154 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of extant legal proceedings to which the Attorney General is a party or a notice party in which the constitutional validity or consistency of an enactment has been challenged, indicating the enactments involved and the present stage of those proceedings; the number of those cases in which a Minister of the Government is not also a party, indicating the arrangements in place for consultation with an appropriate Minister on the defence of such proceedings; the number of cases in which the Director of Public Prosecutions or another public authority is also a party, indicating if there are arrangements for joint carriage of the defence of those cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the next Council of European Agriculture Ministers will be meeting; what is on the agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the content of her recent discussions with the EU Trade Commissioner in relation to the World Trade Organisation arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent meeting of the cross-departmental team on housing, infrastructure and public private partnership; when the next meeting is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if Irish troops are deployed on the border with Northern Ireland; if so, the number of troops deployed; if it is intended to discontinue the deployment of such troops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the number of soldiers who are accommodated in army barracks; the number of soldiers in each barrack; the number of units of accommodation in each barrack; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the concerns of small business owners following the significant drop in consumer sentiment in May 2006 as reported by the ESRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on meetings he had with other leaders on the margins of the EU summit in Brussels.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his address to the United Nations conference on AIDS; the discussions he had with political leaders or United Nations officials during his recent visit to the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the guidelines or procedures in place where a State owned port company, established under the Harbours Act 1996, proposes to dispose of plans, particularly with regard to ensuring openness and transparency in regard to any transaction and value for money for taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to ensure the continued operation of Limerick Docks in view of its importance to existing users and to the Limerick area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the proposal to sell off the functioning and profitable port of Limerick is consistent with the objectives of stated EU marine transport policy which is to encourage the transport of freight by shipping rather than road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the proposal to sell off the functioning and profitable port of Limerick is consistent with the objectives of national marine transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if his approval has been sought for a proposal from the Shannon Foynes Port Company to sell off Limerick Port; if his approval has been given for such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the indications of continuing significant levels of consumer dissatisfaction with Internet service providers levels of service and the conclusion of his Department in its January 2006 discussion paper, Broadband Demand, he will consider consumer rights legislation specific to the telecommunications and broadband sector empowering and giving rights to consumers in view of the prevalence of dominance and the absence of competition in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a new study from the Combat Poverty Agency which shows that the increasing levels of indirect taxation here are having a disproportionate effect on those on lower incomes; the efforts he is making to ensure that those on low incomes receive sufficient supports to deflect the impact of these indirect taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received a communication from the Standards in Public Office Commission in regard to a complaint made against the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in regard to a request he made to a civil servant to address a meeting of a political party; the action he intends to take arising from the communication received from the SIPO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to the translation of court documents into the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide details of the plan that was launched to promote tourism on the islands; his views on whether the amount pledged by his Department is sufficient for a sustained tourism drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans to hold a constitutional referendum before the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the reports of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the amount allocated in the Estimates in his Department for 2006 for commemorations; the way in which this money will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses short of the national development plan targets the country will be by the end of 2006, not withstanding the recent announcement of extra money allocated for housing purposes in June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of e-voting machine storage facilities which are the subject of long-term lease agreements between the State and the owners of such facilities; the locations of each of these facilities; the length of time each agreement lasts; and the amount the State is liable to pay per annum in respect of these agreements in the event of the Government deciding to abandon electronic voting.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans for a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent contact with the British Government regarding developments in Northern Ireland.
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93 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if in relation to her recent visit to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Dublin, there are plans to extend or upgrade the premises having regard to the shortage of space for the 150 patients who are resident there; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of his meeting on 10 June 2005, with a private investigator (details supplied) in County Meath, he discussed with his Departmental staff the intended meeting with the private investigator; the reason his Departmental staff were not present at the meeting; when he first created a minute of the meeting; if he created a schedule of the copy documents supplied by the private investigator; and if so, when; if any of the documents received touched on issues of relevance to the Morris Tribunal; if so, if these documents were forwarded by him to the Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for reform of the Chief State Pathologist’s Office; if it is intended to introduce a new system whereby homicide cases would be handled by two pathologists; the discussions he has had with the Chief State Pathologist on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach in respect of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, when the last round of recruitment took place; the numbers who applied for posts; the number who were short-listed; the number who qualified for appointment; the number who accepted positions; the number who have started working; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the reasons he has not yet sanctioned the funding for 200 buses requested by Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to hold a national day of commemoration of the Great Famine; if his attention has been drawn to the proposal to designate the last Sunday in May 2006 for a national commemoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the most recent appointments made to the board of Bord na gCon; the length of time of these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date with regard to the implementation of the Lisbon Agenda here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the decision of Pobal to advise the board of the area partnerships of additional allocations which will be made from existing resources to help offset the cost of benchmarking adjustments for 2006 (details supplied), similar arrangements will be applied in the case of the Clondalkin drugs task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the carbon emissions system will significantly impact on the future price levels of electricity; his further views on proposals to restructure the electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. John Howard.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his attendance at, and the outcome of, the recent EU-Latin America summit in Vienna.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if an agenda has been received for the June 2006 EU summit; his priorities for the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department is seeking a second local contribution in respect of a further summer works programme project at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22, despite the Department circular to the effect that no such second contribution would be sought within a five year timeframe; her views on the difficulties raising such money causes locally in a disadvantaged area; if she will waive the contribution in accordance with the stated terms of her circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in regard to the summer works programme in primary schools, the local contribution of five percent and the relevant capped sum in respect of schools designated disadvantaged continues to apply; if she will confirm that her Department has issued a circular advising school authorities that in respect of a further sanctioned project within five years at the same school, no further local contribution is required and if that provision continues to apply; her views on the hardship involved for schools and communities where a further local contribution is now being sought by her Department, and the reason such demands are being made notwithstanding her circular of 2005; and to exempt schools designated disadvantaged, in particular, from the contribution payment in light of the circular and the hardship involved in raising large sums locally in the most disadvantaged communities.
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94 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the cap on the number of support teachers for children whose native language is neither Irish nor English in order that schools with a large number of such children can get necessary support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide capital funding for the National College of Art and Design in order that it can upgrade its campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to Sinn Féin joining the Northern Ireland Policing Board; if the formation of a new Executive in Northern Ireland will be accompanied by Sinn Féin signalling support for the PSNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, further to his interview in a newspaper (details supplied) on 9 May 2006, he will clarify his position on Sinn Féin joining the Northern Ireland Policing Board; if the Government is demanding that Sinn Féin express its support publicly for the PSNI before the Executive is formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the National Security Committee last met; when the next meeting is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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