95 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport the measures he intends taking to improve safety conditions for cycling in view of the recent death of two cyclists in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to extend the Metro to Donabate in view of projected population increase to 30,000 in the area.
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6 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delays in introducing legislation for an independent inspectorate for nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the respective numbers of private patients, semi-private patients and public patients in receipt of obstetric services annually in each of the three public voluntary maternity hospitals in Dublin for the three year period for which figures are most recently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has been lobbied extensively in recent weeks on the question of the introduction of a vaccine for pneumococcal meningitis; the estimated costs for the introduction of this vaccine; the vaccine’s effectiveness in dealing with the meningitis problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí on the beat at weekends in Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 and the surrounding streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the draft of the proposed Insurance Bill in relation to those infected with Hepatitis C or HIV through contaminated blood or blood products by the State will be released; the reason for the delay in enacting this legislation; the further reason a meeting between her Department and a group (details supplied) scheduled for 11 May 2006 did not take place; the reason no alternative date was fixed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the situation exists which forces general practitioners over seventy years of age to retire from the GMS scheme in view of the shortage of GPs generally; when there will be a review of this ageist policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has limited the feed in fixed price traffic system for renewable electricity supplies to 400MW of new supplies; if he will approach the European Commission to ascertain if a larger amount of power supplies could be covered under the support scheme; and his Department’s views on the amount of wind power that can be introduced into the electricity market here before extensive constraining of wind power supplies becomes necessary.
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78 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has carried out an analysis on the possible conversion of the former Mallow sugar factory to bio-ethanol production; and the Government support which would be available for fuels that could be derived from such a facility.
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70 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason only half of the children who need to be assessed are actually assessed by National Educational Psychological Service psychologists; the efforts which are being made to increase the numbers to ensure that students do not permanently fail to meet their potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the need to establish a convention for the future of Europe to draw up a new EU constitution following the rejection by France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Israeli war planes recently landed in Shannon Airport; if this action is compatible with Irish foreign policy in relation to the occupation of Palestine; if permission was sought for this landing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Gormley asked the Taoiseach the annual figures for moneys paid to a person and a company (details supplied) since 2002 for services to his Department; if he will justify this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the visa applications of the world-recognised Bosnian artists (details supplied) who were due to attend and exhibit at an art exhibition held by the Bosnian Community Development Project in Temple Bar in April 2006 were rejected, thus leading to the cancellation of the exhibition; if this was a violation of protocol, in view of the fact that this art exhibition was part of the 2006 annual funding given by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of squad cars operating from Irishtown Garda Station; if he intends to increase the number of squad cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts which have been made to meet with the political opposition to the clerical regime in Iran to discuss and explore the options for democratic change in Iran from inside in order to elect an inclusive and secular Government in that country in view of the condemnation of Iran by the United Nations for its gross violations of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action the Government has taken to address the concerns regarding escalating human rights abuses in Iran, including the execution of a PMOI political prisoner (details supplied) and the threat by the regime in Iran to execute more political prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding the serious levels of poverty in the West Bank and particularly in the Gaza area; his further views on whether every effort must be made to ensure that no sanctions are taken against the elected Palestinian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a lower rate of VAT on district heating in view of the decision of the Council of Ministers to allow for a reduced VAT rate of as little as 5.5%, taking into consideration the environmental benefits that such projects can provide compared with conventional heating systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to address the concerns raised in the report Outsourcing Government Public Bodies and Accountability published by TASC, in particular the call for ensuring that accountability legislation is applied fully to all bodies responsible for public functions and that exceptions are in accordance with clear criteria agreed in an open, transparent and accountable manner.
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54 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she will take to stop the fraudulent sale of vegetable and animal produce with labels claiming it is Irish when in fact it has been imported and merely washed or packed or minimally processed here; and if further to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland report which found that 42 per cent of premises visited had labelled meat that did not comply with labelling legislation and in every farmer’s and consumer’s interest she will take action to stop this dangerous fraud.
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15 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the research by a person (details supplied); and if she will recommend farm management changes and better hedgerow development to reduce the incidents of tuberculosis in cattle here.
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143 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to introduce legislation that will compel companies to inform labour inspectorates of breaches by contractors or sub-contractors in pay rates and employment standards that come to their attention.
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94 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to establish the Labour Inspectorate as a statutory body with enhanced powers, separate from his Department; and if so, the reason for this decision.
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540 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the opinion of the European Parliament Petitions Committee on petition number 517/2004 regarding obstacles for non-Irish EU citizens attempting to register to vote in the European elections here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason citizens of this State, if they cannot receive appropriate medical treatment here, cannot be funded for this treatment to be carried out in another EU Member State if they have private health insurance, although this facility is available to public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are not sufficient vascular neurosurgeons here; the further reason no extra neurosurgeons have been provided in nearly thirty years, despite the increase in population here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish Rural Link has called for the establishment of an Energy Commission that will examine the use of farm land as a means of meeting Ireland’s renewable energy commitments; and if he intends to raise this issue with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
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75 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the advice he had received from the Western Development Commission, that development of gas processing at Rossport, County Mayo would mean many towns in the west, particularly in Mayo, would be connected to the gas network.
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39 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects the new guidelines on poverty impact assessment to be finalised; and the policy application which they are designed to have.
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29 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason there is no link to the Office for Social Inclusion on the homepage of his Department’s website.
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460 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence when legislation will be forthcoming to facilitate Ireland’s participation in the EU battlegroups; what that legislation will entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in developing the mainstreaming of occupational health and safety in education and training, as called on by the 2003 Rome Declaration to all EU Member States; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the person who has been given responsibility for addressing the recommendations of the 1995 report on Occupational Health and Safety in Education by the Health Service Authority advisory committee; the progress which has been made to date in implementing these recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date.
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424 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied); the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied); the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied); the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 2; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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