; the estimated cost of such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the relocation of the Abbey Theatre; when he will make a decision on the matter; the timescale involved as he foresees it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposed to obtain a State-owned towing vessel for marine emergencies; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the official report on the near miss involving a passenger ferry at the Tuskar Rock lighthouse in 2003, highlights the absence of such an emergency vessel; his views on whether such a report supports the need for such an emergency vessel to be acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the recently announced special needs assistants are to be allocated in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science the nature of her review of the weighted system for the allocation of special needs assistants; when this review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date in negotiations with the European Commission regarding the status of the Irish language in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to Turkey’s application for membership of the European Union; the further position with regard to EU negotiations with Turkey for membership; his position on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if there is a proposal to amend an order (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is having a detrimental effect on the delivery of inshore rescue and recovery services.
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105 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases for compensation lodged against the State for alleged exposure to toxic mould in Government-owned buildings; the steps being taken to eliminate any threat posed by toxic mould; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent call made by the Consumers' Association of Ireland and the Irish Bankers’ Federation for the abolition of stamp duty on laser, credit and ATM cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on progress on the decentralisation of her Department and State agencies under her remit; the number of civil servants in her Department and the State agencies under the remit who have applied to move under the CAF; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has received any report from her officials regarding the discovery of BSE in a goat in France; if she has examined the potential consequences for Irish agriculture of this development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a new IDA Ireland industry for Mitchelstown, County Cork, as an alternative to job losses at a company (details supplied); if he has requested IDA Ireland to become involved in presenting a case for the Mitchelstown region; the progress being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding additional beds for the elderly at a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding additional beds for the elderly at a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the comments of a person (details supplied) that they were gobsmacked at the manner in which details of bullying cases within the Defence Forces emerged in the media during the recent PDFORRA conference; his views on whether there is an ignorance at senior level of the Defence Forces of the depth and extent of bullying throughout the forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he was requested by the UN Secretary General during his recent visit to provide troops for deployment in Iraq; if so his response to this request; the types of activities in which troops may be involved in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the position in respect of the imminent disposal of a premises (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to his Department during 2000, 2001, 2002 2003 and to date in 2004; the projected numbers for this year; the steps that are being taken to deal with the sharp increase in redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is now not intended to implement any changes to the 1987 groceries order which forbids below cost selling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has studied recent family budget research carried out by a group (details supplied) which pointed out the way in which family incomes fall short in meeting basic household costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the nature of his Department’s campaign to alert pensioners to their entitlements; his views on the fact that thousands of over 65 year olds are failing to apply for their old age pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on his comments in his letter in a newspaper (details supplied) on 31 October 2004, that people often profess to love the Irish language, yet at the same time object to money being spent to provide equality of service in the Irish language to Irish speakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the rural social scheme; when the scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce regulations on end-of-life vehicles; the communications he has had with the EU Commission in regard to the proposed regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which local authorities have not drawn down their allocated funding from the local government fund; the reason the funding has not been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the tribunal of inquiry arising from a report, which was promised almost a year ago, will be established; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the membership and terms of reference of the task force on juvenile justice; when the committee is expected to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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360 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of requests for decentralisation in respect of Bus Éireann staff to Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he is facilitating an early response to this request.
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312 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of requests for decentralisation in respect of Fáilte Ireland staff to Mallow, County Cork; if he is facilitating an early response to this request.
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160 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the call made by a recent inquest in Dublin into the death of a cyclist for a review of blind spots in cabs of articulated trucks which can prevent drivers from seeing cyclists and pedestrians; if he intends to ask the industry to undertake such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons killed and injured in road traffic accidents to date in 2004; the way in which it compares with 2003; the steps he intends to take to cut road fatalities and injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to publish the report commissioned from a company (details supplied) on the GMS, in view of the fact that it is over a year since a draft was submitted; if the report has been brought to Government; if it is intended to implement the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made by the working group on the development of a no-fault compensation system for birth-damaged children; when she expects the group to report; if she will seek to expedite the introduction of proposals in this area, having regard to the recent awards in the High Court and the increasing difficulties facing practitioners and especially obstetricians in finding insurance cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on a recent report, Making the Move, published recently (details supplied) which analysed the secondary school selection options of primary school pupils from different socio-economic groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of leaving certificate students who appealed their examination results in 2004; the results of those appeals; if she has satisfied herself with the appeals process in terms of speed and efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps that are being taken to protect native aquatic species from damage by non-native water borne organisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the recent report prepared by the BIM and the Marine Institute, suggesting that some 4,500 additional jobs could be created by the development of offshore fish farms; his response to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the relocation of the Abbey Theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the national audit of local sports facilities as envisaged in the programme for Government has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the reason he decided not to proceed with the plan to introduce a carbon tax; and his view on the role taxation should play in the promotion of the climate change strategy.
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17 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the number of special savings investment scheme accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per investor per month; if, on the basis of any such figures, his Department can now give a definite figure for the likely cost to the Exchequer of the specials savings investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will request a review of pasteurisation temperatures for milk, arising from the possible relationship between MAP and Crohn’s disease.
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7 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps is continuing to operate the helicopter rescue base in Sligo on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard despite an announcement in December 2003 that he would remove the Air Corps from search and rescue operations; when military pilots and crew will be withdrawn from such operations; when the privately run CHCI helicopter search and rescue crew will begin operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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