367 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if money will be made available for flood defences in Dublin South East; the amount that will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she still maintains that she would not wish to interfere in the ethos of any institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the constitutional review group’s judgment that hospitals should not be debarred from public funding provided they do not discriminate on grounds of religious practice or belief, save where this can be shown in any given case to be necessary in order to maintain hospitals’ own religious ethos; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the imposition of religious ethos by hospital authorities on taxpayers who may be of a different religion or of no religion; the steps she will take to avoid hospitals’ religious ethos preventing optimal treatment for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the basis of the PPARS and FISP contracts; if she was advised of difficulties with these systems when she first took office; the steps she took to deal with these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding a new swimming pool programme, in relation to Lucan, which lost out in the previous programme due to a lack of understanding at local authority level regarding the nature of public private partnerships and swimming pools; if funding is necessary to enable local authorities to fund swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he restricted the feed-in fixed price tariff support system to 400 MW of installed power; if he will extend such a support system to include offshore wind farms and the wide variety of new biomass technologies which could provide a consistent and secure source of energy supply; and the reason for the restrictions in the development of new renewable resources when the fixed prices are in many cases below the best new entrant price for a gas fired power station as estimated by the energy regulator.
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132 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timetable and plan for the switchover to a national digital broadcasting platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there was no practice of regulatory inspections carried out at a home (details supplied) in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take and when she will take them to ensure the increased and adequate funding of frontline service providers for women who are victims of violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recent developments there have been regarding the self-testing of patients on anti-coagulation therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has been consulted by the Department of Defence for changes in the Defence Acts to permit Irish troops to serve abroad in European battlegroups; the position of his Department on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has been consulted by the Department of Defence for changes in the Defence Acts to permit Irish troops to serve abroad in European battlegroups; the present position of his Department on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider enshrining the promised target of 0.7% of GNP in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will take to prevent Shannon Airport being used to transport hostages to Guantanamo Bay or anywhere else in violation of international law and human rights conventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received information from and met with a person (details supplied) and others in relation to serious allegations made against gardaí at Ashbourne Garda station; if he will investigate these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has raised the issues of human rights abuses and the continued occupation of Tibet with the Chinese authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he attended the informal ECOFIN meeting in Manchester on 9 and 10 September 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to ensure that the US civil authorities implement the US Appeal Court’s decision in the case of the Miami Five; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the working group which was established by the Mental Health Commission will make rules providing for the use of ECT under the Mental Health Act 2001 to finalise these rules; if there is a need for the appointment of an ombudsman for mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the health service here is following an American style rather than adopting the successful model of the Scandinavian and EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation regarding making safe use of digestate from anaerobic digestion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the September 2005 meeting of the Government’s working group on emergency planning.
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43 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the July 2005 meeting of the national task force on emergency planning; if he will further report on the assessment made of suspected Islamic terrorist activities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the legislative or constitutional changes which are being considered by the Government to facilitate members of the Defence Forces to participate in European Union battle groups; if any of these measures will affect the triple lock method of authorising Irish troop deployments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1356 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a policy regarding persons responsible for litter on building sites (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1345 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to encourage CIE to introduce paper and glass recycling on trains and in stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1163 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if she can justify the fees charged to Chinese students at a school (details supplied) while Irish students pay only €120; her plans to make the fee system fairer for Chinese students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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959 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a recent spate of robberies at a location (details supplied) and to the concern that this has caused to local residents; the steps the Garda is taking to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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958 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action which the Garda intends to take regarding anti-social behaviour by persons on the Campshires City Quay who continue to drink alcohol and consume drugs in the open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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908 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to privatise speed cameras here; the progress made to date of any such plans; the potential cost of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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775 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Ireland should follow the example of other countries and allow cyclists to use footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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653 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is not a legal obligation on companies to comply with Labour Court recommendations.
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651 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding the green card system; when the review of this system will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the strong friendship and connection between the United States of America and Ireland, he will demonstrate Ireland’s commitment to peace and to its policy of neutrality by offering safe refuge to US service members seeking asylum as a means to avoid participating in the illegal occupation of Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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596 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations which he has made to the Iranian Government regarding the execution of two gay Iranian teenagers by the Iranians; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in implementing the Government’s decentralisation programme for civil servants; the number of civil servants who have agreed to co-operate to date; the amount it has cost to date; the amount it will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Chiropractic Association of Ireland has not yet been included within the framework of the Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004; if there are plans to include it; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the assessment made by a person (details supplied) of the Health Service Executive that it will take at least two years to sort out problems in the accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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359 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider public or private partnerships as an option to speed up the provision of internationally acceptable services for cystic fibrosis patients; if she will give a commitment for adequate funding for the resourcing of services to address the needs of these patients; the steps she will take to ensure that these patients are in single rooms in view of the massive risk of cross-infection in cystic fibrosis patients; her views on whether a hospital were to deny access to a cystic fibrosis patient due to overcrowding and the risk of exposure to such cross-infection; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she is prepared to meet the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland; when she will receive the recommendations from the Health Service Executive working group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that Ireland has one of the highest incidences of cystic fibrosis in the world and that it is generally accepted that existing services for those with this disease are below basic international standards, she will allocate the necessary funding to address the immediate short-term and long-term requirements; if she will put forward a special case that will allow the permanent recruitment of staff; if the Health Service Executive working group endorses the findings of the Pollock report; if the safety of cystic fibrosis patients is being compromised due to inadequate staffing and facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will be in a position to provide the answers and subsequent closure (details supplied) to parents and relatives at the end of the Madden inquiry; if she will take steps to ensure that the outcome of the Madden report will be delivered to the public in an open and transparent way; if the ethics committees in hospitals were aware of the practise of organ retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the organ retention inquiry is the only inquiry in the history of the State that has been abandoned before reaching a conclusion; if she will never at any time put the interests of any pharmaceutical company before that of the citizens of Ireland; and if no human tissue or organs will ever again be retained during post-mortem and used for research or teaching or sold to any pharmaceutical company or other institution without the full informed consent of the next of kin.
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312 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason Parents for Justice was neither consulted nor included in the drawing up of the terms of reference for the Madden inquiry; the reason these terms of reference did not require Dr. Madden to deliver findings rather than recommendations; the further reason the Madden inquiry was restricted (details supplied) despite assurances given by her to Parents for Justice that all its members would be included in the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason ileostomy bags being used by persons for the rest of their lives are not available on the long-term illness card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a list of ingredients, side effects and possible adverse reactions is not automatically given to parents to read before giving their consent to have their child vaccinated with the MMR vaccine; the further reason a system of routine blood tests by general practitioners has not been implemented which would indicate whether a booster shot is necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures which have been put in place to ensure a coherent treatment programme for eating disorders including both anorexia and bulimia; the provisions which have been made to make sure all relevant personnel are properly trained and qualified in the skills necessary for treating these disorders; the back-up support groups and educational programmes which are in place for sufferers, their families and carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the drug Vioxx is available here; if it has been withdrawn; if any person suffered heart attacks while taking the drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to deal with car parking when the new development starts at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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