613 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces pensioners injured overseas; the number injured here; the types of injuries suffered in the broadest terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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612 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the ranks of the Defence Forces in receipt of a United Nations pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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608 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the number of pensioners in the Defence Forces; the way in which their categories break down; the number which have been discharged with and without medical pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to increase State funding for Educate Together; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Educate Together’s finances are facing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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589 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason VETOS grants for child care for single mothers apply only to children under the age of five; if she intends to change some; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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588 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are grants and subsidies available for child care for single women who wish to get back into education; if so, if she will list the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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587 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the list of grants available to single mothers to get back into education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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523 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason VETOS grants for child care for single mothers apply only to children under the age of five; if she intends to change same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the continuing problem of anti-social behaviour for residents on Ranelagh Avenue from patrons of a late night premises; if steps have been taken to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the huge increase in house break-ins and vandalism of cars north of South Circular Road and Harrington Street in the Dublin South-East constituency; if he has discussed this issue with the Garda Commissioner; the steps that are being taken to deal with this serious increase in crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself with the progress being made to date in 2005 regarding the investigation into the murder of Mr. Joseph Rafferty; if former paramilitaries were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received communications from persons (details supplied) which raise concerns regarding their child’s stay in the Gaeltacht; his views on those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the number to date in 2005 of passengers travelling through Shannon Airport; the number of these passengers who were on transatlantic journeys; the number which were United States troops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the recent appeal against the prison sentence of a person (details supplied) in Denmark regarding the leaking of confidential threat assessments regarding Iraq to a Danish newspaper, he has had talks with his counterpart in Denmark regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether delays for solicitors and others who have had a deed stamped in Dublin Castle are becoming intolerable; his plans to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that ambulance drivers in the Dublin area must fill out a patient care report; her views on whether the information required on this report is too comprehensive and imposes a huge burden on ambulance drivers; and if she will raise this matter with the Health Service Executive or other relevant bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 129 of 22 June 2005, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this Deputy has received no reply from the Health Service Executive; her views on whether the parliamentary affairs division of the executive is not operating effectively; and if a reply to the question will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the ongoing Irish Ferries dispute, the practice of disemploying existing workers to replace them with lower paid, agency-employed workers qualifies the workers for statutory redundancy payments.
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233 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the quantities of tropical timber imported by the State annually; the action she will take to limit these imports in view of the level of damage to the environment incurred by the felling of these trees in the tropical belt with only approximately 1% of the felled areas being replanted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the Government’s recent statement at the Front Line conference in Dublin that the public have a right to know where Irish taxpayers’ money is being spent and that there should be a linkage between aid money and performance he will provide information on where the Irish Government’s contribution of €390,000 to the Colombian Government is being spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the serious criticisms by Colombia and by international human rights organisations of the Irish Government’s financial and moral support of the demobilisation process of the right-wing paramilitaries in Colombia; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that these paramilitaries continue to kill and abuse innocent Colombian citizens while continuing to be major players in the cocaine trade; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that national and international NGOs within Colombia consider the Irish Government is legitimising armed groups who have carried out the majority of the massacres in Colombia over the past 20 years and who are now being offered an amnesty from prosecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to advise citizens, especially those in vulnerable groups, of the risks of becoming heavily indebted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to reduce the number of sick days taken by officials in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when his Department sold Harcourt Terrace Garda Station; when the Garda station will have to be vacated for the current owners who wish to develop same; his plans to relocate the gardaí working in Harcourt Terrace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken in the case of Mr. Seán Garland, president of the Workers Party arrested in Northern Ireland; the response to date from the British and American authorities on this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of recent research and Garda information showing that there is an increased demand for cocaine, among all sectors of society, he will report upon progress made in the pilot projects in this area that were rolled out by local drug task forces in 2005.
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98 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made over the past 12 months in the establishment of dedicated voluntary activity units in all Departments that have significant dealings with the voluntary sector as was committed by the Government under the White Paper on voluntary activity.
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589 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will change planning laws in order that stand alone buildings cannot be demolished without proper planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if returned Irish immigrants who have been living outside the country for more than two years are entitled to the same social welfare benefits as all Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the necessity of Ireland complying with the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol, he will consider the introduction of grants to persons to convert to woodburning stoves, heat pumps, solar panels and other sustainable technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the reason, despite giving an undertaking to this Deputy that work would be carried out on reinstating the car park on Leinster Lawn during the summer recess, no such work has taken place; when this work will commence.
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312 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the reason no public consultation took place on the future of the veterinary college site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the circumstances under which local authorities may dispose of land and criteria that apply; and his plans to put in place a requirement to ensure that competitive tenders are sought.
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158 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of Ireland’s poor recycling record, competition between packaging recycling scheme approved bodies will be beneficial.
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65 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Prison Service will provide access to other confirmatory testing for prisoners whose initial mandatory drug test is found positive for illegal drugs, in view of the fact that false positive test results are known to be potentially triggered by legal prescription medications, including HIV medications (details supplied); if not the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he was first informed about the serious allegations against gardaí in Ashbourne station; the steps he took following the receipt of this information; when the Commissioner appointed the chief superintendent to investigate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the date on which he was first informed about the serious allegations against gardaí in Ashbourne station; the steps he took following the receipt of this information; when the Commissioner appointed the chief superintendent to investigate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will list the grants applied for from all secondary schools in Dublin South-East; the extent to which her Department is able to help with each request; the amount given to each school; the number of requests refused; the reason for such refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will list the grants applied for from all primary schools in Dublin South-East; the extent to which her Department is able to help with each request; the amount given to each school; the number of requests refused; the reason for such refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 in dealing with the class size issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the terrible conditions at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if her Department will assist the school in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 applied in 2003 and 2004 for a grant for temporary accommodation due to an increase in staffing and was refused; if her attention has been drawn to the cramped conditions that staff have to work under in the school and to the fact that the school was forced to invest in temporary accommodation through funds raised by the parents; the way in which her Department will assist this school in funding the temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 5 October 2005, the precise terms of reference for the investigation by the chief superintendent; when this investigation will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he has taken action on foot of correspondence received from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of 4 April 2005 regarding the installation of mobile phone masts on a State property at Ardee Road, Rathmines, adjacent to St. Mary’s College; if he has issued a reply, other than a letter of acknowledgement, to this letter, in which he asked the Minister of State at the Department of Finance to ensure that the mast in question be removed immediately; his views on the Minister of Justice Equality and Law Reform’s opinion that the siting of the mast on the particular building contravenes clearly established criteria for the location of masts which have been accepted by the Office of Public Works, the local authorities and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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161 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to amending the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, in order to make it a legal requirement that permission for foreign military aircraft to overfly or land in the State be based on the aircraft being unarmed; not carrying arms, ammunition or explosives; not being engaged in intelligence gathering; not taking part in military exercises or operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the ongoing scale and seriousness of road accidents, he will take new steps to address this problem; the timetable for such proposals and the agencies to be involved therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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788 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in signing the contract for the incinerator in Ringsend, which has been awarded to a company (details supplied); if he will confirm that this is mass burn technology; when this contract will be signed as requested by Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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645 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the re-emergence of serious anti-social behaviour in flat complexes in the south-east Dublin area; if he has had discussions with the Garda regarding this issue; the way in which he will deal with this serious problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to counteract bullying in the workplace; the progress that has been made to date in 2005 in dealing with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that the Office of Public Works has been given the task of building new Government buildings throughout the country following the decentralisation programme, there are requirements to construct these new buildings according to environmental principles; the guidelines that have been set for using sustainable construction materials, high levels of energy efficiency and ecological landscaping materials and plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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