189 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will extend the investigation of organ retention at Our Lady's Hospital For Sick Children, Crumlin, to cover organ retention procedures at Holles Street Hospital in view of the fact it appears it was a common practice.
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189 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will extend the investigation of organ retention at Our Lady's Hospital For Sick Children, Crumlin, to cover organ retention procedures at Holles Street Hospital in view of the fact it appears it was a common practice.
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77 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the sale of Clancy barracks; the legal situation regarding the sale of the barracks; the commitments entered into in relation to barracks to date; the income which will return to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the sale of Clancy barracks; the legal situation regarding the sale of the barracks; the commitments entered into in relation to barracks to date; the income which will return to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the reason she is not responding to applications from the private sector in view of the Government's invitation in summer 1999 to private coach operators to tender for new, feeder and orbital routes.
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36 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the reason she is not responding to applications from the private sector in view of the Government's invitation in summer 1999 to private coach operators to tender for new, feeder and orbital routes.
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27 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence his approach, following recent court cases, to establishing a compensation scheme to deal with deafness cases being taken against the Defence Forces.
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5 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the plans, if any, she has to resolve the potential conflicts which may arise in the construction and operation of the Luas project where the sponsoring agency CIE has declared itself less than enthusiastic with the project; and her views on whether, under these circumstances, the construction will proceed speedily and the necessary feeder buses to Luas and other integration services will be provided by CIE.
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13 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise when legislation will be brought forward conferring powers on CIE to delegate to a private sector operator some of its operating functions under the Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act, 1996.
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40 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will increase the disregarded income threshold for eligibility for non-cash benefits applicable to public service pensioners who paid the modified PRSI rate from contributory pension plus £30 to contributory pension plus £100; and if all pensioners over 75 will be eligible for these benefits.
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40 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will increase the disregarded income threshold for eligibility for non-cash benefits applicable to public service pensioners who paid the modified PRSI rate from contributory pension plus £30 to contributory pension plus £100; and if all pensioners over 75 will be eligible for these benefits.
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23 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will have arrangements made to commission consultants from the private sector to complete the design of the entire extended Luas network in order that all routes can be designed concurrently rather than sequentially and thus facilitate the early construction of the entire network.
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23 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will have arrangements made to commission consultants from the private sector to complete the design of the entire extended Luas network in order that all routes can be designed concurrently rather than sequentially and thus facilitate the early construction of the entire network.
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5 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the plans, if any, she has to review the provisions of the Road Transport Act, 1932, in order to liberalise the law and facilitate the involvement of the private sector in the delivery of an urban bus service by means of competitive public service contracts.
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5 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the plans, if any, she has to increase the level of State subvention to Dublin Bus.
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44 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a difference of opinion between his Department and the Association of Electrical Contractors (Ireland) in relation to proposed terms for fixed price tendering; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that these differences could seriously delay work on many important infrastructural projects funded through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a difference of opinion between his Department and the Association of Electrical Contractors (Ireland) in relation to proposed terms for fixed price tendering; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that these differences could seriously delay work on many important infrastructural projects funded through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to re-open the swimming pool in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare.
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124 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to re-open the swimming pool in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare.
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6 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if the proposals for the establishment by the local authorities of community and enterprise groups have now been reactivated; if not, when they will be reactivated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the impact the proposed tunnel port at St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, will have on the proposed timeframe for completion of the Sandyford line to the city; and the interim public transport initiatives proposed to relieve the traffic congestion in the area served by this line.
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21 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the impact the proposed tunnel port at St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, will have on the proposed timeframe for completion of the Sandyford line to the city; and the interim public transport initiatives proposed to relieve the traffic congestion in the area served by this line.
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2 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the reason it was necessary for a representative of his Department to attend meetings of the taxi forum in view of the fact that the regulation of the taxi industry was passed to local authorities from the Department of the Environment in 1995; and the number of person hours spent by the representative on this task.
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42 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the reason a financial limit has been placed on the legal expenses incurred by witnesses appearing before the inquiry into abuse in swimming.
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42 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the reason a financial limit has been placed on the legal expenses incurred by witnesses appearing before the inquiry into abuse in swimming.
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27 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will ask the Luas consultants for an interim report on their findings to be made available prior to the EU review of Luas funds in view of the remarks of the DG16 Commissioner Monika Wulf-Mathies during her December visit; and if she is considering any other public transport responses to growing traffic chaos in the capital, in view of the short-term delay in Luas due to the study and the possible very long-term delay if the Luas funding from the EU is lost.
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27 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will ask the Luas consultants for an interim report on their findings to be made available prior to the EU review of Luas funds in view of the remarks of the DG16 Commissioner Monika Wulf-Mathies during her December visit; and if she is considering any other public transport responses to growing traffic chaos in the capital, in view of the short-term delay in Luas due to the study and the possible very long-term delay if the Luas funding from the EU is lost.
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10 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the projected savings which will accrue from the voluntary early retirement scheme; and the way in which this money will be used.
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