348 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for implementing the recommendations contained in A Vision for Change; the way the Government plan to ensure that A Vision for Change will be fully implemented and that the necessary resources are put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the location and number of the 500 nursing beds provided in 2006 by the Health Service Executive; the number of private nursing home beds and the number of public beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to ensure an adequate standard of care is provided through home care packages; if she will establish a minimum standard of care charter to set down minimum qualifications for all care staff employed by agencies including appropriate language competency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive the first report of the three-person panel of experts to advise upon and review, twice yearly, risk management procedures within the Office of Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Sullivan report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement in regard to the Sullivan report on events in the Office of the Attorney General leading up to the A case.
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46 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason he did not use the offices of the Arts Council in relation to deciding on the allocation of the recently announced €16.4 million in arts grants from surplus money in his Department’s budget; the efforts he made to ensure this money was spread evenly throughout the country and that smaller projects in one particular part of the country were not prioritised above another; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in regard to the public statement issued on 30 July 2006 regarding the heavy loss of life arising from an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana, he took the opportunity to convey these views personally to the Israeli or US authorities; the reply received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of the agreement signed on 29 September 2006 with former president Mr. Bill Clinton to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach to report on the implementation to date of An Agreed Programme for Government; the reason no progress report on the implementation was published in summer 2006, as had been the practice in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who have applied for relocation under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the number that have been relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has evaluated the Incredible Years programme piloted here by the Clondalkin Partnership; if extension of the programme is being considered in view of its positive results; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who sat chemistry, physics, biology, home economics and applied mathematics in the leaving certificate in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the National Security Committee last met; when the next meeting will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he or his Department has received any recent communication from the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the cost incurred to date by his Department arising from the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the position in regard to the MacEntee commission of investigation into aspects of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; if he is satisfied that the new deadline of 31 October 2006 for completion of the final report will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has not published the Deloitte and Touche and William Fry Solicitors report on the future of TG4 in the context of the current consultation process on the Broadcasting Bill and his decision to make TG4 an independent statutory body; when he proposes to publish this report; the way in which he envisages TG4 will be funded in the long-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has reviewed the recent European Commission report on the use of computers and the Internet in schools; his views on the report’s conclusions on information and communications technology in schools here; if he is currently working with the Department of Education and Science to develop ICT provision for primary and post-primary schools across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report by the decentralisation implementation group and the announcement that 2,000 civil servants will be moved to 29 new locations by the end of 2007; his views on whether the original target of decentralising 10,300 public and civil servants to 53 different locations has been put aside; his further views on meeting 20% of the target the Government set in 2003 for completion by 2007 is a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent NESF calls for the Government to regularly monitor and report on the standard of public services and to make these reports available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the plans he has to amend or update the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if, in respect of any appointment made by him to a State board or agency under the aegis of his Department, he has ever made a declaration of interest as required under the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and the Standards in Public Office Act 2001; the appointments in respect of which such declarations were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the persons appointed by him since 1997 to State boards or other agencies under the aegis of his Department; the criteria used in deciding to make an appointment to such a board or agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when exempt list for prescription only veterinary medicines will be in place; the person who is advising her on which medicines should be so exempted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 9 October 2006 with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the forthcoming EU summit in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad up to the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps; the quantity of sick leave experienced by each sector over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the circumstances surrounding the deaths of persons (details supplied); if investigations are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he intends to take to protect consumers and businesses from spiralling inflation; if adjustments in the budget allocations within his Department or its agencies are necessary in view of the prediction at the time of budget 2006 of average annual inflation of 2.7% compared to the expected situation of 5% by end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation in regard to a company (details supplied); the agents or agencies currently investigating this matter; the approximate timetable for these investigations; the date on which his attention was first drawn to this case; the agent or agency that brought it to his attention; if legislation, either primary or secondary, is being drafted to prevent this practice from being used by other companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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529 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for the provision of permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions No. 257 and 258 of 28 March 2006 in relation to the need for statutory regulation and protection of self-employed commercial agents, if he has subsequently received detailed complaints from former commercial agents of a company (details supplied) along the lines outlined to him in those questions; if he or the various enforcement agencies operating under his Department were in a position to offer advice or other assistance in the case; if he or any of the agencies has a role in policing compliance with the relevant statutory requirements referred to in his reply; his views on whether such agents are in a vulnerable position due to inequality of bargaining power vis-à-vis their principals and that a protection similar to that afforded to employees is therefore appropriate; the proposals he has to amend the regulations in order to improve the protection given to self-employed commercial agents and to provide a clear policing and enforcement mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in discussions with the EU Commission regarding the possibility of providing free travel passes to Irish pensioners resident abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in regard to the abolition of restrictions on peak travel times under the free travel scheme, he has had discussions with transport providers to ensure that they have sufficient capacity to meet the additional demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with the public consultation process on appealing the decisions of regulators announced by him on 26 July 2006; the number of submissions received to date; when he expects the process to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the disappointment expressed by the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the delay in transferring responsibility for the State solicitor’s office from the Attorney General to the DPP’s office, as recommended in the report of the public prosecution study group; if the Government has approved the proposed move; the reason for the delay; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will expand on his recent comments that he will implement a radical shake up of community services by the end of 2006; the plans he has to improve services for disadvantaged people; when he will publish these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 16 May 2006 his views on whether his response to the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee has been adequate; if he has made further changes in regard to putting in place a proper control and accountability framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the types of plastics which are recyclable; which of these plastics are currently being collected for recycling for each local authority; which have not yet begun to be collected for recycling; his plans and timescales to ensure that all recyclable plastics are collected and recycled.
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216 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to date to recruit, train and register the estimated 2000 energy rating assessors required to carry out inspections as set down in the EU Energy Performance Building Directive; and when the register of energy rating assessors is due to be operational.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the political staff currently working in his Department; if it is intended to fill the position of special adviser (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the costs incurred to date in 2006 by the communications unit in his Department; the projected costs to the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken on foot of correspondence received by him from a person (details supplied) in County Galway alleging that they witnessed assaults on prisoners in Store Street Garda station in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken on foot of correspondence received by him from a person (details supplied); if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the original Garda inquiry into that death; if a fresh inquiry is taking place; if so, the progress which has been achieved or is expected; if the death is now classed as suicide, accidental or homicide; if inquiries are taking place in relation to the conduct of other Garda inquiries in the area; if all such inquires internal to the Garda Síochána; if outside agencies are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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