480 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has received regarding the provision of more suitable accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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479 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that her Department has concluded its examination of the needs of gaelscoil education in the Ballymun area, and that all documentation requested in relation to the site of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has now been submitted, she will expedite the process for the provision of a permanent building for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if the contract for the building of a new Garda station in Finglas has been awarded; if so, when it is expected that construction of the station will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the development of recycling facilities here over the past ten years; the increase there has been in recycling rates in the same period; if the progress made has reached targets set; the role his Department is playing in facilitating recycling; his plans for further development of recycling in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if an application has been received by her Department from a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for an annual grant for its opt-in-education programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is legal for an employer to pay part of an employee’s wages as expenses or allowance to bring that employee up to the level of the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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417 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place in his Department to promote greater use of cycling as a mode of transport; the incentives in place to encourage the construction of more cycleways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the legislation that exists to enable residents to exercise their right to enter and leave their own driveway without having to incur the hazard of dangerously parked vehicles on either side of the driveway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the measures introduced by his Department to promote cycling as a healthy form of exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress being made in implementing the Government’s policy on obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures introduced by her Department to promote cycling as a healthy form of exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department can assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 to avail of a professional development internship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider her decision not to grant permanent recognition to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9, in view of the fact that it is on one of only six schools in Dublin City which has a special class for pupils with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is his intention that Ireland will sign and ratify the UN Protocol Trafficking 2000 and the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures his Department is considering to deal with the problem of trafficking in persons, involving the recruitment, transfer and sale of vulnerable people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will arrange for home tuition for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if new research evidence has come to the attention of his Department regarding the effects on the local population of mobile telephone masts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason participants on community employment schemes can not avail of family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that Irish Embassies abroad are owned and funded by the taxpayer, he will introduce a scheme whereby embassy buildings of architectural merit are opened to visiting Irish persons for tours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the UN Secretary General’s latest report to the Security Council on Darfur.
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164 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the way in which income tax policies since 1997 have benefited the least well off in society here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the level of the national debt as a share of national income in 2006; the way this compares to 1997; the share of income tax revenues required to service the debt today compared to 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has received documentation from the authorities in Ecuador regarding its wish to operate the Strasbourg Agreement as a mechanism to facilitate the repatriation of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has received documentation from the authorities in Ecuador regarding its wish to operate the Strasbourg Agreement as a mechanism to facilitate the repatriation of prisoners.
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199 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for residency will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the agency within the remit of his Department which has responsibility for monitoring the frequency, routes, height and flight path of helicopters and the way residents can have their concerns addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in relation to an application for naturalisation on behalf of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence the number of queries he has received from former and serving members of the Defence Forces who had pursued hearing loss claims and were now claiming to have been overcharged by their solicitors; the assistance his Department has afforded to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-nationals who have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces, by reference to nationalities, ages and gender, in 2005 and in 2006 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received an application from schools (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for funding to support a school attendance programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will establish with Enterprise Ireland if it would be prepared to let, lease or rent an unused playing area (details supplied) to a local football club which is short of playing and training pitch space; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the nature of the scheme for the upgrading of school buses being operated by her Department; if it applies to private bus operators and the operators of minibuses used for school runs in areas where populations do not warrant a large bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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402 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has given consideration to the introduction of the use of speed limiters on all cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in a position to assist with the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the obligation that rests on the users of motorised wheelchairs to have insurance cover when they use roads, footpaths and cycle-ways; his views on whether it is advisable that such road users should carry insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the function he has in issuing directions to bodies or agencies which report to him regarding the levels of aircraft noise while on the ground and over-flying residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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389 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a requirement on a member of the applicant’s family (details supplied) to supply certain information; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the policies she has put in place to focus on mental health promotion and prevention as it is stated that one in four people here will experience a mental health problem at some time in their lives; the way her Department is ensuring that these polices are being fully implemented in the context of the Government National Policy Framework for mental health A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements that will apply to the contributions which nursing home patients on pensions will have to make towards their up-keep; the statutory basis for such contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance his views on allowing SSIA holders to reinvest their accumulated savings into PRSAs; if he will provide an incentive to persons who wish to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which VAT is charged on the standing charges for such utilities as electricity and gas; if it is open to him to vary the level of VAT charged on these utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the liability of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for the payment of stamp duty on the purchase of a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the imposition of targeted sanctions against the Sudanese regime leaders and their business interests in view of the failure of that regime to allow the deployment of a UN force in Darfur.
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89 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the tabling of an all-party motion of Dáil and Seanad Éireann on the crisis in Darfur, urging the Sudanese Government to permit the deployment of a UN force as provided for in Security Council Resolution 1706 and indicating clearly the position of the Irish people in opposing the conflict and loss of life in the region.
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636 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the assistance available from her Department for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who is pursuing a post graduate course, on a part time basis, and who has been advised that they will not qualify for the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had an opportunity to review an application (details supplied) taking account of the extenuating circumstances in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if, arising from the first report of the teen parents support programme (details supplied) the further initiatives she proposes to take in this very important area; if she will consider initiatives in the Dublin 11 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is in a position to make a decision on the visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the reason people have to take another driving test when they upgrade motorbikes from, for example 125cc; the further reason they are being discriminated vis a vis people who drive motor cars (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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445 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department has taken to protect the pension rights of Dublin Airport Authority workers and retired workers of the former Aer Rianta; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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