1771 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces currently stationed in Afghanistan; the cost to the State of this mission; if he will withdraw these people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1241 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the number of people that have been asked if they had confirmation of NCT test before they could tax their car; if this practice of seeking this confirmation has now been stopped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1045 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Government failed to condemn the execution of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent posting of video images of the hanging on the internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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836 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the expert body which was set up to implement the recommendations of the Fluoridation Forum report has not implemented the central recommendation of reducing the fluoride level to 7 ppm; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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834 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the way she can introduce regulations under the Fluoridation Act 1960 if no health studies have been carried out under section 6 of the Act; her views on whether such studies are first required if regulations to change the fluoride level are to be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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833 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date of the expert body set up to implement the Fluoridation Forum report; the breakdown of all the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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835 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the interim advice from the American Dental Association informing mothers not to use fluoridated water to reconstitute infant formula; if, in view of this advice she will reconsider the policy of water fluoridation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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670 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the statement made by a person (details supplied) on radio recently that some newly qualified Irish nurses are unable to find employment as nurses in the Irish health service.
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669 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that non-national nurses are paid on the same scales as nurses recruited locally.
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668 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the total of fees paid to agencies and so on for the recruitment of non-national nurses in each of the years 2003 to 2006.
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666 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of sanctioned posts for basic grade physiotherapists in the Health Service at dates (details supplied).
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665 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of her statement in a radio interview on Budget Day 2007 that many newly qualified physiotherapists are unemployed, to address this situation; and if she will provide employment for the 150 graduates expected to graduate in May 2007.
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363 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increase in anti-social behaviour including the vandalising of cars in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and the action he will take to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bicycles stolen in Dublin City in 2004, 2005 and 2006; his views on whether secure parking for bicycles is needed in Dublin City; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people specifically prosecuted for graffiti offences in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Mr. Gormley asked the Taoiseach the amount paid to a company (details supplied) for services in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action, as a member of the WTO, he is taking in order to protect developing countries from large pharmaceutical companies challenging their patent laws, undermining TRIPS safeguards and preventing access to inexpensive versions of patented medicines in developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the report of the interdepartmental committee on the health effects of mobile phones will be published.
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67 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has examined the recent TASC publication Taming the Tiger Social Exclusion in a Globalised Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will report on progress being made in relation to the implementation of proposed policy changes aimed at addressing the needs of lone parents as set out in the Government Discussion Paper Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents.
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65 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the end of year expenditure on the RAPID programme for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the end of year expenditure on the CLÁR programme for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself with the monitoring of environmental threats to human health; and the discussions his Department has had on the issue with the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive since the Environmental Protection Agency’s secretary general made it clear in 2003 that responsibility for monitoring human health effects of environmental issues was not a job for the EPA.
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119 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that another international report has cast doubt on the security of electronic voting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Irish officials, during the 1960s, boarded and searched planes at Shannon en route to Cuba; if so, the basis on which these searches were carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on establishing an inspection system for flights landing at Shannon Airport in order to ensure that special rendition flights are not passing through airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the reports he has commissioned with regard to the construction of a new eastern bypass connecting the M50 to the south Dublin docks; when he expects to receive such a report; if he will make it publically available; and the process that will be involved in the progression or otherwise of the project.
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49 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the tolling arrangements being devised for the West Link bridge on the M50 following the possible buy-out of the tolling concession held by the existing operators and the stated aim to extend the toll to 2035 to pay for the second phase of the upgrade of the M50; the expected level of toll that will be introduced; the private sector involvement planned; and the technology that will apply for collecting the toll.
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371 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made on securing the release of a person (details supplied) currently being held by FARC guerrillas in Colombia; if the Government has made representation on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the reason singers do not qualify for artistic tax relief here; if he will change this rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the reason tax breaks for private hospitals represents good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent spate of attacks on women in the Ranelagh area; if a rape occurred; the measures he has taken and will take to combat same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent spate of vandalism and hooliganism in the Sandymount and Irishtown area; the measures he has taken and will take to combat same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the co-location of public and private hospitals represents good value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent report by experts at Crumlin hospital for sick children she will reconsider the Government’s decision to locate the new children’s hospital at the Mater; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the majority of parents on the south side of Dublin city are completely opposed to the proposal to move the children’s hospital to the Mater site; her views on whether this move will cause great inconvenience to parents who will have to travel longer distances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has read the report from the board of Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, on the proposal for a new national children’s hospital; her views on the conclusions; and if, in view of this expert advice, she will reconsider the decision to move the children’s hospital from Crumlin to the Mater Hospital site.
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81 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if there has been an increase in allergies here in the past 10 years; the cost to the State of treating allergies; the steps she has taken to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the increase in asthma rates in the past 10 years; the cost of asthma treatment to the State; the steps she has taken to deal with the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether autism rates have increased in the past 10 years; the rate of increase; if the perceived increase is due to better diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of additional sports funding that will be provided in 2007; his views on whether it is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the progress made in carrying out a national audit of sports facilities and services; if this audit will be completed by June 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the EU request of ACP countries under EPA services negotiations will include infrastructure services; if this heading will include requests that relate to water infrastructure; the impact he expects this will have on the poorest sections of those societies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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174 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will improve the quality of hospital food; her views on the fact that many patients do not like the food currently served; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the decision to move cancer treatment facilities from St. Luke’s to St. James from 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the development, in Scotland, of a €24 million bio-energy plant by a company (details supplied); if her attention has further been drawn to the level of state support this company received for this project; if she has discussed the possibility of similar supports for the development of bio-energy with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; if such supports are planned; if projects of a similar scale are viable here in view of the decline in forestry planting in recent years; if the company has approached her concerning similar projects.
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33 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to improve incentives for farmers to grow bio-energy crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 has applied for a new teacher; if they will be assisted in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in introducing a public education campaign on antibiotic use, which was recommended in the 2001 strategy for control of antimicrobial resistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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