422 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there was an investigation into incidents in June and July 2005 where a monkey in a circus bit persons (details supplied); and if so, the findings of same.
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421 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the body which is responsible for investigating health and safety issues in circuses when a member of the public or a circus worker is injured by a circus animal; if there was an investigation into an incident in June 2005 when a person (details supplied) was seriously injured; and if so, the findings of same.
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420 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Health and Safety Authority is responsible for inspections of circuses; and if so, the number of inspections of circuses operating here that were carried out in 2005.
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156 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the announcement of the multi-annual domestic energy package to support renewable energy as allocated by the Department of Finance can be expected; if he intends including domestic level wind energy turbines within the forthcoming package.
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77 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he intends taking to ensure compliance with the proposed new European energy efficiency directive which will set a targeted 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the incidence of Johne’s disease here; if her attention has been drawn to a new test using genome sequencing to get results from dung or milk which yields results in 72 hours rather than the current six to 18 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if arrangements have been made to search at ports and airports for food products in the possession of people entering here from affected areas; if food products have been confiscated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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663 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his Department’s consideration of Dublin City Council’s plans for redevelopment of its Charlemont Street flats complex; the reason for the delay in approving this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the policies, procedures or directives her Department has in place regarding the teaching and caring for children who are learning Irish in the Gaeltacht during the summer; if her Department has a safety statement regarding these children’s health and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there was an investigation into incidents in June and July 2005 where the same monkey in a circus bit persons (details supplied); if so, the findings of same; if an import licence had been granted in respect of the monkey involved; and what has happened to the monkey since these incidents.
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484 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there was an investigation into an incident in June 2005 when a person (details supplied) was seriously injured; and if so, the findings of same.
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483 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the person who is responsible for investigating health and safety issues in circuses when a member of the public or a circus worker is injured by a circus animal; and the role her Department would have.
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482 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of inspections of circuses operating here that were carried out in 2005.
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481 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the details of animals imported into the Republic of Ireland for use in circuses here in 2004 and 2005 including the species, the number, their country or countries of origin and the circuses to which they were attached.
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480 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if import licences are required for all animals imported into the Republic of Ireland for use in circuses performing here; and if so, if her Department is responsible for granting such licences.
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320 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to protect children by ordering an immediate suspension of fluoridation in view of the ridicule heaped on the Irish expert body on fluorides and health, whose 2005 action plan was endorsed, in a recent medical journal and in particular its failure after three years to implement a single one of the recommendations of the fluoridation forum and considering the growing evidence of an epidemic of dental fluorosis in children.
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319 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the US scientist invited to present the case against fluoridation has strongly criticised her Department for being unfamiliar with the relevant science and thus unable to answer the 50 reasons to oppose fluoridation as promised, and has further accused her Department of hiding behind anonymous postings on her Department’s website, her views on whether the policy is unsustainable and must be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will recommend that all local authorities produce county flood risk maps categorising low, medium and high areas.
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114 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will recommend that all local authorities would require all development in medium and high risk areas to have flood risk assessments.
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148 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport when the trains on the Dublin-Sligo line will be upgraded as currently DART commuter trains are being used on this inter-city line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being placed on parents who are in receipt of single parent allowance from their local post offices and only have four days to collect payments; and his plans to extend the collection period.
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38 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he intends to introduce a revised supplement system for people on special diets to take account of the findings of the recent Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute Report which found large variations in current food prices.
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343 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to deal with the increasing problem of graffiti; his views on whether the perpetrators should be made to remove this as punishment; if litter wardens should be given greater powers to deal with the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 60% of public service vehicle licences have not been renewed and that many taxi drivers could be working with an expired public service vehicle licence; if persons who are operating with an expired public service vehicle licence are insured to carry passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent report carried out on the governance of agencies by the Institute of Public Administration, which criticises the existence of duplicate function agencies and found that his Department is likely to have agencies of this type.
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304 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has met with Iranian Opposition groups (details supplied) with regard to the human rights situation in Iran including political executions and political prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to organ donation, if she agrees that everyone is considered to be an organ donor unless they opt out by registering not to be one; that there would be a comprehensive database with the names of all donors; that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service could carry donor forms for people to fill out; that it would be mandatory for medical doctors to ask family members about organ donation in the event of a loved one’s untimely death; that there would be an intensive and hard-hitting television advertising campaign, similar to drink driving advertisements, which would encourage people to donate organs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for increasing the number of labour inspectors and improving the scope and effectiveness of such inspections that are carried out.
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44 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take in view of recent lobbying on the part of a peace commissioner (details supplied) of elective representatives in an attempt to prevent the appointment of a public servant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take in view of reports that at least a quarter of all Garda stations are in need of full or significant refurbishment.
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161 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the timetable for the development of the extension of Luas line A from Sandyford to Cherrywood and from St Stephen’s Green to O’Connell Street.
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144 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the status of the A Platform for Change transport plan for Dublin in view of the introduction of the Transport 21 plan by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there will be no report on the information collected by the Dunne inquiry in relation to stillbirths and maternity hospitals.
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132 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the purpose of a contribution of €30,000 made to the Irish Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society from lottery funds; and the purpose of a separate payment of €30,000 to ISANDS by the Health Service Executive.
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26 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the roll out of a nationwide audit of sports facilities as promised in the programme for Government.
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1287 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if €25,000 has been allocated to Rathmines Information and Community Services Centre Limited; her views on whether that is adequate for a youth service in Rathmines; if support will be given to this group’s applications for special projects for youth; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1203 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of bullying in his Department and in the Garda Síochána; if subsequent investigations can confirm the bullying; the results and outcomes of these investigations; if persons who made the allegations are still in employment in the same area of work; the number who are left; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1137 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) on 22 November 2005; the steps he will take to address the issues contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1109 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increase in vandalism and intimidation around the Ropewalk Mews area of Ringsend; the steps he intends to take to deal with same; if closed circuit television will be installed in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1149 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for a permanent missing persons helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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679 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made to date on the case of a person (details supplied) who is seeking a presidential pardon from the Government of South Africa; the steps he has taken to date on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of allegations of bullying made in her Department and in the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the information contained in a reply from the Health Service Executive to Question No. 128 of 22 June 2005 is not accurate in that there is no water distiller in any clinic in the areas (details supplied); that plastic bottles are only recycled when staff are prepared to do this themselves; water is not contained in five litre bottles; water comes in one litre containers which by and large go into regular bins; if the record will be corrected and the problem addressed of waste being generated in the Health Service Executive south-west area dental clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is aware of the fact that very often the Health Service Executive gives inadequate notice of appointments for child developmental examinations to working mothers; if she will ensure proper advance notice is given for such appointments in order that working mothers can arrange their schedules accordingly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if in view of the findings of the Dublin county coroner (details supplied) who has pointed to a possible cluster of new variant CJD victims, she will ensure that a thorough investigation is carried out by her Department or the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason no trials of the Buteyko breathing method are being carried out here; the assistance her Department could offer in commencing such trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has information regarding foetal alcohol effects and the possible link to ADHD; her views on the level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy; the steps she is taking to deal with this increasing problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the support the Department is giving to the Health Service Executive to establish a secure unit with therapeutic intervention as this facility does not currently exist here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps her Department has taken to combat a nationwide onset of the H5N1 strain of influenza or what is more commonly known as bird flu, to avert a crisis for the health service here in view of reported European outbreaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which his Department intends ensuring that the development of new metropolitan area networks will avail of existing fibre in the ground.
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