330 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is seeking tenders to operate, maintain and administer speed cameras nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the damage caused to speed cameras located in the State; the number of speed cameras in the State which are currently inoperable; the location of same; the length of time they have been out of order; if the Garda is investigating the causes of this damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to receive the Iarnród Éireann feasibility study on the Shannon rail link.
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119 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Naval Service at 1 July 1997 and 1 January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the full amount deducted from pensions of patients in State operated nursing homes in each year for the past six years.
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26 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent exploitation of foreign workers in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a recent publication (details supplied); if more can be done to reduce the 25% of start-up businesses that failed in the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number and location of flashing amber safety lights at schools installed nationally, as part of the funding allocated to non-nationals roads under CLÁR programme since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the CAT system upgrade required at Knock Airport to ensure the safe landing of all aircraft at the airport; if he intends to provide sufficient funding to the airport to enable it to upgrade its existing approach and landing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on accusations that National Car Testing Service Ltd. is acting outside its remit and raising unwarranted revenue when it issues test certificates for periods of less than two years in circumstances in which the test was delayed beyond the test date due to a backlog at the testing centre and circumstances by which car owners may be out of the country for a number of months and the car is out of use and unable to present for a test.
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202 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his response to accusations that the national car testing service is acting outside its remit and raising unwarranted revenue when it issues test certificates for periods of less than two years in circumstances where the test was delayed beyond the test due date due to a backlog at the testing centre itself and in circumstances where car owners may be out of the country for a number of months and the car is out of use and unable to present for a test.
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201 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to ban the use by drivers of hand held mobile telephones in cars.
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192 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the full amount deducted from the disability allowances for patients accommodated in State or State funded facilities in each year for the past six years.
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178 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount deducted from the disability allowances for patients accommodated in State or State funded facilities in each year for the past six years.
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159 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in view of the introduction of a national pay by weight charge if there are plans to introduce measures which would allow homeowners to block unsolicited postal mail.
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131 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of pension deductions for nursing home patients accommodated in privately operated publicly contracted beds each year for the past six years.
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130 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount deducted from the Disability Allowances for patients accommodated in State or State funded facilities in each year for the past six years.
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129 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount deducted from the pensions or allowances of patients in public or publicly funded psychiatric facilities in each year for the past six years.
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94 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to introduce a second tier support payment for children in unemployed or low-wage households; if so, the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which has been made on the promised introduction of a common nationwide waste charges waiver system for qualifying applicants.
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357 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on the promised introduction of a common nationwide waste charges waiver system for qualifying applicants.
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251 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a decision has been made to allow buses approaching Dublin to use the hard shoulders of roads in order to reduce delays due to traffic congestion; the roads and sections of roads which are to be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the details of and implications arising from the recent European Commission initiative to promote the development of regional airports here and to encourage new flights by providing development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all relevant State and EU public procurement and tendering requirements were followed in relation to the tendering process to build and operate the West Link and East Link toll bridges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the details of the independent appeals system for the national car test; if this mechanism places a financial charge on motorists; if not, the body which meets the cost of this mechanism; the number of motorists who have availed of this system to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the upgrading of facilities at the National Concert Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of motorists fined for driving while using their mobile phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the timescale envisaged for the implementation of the Air Navigation and Transport (Cape Town Convention) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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518 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider writing off the outstanding amounts owed by low income families who financed mortgages with State-backed funds at fixed interest and who, although having made repayments over 30 years, still owe in some cases more than the amount borrowed despite that the State has rolled over the original loan which financed the scheme.
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514 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration will be given to writing off the outstanding amounts owed by low income families who financed mortgages with State-backed funds at fixed interest.
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363 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the advisory committee of the DTO cannot meet until such time as the Minister confirms the nominations which are now with the DTO since shortly after the local elections of June 2004; if he intends to make these appointments or if it is his intention to abolish the DTO or remove local representation.
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332 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on an Iarnród Éireann proposal to charge customers for the use of its car parks at Dublin suburban rail stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the anticipated application for a light rail order for the green line Luas extension to Cherrywood.
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330 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the anticipated application for a light rail order for the green line Luas extension to Cherrywood.
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329 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if EU or other funding for North-South rail projects is available to part fund a rail link via Dunboyne, Navan and Kingscourt.
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326 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons holding provisional driving licences; the number of such drivers who are on first, second, third or subsequent provisional licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the details of his policy priorities for the development of the Irish aviation sector; his preferred strategy for the future of the State airline and for the development of a second airport terminal at Dublin Airport; his views on the way in which State airports and regional airports can be developed and capacity increased at both; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made to date on the proposals to link up the two existing Luas lines in Dublin’s city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the proposals which exist to provide a commuter rail service to Dublin’s northside and to Dublin Airport; if he remains committed to the development of a metro from Dublin city centre either to the airport or to Swords; his views on a metro service for this area; his preferred alternative; if alternatives are currently being advanced by his Department in order to develop a rail connection for Dublin’s northside; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the reason a second deadline on the future of Aer Lingus has been passed without a decision on the future strategic development of the State airline having been taken; the further reason a decision on a proposal for a second terminal at Dublin Airport has not yet been taken; the obstacles which are preventing these critical decisions from being taken; when these decisions will be made and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she made any departmental investigations to ascertain whether there is capacity in the private nursing home sector to look after high dependency patients; the number of such places; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the roll out of the doctor only medical cards; when the necessary legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of his recent trade mission to China and the need to develop long haul flight capacity from Dublin Airport, the Government intends to direct the DAA to either extend the existing runway or to fast track the construction of a second runway.
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144 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that moneys allocated for social housing to local authorities is spent for this purpose and not channelled into other projects, as shown by his Department’s own figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce additional measures to support the development of outlets for recycled material.
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370 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the cost, as given in the Atkins report, of adjusting the backfill in the port tunnel in order to give a 4.9 m clearance for trucks.
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364 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the level of State capital investment made in Irish Rail’s freight business each year from 1997 to date; the areas in which these allocations have been spent in terms of the options for freight, which were set out in the strategic rail review being pursued by Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date with regard to the introduction of integrated ticketing by the Railway Procurement Agency; the amount which has been granted for this project; if this money has been ring-fenced by the RPA solely for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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