166 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the innovative grant schemes he intends introducing relating to biofuels, combined heat and power, biomass commercial heaters, and domestic renewable heat grants in budget 2006; and the amount of money which will be available for such schemes in 2006.
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453 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to a parliamentary question of 2 November 2005, the reason he decided to approve a public private partnership for the design, building, operating and financing of an incinerator on the Poolbeg peninsula in Ringsend; if he will make available documentation from his Department relating to this decision; and the reason to date in 2005 he has refused all requests to make information on this important decision available to Dáil Deputies.
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229 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the person responsible for damage to private property caused by the vibration of overflights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if the mobile phone networks operating masts on Ardee House, Rathmines, Dublin 6, have acceded to his requests to deactivate these masts; if discussions are still ongoing; when he expects discussions to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the €56 million cost quoted for the iSOFT-Lorenzo computer system includes the license costs of operating systems, office suites and databases required for inter-operating with the iSOFT software; if general practitioners will be required to run software by a particular supplier in order to interoperate with the Lorenzo system; if this software has been included by the Health Service Executive in its design for the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, regarding the electronic health record proposed for the iSOFT-Lorenzo computer system, the design for the electronic health record has been completed and implemented in any jurisdiction; if a copy of the concepts and design document, or its equivalent, can be made available; the person or body who will be legally responsible for the accuracy of patient data under the proposed system; the person or body who will be responsible for reconciling discrepancies in the information; the way in which security of access to information will be implemented in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the iSOFT-Lorenzo computer system; if a person has been appointed with overall responsibility for the architecture of the system; if this person is a public sector employee or a consultant; if an overall architecture for the system has been drawn up; when an IT director will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the programme which exists to provide a suitable IT capability among students in all schools; the level of progress which has been achieved to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of second level students offered a place or enrolling in a third level institution in 2004 and to date in 2005 from schools (details supplied).
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205 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the 12 December 2005 meeting of EU Foreign Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his most recent diplomatic contacts with other EU states regarding possible Irish involvement in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the assurances given to the Government by the US Administration regarding extraordinary renditions of prisoners and possible involvement of Irish airports in the transit of these prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on 5 December 2005 Amnesty International report outlining extraordinary renditions by six CIA-chartered planes; his response to the revelation that these planes landed at Shannon Airport 50 times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the assurances given to the Government by the US Administration regarding extraordinary renditions of prisoners and possible involvement of Irish airports in the transit of these prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislative steps he is taking to preserve institutional lands; if the Government is of the view that these lands should be maintained in community and public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the US Federal Aviation Administration, according to the recently released report on extraordinary rendition flights from Amnesty International, states that, from September 2001 to September 2005, six CIA chartered planes (details supplied) landed at Shannon Airport 50 times and flight records indicate they took off 35 times; the reason there are discrepancies between the landing and take-off figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to the United States; his discussions with Senator Edward Kennedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he intends to take to establish an effective and authoritative human rights council in accordance with the decision taken by the members of the United Nations at the 2005 world summit; the further action he intends to take to ensure the early implementation of the decision at that world summit to double the resources of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from the UN regular budget over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to decrease the waiting list for an occupational therapy assessment; if she will sanction the employment of more community occupational therapy posts within the health service and rescind the employment ceiling which has been in place since March 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has commissioned or carried out studies on the impact of peak oil on the economy here; the way in which this impact might be averted or reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has consulted with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the subject of a site value tax; if the introduction of a site value tax with the abolition of commercial rates, as suggested by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he is in receipt of correspondence from a company (details supplied) informing him that the company does not intend to deactivate its mobile phone base stations located on a house (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if he was in receipt of this correspondence when he answered a previous question on this issue on 24 November 2005; the steps he will take to ensure that the company reverses this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views regarding comments made by former IFA President, Mr. Tom Clinton, that the beef and suckler industry here is declining at a phenomenal rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the impact a 35% reduction in farm family incomes here would have on rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding tenants if their landlords do not want to become part of the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if the completion of the EU’s military requirements catalogue will result in increased armaments expenditure by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ireland is unusual in Europe in not providing primary care services without charge to the majority of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans on developing private sector investment in primary care services and the delivery of health services in general; her plans for preventing fraud in the system here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the ten primary health care teams and the future plans for development of additional teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding the Health Service Executive has allocated to implementation of the primary health care strategy in 2005; the amount of funding the Health Service Executive plans to allocate to implementation of the aforementioned strategy in 2006, and the proposed implementation projects, including the way in which resources will be allocated and reorganised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if the decision on Ireland participating in the new EU battle groups has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his speech to the biennial conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by RACO about his proposal for officer reductions abroad; his views on these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet the shortfall of €4.5 million for 2004 of the National Youth Council of Ireland’s work development plan; if she will give an additional €2.5 million which is required for 2005, making €7 million in total for 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the body or authority who is responsible when fatal accidents occur on roads which are being reconstructed; his views on whether a totally independent body should be set up to bear responsibility for carrying out investigations to determine whether the road where fatal accidents occur is constructed in compliance with road construction standards and regulations and that the speed limit in place is in accordance with design and status of the road at the time of the accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the research which is being carried out here into the benefits of the Buteyko breathing method as a safe, natural asthma management technique which can be used in conjunction with medication if required; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether all information leaflets regarding herbal products should contain the possible side effects of taking these products; the steps she intends to take to ensure this situation happens; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the replacement for voluntary admissions to psychiatric units if they were abolished; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a company (details supplied) does not have a licence for a drug here even though it is widely available in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made to date in 2005 on the proposal to explore the potential for green consumerism as was suggested as an action to be undertaken in his Department’s sustainable development strategy 2003-05.
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111 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the resources his Department has in place to ensure that environmental issues affecting business, such as climate change, sustainable production and sustainable consumption are being adequately addressed.
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98 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the introduction of tapered social welfare payments for persons who are close or barely exceed means test levels.
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65 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of parents currently in receipt of the one parent family payment.
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171 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received correspondence regarding the future of a studio (details supplied) Dublin 4; if his Department will support efforts to secure a suitable central location for the valuable cultural facilities currently provided at the studio; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a geographical breakdown of the demand for the rural social scheme together with a similar breakdown of the capacity for employment under current projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects the order to be signed to allow for the transfer of the social economy scheme to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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524 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he had a telephone conversation with a person (details supplied) on 7 November 2005 regarding management fees and affordable housing; the areas of concern and the steps he is going to take to deal with these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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477 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to encourage single parents to go back to further education; her views on whether this would be made easier if assistance were made available for children over the age of five; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the grant of €40,000 in July 2005 from her Department is sufficient to keep Educate Together going until the end of 2005 and that unless Educate Together can secure core State funding in the 2006 budget that it will be forced to start laying off staff and cutting back its services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason Education Together receives no funding in its role as promoter of new schools; her views on whether Educate Together has provided guidance and training at a considerable bureaucracy to get new schools open in high demand areas and that in the past five years Educate Together has opened more schools than any other body; the reason there has been no assistance from the State for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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