505 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Gardaí operate a phone line for members of the public to report incidents of bad or dangerous driving offences they have witnessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20532/06]
459 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the banning of the importation of pit-bull terriers and other dangerous breeds of dogs.
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439 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself and if his attention has been drawn to whether the Irish Aviation Authority are satisfied with the fire and other health and safety measures relating to crowd management at Dublin Airport; if, for instance, the lessons of the Dusseldorf Airport fire have been examined to ascertain if they have implications for Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is possible for him under Section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 to make regulations in relation to special parking provisions, in addition to those laid down by the local authority under Section 36 of the 1994 Act or which override those of the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to whether the appropriate national speed limits are displayed at the exit points of each airport and sea port nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford of 4 May 2006; and his views on the issues raised by the person.
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421 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if an additional review of speed limits is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received reports on inappropriate speed limits in any of the past three years; if he will provide details of such reports; the findings and recommendations of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a response from each city and county manager in relation to his request that they report on their usage of their powers to review and determine the speed limit which should apply at particular locations on non-national roads in lieu of a default speed limit; the main findings arising from their response; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated for the development of the western rail corridor; the amount drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the nature and details contained in the reports he has received from Irish Rail in relation to the western rail corridor; the costings for the estimated cost of the development of phase one and phase two of the western rail corridor as set out in Transport 21; when work will begin on this project; when each phase of this project will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has seen and approved costings from Irish Rail in relation to the re-opening of the western rail corridor; if he has approved the Exchequer funding for this project; when the funding will be allocated to Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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420 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to whether a standardised sized road sign is used for each speed limit category in each local authority area; the size of sign which applies to each speed limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that it is the practice amongst all local authorities to use a standardised size of road sign for each speed limit category; the size of each sign which applies to each speed limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has in mind a set of procedures to develop and deliver rapidly and efficiently, oil, gas or other mineral discoveries with a view to maximisation of benefit to the economy and the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which all outstanding matters in relation to difficulties surrounding the delivery of supply from the Corrib gas field have been addressed and resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of second-level schools offering music to the junior certificate; the number of second-level schools offering music to both the junior and leaving certificate; if she will provide this information according to which schools are single-sex and which are mixed-sex schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has written to all post-primary schools to ascertain the precise number of schools offering the stay safe programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures which will allow a motorist who feels they have been wrongly awarded penalty points on the roadside to subsequently appeal to the local Garda chief superintendent to have these points removed from their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications which his Department has received from drivers seeking the removal of penalty points from their licence in situations whereby an application is made by a Chief Superintendent to have the points removed; if all such applications were granted; if not, the reason therefor; the main categories or circumstances of errors for which the points have been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Rail freight facility at North Esk remain connected to the rail system after development works related to the reopening of the Midleton line; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the exact date in which the Dublin Port tunnel will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the date on which he received a report from Irish Rail on the western rail corridor; when he will reach a decision in relation to this project; the amount of funding he will allocate to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he last received a briefing from the EU3 in respect of their negotiations with Iran regarding nuclear development in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19566/06]
165 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the ongoing diplomatic contacts he or his Department have had with Nepal; the security situation in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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519 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount which has been allocated and drawn down under the regional road signage programme each year from 2003 to date in 2006; the counties and road routes which have benefited as a result of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated by his Department to improving road signage in 2006; the moneys drawn down to date for this purpose; the routeways benefiting from such an allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19190/06]
492 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students carried on the school bus service in September 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average number of gardaí involved in the investigation of each serious or fatal road accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training which is undertaken by gardaí to allow them to investigate road crash scenes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in relation to each fatal road death in 2003, 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006, the driver of the vehicles involved were on provisional or full driving licences; the breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drivers summoned and convicted in each of the past three years for driving unaccompanied on any category of C or D licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of motorists summoned and convicted in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for failure to have a valid driving licence on their person when requested to produce their licence by members of the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19229/06]
410 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of motorcyclists on provisional licences summoned and convicted for carrying pillion passengers in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the number of man-days lost per year through sick leave within the Garda Síochána nationally; the amount of lost man-days lost through sick leave in 2005 with the Garda traffic corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19227/06]
408 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the number of gardaí in each Garda division who are currently on sick leave; the number of Garda within each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the independent review of the maintenance and testing of the school bus fleet to be undertaken on behalf of Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, in respect of Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 3 May 2006 and the unsatisfactory response of the British authorities to the safety of passengers in the two recent bomb hoax incidents, he has raised the issue of the need for an agreed common EU approach in line with accepted international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the date on which he received the report on the Dublin Transport Authority; if legislation will be required to establish this authority; when such will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the vetting procedures in place to ensure suitability in terms of physical and mental health to obtain a licence for the transport of high capacity passenger vehicles; the criteria which are applied; his views on whether they are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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342 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when the last national Traffic Signs Manual was published; if he is satisfied that it continues to be relevant to driving conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to ensure that a dependent spouse’s pension is raised to be brought in line with the non-contributory old age pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if in view of the concerns expressed by the Competition Authority regarding the ten year exclusive nature of the national car testing service contract, he intends to significantly vary the contract or at least ensure ongoing Departmental supervision in the form of spot checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on allowing access for hackney drivers to the bus lane network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself that the revised and enlarged plans for the Dublin Airport passenger terminal leaves sufficient land and airside space for future air cargo needs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in the context of a global economy with different stages of production occurring in various countries, it would not be appropriate to reform the Rules of Origin which will apply under the Economic Partnership Agreements in a manner which will facilitate full cumulation of goods from any of the 77 countries entering EPAs with the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the steps she is taking to ensure good animal welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the future utilisation of lands previously used to grow sugar beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the protocol in place to allow members of the Gardaí to remove penalty point from a member of the public’s driving licence, where it has been found that such points were wrongly imposed on that licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to counteract human trafficking of women to Ireland for prostitution in view of the fact that this country has not ratified the UN Trafficking Protocol or the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking and thenon-governmental organisations sector working to prevent this trafficking receives minimal State aid.
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