95 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received an application for Government funding for the completion of the construction of the new stadium for Shamrock Rovers Football Club in Tallaght; if, in view of his desire to see the project completed, he will grant funding for the new stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the Government has plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael Davitt, the Irish patriot and founder of the National Land League on 31 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his Department’s participation in the recent commemoration ceremonies for the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 22 March 2006 with Mr. Raymond McCord regarding the circumstances of the murder of his son in Northern Ireland in 1997.
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48 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the responsibility for collecting foreshore licence payments is to move from his Department’s responsibility to that of local authorities; the amount the State is losing each year through his Department’s failure to collect these payments; the timetable for the proposed changeover; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a decision has been made following the recent review of the list of events designated as events of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on a free television service would be made available in the public interest; if the Ryder Cup 2006 will be designated as free to air; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if the difficulty vocational education committees are having in accessing the central Garda vetting unit has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made on the vetting of all school staff to prevent child abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the procedures in place within his Department with regard to corporate procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans to amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the arrangements that are in place to provide assistance for certain Independent Members of Dáil Éireann; if he will list those who are entitled to avail of this service; the estimated annual cost of providing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that when the Army barracks in Ballincollig, County Cork, was sold off, a plot of ground of approximately one acre was retained as a site for a proposed new Garda station; if he has received an offer for this site from a developer in exchange for an alternative site in Ballincollig for the Garda station; if it is intended to accept this offer; if an independent valuation has been done of the two separate sites and if so, the respective values; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread local view that the original site is far preferable for a Garda station; if it is intended to proceed with the Garda station on the original site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the options he is considering for the future governance of Northern Ireland in the event of the Assembly and the power-sharing Executive not being re-established; if he has met with the British Government on this issue; if he has held discussions with parties in Northern Ireland on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timetable for the re-establishment of the Assembly and the Executive in Northern Ireland; his views on re-establishing the Assembly without a fully functioning power-sharing Executive; the scenarios that will emerge in the event of the Assembly not agreeing to form an Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the social partners; if he will report further on the progress made to date with regard to the negotiation of a new national agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants currently located in Dublin who wish to transfer to new locations outside of Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the way in which this compares with the Government target of 10,300; if agreement has been reached with all public service unions regarding promotional opportunities for persons who chose to move and persons who opt to remain where they are; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with other Departments or State agencies which are concerned at the potential loss of expertise and corporate knowledge as a result of the Government’s decentralisation programme; the steps being taken to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement on the outcome of her meeting on 21 March 2006 with a delegation from Mallow, County Cork, to discuss the implications of the planned closure of the Irish Sugar Company plant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the transfer of the milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed regarding the accuracy of advertisements used by direct selling companies to recruit agents; his views on the introduction of regulations to ensure the accuracy of such advertisements and to ensure that applicants for such positions are fully aware of terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed regarding the treatment of commercial agents employed by direct selling agencies, such as those in the cosmetics business; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in many such cases those engaged have no security and no rights in regard to terms or conditions; his views on introducing legislation to provide statutory rights for such people in view of the growth of direct selling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding allegations into the theft of diesel by a Defence Forces’ member in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received a third interim report from the MacEntee commission investigating the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; the main findings of the report; when he expects to receive a final report from Mr. MacEntee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the direction issued to an authorised officer to cease their inquiries into three companies being carried out under section 19 of the Companies Act 1990 the authorised officer has completed their reports; if he has received these reports; if so, the action it is intended to take arising from the reports; if the reports have been furnished to any of the tribunals of inquiry and, if so, which ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of deaths and injuries arising from workplace accidents generally and specifically in regard to the construction industry for 2005; the way in which these figures compare with 2004 and 2003; the figures to date in 2006; the additional steps he intends to take to reduce such accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, in London on 8 March 2006; if new initiatives are expected following the meeting in regard to the political situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with President Bush during his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick’s Day period.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contacts with political leaders during his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick’s Day period.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick’s Day period.
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17 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with a delegation from the SDLP on 2 March 2006.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his views on whether or not the violent scenes in Dublin on 25 February 2006 when the Love Ulster march had to be abandoned will have any impact on the Government’s relations with parties in Northern Ireland and efforts to restart the political process there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the British Government and the political parties in Northern Ireland on efforts to restart the political process there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the outcome of his meeting on 1 March 2006 with a delegation from Sinn Féin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with relevant agencies and the Department of Education and Science regarding the provision of Irish language translators and interpreters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress he has made in regard to the streamlining and co-ordination of service delivery in the community and voluntary sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the representations he has received from the family of the late Mr. Pat Finucane into British Government proposals for an inquiry into his murder; the response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the safeguards which are in place for a person (details supplied) who came here as a minor without a passport or documentation of citizenship; the reason the person was refused for naturalisation; his views on this decision; if he will give this person indefinite leave to remain as the parent of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into the serious assault on a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there is a file with the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projected amount of funds to be collected in environmental management charges by the two collective schemes set up with respect to the regulations under the WEEE directive in the first year of the scheme; and when he expects the review of the environmental management charges with respect to the WEEE directive to be complete.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide stronger incentives, financial or otherwise, to local authorities in order to enforce the dwelling standard criteria and to allow a meaningful number of inspections to be carried out on dwellings being considered or in use for rent supplement tenants.
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492 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reasons for having an upper age limit for application to become a Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the way in which and when he proposes to legislate for the private operation of speed cameras; when additional cameras will be provided and the number of same; the preparation he has made to identify the locations for such speed cameras; if this legislation will be dealt with through the proposed Road Traffic Bill or under a separate Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the progress in completing the integrated ticketing project; if he is satisfied with the level of co-operation between different State transport providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the outcome of his meeting with the Prime Minister of Croatia on 3 March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received the agenda for the forthcoming March EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to bring forward the promised medical practitioners Bill in view of the decision of the Medical Council to proceed with competence assurance measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recently published NESF report on care for the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will expand on recent comments that he views the development of a stadium for soccer exclusively as a preferable option for the new stadium for Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght; if he will withhold funding for the new stadium if it is also to be used for hosting Gaelic games; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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