211 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, following the introduction in 2005 of a €35 allowance to disabled persons in residential care who have hitherto been deprived of any disability payment, it is intended to award some or all of the years of back money to these residents.
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204 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he shares the concerns and reservation expressed by the UK Government in respect of economic partnership agreements; and if the Government intends to seek to negotiate changes to the EU position on EPAs.
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104 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the application process for the doctor-only medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the funding of €4.5 million allocated to the Macken Street bridge project in early 2004 has been fully drawn down; if not, the reason therefor; the areas in which the money has been spent; when the remainder of the funding originally committed in 1999 by his Department will be drawn down for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics for the area covered by Rathfarnham Garda station for the years 2000 to 2004, inclusive.
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331 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics for the area covered by Stepaside Garda station for the years 2000 to 2004, inclusive.
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330 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics for the area covered by Dundrum Garda station for the years 2000 to 2004, inclusive.
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279 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to introduce legislation to permit random testing for drug use by car drivers.
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87 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the provision of a national conference centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 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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116 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the waiting time for even the commencement of inter-country adoption assessment has gone from 12 months to 23 months in the past four months; and if there are plans to strengthen staff numbers to ensure shorter assessment waiting times.
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115 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when an adoption assessment (details supplied) is likely to commence.
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36 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of expenditure to date in the context of the anchor tenants at the digital hub; if he will report on progress in the search for a replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to the achievement of the various targets set for or by the digital hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated in each year since 1997 for the provision or enhancement of bus corridors in Dublin.
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314 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried by Dublin Bus in the morning peak hour for the year 2004.
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114 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to the recent Bacon review of the forestry sector, the proposals her Department intends to pursue to develop the sector, particularly in reaching the planting target set out in the programme for Government 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking in order that all third country beef is properly labelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made contact with the Zimbabwean Government regarding the detention of Mr. Roy Bennett MP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the value of increased tax revenue arising from the increase in the cost of motor fuels.
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513 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the new rural housing guidelines in order to give special protection to special areas of conservation, candidate special areas of conservation, high amenity areas and unique and threatened landscapes such as the Dublin mountains.
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314 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the total road network, as of the end of 2004, which comprises national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann provides, as promised, a direct Portlaoise-Mallow train service to midland beet growers; and if the service will be provided off peak or at night.
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234 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the number of National Development Finance Agency employees employed by the agency and involved in the assessment of capital projects submitted to the agency; their individual areas of specialist expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the details and number of projects before the National Development Finance Agency; the estimated value of each project; when each of these projects was first submitted to the agency; the average period it takes for each project to be assessed; the number, details and estimated value of all projects assessed to date by the National Development Finance Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has considered the inaugural report by the Irish Language Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of children at primary level in classes of more than 25; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will include in future road traffic legislation a recommendation to require HGVs, buses and coaches to carry a decal showing the statutory speed limits for these classes of vehicles.
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147 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when it is intended to ensure equity of treatment in respect of the disability allowance for all disabled clients in residential care.
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56 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to make a deduction from the disability allowance for disabled persons currently in residential care.
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55 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Government plans to retain a contribution towards the cost of nursing homes from the pensions of patients admitted to public nursing homes; and the level of contributions which is being considered.
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138 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether his Department has a role in taking action to address gender gaps in participation in certain industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent trade mission to China; if he will estimate the degree of economic activity between Ireland and China directly generated by the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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356 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding originally committed to national roads under the NDP to both the BMW and south and east regions respectively; the level of funding allocated for that purpose in each year from 2000 to 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on calls by the Aer Lingus unions for an increase in their shareholding in the airline in the event of private investment into the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the public services card framework using the personal public service number will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his department has made efforts to prevent fraud through the EFT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport further to the increases in road fatalities in 2005, the reason the Government-appointed expert group on road safety has not met in over six months; when this group intends to meet again; the Government’s views on whether it will reach all the targets set out in the national road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the rail incident on the Dublin-Rosslare line which occurred on 6 April 2005 will be examined by the rail safety commission; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that An Post employees have only received the first phase of the Sustaining Progress agreement and have not received any cost of living increase since 1 February 2003, while other State and semi-State employees have received increases and applicable benchmarking.
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85 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the details of all capital spending on infrastructure under the NDP each year from 2000 to the end of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the items to be discussed at the upcoming spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank; if he will be raising the proposals to use IMF gold reserves to fund debt cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of routes operated by Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to increase the penalties for illegal dumping of waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes made to the revised action plan on the nitrates directive due to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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