47 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if persons on early retirement pensions, with voluntary salary protection, are not entitled to participate in PRSA schemes, and avail of subsequent tax relief.
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133 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans for the future use of the ITÉ premises (details supplied); if all litigation regarding ITÉ has come to an end; if so, the outcome of the litigation; the cost to the ITÉ in legal fees and other costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s plans to buy six new helicopters for the Air Corps; the cost of the helicopters; the way in which the helicopters will be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to address the current high levels of redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention that the groceries order continue to prohibit below cost selling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to the points raised by the Coalition Against the Deportation of Irish Children in a letter dated 8 July 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the policy initiatives the Government intends to take on foot of the recommendations of the recently published ESRI report on relative income poverty.
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307 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department made a decision to close a college (details supplied) in County Dublin despite the advice of consultants and her own Department officials; if she will reconsider this decision to close the college and implement the recommendations of the consultant and advisors to keep the college open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received correspondence from Amnesty International regarding a person (details supplied); if he can answer the two questions put to him in the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he foresees the medicinal use of cannabis becoming legal; and if this represents his Department’s policy;and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recently released Health Research Board report on drug use here.
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28 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures that need to be taken for Ireland to comply with its obligations to limit the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, in view of the U-turn in Government policy with regard to the introduction of a carbon tax.
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26 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the implementation of the national biodiversity action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1316 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the 2002 general election; the cost to date of the out-sourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation she intends to out-source this term; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1267 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the bills which are being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1216 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1080 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the refusal of visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1079 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of legislation that has been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1043 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase funding for the Lios na nÓg crèche in Ranelagh, Dublin.
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1078 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Síochána has asked for the introduction of a TETRA system; his views regarding the health effects and interference with television reception of this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1042 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Síochána is considering the use of the TETRA digital radio system; if it had a trial of the system; and if his attention has been drawn to the health problems associated with the system which requires a higher poser output than mobile phone systems at a frequency which can affect brain tissue and problems relating to interference with other broadcast systems.
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992 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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830 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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829 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the person he appointed to conduct an investigation into symphysiotomy; the reason the person appointed stated that they could not take on the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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719 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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687 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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537 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has discussed the future of the approximately 20 ITE workers who for the past nine months have worked under daily threat of redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans his Department has to fulfil its promise regarding the continued support for the ITE’s research functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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674 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to increase the higher level registration fees as predicted in the Budget 2004; if the increase in the minimum fee will be €80 as forecast; his views on whether such an increase is in line with declared Government policy that education should be accessible, in view of the fact that it applies to all students regardless of means; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made on the release of a person (details supplied) by FARC guerrillas; if the Government has made any representations on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the person or body which advised him that to deny the use of Shannon Airport to US military forces would be seen as a hostile act, as he publicly stated in March 2003, if he took legal or other advice on this matter; and if, as a consequence, the Defence Forces were placed on alert prior to the debate on the matter in Dáil Éireann on 20 March 2003.
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334 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will publish the Attorney General’s written advice to the Government, which was promised to all Deputies, on the legal position regarding the use of Shannon Airport by United States military forces in facilitation of the war of aggression against the Republic of Iraq; and if he will make public advice given to the Government re US-British forces against the Republic of Iraq.
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295 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the number of pieces of legislation that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number Bills that have been drafted outside the office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the General Election of 2002; the cost to date of outsourcing the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Coillte Teoranta ever burned felled trees or products; if so, the quantities involved; the locations at which this has taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there are organic farms on which there has been incidence of BSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation she intends to outsource this term; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Gormley asked the Taoiseach the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the Office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the out-sourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the Bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to out-source this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he last raised the issue of the upsurge in crime in Portobello with the Garda at Kevin Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the credence which was placed on a dossier (details supplied) by the Government; the way in which Ireland’s behaviour as a member of the UN Security Council was affected by this; and the reason the Government continued, realising the baseless and biased nature of the allegations contained in that dossier, to use that material to promote a patently lawless attack against the Republic of Iraq.
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55 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure that juvenile prisoners are separated from adult prisoners.
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300 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if progress has been made towards meeting the demands of the Centre for Independent Living 2003 Dáil Éireann campaign for appropriate funding levels for a countrywide programme on personal assistance services, rights-based legislation on disability, a reduction in the number of persons with disabilities being forced into residential settings, increased awareness of the needs and rights of persons with disabilities and ring-fencing 5% of disability proofing funding to provide services for persons with disabilities in developing countries.
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246 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that between 7,200 and 10,500 polio survivors here are suffering real physical and increasing financial hardship; and if he has plans to help improve their quality of life.
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119 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether fare rates should be rounded up or down in a manner that does not affect overall revenue but makes for an easier and quicker fare payment system in view of the fact that Dublin Bus holds €1million in unclaimed excess fares.
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