60 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the basis on which gardaí are allocated to particular stations, having regard to the fact that while there are an average of 2.72 members per thousand people across the State, there are variations from one division to another and from one station to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders recorded since the beginning of 2008; the steps he is taking to reduce the number of such gun murders, particularly those which are believed to involve criminal gangs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases being handled by the whistleblower, Mr. Brian McCarthy, appointed to receive complaints from members of the Garda Síochána; the reason he refused to disclose the location of the whistleblower’s office in reply to previous parliamentary questions; if he will confirm that the office is located within his Department; his views on whether this is the most appropriate location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the statutory body which has responsibility for providing accommodation to asylum seekers who have been evicted from direct provision facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the sustainable travel and transport plan; the measures he plans to include in the policy particularly in relation to addressing increasing transport greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation in order that the national cancer registry can be integrated with the national cancer control programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of an out-of-hours social worker service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating condition of the roofs of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if these schools will be approved under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is in a position to supply the information in his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 5 February 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the implementation of the Bacon Report of 2001 has resulted in newly qualified physiotherapists being unable to find work here; the number of physiotherapists offering for employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if there is any public sector redundancy package under consideration by his Department; if such a package is under consideration, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will adhere to the Maastricht criteria on Exchequer deficits for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1344 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if funding is available from her Department for an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who provide advice on all aspects of family breakdown including legal rights, taxation and social welfare entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors employed by the National Employment Rights Authority; the number of labour inspectors available for assignment on normal duties; the number of labour inspectors in training following recruitment; the status of the recruitment campaign to increase the Labour Inspectorate to 90 inspectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Directives for which her Department has responsibility that remain to be implemented; the Directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the fees paid to date paid to outside consultants and consultancies for the national broadband scheme; the details of those payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the best use for the ESB windfall gains levy on free carbon allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are serving members of An Garda Síochána, detailed to drive Garda cars who are doing so without a full driving licence; if so, the number and the locations of same; the number of serving members of An Garda Síochána detailed to drive Garda cars who are doing so without a full driving licence and have completed an advanced driving course; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in relation to his announcement of 11 March 2008 regarding the appointment of a confidential recipient under Garda Whistleblower Regulations, the promised charter under the 2007 regulations has been finalised by the Garda Commissioner; if the charter has been published; if the confidential recipient has taken up their duties; the location of the Office of the Confidential Recipient; the staff and resources made available to the Confidential Recipient; the steps taken to promote awareness of the functions of the Confidential Recipient within the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W has been stopped; when work is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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833 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a new Garda station will be provided at Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases being handled by the whistleblower (details supplied) appointed to receive complaints from members of An Garda Síochána; if their office is up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if changes are planned to the functioning of the local policing committees; the number of local authority areas which have a functioning committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to publish the report of the casino regulation committee which was submitted to Government in April 2007; if it is intended to proceed with the plan to establish an informal committee from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to consider the report and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the recorded number of persons suffering from cancer illness in the areas of Cobh, Ringaskiddy, Passage, Aghada and Midleton, County Cork, in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are satisfied with the level of air support being provided by the French to Irish forces serving with EUFOR in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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535 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the terms of any delegation order to his Minister of State; when any such delegation order was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been a 110% increase in the average number of fatal farm accidents between 1993 and 2007 on farms among those over 60 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps being taken to amend legislation to ensure that foodstuffs of foreign origin cannot be labelled as produced in Ireland, processed in Ireland or sourced and produced in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the membership and terms of reference of the national Famine memorial day committee; when he expects that the committee will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps being taken to combat the impact of growing unemployment rates in rural and Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she will abolish the cohabitation rule in respect of the one-parent family payment.
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91 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the Data Protection Commissioner’s audit of her Department’s procedures for processing personal data is finalised; the details of the main conclusions reached; and the action her Department will take on foot of these conclusions.
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381 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to remove the Irish Prison Service from its current status as part of his Department and to establish it as an independent statutory board along the lines discussed in the report published by his Department in 1997 called Towards an Independent Prisons Agency; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the proposed transfer of the Central Mental Hospital from Dundrum to a site in the district electoral division of Kilsallaghan in Fingal, he has specified any person for the purposes and within the meaning of section 2 (1) (a) of the Commissioners of Public Works (Functions and Powers) Act 1996 on whose behalf such sale and transfer functions will be exercised; if so, the person he has so specified; if not, the statutory powers he proposes to exercise in order to achieve a sale of the Dundrum site and the building of a site adjacent to Thornton Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there are plans to fund the refurbishment of the National Basketball Arena; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average industrial wage earned by a male worker and female worker respectively and the average male earnings and average female earnings generally; if she plans additional measures to help bridge the male/female earnings gap; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Labour Inspectorate to ensure that the minimum wage was being paid in relation to 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of breaches detected; the number of prosecutions initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the human rights mission in Kosovo as a separate but related project to peace keeping has been successful; and if the minorities involved in the region have had their human rights protected.
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78 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reasoning and the circumstances which led to the speedy recognition of Kosovo by the Irish Government.
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223 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if amendments to the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Act 1845, or to other relevant legislation, are envisaged in connection with the proposed sale of the present Central Mental Hospital and the building of a new hospital on a new site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the status and revised target completion dates for each project under Transport 21; the number of projects that have missed their original target deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed big dig for metro north, the Luas link up and the Dublin rail interconnector in Dublin; the stakeholders he has met in preparation for the big dig; if he has held meetings with the Chamber of Commerce, IBEC, Dublin City Centre Business Association and other interested stakeholders in this regard; if he will publish the risk assessment strategy undertaken for the proposed big dig; when work will commence on the proposed new Macken Street bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a licence to change their name; when a decision will be made; when the necessary documents will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the funding crisis facing an organisation (details supplied); if he is himself there is fairness in his Department’s allocation of resources as between women’s groups and men’s groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in implementing the report by the emergency department task force; her views on the statement by the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine that overcrowding has reached record levels (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the proposal that patients would be able to refer themselves to consultants; if this proposal applies to public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the 999 service has been put out to tender; if the tender has been awarded; the person to whom it was awarded; the location of same; the staffing implications of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the recent surge in the number of protective notifications, he sees scope for further enhancing the Revenue Commissioners powers to crack down on aggressive tax avoidance schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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