787 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce by-laws for a park (details supplied) in Dublin 16 in view of the fact that there has been a huge increase in anti-social behaviour taking place in the park and the staff and Garda have requested same.
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642 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to establish a commission for victims further to his decision to discontinue direct funding for Victim Support; the amount of funding the commission has provided to Victim Support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the 33 additional gardaí allocated to the traffic corps are based entirely in Dublin; and if not, the way in which the numbers are distributed to other Garda divisions.
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637 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the computerisation of the penalty points system will be completely operational and fully integrated with the national driver file, the PULSE system and the courts service records.
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553 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he will extend the penalty points system to all of the offences provided for in the Act.
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210 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of all national information technology projects under way in her Department and the Health Service Executive; the sections of the health services where they are under way; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all information technology projects undertaken by her Department and national information technology projects of the Health Service Executive are running on time and on budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a nationwide audit of all sporting facilities at primary and secondary schools will be requested by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if legislation to deem ticket touting an illegal activity will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has finalised his proposals for public and private broadcasting in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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539 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authorities have fire fighting equipment adequate to deal with fires in high-rise buildings; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the equipment available and the heights attainable by fire fighters is in line with that available in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received any of the reports following on various investigations into the County Meath school bus crash.
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389 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made regarding the introduction of a nationwide network of private speed cameras following the Cabinet’s approval of the scheme over the summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when legislation to enable the introduction of a nationwide network of private speed cameras is anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that all colleges in the third level sector are assured that any private fundraising they engage in will not result in their direct funding from the Exchequer being cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of departmental sex education and related initiatives in place; the number of schools which implement these initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason London Transport has access to the ownership records of Irish motor vehicles; the provisions under which such information is being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent attendance at the UN World Summit in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will give support to an EU wide common security and defence mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to ensure that persons, including those in apartments who have a shared bin collection, can as individuals participate in the polluter pays principle.
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299 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action his Department has taken regarding the deportation of a person (details supplied).
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251 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made representations to the Minister for Transport or the Dublin Airport Authority outlining the cargo needs of a competitive economy as outlined in the Asia strategy report to ensure that facilities are safeguarded and expanded in any airport redevelopment.
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130 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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532 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the planning and development regulations and the draft development management guidelines will be published.
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459 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to make improvements to the position with regard to applicants for leave to remain here made before January 2005 on a basis other than that of parentage of an Irish born child; and if he 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 length of time it will take to reprogramme the PULSE system to ensure that road traffic summons in respect of alleged speeding offences arising from hand-held speed detectors make reference to section 15 of Road Traffic Act 2004.
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423 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).
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377 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has given consideration to the SIPTU alternative proposal for the funding of Aer Lingus expansion through a State owned holding company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing regulations in view of the imminent EU regulation in respect of mandatory daytime car lights and in view of their proven contribution to accident reduction.
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380 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an increase in the on-the-spot parking fine which remains at a €19 level.
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364 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an increase in the on-the-spot parking fine which remains at a €19 level.
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352 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to increase the amount allowed to be earned by a dependant of an old age contributory pensioner in the budget for 2005.
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Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he intends to take to ensure the restoration of former levels of postal service; and if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental social and economic effects of ongoing delays in delivery.
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322 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the purpose for which a reported further €4 million was allocated to the Digital Hub project; his plans for the project including whether it is to be wound up; and the salaries paid to senior executives and remuneration to board members.
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176 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to ensure that all third country beef is properly labelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1375 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funding available for the much needed refurbishment of Rathfarnham Castle and its buildings.
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1374 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact in spite of the requirement in section 21 of the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2001 that all permits be reviewed once every two years. Since 2001 none of the permits in the Dublin area has been subject to such a review.
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1373 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the draft Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2005 to prevent waste collection permit holders from charging residential management companies for a shared weight bin rate.
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1372 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce the necessary legislative changes to ensure that each residential unit in managed residential developments is billed for the volume or weight of waste which the unit produces in order that residents are given the opportunity to control their own waste bills rather than allowing the current practice of a shared bin service which suits the waste collection operator.
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1371 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the requirement in circular WIR 05/04 that local authorities take the opportunity of the collection permit review to include conditions requiring collectors to have either a pay-by-weight or pay-by-volume system in place by 1 January 2005 has not been implemented in the Dublin area and that Dublin City Council has received legal advice to the effect that such a condition cannot be included in a waste disposal permit.
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1370 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the extent by which the 2004 guidelines requiring waste collection permits contain a condition obliging the operator to conform with the producer pays principle.
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1102 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the review on the circular 12/96 to afford pupils attending private schools to obtain a Department exemption in Irish.
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1101 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a capital grant for additional classrooms for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 which was submitted in January 2002.
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1100 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant the sanctioning of a second full-time teacher to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18.
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1099 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new and of existing catchment-boundary and other concessionary students who have failed to secure a seat in the school bus system as of mid-September 2005.
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1096 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if either or all of the Garda Síochána, the Health and Safety Authority and Bus Éireann investigations into the County Meath school bus crash in May 2005 are completed; and if she will publish their results.
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1094 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the current status of the purchase plans for land for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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932 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional gardaí added to the Garda traffic corps to date in 2005; the total number of gardaí now in the corps; the Garda area divisions which have received such additional corps members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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