92 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the efforts being undertaken by his Department to support the Cork city of culture for 2005; the projected visitor numbers for the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the need for the continued operation of post offices in both urban and rural areas having regard to the important network of services provided thereat; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on the physical sciences; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the political situation in Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if booklets or information leaflets relating to the constitutional treaty for the European Union will be circulated to all persons within the State prior to any referendum on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the response from financial institutions to the shortfall on endowment mortgages compared to the projections at the time of sale.
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16 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to provide greater support for small farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she can guarantee that deductions from farmers’ SFP will not exceed3%, when linear and other cuts are accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the length of time it takes to deal with an appeal regarding an application for a widow’s pension from County Galway; if there are still appeals outstanding since 2003; the way in which the appeals are dealt with; the frequency with which oral hearings are held on appeals in County Galway; the size of the current backlog of cases on appeal waiting to be dealt with by the appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has proposals for establishing here a convertible course similar to the course being run in Liverpool for state enrolled nurses to qualify as state registered nurses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence if he has had consultations with his counterparts at European Union level with regard to the involvement of Ireland in a common defence arrangement across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount he has allocated for and the amount spent in 2002, 2003 and 2004 to promote and support, in conjunction with the Family Support Agency, the provision of marriage and relationship counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the upgrading of the sewerage system in Oughterard, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a sewerage scheme for the town of Clifden, County Galway, where raw sewage is being disposed of in the bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to certify a school (details supplied) in County Sligo in order to avail of the industrial buildings allowance which would secure the future of this college; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans for the development of a third level college in Sligo to cater for the international market in areas of tourism, hospitality, conference and business event management; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the discrimination against the allocation of special education teachers to girls’ primary schools in which the ratio is 1:200; and if she has plans to reduce this ratio and bring it in line with boys’ schools and mixed schools.
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157 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the status of the driver instructor register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the NCT testing of cars (details supplied); if he will correct the anomaly in the Road Traffic Act to allow a 1999 registered car which was in a garage but is only having the NCT test carried out now to allow the customer passing the NCT test to have a full two years on the test rather than having to test the car again in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has complained to the British Government regarding the transportation of hazardous toxic waste through the Irish Sea on a vessel (details supplied) and other ships; the risk to Irish persons were such a ship to sink or be attacked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered raising the issue of Sellafield at EU level to bring pressure to bear on the United Kingdom to close its facility at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to take measures to combat anti-social behaviour in housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science if a replacement teacher will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when it is likely that this appointment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an audiologist will be appointed for County Galway to cater for the needs of deaf children; when it is envisaged to appoint a person to this post; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent calls by the National Roads Authority for additional funding to complete its road building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport when he expects discussions betweenhis Department and Iarnród Éireann regardingthe future development of a commuter station at Spencer Dock will be completed; the proposals he supports in relation to this development; the outstanding issues between him and Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to lift the Government embargo on the recruitment of permanent nurses at hospitals to allow the many closed wards to be opened and to alleviate the problem of patients on trolleys.
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36 Mr. McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average length of time taken to process cervical smears in the cervical screening programme in the midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he can encourage greater use of telephone technology to assist the business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to provide alternative energy at a competitive price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. McCormack 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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339 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the result of An Post negotiations with the Communications Workers Union with regard to pay increases to An Post staff pensioners, particularly the non-payment of the 3% increase according to the national agreements; the situation regarding the appointment of a pensioner to the board of trustees of the pensions fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will advise on the political situation in Uganda and the Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with the response from financial institutions to the shortfall on endowment mortgages compared to the projections at the time of sale.
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33 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government with respect to the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if any REP scheme 3 payments have been made to date; and, if not, the reason therefor.
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142 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will extend the living alone allowance to persons in receipt of the retirement pension; and the cost of so extending this allowance.
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137 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a non-EEA national has the right to apply for and be granted a PPS number.
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285 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be included in the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002.
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232 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress to date on the INTERREG IIIA Programme Ireland-Northern Ireland for rural initiatives.
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203 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the rural social scheme has been extended to all Leader group areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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540 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when the porto cabin prefab school will be supplied to a school at (details supplied), Renmore, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if this school has been covered by the Residential Institutions Redress Board Act 2002; if not, if he proposes to have this school included under the said Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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437 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans on the staffing schedule for primary schools from 2005-06; if he has plans to lower considerably class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding the computerised penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a UK Department of Transport report which highlights the fact that fixed speed cameras have failed to address speeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the involvement of the Land Commission in assisting shareholders in commonages to divide their commonages; if the Land Commission is actively involved in this matter now; if not, if this responsibility will be resumed by the Land Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the recommendations of the tourism review report which have to date been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the national audit of local sports facilities will commence to ensure a more effective targeting of new facilities at locations at which they are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when an additional resource teacher will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that some hours have been granted since September 2003 to one student who will enter third class in September 2004.
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