438 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details which are listed on the collision report forms used by An Garda Síochána in the aftermath of road accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of minors originating from African countries who were returned here from the UK under the Dublin Convention since January 2004.
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394 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location of each Garda station which holds an intoxiliser; the location of each Garda station where staff are trained in the use of this equipment; the number of Gardaí trained at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cars impounded for breaching road traffic regulations each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the breakdown of the number of cars which were domestic registered and those which were foreign registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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383 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of vehicle accidents resulting in the death of non-nationals which involved a left-hand drive car; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the vetting procedures which are in place to ensure the suitability in terms of physical and mental health in order to obtain a public service vehicle 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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324 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the changes that will occur in terms of the investigation and research into the causes of road accidents under the proposed new Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the advantages, in terms of road safety, of the registration requirement for imported cars other than the VAT receipts to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Rail facility at North Esk will be included in the re-signalling works to be completed by the company in preparation of its re-opening of the Midleton rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the driver education programme, driver for life programme, which is currently being piloted in County Carlow; his views on this programme; his further views on whether it should be expanded nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the procedures which are in place to ensure that taxi drivers do not abuse the taxi licensing system; if his attention has been drawn to the number of taxi drivers convicted of abuses of the licensing system since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if fuel rebate payments were made to Bus Éireann prior to 1997 under SI 307 of 1975; and if rebate payment made related to work which was subcontracted by Bus Éireann to private operators.
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210 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the number of foreign cars registered here each year from 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the penalties in place for failure by a non national to register an imported car by close of business on the day following importation; if there is a monitoring mechanism in place to confirm compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to advocate for an increase in the range and type of drug treatment programmes and places available to drug misusers under the National Drugs Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the situation regarding pension coverage for part-time workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the situation regarding women’s access to pensions; the figures for female pension coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of recent reports of the use of ports here to import pit-bull terriers with Northern Ireland destinations, importation of such animals into the Republic is in fact legal; and his plans to ensure that this practice of importing such dangerous animals is stopped.
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446 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to acquire for use, as an urgently needed secondary school, lands reserved for that purpose in the Stepaside area action plan to cater, as envisaged in the plan, for the expanding population in the Stepaside area.
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330 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the details of the death of a person (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the serious concerns of the person's family have regarding the Garda investigation and the Director of Public Prosecution’s consideration of the case; if, in view of the fact that a conviction of second degree assault resulting in a €250 fine was the only conviction arising from the incident he has satisfied himself that the incident was properly investigated and prosecuted.
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264 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all Bus Éireann buses are wheelchair accessible; if not, the percentage which are; when the full fleet will be accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all inter-city and DART trains are wheelchair accessible; if not, when same will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to whether all Bus Éireann bus stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the situation in relation to the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider appointing representatives from the DIT Students’ Union to the Grangegorman Development Agency.
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32 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with local authorities to encourage the use of low emission and environmentally friendly vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will enter into discussions to direct and encourage in every possible way local authorities to set targets for the reduction of their CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need to introduce dog control by-laws for Office of Public Works properties; and his plans in this regard (details supplied).
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420 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the number of cars seized and impounded by the Gardaí for legal violations in each year from 2000 to date in 2006; the storage capacity held by the Gardaí for such vehicles in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has actively sought applications from local authorities in relation to applying to his Department for funding for park and ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres which are currently not operating; the number of motorists awaiting tests affected by such closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Traffic Acts are available in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if new carriages have been introduced by Irish Rail on the Dublin-Cork route during 2005; if not, the reason therefor; the date by which such carriages will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when the Dublin Transport Authority will be established; if he will fast-track its establishment in view of its important role in the delivery of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the report into the mid-term review of the national car test has been published; if not, his plans to publish this report; the main recommendations contained in this report; the way in which he intends to proceed in relation to this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the two recent incidents in which two Irish-registered aircraft were grounded at Prestwick Airport resulting from a bomb scare, he has satisfied himself with the decision taken to keep passengers on board for a prolonged period; if this unsatisfactory practice will not be repeated on any Irish aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for the expansion of the capacity and frequency of Dublin bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline national policy on the development of Irish ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the consulting contracts awarded in connection with the proposed break-up of Aer Rianta; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the amount spent to date on upgrading the major inter-urban routes, as set out in the roads programme under the national development plan; the estimated total amount of expenditure required to complete the upgrading of these routes; the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the average fleet age of Dublin Bus; the number of buses in service with Dublin Bus which are over nine years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to reduce public waiting lists for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she has made to improve clinical audit and competence assurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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984 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to limit the height of boundary trees in urban settings; and his views on an outright ban on Leylandii, which are wholly inappropriate in an urban setting and the cause of much tension between neighbours.
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653 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of hand-held devices to record penalty point offences held by the Garda; the number allocated per Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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666 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí trained in the use of the intoxiliser breathalyser machines in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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652 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who are trained in using breathalyser equipment in each Garda division nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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651 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional gardaí who have been recruited into the traffic corps since the beginning of 2006; the number to be added to the corps in 2006; the number of gardaí within the traffic corps; the existing members and new recruits who have received specialist driving training and who have received advanced driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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650 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Road Traffic Acts are available in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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623 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the decision he has made on foot of the recommendations he received in respect of the night closure of certain Garda stations.
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