430 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received draft business plans from any of the three State airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he remains satisfied that he is correct in his view, as expressed in a parliamentary question of 2 November 2005, that the Dublin Port tunnel can be completed at the cost of €751 million; if this figure includes compensation sought by the construction company involved in the tunnel’s construction; if not, if his attention has been drawn to the amount sought by this contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if Transport 21 is consistent with the recommendations set out for the north west in the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the moneys paid by the Exchequer to City of Derry Airport in regard to the provision of air services operated by the airport or airline firms; the areas to which such moneys are allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that the Dublin Port tunnel will not open until December 2006, as articulated by the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the recent revised bilateral agreement, concluded with the US Government he has relevant information on the volume of freight which currently passes through Shannon airport, both to and from the US; his views on whether there is sufficient current freight business passing through Shannon airport to sustain the existing level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he will nominate the three US airport destinations to which Ireland will have access from November 2006; and the factors which will be considered in their selection.
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355 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify and justify the requirement that existing long-term contract staff should be subject to the acceptance of decentralisation prior to any establishment of their positions in view of the fact that the Government has consistently maintained that decentralisation for current staff was voluntary.
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333 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the promise of mainstreaming community employment schemes offering services to the disabled will be fulfilled; and if the necessary core funding in the Health Service Executive budget for 2006 will be included.
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135 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce more MRI scanners to the public health system; if so, the number of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received a proposal from the Health Service Executive to establish four hospital networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has sought or received information from the regulator or issued instructions in regard to easier access to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the current extent of energy production from biomass; his plans for expansion in the future in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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664 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which he intends to respond to demands from residents associations in the Dublin area, particularly in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area, for legislation on height and density limits on building development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional school buses provided to the fleet from the start of September 2005 school term to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to appoint a classroom assistant or a special needs assistant to the 20 one-teacher schools countrywide in order to guarantee the health and safety of the pupils in these schools.
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523 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the involvement of An Post in the processing of penalty points; the function An Post will play in the processing; when this proposed service will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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522 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the purpose of the additional €4.5 million provided to the company to develop the fixed charge processing system; the amount spent to date in 2005 on the fixed charge processing system; the way in which this system will interact with the proposed involvement of An Post in the processing of penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drivers apprehended for driving without insurance; the number of penalty points awarded on foot of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received requests from Dublin Bus since 2001 to provide funding for additional buses to its fleet; the date of such requests and the responses given by his Department in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet; the number of buses in the fleet which are school buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to proposals to instigate United Nations sanctions against Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for proposed joining of the Tallaght and Sandyford Luas lines in the city centre; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extention from Tallaght to Citywest; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extension from Connolly to the docklands; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Sandyford Luas line extension to Cherrywood; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for phase one of metro west, from Tallaght to Clondalkin; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for metro north; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed metro west phase two, Clondalkin to Lucan; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for metro west phase 4, from Blanchardstown to Ballymun; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Lucan to city centre Luas; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed metro west phase 3, Lucan to Blanchardstown; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extension from the city centre to Liffey junction; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Luas extension to Cherrywood and Bray; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Portlaoise train depot; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for a proposed Docklands rail station; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for phase one of Navan rail link; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Ennis-Athenry rail line; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Cork commuter rail service to Midleton; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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298 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Kildare rail upgrade; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Athenry to Tuam rail line; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed electrification of rail lines to Balbriggan, Maynooth, Navan and Hazelhatch; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed interconnector; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Tuam to Claremorris rail line; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for phase two of the Navan rail link; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed M50 upgrade phase one; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed M3 motorway; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Dublin-Cork inter-urban motorway; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for Waterford city bypass; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Limerick Southern Ring Road; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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