252 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports of extreme difficulties being experienced by those persons who have become homeless; the proposals he has to combat this problem.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Michael D. Higgins den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta cathain a bheidh an reachtaíocht maidir le hÚdarás na Gaeilge ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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98 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used; the number of occasions in each year when the gardaí called on the assistance of the Army ordinance unit to deal with such devices; the number of prosecutions initiated as a result of the discovery of such devices; his views on the increased use of such devices by criminal elements; the steps he is taking to curb the use of such devices, having regard to the danger they pose to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into allegations that Irish passports were used by Israeli agents involved in the assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai; if the file has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the need for a fire service in south Connemara; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that none exists at present; his views on whether this is acceptable in view of the rise in population in the area over the past number of years; if his further attention has been drawn to the comparable fire service figures for other Gaeltachtaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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377 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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376 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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375 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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374 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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373 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied).
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348 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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347 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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346 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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345 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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344 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of persons (details supplied).
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343 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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338 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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337 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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336 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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335 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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334 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of persons (details supplied).
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333 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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179 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the position on the designation of the European Union’s trade agreement with Columbia; if this agreement is viewed by Ireland and the EU as being a mixed one or rather solely commercial; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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163 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied).
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36 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps she has taken at Government level and within business and public sectors to reinforce the importance of the arts and culture from a societal and economic perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport when the expenditure review of the ACCESS programme will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that support for regional airports, including Galway Airport, through the public service obligation programme will continue after 2011; if he has met with the managing director (details supplied) of Galway Airport and in the context of their recent meeting with the European Commission on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the Commission on Taxi Regulation or the National Transport Authority on the proposed introduction of the nine year vehicle rule for taxis; if discussions are taking place between his Department, the NTA and the taxi regulator on the deferral or modified introduction of the nine year vehicle registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the evidence that persons (details supplied) legally resident in the State need to provide to show that they are free to marry.
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119 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if the new integrated regional structures have been implemented in the Health Service Executive which are designed to provide closer co-operation between primary, community and hospital services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if an audit has been carried out on all recommendations from all reports on cases of misdiagnosis in recent years to ensure that they are being implemented; if not, if she will initiate such an audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the general Government deficit for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, inclusive of capital injections to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency bonds that have been issued to date; the terms of same; the maturity of these bonds; the proportion of these NAMA bonds that are subordinated; the number of NAMA bonds that are envisaged for issue by year end and in total; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the recent number of cases highlighted by the National Consumer Agency in which some branches of the country’s four biggest retailers were charging customers more than the prices displayed; if he is satisfied that the law is adequate to deal with such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the draft consumer rights directive; if he is satisfied that the existing rights consumers here, such as the right to reject, will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will comment on the general human rights situation in Iran and also as it pertains in Camp Ashraf, Iraq, in which thousands of Iranians are being held, some on death row, following protests at last year’s disputed elections; if his attention has been drawn to the movements of support for these detainees across Europe and specifically a statement in support of human rights in Iran signed by a majority of Members of the British Parliament as well as more than 120 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and many more at the European Parliament; and if he will give his position on both the existence and operation of this camp as well as his views of such motions of support as detailed above.
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356 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports of the unlawful killing of a person (details supplied); if the matter has been raised at the level of the European Union, specifically at the Council of Ministers.
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345 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding applications in respect of persons (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a stamp four in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency by virtue of being the spouse of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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