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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2005
21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the SDLP Leader, Mr. Mark Durkan, on 14 March 2005. [9190/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2005
10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on 3 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2005
6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his assessment of the implications for the Northern Ireland peace process of the reported involvement of members of the IRA in the murder of Mr. Robert McCartney in the Short Strand area of Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6769/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2005
5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his assessment of the implications for the Northern Ireland peace process of the discovery by the Garda of a major money laundering operation believed to have involved the IRA. [6768/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2005
4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments in the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6767/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
296 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a formal complaint was made to the labour inspectorate during the course of 2001 regarding the treatment by a company (details supplied) of its employees; the action that was taken on foot of any such complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
219 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason day service physiotherapy in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, is unavailable for outpatients under the age of 65 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12014/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
124 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent call from the Carers Association for the introduction of a level of payment that would be equivalent to salaries paid to health workers; his views on the call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11851/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
116 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps which have been taken to date to implement the 15 recommendations contained in the Position of Full-Time Carers report of November 2003 from the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11852/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he had any meetings on the margins with other EU leaders during the course of the spring summit on 22 and 23 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9193/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the spring EU summit on 22 and 23 March 2005. [9192/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005
5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the March meeting of the European Council; his priorities for the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2005
26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in relation to his Dáil reply of 22 February 2005, he will elaborate on his comment that people coming to this country tend to be open to the idea of learning not only English but Irish as well; the evidence he has to back up these claims; if he has statistics to confirm such conclusions; the basis on which he makes this comment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11395/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
149 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his consideration of European Court of First Instance decision to rule against Ireland for failure to protect human health through properly controlling waste dumps; the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland will in future comply with the European Commission’s waste disposal directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11081/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
94 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that Ireland meets its obligations to comply with EU law on environmental matters having regard to the announcement made by the Commission on 13 January 2005 that it has issued eight separate legal warnings over breaches of EU environmental law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11082/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 21 February 2005 with the President of Hungary, Mr. Ferenc Madl. [6766/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meeting with the President of Lesotho. [6765/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent EU-US summit in Brussels; and if he had bilateral talks with President Bush or any other leader during the summit. [6764/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent official visits to Bulgaria and Poland on 11 and 12 February 2005. [5709/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005
1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he plans to attend the proposed EU-US leaders’ meeting in Brussels on 22 February 2005; his priorities for the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4635/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
664 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel allocated to Garda stations in Lucan, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas at 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2005; the number of gardaí in the aforementioned areas on each of these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
501 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to non-nationals by nationality; and the skills or areas of employment in which they were issued in respect of each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10710/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
132 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the detailed report from the Garda Síochána into the Garda investigation of the murder of two women in Grangegorman, Dublin 7, in March 1997 which led to the wrongful charging of Dean Lyons; when he will be in a position to make a decision on the further investigation which may be required; if he will consider using the range of powers available to him under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10788/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
82 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take to deal with vandalism and anti-social behaviour which is causing major problems in many communities with families harassed and property vandalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10794/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005
2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the Government has plans for the holding of constitutional referenda during 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4633/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2005
49 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport when new regulations on customer service and safety standards in the taxi industry will be implemented; the precise areas that these regulations will focus on; the number of submissions from the public he has received in this respect following the public consultation phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9682/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2005
8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the new technical checks that have been introduced as part of the driving test; the reason these technical checks were introduced; if he plans to introduce further reforms of the driving test procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9683/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005
60 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the statement made by a person (details supplied) that the absence of breast screening services in the western regions was leading to a high number of mastectomies among women whose cancer is being detected too late; the steps she is taking to address this situation; when it is expected that the BreastCheck service will be extended to the entire country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9421/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005
47 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the call from the Environmental Health Officers Association for the introduction of controls governing the use of sunbeds in view of the established link with skin cancer; if she intends to introduce any such control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9422/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005
579 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) which runs lifestyle seminars in this country and abroad; if such organisations are subject to any form of regulation by her Department; if she intends to introduce any such regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005
262 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) which runs lifestyle seminars in this country and abroad; the measures he will take to protect consumers against this form of exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005
100 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) which runs lifestyle seminars in this country and abroad; if such organisations are subject to any form of regulation by her Department; if she intends to introduce any such regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9030/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005
35 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the proposed redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9186/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005
16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the financial support being provided to Shamrock Rovers Football Club to allow it to complete its new stadium; the discussions he has had recently with the club in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9187/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2005
47 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish mobile phone customers will have to pay significantly more than British subscribers to use third generation mobile phone technology; his views on whether Irish mobile phone charges continue to be excessive in comparison to European norms; if he has plans to tackle these excessive rates in the mobile phone industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8216/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2005
258 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the continuing problem of violence against women, he agrees that the Government needs to commit to a national funding framework for the violence against women sector, with roles, responsibilities and budgets defined within each of the six Government Departments with a responsibility for violence against women services, with money ring-fenced for service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2005
139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that victims of rape and sexual assault from north Mayo are at a major disadvantage in receiving counselling for their trauma in comparison to the rest of the county, because of the lack of a full-time Rape Crisis Centre in the region; the inability of the Rape Crisis Centre, based in Castlebar, to open a second centre in Ballina because of lack of guaranteed adequate funding as a result of which victims of sexual violence in the area are being deprived of the services that could assist them in recovering from their terror; if she will provide funding to allow for the opening of a centre in Ballina; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8185/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2005
138 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that services in Mayo for women who are victims of domestic violence are at breaking point as there has been no increase in funding to the services since 2002 and that this persistent underfunding is hindering service providers from developing long-term plans; if she will consider the provision of guaranteed funding for the Mayo Women’s Refuge Centre to allow it provide services in a planned way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8184/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2005
117 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on a recent report (details supplied) which indicates that more than 200 science teachers qualify every year but that there are few full-time places for them; her further views on whether such teachers will look for work abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7987/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2005
69 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding her plans to tackle the issue of discipline in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7986/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
311 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in regard to the proposal to decentralise his Department to Knock Airport, County Mayo; the number of personnel relocated to date; the number of personnel to be transferred; if any timetable has been set for the transfer; if it is envisaged that the relocation will be completed by 2007 as proposed in the original announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7820/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
229 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the position in regard to the proposal to decentralise part of the OPW to Claremorris, County Mayo; the number of personnel relocated to date; the number proposed to be transferred; if a timetable has been set for the transfer; if it is envisaged that the relocation will be completed by 2007 as proposed in the original announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7819/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
228 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if a trust fund established collectively by the Roman Catholic bishops called the Stewardship Trust has applied to the Revenue Commissioners for charitable status for the purposes of the Taxes Acts; if such status has been granted; if it has not been granted, the tax treatment of that trust; if making contributions towards the payment of awards of damages and the costs associated with such awards could ever be regarded as a charitable purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7818/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
79 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish and European position towards the existing situation which pertains in Iran with regard to the threat of nuclear weapons being developed in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
63 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish and European position towards the existing situation which pertains in North Korea with regard to the threat of nuclear weapons being developed in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7734/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive reports from Mr. Justice Barron on the outstanding areas within his remit; the action he has taken arising from the reports already submitted by Mr. Justice Barron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3503/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the high level group established by his Department in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks is still functioning; the current membership of same; when it last met; if he will report on its recent work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3502/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2005
78 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the latest 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; his views on the potential loss of skills and expertise for specialist State agencies should they be decentralised with so few persons willing to transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7190/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2005
31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if it is intended to appoint a new chairperson to the decentralisation advisory committee, following the recent resignation of Mr. Phil Flynn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7193/05]