62 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of appointments he will make to State boards and other public bodies before June 2007; and the positions that will be filled and are expected to be made by the Government between now and then.
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51 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, in view of the fact that the lack of controls on the arms trade is a major factor in fuelling conflict, undermining sustainable development, and ongoing violations of human rights, the Government has not sought to bring the Control of Exports Bill 2007 before Dáil Éireann since it passed in Seanad Éireann on 1 March 2007.
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77 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has examined the recommendations made by CORI in its socio-economic review 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the implementation of policy actions on foot of the Government’s Lone Parents Proposals paper published over a year ago.
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869 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there has been no increase in grant aid for the secondary education committee in 15 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to deal with the problem of cerebral palsy here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the Government’s proposal to relocate the Central Mental Hospital to a new site adjacent to the new prison site at Thornton Hall; if she has received letters from various carers’ groups who are very concerned about this proposed relocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) who wishes to become an Irish citizen and who has an Irish university degree is unable to remain here in order to pursue a career and contribute to this country with their skills and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department will be taking on the task of promoting the group insurance scheme currently open to members of local community and voluntary fora as has been recommended by the Taskforce on Active Citizenship.
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442 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she is committed to ensuring the future of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 2 as a stand-alone school; the steps she will take to ensure that this happens; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will make Lyme disease notifiable, making it obligatory for doctors to report cases to their local Director of Public Health; the actions being taken to raise public awareness of this disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of dealing properly with the increasing numbers of children with ADHD and autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of providing the extra public acute beds required to deal with the accident and emergency crisis and waiting list problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the studies and costing her Department has carried out on the introduction of universal health insurance; if she will supply this Deputy with details of this costing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of radon measuring kits purchased from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland; the resulting levels of radon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding decentralisation of the Higher Education and Training Awards Council; the plans in place regarding decentralisation of this council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the efforts being led by her Department in adopting an interdepartmental approach to the delivery of the targets outlined in the mental health policy entitled A Vision for Change; when such a plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to ensure that feedback from mental health service users on the effectiveness of services is taken into account in the implementation of the mental health policy A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps that have been taken to establish a National Mental Health Service Directorate within the Health Service Executive, as outlined in the mental health policy A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his proposals for an Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill will include a marriage bar for certain foreign nationals who wish to marry each other or Irish and EU or EEA citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the legal position for motorists who are forced to drive outside the marked traffic lane due to parked cars or the narrowness of the roadway; if such motorists are committing an offence; the persons who can be held liable in the event of an accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing medical cards to under 18’s with a recognised disability.
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88 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the safe routes to school projects that will be undertaken in 2007; the overall budget for this scheme; the schools that will be involved; and the outcomes expected from the projects that are undertaken.
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182 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason repayments have not been made to a person (details supplied) in respect of wrongful charges for nursing home care of their late spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children when contracts for private hospitals on public lands will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in negotiations with the INO and the psychiatric nurses on pay and conditions; if she expects a successful conclusion to these negotiations before the general election; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the value of the land approximately, to be given to private individuals to build private hospitals on public land; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the nationwide audit of sports facilities; and if same will be completed by the time this Government leaves office.
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438 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken in view of the worsening human rights crisis in Zimbabwe to ensure that the Irish Embassy responsible for Zimbabwe is complying with the EU guidelines on human rights defenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the worsening human rights crisis in Zimbabwe, he will call on African Governments to speak out on the crisis there, urging them to call on the government of Zimbabwe to ensure an immediate investigation into the recent killing and violence, an end to further state torture and violence, protection for human rights defenders, and that key human rights, such as freedom of assembly and association, are restored in Zimbabwe; the steps he proposes to take through the auspices of the EU to do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions in relation to fireworks for the past six years from 2000 to 2006 inclusive; the number of these that were successful prosecutions; the outcome of these successful prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the support mechanism he will put in place to encourage the commercial development of new wind, wave or tidal off-shore electricity generation projects; and the level of each power source he envisages might be in place by 2020.
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123 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will announce a proposed support scheme for the roll-out of rural broadband to all parts of Ireland; and the way he envisages such a scheme will be awarded and financed.
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156 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there has been no epidemiological study of brain injury here; the steps she plans to take in order to carry out such a study; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious concern within a group (details supplied) in relation to the response from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to the discussion paper on the setting of maximum and minimum amounts for vitamins and minerals for foodstuffs under the EU food supplements directive; if she will listen to the reasonable arguments put forward by the group and defend its interests in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increase in crime and vandalism in an area (details supplied); the steps he plans to take to control such behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the capitation grant is much lower in primary schools than at second level; her plans to redress this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the location where the DubDoc clinic, which is currently part of the St. Luke’s Hospital complex in Rathgar and is an extremely important out-of-hours service to people living in the vicinity of this area, will be located when the cancer treatment facilities are moved from St. Luke’s Hospital to St. James’ Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the upsurge in vandalism (details supplied); the steps the local gardaí are taking to counteract this unacceptable behaviour; if arrests have been made; if he will assure local residents that strong action will be taken to deal with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation regarding developments on the future of the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s policy in regard to the EU-Israel Association Agreement, particularly in view of recent calls by a Catholic Church delegation in its document, Palestine/Israel, Principles for a Just Peace, for a review of that policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s response to the recent report from the European Parliament criticising Ireland on the issue of the rendition of terrorist suspects on CIA flights; his views on a Dáil inquiry on the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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541 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of Mexico’s newly appointed President Felipe Calderón, he will take advantage of this opportunity to urge Mexico to begin incorporating international human rights standards into its domestic law; the steps he will take to promote the reform of the public security and the criminal justice system in Mexico and to promote the implementation of international human rights standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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525 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the report of the interdepartmental committee on the health effects of mobile phones will be published; if it has been discussed at Cabinet; the reason for the delay in publishing this report, which was promised before the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children who do not attend public national schools are not entitled to free dental or free optical care, despite the fact that they are covered under the school doctor scheme for immunisations; the action she will take to rectify this inequality in regard to these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the problems in the Ranelagh area being caused by a group of young adults, who smash bottles, leave rubbish on the ground and make it difficult for people to sleep at night; the steps he has taken to ensure this behaviour ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of staff in his Department who receive expenses for use of private cars, use of public transport or use of bicycles.
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167 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the way he outlined the global threat of climate change at the recent Irish-American partnership breakfast held in Chicago, USA.
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32 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will intervene to curtail the ongoing dominance of supermarket chains in the food market, which is driving many vegetable growers here out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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