198 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the levels of success to date with international ratification of the Rome Statute; if he will report on Ireland’s work in this regard and on general progression towards international agreement on the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s views on the recent elections in Zimbabwe; the extent and nature of Irish diplomatic relations with President Mugabe and his regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of Irish involvement in the recently announced EU police mission in Kinshasa; if there are Irish personnel on this mission; if not, if there are plans for Irish involvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he supports the proposal of the six net contributors to the EU budget, Britain, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden, calling for a spending cap of 1% of gross national income for the 2007-13 period; if he further supports the Commission’s proposal that member states should contribute 1.14%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the aspects of the OECD report into higher education which the Government will implement in the coming 12 months.
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33 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers on 18 and 19 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s participation in the proposed EU battle groups; if the short timeframe for deployment of these forces will prevent Ireland from participating in view of the need for Ireland’s armed forces to have a UN mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence his views on the 2004 report commissioned by the EU and written by a task force of the EU’s Institute for Security Studies, European Defence: a Proposal for a White Paper; if this report has been discussed with the Irish Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the reason Ireland’s membership of the European Defence Agency was not brought before Dáil Éireann for consideration; the terms of Ireland’s membership of the agency; if membership will require an increase in defence spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on each of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business in its report on grocery prices; the recommendations he will be implementing; when he plans to implement them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) requesting it to endorse the nutrition and health foundation; if her Department intends in any way to sign up to this new foundation; her views on the sponsors of this new organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to address the issue of 1950s homemakers who either were not in a position to accumulate stamps or were not in a position to accumulate a sufficient number of stamps, and who are now without a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has plans to mount an information and education campaign, through social welfare offices, on the dangers of excessive personal debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the financial cost of introducing Irish-only road signs in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date with the proposals contained within the National Climate Change Strategy ; when an updated strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1119 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recommendation of the British independent expert group on mobile phones (details supplied) and on the British Government’s response; his views on whether the British approach is an example of good practice in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1118 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 specifically exclude educational facilities, child care facilities and hospitals from the schedule of buildings on which telecommunications antennae can be installed without planning permission; and if this exclusion was made on a whim or on foot of advice or research available to his Department.
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1075 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has examined the possibility of reforming the electoral system so that Irish citizens living abroad will be able to vote in referendums and general elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1070 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to illegal dumping taking place in Somalia; if he has raised the issue at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1069 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that sewage sludge is not being treated properly in this country; if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that sewage sludge from various plants will be treated to EU standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1067 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive details of the contract between Dublin City Council and a company (details supplied) to design, build, operate, maintain and finance an incinerator in Ringsend; if he has decided to approve such a contract; if not, the criteria he will apply in deciding whether to approve this contract; the person with whom he will consult in making this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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609 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has made representations at EU level concerning the European Commission’s proposal for a Council regulation on support for rural development 2007-13; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Society of Irish Foresters that the proposed major cutbacks in grant aid and support of afforestation will seriously damage the role forestry is now playing in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to illegal dumping taking place in Somalia; if he has raised the issue at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason his Department’s website states a person (details supplied) is the Irish ambassador in Austria when in fact it is another person; if there are other such errors on the site; if the correct information is given; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recommendation of the UK Independent Expert Group On Mobile Phones (details supplied) and on the UK Government’s response; his views on whether the UK approach is an example of good practice in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the plans of the ESB to sell retail offices to the Bank of Scotland; if such a move will have negative consequences for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance when the temporary carpark on Leinster lawn will be removed and when the lawn will be reinstated.
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364 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the money his Department will give to Dublin City Council to provide essential flood defences as outlined in the Dublin coastal flooding protection study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that none of the botox being safety tested on mice here with LD50 or other testing procedures will be used for anti-wrinkle treatments in this country or elsewhere.
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208 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to increase public information about inflammatory bowel disease; if she put inflammatory bowel disease on the long-term illness list; and if free medication or a medical card will be offered to adults and children who have been diagnosed with same.
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194 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the European Parliament resolution on breast cancer 2003, the third edition of the European Code Against Cancer 2003 and the European Commission recommendation of 2003, adopted by the Council of Ministers, all calling for the extension of breast cancer screening to all women up to the age of at least 69; if her Department will be extending breast cancer screening to those over 65; and if so, the timescale involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the date when the BreastCheck screening programme will be extended to the whole of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda uses caller identification when receiving emergency and other telephone calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason Garda recruits are required to pay €400 for their uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the analysis which has been carried out in his Department of the transport implications of the projected increase in port traffic in Dublin Port as outlined in the latest national ports policy statement of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; if his Department has made any comments or submissions on the possible conversion of the south docks area to a new residential area as proposed by Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to review the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, to remove an anomaly whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on educational facilities, child care facilities or hospitals without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to such facilities without any planning permission; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is inconsistent not only with the latest recommendations of the UK independent expert group on mobile phones, but with the advice of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Dáil Eireann in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on an anomaly in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on hospitals without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to hospitals without any planning permission; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is inconsistent not only with the latest recommendations of the UK independent expert group on mobile phones, but with the advice of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Dáil Éireann in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on an anomaly in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on educational facilities without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to such facilities without any planning permission; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this is inconsistent not only with the latest recommendations of the UK independent expert group on mobile phones, but with the advice of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Dáil Éireann in 2004.
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260 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the Linguistic Institute of Ireland is currently advertising for new staff while it is in liquidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if all legal issues raised in the ITE have been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the ITE/The Linguistic Institute of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on an anomaly in the planning and development regulations 2001, whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on educational facilities, child care facilities or hospitals without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to such facilities without any planning permission; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is inconsistent not only with the latest recommendations of the UK independent expert group on mobile phones, but with his own advice to Dáil Éireann in 2004 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to clarify the circumstances surrounding the meeting last December of the then Secretary General of the Department of Health, Mr. Michael Kelly, with the former Minister for Health and Children, Mr. Martin, to discuss the nursing home charges issue; when or whether she was briefed about this meeting; if Mr. John Travers was made aware of this meeting before finalising his report on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide access to palliative radiotherapy services for persons in the north west, in particular in Inishowen.
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143 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide access to radiotherapy services for persons in the north west, in particular in Inishowen, County Donegal.
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37 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a review planned, following the taking into State care by the Health Service Executive of five children (details supplied) with disabilities and the reversal of that order by the District Court a week later; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action her Department is taking in response to warnings from the World Health Organisation of the danger of a flu pandemic; if there are plans to increase the supply of anti-viral drugs here, which are now only adequate for approximately 45,000 persons; if a meeting has been called of the expert group tasked with updating Ireland’s emergency plan and stockpiling anti-viral drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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