156 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of current oil, gas or other mineral explorations, on or offshore; the extent to which viable prospects have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects TG4 to proceed on a stand-alone basis in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding will become available in the current year for a sports hall for a school (details supplied) which has been without this basic facility for 25 years; and if her attention has been drawn to the urgency of an early decision to prevent the loss of a privately funded athletics track at the school.
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179 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has a report on the outcome of the pilot scheme based on a common template for secondary school sports halls; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that the US Administration may choose a military response to the question of Iranian nuclear capability, in contrast with the consultative and diplomatic steps being taken by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timescale within which the new EU constitution will be put to referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if the Government intends to provide tax incentives to users of rail freight to encourage this method of transport over road transport.
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34 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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23 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to the recent Bacon review of the forestry sector, her proposals to pursue development of 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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1334 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if uniformity of approach to all senior citizens across local authorities in respect of bin charges will be respected.
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1109 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science when the long promised and urgently required sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dundrum will be provided.
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1108 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the 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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1099 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will take action to resolve the tragic situation surrounding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16.
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814 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science when it is envisaged that the review of the home tuition grant scheme will be completed; and when new applications will be processed.
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813 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision will be made in the case of the home tuition grant application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16.
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810 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if the cap imposed in 2002 on numbers enrolling in colleges of further education is permanent; and if such colleges should plan accordingly.
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723 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in establishing a dedicated traffic corps; the predicted timescale for the creation of the full complement of the corps; the way in which this corps will differ in its operation and functions from the existing traffic divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the reason psychiatric hospitals and geriatric-psychiatric hospitals do not qualify for tax incentives in the same way as mainstream nursing homes.
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49 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recommendation of the Enterprise Strategy Group that his Department should use employee financial participation schemes, not only at management level, to promote employee commitment to business goals, increased productivity and reduced costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if details of multi-annual building programme will be announced before the year end 2004 as promised by her; and if she has included St. Colmcille’s junior and senior school, Knocklyon, where work is now urgently required.
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179 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to sign the regulations to transpose EU Directive 2003/97/EC into national law.
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112 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a centre (details supplied) is to be closed; and the future which is envisaged for current and potential future employees.
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80 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the employment related conditions and the number of extra persons who will benefit with reference to the recent announcement that the respite care grant will be extended to all carers providing full-time care to an older person or to a person with a disability regardless of means subject to certain employment related conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the report into the instance of late night road accidents will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the provision of the chief dental officer in her Department; and if an officer will be appointed without further delay.
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166 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the submissions by the insurance industry and all relevant documentation in respect of the proposed removal of unlimited liability motor insurance.
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165 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of each of the 20 highest personal injury claims as a result of motor accidents which were cited by the insurance industry and resulted in his recent amendment to the Road Traffic Bill 2004 seeking to limit insurer liability.
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73 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the call by Irish Business Against Litter to impose an annual €20 million levy on chewing gum companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Friends of the Earth’s recent report entitled, The Dirty Dozen — Ireland’s Grim Environmental Record; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the envisaged breakdown of responsibility and duties between the Garda and the private operator of speed cameras in the event of the private outsourcing of speed cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects the full roll-out of speed cameras nationally will take place; his views on the outsourcing of all speed cameras to a private interest; the responsibilities which such a private operator would have in the operation of such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he is updated by the NRA on the progress being made on the road building programme under the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has decided to replace the five year capital funding envelope for transport announced in budget 2004, in favour of a new plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the recent announcement of the opening of a new container traffic route from Rotherham to Foynes port, he will increase funding to the transport networks into and out of the port; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to give additional funding to that granted in the 2005 Estimates for driver testing, in view of the anticipated establishment of the Driver Testing and Standards Authority in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a decision will be made on the future of Aer Lingus before the Christmas 2004 recess; when he expects that a new management team will be put in place; when a successor to the outgoing chairman of the board of Aer Lingus will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it remains Government policy to support the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; the progress which has been made to implement this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to introduce bus competition, given that Dublin Bus does not have sufficient capacity to meet demand for bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the dental treatment of children provided by health boards; her views on the service; her plans to extend the service by asking private providers to look after children’s dental needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to ensure that all non-nationals here have adequate access to interpreter services for medical and dental treatment; if there is a facility for an accurate medical and dental history to be given to non-nationals by an interpreter in order that this can be used by any doctor and dentist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to bring proposals to Government in the near future for the long-term, strategic development of the National Concert Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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491 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if the application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 will be prioritised for a PE hall in view of the growing obesity crisis and the time the school has been awaiting this facility.
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428 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the computerisation of the penalty points system will be completed by the end of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the current temporary chairman (details supplied) of the board of Aer Lingus will step down at the end of 2004; if he has decided on a successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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358 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to proceed with the Railway Safety Bill as published, plus amendments; if he will withdraw the Bill and replace it with one which will accommodate the substance of the final EU directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider operating a pro rata ceiling on PRSI contributions for the short tax year 2001 to coincide with the change in calculation of the income tax and other tax ceiling limits.
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329 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ask the expert group examining bullying and the resulting stress in the workplace if they would consider including bullying as one of the areas to be considered under the Equality Act; and the public servants which might have recourse.
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97 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the factors other than oil price increases which have tended to push up energy prices here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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