294 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for 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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290 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the M50 upgrade phase two; 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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289 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Dublin-Waterford 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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287 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Dublin-Limerick 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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163 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he has received any fresh analysis of the tax relief availed of by top earners as revealed by the Revenue study of the 400 highest earners; and if he will indicate the findings.
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137 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he will present to Dáil Éireann the detailed reports emerging from the present review of various aspects of the tax code.
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494 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount allocated by his Department to consultancy firms working on the development of the Garda fixed charge processing system in each year from 2002 to 2005 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if any of the consultancies involved in the drawing up of Transport 21 examined cross-Border road and rail linkages and the future needs of the Border and north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the consideration which was given in the drawing up of the Transport 21 strategy to improving cross-Border road and rail links; the initiatives contained in the strategy to facilitate this; the start and completion dates for such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the consultancies which were employed by his Department in assisting with the formation of the Transport 21 plan; the work carried out by each; the amounts paid to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he received a report from the National Roads Authority on the future management of road improvement works; if so, the actions he has taken on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if 80% of the primary routes improvement programme will be completed by the end of 2006; if not, the level he anticipates will be completed by that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a figure from the National Roads Authority for the expected final cost of completing the primary route improvement programme set out in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has received a bill from a pharmacy.
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176 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if candidates for posts in the VEC sector, who claim relevant qualification for any given post, are subject to having their qualifications examined or scrutinised prior to appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the grants available to primary schools to purchase physical education equipment; the moneys allocated under any such grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of investment promised to Dublin Bus under the national development plan; the amount allocated and drawn down by Dublin Bus to date in 2005; the amount of investment expected to be spent by Dublin Bus by the end of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the expected increase in passenger capacity, in numeric and percentage terms, of Dublin Bus over the period 2000-06; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the level of capacity which will be delivered as a result of the DART upgrade; when this upgrade work will be fully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department remains committed to the development of a Luas line from Shanganagh-Swords via Finglas, Blanchardstown and Clondalkin to Tallaght and a second Luas line from Citywest to the city centre via Tallaght and Kimmage as set out in both the national development plan and the DTO’s Platform for Change; if so, when work will commence on these lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount which has been allocated to national public transport, excluding mainline rail, over the period 2000 to 2006; the amount which has been drawn down to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated to the development of mainline rail over the period 2000 to 2006; the total amount drawn down to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated and drawn down in terms of implementation of traffic management systems in the Dublin area over the period 2000 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of park and ride spaces available in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of kilometres of national roads which will be completed by the National Roads Authority in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will be enabled to engage in joint training initiatives with other EU member state forces in preparation for EU battle group participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the appeal for a visa for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount spent on the Garda PULSE computer system to date; the amount needed to complete the system; the year the project was initiated; when same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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415 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a public sector benchmark has been prepared in respect of a PPP metro project; and if so, the result of same.
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402 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a request for funding from the Railway Procurement Agency to facilitate the provision of increased carriage on existing Luas line services; if so, the amount sought; if this funding will be forthcoming from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount in total that was allocated to the DART upgrade programme; the amount that has been drawn down to date; the amounts allocated and drawn down in regard to the upgrade works and to the purchase of rolling stock for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the conciliation hearing at the Labour Relations Commission in regard to proposed changes to the driving testing working arrangements held on 21 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the number of penalty points awarded on a county basis in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will increase the resources of the weight management clinic in Loughlinstown Hospital to ensure more suitable premises and an ability to treat more patients.
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139 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the possibility of a two-tier system of immigration, with wealthier employment visa holders awarded greater rights than poorer employment permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons receiving the rent supplement for 18 months or more who have been passed on to a local authority for a housing assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have been availing of the rent supplement for 18 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the policy direction which has been given to the National Roads Authority to ensure connectivity between the gateway towns of Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if additional legislation is needed to allow for the outsourcing of the fixed-charge processing system and the planned outsourcing of the installation and maintenance of the fixed camera system.
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423 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the capital projects in the five-year multi-annual capital envelope scheme completed to date in 2005; the projects under way; the projects which have not yet started construction; the extent of the anticipated time overrun; the cost of each project to date in 2005 and its original budget; the extent of the remaining unspent money and the extent to which it is envisaged that additional funding will be required to complete all schemes projects.
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422 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that no further Iarnród Éireann freight related capital equipment or rolling stock is decommissioned, sold off or otherwise disposed of pending a review by him of the future of rail freight transport; if he will allow at least a two-year period for the emergence of private operators for freight services; and his views on whether rail freight merits at least the same order of investment made in heavy goods vehicle road transport in the port tunnel.
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160 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount he projects will need to be spent on emissions trading to meet obligations under the Kyoto Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of fines Ireland will be forced to pay for failure to meet obligations under the Kyoto Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make a decision in the case of an appeal for the carer’s allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16.
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233 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the planned developments at Dublin Airport necessitate the development of a mass public transport system to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department on capital projects to date; the details of these projects; the degree to which there has been an underspend on such projects to date; the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the assessment of the case for banning supersize trucks has been completed; if he has set a deadline for his decision on this issue; and the remaining steps that need to be taken before a decision is made.
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240 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, as a matter of courtesy and in accordance with long standing protocols, he will allow the communication of press statements from his Department to the Opposition spokesperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the impact of projected population changes within the greater Dublin area and its implication for his Department’s ten-year transport plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the business plans from three State airports to date; if not, if he views the immediate completion of such plans as a priority; his views on whether the airports cannot adequately respond to future demands and adapt to changes within the aviation industry in the absence of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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