647 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dublin City Council has submitted the name of a company (details supplied) as its preferred bidder for the construction and operation of an incinerator at Poolbeg; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to establish an interdepartmental task force on childhood asthma, in view of the fact that one in five Irish children has the disorder and that Ireland has the fourth highest rate of asthma in the world.
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153 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to review and draw up guidelines for the prescription of cox-2 inhibitors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the findings of the national commission on human assisted reproduction; if she intends to act upon those findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to sell off part of the Brú Caoímhín site and reduce bed numbers there; the rationale for this proposal, in view of the increased demand for nursing home beds for older people, and in view of the likelihood that reducing the number of publicly-provided beds in this way is likely to increase the need for the State to subvent the provision of beds in private nursing homes for those who cannot themselves afford to pay for such beds.
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53 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Services Executive or her Department is proposing to sell part of the grounds and buildings of the Brú Caoímhín nursing home on Cork Street in Dublin to private developers so that they may build on the site; if it is hoped to realise about €17 million from this sale; if three of the five existing buildings on the site are to be demolished; if there will be a significant reduction in both the total green space on the site, and the green space available to residents of Brú Caoímhín, should this plan go ahead; and if the plans for nursing homes involves a reduction in the number of beds from 140, of which about 120 are now occupied, to 60.
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52 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the redevelopment of the Brú Caoímhín nursing home on Cork Street in Dublin.
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21 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the development of the Lansdowne Road stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dublin City Council has submitted the name of a company (details supplied) as its preferred bidder for the construction and operation of an incinerator at Poolbeg; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received a letter from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 on the special needs assistant hours for a person at the school; the steps she has taken to address the issues raised in that letter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has entered into discussions with Dublin City Council and the Dublin Port Company with regard to the future use of port lands on the southside of the Liffey; and if his Department has carried out an analysis of the possible future use of some of those lands for residential development.
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57 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the sharp drop that takes place in female participation in sport at senior cycle; the programmes which are in place to increase the participation of women in sport at primary and second level; if her attention has further been drawn to the Title IX funding law in the United States which covers all educational activities including sport; if she will examine the possibility of introducing similar legislation here to level the playing field; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reciprocal economic partnership agreements; his views on concerns that EPAs are another example of the dilution of African sovereignty regarding its economic future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the areas of enhanced co-operation which are envisaged by Protocol 24 of Article I-41(2) of the EU constitution which states that the Union shall draw up, together with the Western European Union, arrangements for enhanced co-operation between them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the annual review 2004 published by the National Pensions Reserve Fund.
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103 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will respond to claims that certain leases involving the Punchestown racecourse lands are invalid and need to be replaced, and that as a result Departments and State agencies had no security when they gave over €28 million to the racecourse.
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386 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if there are any microwave antennae or transmitters in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) will be processed soon; the action this person should take if they wish to travel; if they will experience difficulties in the naturalisation process or returning to Ireland; if their status were changed to that of a student, this person would be able to work here without requiring a work permit from their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the terms under which Ireland joined the European Defence Agency; the reason membership of the agency was not referred to in Dáil Éireann; and if he will clarify the budget 2005 allocation of €315,000 to the European Defence Agency.
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117 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the reason this Deputy has not received a copy of the advice from the Attorney General on the legal basis of the triple lock; if this information will be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, in assessing the potential impact of REACH on competitiveness here, is also taking into account the impact of current instances of industrial misuse of chemicals and the improper disposal of chemical waste; if his Department has data on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the establishment of an EU-wide corporate governance code in the context of increasing volumes of transnational trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the opinion of the charity Barnardos that 66,000 children here currently live in consistent poverty.
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93 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the opinion of the Migrant Rights Centre that migrant workers run a large risk of poverty due to social welfare restrictions.
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337 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department owns any of the school property in the Dublin South-East area; the schools to which this applies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the course of action which community groups can pursue if they have not spent money received from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the funds given to community groups in the Dublin South-East area for after-school projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the abolition of the groceries order would result in job losses in the retail sector; if below-cost selling will continue to be banned here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for the withdrawal of funding from the Community Workers Co-operative; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the PEACE funding which has been allocated to the Community Workers Co-operative is the amount received for a cross-Border project from 2002 until June 2005.
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25 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the measures which are in place to tackle the growing disparity in tourism levels among the regions, particularly the underperformance of areas outside the major urban centres in which there is no major airport close by; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if adequate resources are put into locating missing Irish children and other children that are reported missing in the State; the resources which are available in this area; and the procedure that is followed once a minor is reported missing.
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62 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for his decision not to supply this Deputy with a copy of the Garda code.
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522 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount his Department has invested in cycle lanes; the total length of cycle lanes here compared with five years ago; the way in which he intends to increase the rate of cycling in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether cars parked in cycle lanes is an increasing problem for cyclists; if he intends to introduce more stringent measures to deal with this problem; 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 her attention has been drawn to the review of cystic fibrosis services by a person (details supplied) and the 11 recommendations made by same; if these recommendations will be implemented as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she has not met to date with the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland; if she will meet with this organisation in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the estimated length of new quality bus corridors due to come into operation in Dublin in 2005; the number of new buses that will be added to the Dublin Bus fleet; his views on whether Dublin Bus has a sufficiently large fleet to be able to provide the frequency of bus services for these routes to be characterised as quality bus corridors.
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100 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to introduce a public transport regulator; and the nature and scope that he expects such an office to hold.
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81 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will set up a redress board for the victims of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the Government’s preparations for a possible flu pandemic, her views on whether there are not sufficient supplies of effective anti-viral drugs; 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 his views on recent media reports suggesting that developers have paid off objectors in order that they do not appeal proposals for development to An Bord Pleanála; if he intends to introduce changes in the Planning Acts or regulations to ensure that evidence of such payments may be used as legitimate grounds for the refusal of granting permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to establish some form of a national trust within the State that might acquire, maintain and refurbish heritage buildings such as the Kilmainham Mills by the Camac River in Dublin 8 or other historic properties that might benefit from State funding and support for their protection, maintenance and enhancement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the statement by Race Against Waste that uncontrolled burning of waste is one of the biggest threats to the Irish environment today due to the fact that it releases dioxins; the steps he has taken to ensure that this practice, which is widespread, is discontinued; the number of prosecutions that have taken place nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the basis on which the film censor allows certain films to be distributed as videos while others can only be viewed in the cinema; if he intends to review this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the laws that govern the sale and distribution of games (details supplied); his views on whether some of these games are extremely violent and unsuitable for children; his plans to limit their distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has been in contact with Dublin City Council to discuss the proposals from that authority for the development of a new urban area in the south docks area in Dublin; if the lands in question, which are used to store port container traffic, will be made available for such development; and the body or person who will make a decision in this regard.
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164 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of metropolitan area network fibre-optic rings that have now been constructed and opened; and the details on the level of activity on each of these networks to date.
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238 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the results of the Iraqi elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Government is in favour of lifting the EU arms embargo on China; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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