56 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the major problems arising as a result of the moratorium on replacing health service staff which in some cases is hindering the implementation of her policy; if she will introduce more speedy procedures or approval in urgent or critical situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has found a way to address the financing of the promised beds for cystic fibrosis patients at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish the consolidated bill on company law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has undertaken a review of surplus and waste food and its inclusion in the animal feed chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to reduce the life span of the suckler cow welfare scheme to facilitate the annual payment of €80 per cow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the collapse of negotiations with the preferred bidder for the Thornton Hall prison project; the costs incurred by the State in regard to the project; his plans for the Thornton Hall site; his further plans to provide additional prison places in view of the recent warnings from an association (details supplied) of the consequences of continued overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
245 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the public service vehicle licence for taxi drivers has increased from €3 to €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 330 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in County Kerry; the discussions she has had with the industrial development agencies with a view to securing replacement jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 130 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in County Dublin; the discussions she has had with the industrial development agencies with a view to securing replacement jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on the write-downs recently announced by a bank (details supplied) on its commercial property and development loan book; his further views on whether credit institutions covered by the bank guarantee may suffer write-downs to their commercial property and development loan books of a similar or greater magnitude; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the bank guarantee beyond September 2010 in its current form; if the establishment of the National Asset Management Agency is intended to allow the cessation of the bank guarantee in its current form at end September 2010; if he envisages the continuation of the bank guarantee beyond September 2010 in an amended form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that a file was opened in early 1988 in his Department to deal with allegations and concerns regarding a children’s detention centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when the file was provided to the Child Abuse Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members serving in each rank in the Garda Síochána; the number of members in respect of each rank under the age of 30, between 30 and 40, between 40 and 50, and over 50; the number in respect of each rank of members who have served fewer than ten years, between ten years and 20 years, between 20 years and 30 years and 30 years or more; the number in respect of each rank of members who have retired in each of the past three years; the number of promotions to each rank above the rank of garda in each of the past three years; the number of persons recruited to the Garda Síochána in each of the past three years; the net cost to the Exchequer of employing a member of the Garda Síochána at each rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks in receipt of State injections of capital could be using these funds to extend their loan books by cherry picking borrowers in the mortgage, consumer credit and commercial markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an overview of DAB here; the number of listeners; the areas covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the difficulties faced by owners of cars run on bio-ethanol E85 due to the lack of petrol retailers offering this product; his further views on ensuring all petrol stations carry a minimum of bio-ethanol in order to encourage less dependence on fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the Deloitte and Touche report on the Equality Authority; when the report reached him; when he will make the report available to Oireachtas Members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the value for money and policy reviews to be undertaken by his Department in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the reason for the 67% increase in the Estimates for his Department in respect of consultancy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the intake of applicants for An Garda Síochána in each of the quarters during 2008 and for the first quarter of 2009; the number of new recruits he envisages being taken in for the remaining three quarters of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 12 March 2009 when he will respond to correspondence dated 29 January 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied that Ireland is in full compliance with Directive 80/987/EEC; and her intentions to amend legislation arising from Court of Justice judgment in case C-278/05.
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34 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of defined benefit pension schemes that fail the minimum funding standard; and the number of these that are below 25% of the standard, 50% of the standard and 75% of the standard respectively.
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109 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on legislation to amalgamate certain bodies under the aegis of his Department; when it is expected this legislation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the provision of the community based closed circuit television system for an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when funding will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the supply of cluster bombs by Israel, the Russian Federation and Pakistan to the Sri Lankan military.
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131 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the provision of adequate Garda accommodation at Tallaght, Dublin 24; if the provision of the new Garda divisional headquarters has been postponed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders which have taken place since the beginning of 2009; his views on such gun murders in the Dublin area and the extent to which this reflects the continued operation of criminal gangs; the steps being taken to deal with such murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the public service recruitment embargo, announced on 26 March 2009, will apply to the recruitment of full-time members of the Garda or the Garda Reserve; if it will apply to civilian employees working for the Garda; if an assessment has been carried out on the implications for policing and of the number of gardaí who will have to be diverted from full-time policing duties as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received communication from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission regarding a possible public interest inquiry into the circumstances in which serious drug charges against a person (details supplied) were dropped; if the internal Garda inquiry into the affair has been concluded; if he has received a report from the Garda on its inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the performance of the Private Security Authority; if his attention has been drawn to complaints that oppressive conditions are being imposed on ordinary installers of alarm systems and that, as a result, jobs are being threatened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the five year strategic plan to inform the future development of sporting facilities will be completed and published; the way, in the event of payments not being made under the sports capital programme during 2009, it is intended to allocate revenue from lottery ticket sales under section 5(1) of the National Lottery Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will revive the Privacy Bill 2006; his plans in respect of its enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the continuing anti-social behaviour issues in the Dublin north central area; if he is satisfied that adequate Garda resources are available in this area; if he will take steps to ensure an adequate response from Clontarf Garda station to deal with issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on the introduction of a special task force to address all issues in the aviation sector including the loss of aviation jobs at airline operators and in the aviation maintenance and engineering industries, the declining volume of passengers in the transport industry and the impact of the €10 airport departure tax on travel and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recently published Grant Thornton corporate governance review; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the reported difficulties encountered by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in its investigation of a company (details supplied) arising from section 23 of the Companies Act 1990 which confers legal privilege on certain documents; if she has plans to amend the law to provide greater clarity on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on representations he has received regarding an alleged miscarriage of justice in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases which have been referred to the confidential receiver for An Garda Síochána; the number which have been investigated; the outcomes of cases referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community welfare officers currently employed in each region; if there are plans to make further staff and resources available to the CWOs in view of the increasing demands being placed upon them due to increased unemployment levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new consultants appointed to date in 2009; the number of such posts that have been advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the recent discussions, negotiations or other activities undertaken by him or his officials with respect to the recapitalisation of banks (details supplied); if he will provide an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of such recapitalisation; if it is his intention to fund such recapitalisation; if it is his intention to fund such recapitalisation by utilising assets held in the National Pensions Reserve Fund.
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22 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the expected cost of funding the national debt in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to publish the Deloitte & Touche report on the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1027 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a letter dated 2 February 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he will reply to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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845 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will grant a licence to an industry (details supplied) to permit, under certain restrictions, the use of glue traps under the Wildlife Act 1976; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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532 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will appoint the Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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525 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on recent correspondence arising from complaints made on 29 June 2000 in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the necessity for general practitioner services in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if there has been progress towards this objective; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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