111 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will meet a group (details supplied) to discuss the proposed closure of the sugar factory in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the decentralisation programme within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions during 2004 on which the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership met; when the committee will next meet; if he will report on the work of the team to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with the Border, Midlands and Western Regional Assembly.
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357 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider the establishment of a centralised streamlined system of administration in respect of third level grants in view of the hardship that many students have to endure as a result of the delays in securing grants to which they are entitled, delays which are caused in the main by poor administration at local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that all dormant accounts applicants will have equal access to a consistent, fair and equitable appeals process and that, in line with natural justice, the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board will not adjudicate on appeals of their own decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army deafness claims that remain outstanding; when he expects these to be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive the report of Mr. Dermot Quigley into the circumstances of the appointment of a person (details supplied) and related matters; 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 position in regard to each of the inquiries being carried out by or on behalf of his Department; the projected date for the conclusion of each such investigation; the inquiries in respect of which reports have been referred to the DPP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the direction issued by his predecessor to an authorised officer to cease his inquiries into three companies being carried out under section 19 of the Companies Act 1990, the authorised officer has completed his reports; if he has received these reports; if he has passed any relevant information to the tribunals of inquiry; the date on and the tribunal to which such information was passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his Department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of 1974; the number withheld under section 8(4)( a ) of the National Archives Act 1986; the number withheld under section 8(4)( b ); the number withheld under section 8(4)( c ); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the costs which accrued to his Department during 2004 in respect of tribunals of inquiry; the anticipated amount for 2005; 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 when the next round of grants from the dormant accounts fund will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had recent discussions with GAA representatives concerning the possible use of Croke Park by other sporting bodies; and if he will make a statement regarding his approach to the matter.
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93 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Garda will issue its promised apology arising from the wrongful charging of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the nature of the apology to be issued; the state of the Garda investigation into the crime; if he will publish the results of the internal Garda investigation into the arrest and charging of this person; if he will establish an inquiry into the whole affair; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is now intended to publish the report of the Nally group on the Omagh bombing in the light of the acquittal of a person (details supplied) on a number of charges at Letterkenny Circuit Court on 18 January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if he has instructed local authorities to ensure that appropriate low speed limits are observed at schools and other high risk areas following the changeover to metric speed limits; the reason such low limits were not in place at the time of the changeover; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with members of the International Monitoring Committee on 31 January 2005.
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28 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 1 February 2005 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair.
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22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received a request from the International Monitoring Commission for a meeting; if he intends to meet the commission; 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 on 26 January 2005 with representatives of the Ulster Unionist Party.
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20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 26 January 2005 with representatives of the SDLP.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 26 January 2005 with representatives of Sinn Féin.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has raised with representatives of Sinn Féin the implications of the statement by the Chief Constable of the PSNI, Mr. Hugh Orde, that the IRA was responsible for the pre-Christmas 2004 robbery of the Northern Bank in which more than £26 million was taken; the response he has received from Sinn Féin representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister the implications of the statement by the Chief Constable of the PSNI, Mr. Hugh Orde, that the IRA was responsible for the pre-Christmas 2004 robbery of the Northern Bank in which more than £26 million was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his views on the implications for the situation in Northern Ireland of the statement by the Chief Constable of the PSNI, Mr. Hugh Orde, that the IRA was responsible for the pre-Christmas 2004 robbery of the Northern Bank in which more than £26 million was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has plans for a new initiative to advance the political situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his assessment, based on his contacts with the British Prime Minister and the political parties in Northern Ireland, of advancing the political situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland since 15 December 2004.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his telephone contact with the leader of the DUP, Dr. Ian Paisley, on 13 December 2004.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with a delegation from the SDLP on 14 December 2004.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with a delegation from Sinn Féin on 13 December 2004.
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69 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to establish the location of up to 250 foreign children who have disappeared from the care of the health board authorities since 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the internal audit carried out by the IBTS which found that blood products had been sold to commercial interests without the knowledge or consent of the donors concerned; if she has satisfied herself that appropriate procedures are in place to ensure that such abuses do not happen in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of PAYE taxpayers and taxpayers other than PAYE taxpayers who are earning amounts (details supplied), estimated by reference to the income tax year 2004, and if possible by reference to the income tax year 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to implement the recommendation made in the recent report of a person (details supplied) that his Department should review and consolidate its internal advice on all aspects of procurement; if he intends to take any other action arising from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that Ireland meets it obligations to comply with EU law on environmental matters, in view of 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.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his views on whether there should be another national agreement when the terms of Sustaining Progress expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the next quarterly meeting of the social partners under the Sustaining Progress agreement will be held; the details of the likely agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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337 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if and when SI 524 of 2001, the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 (Section 34) Regulations, 2001, was annulled or withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 23 and 28 of 16 December 2004, the steps which were taken in order to transfer responsibility for the investigation of these matters to the tribunals; if the relevant books and documents were transferred; if so, when; if there is a proposal to amend the tribunals terms of reference in order to include these matters; the way in which the decision to have these matters pursued by the tribunals is compatible with the Government decision to reduce the remit and shorten the lifetime of the Mahon tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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335 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 23 and 28 of 16 December 2004, the statutory power that was exercised by the Tánaiste in giving a direction to her authorised officer to cease investigative work under section 19 of the Companies Act in regard to three companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 23 and 28 of 16 December 2004, the reasons for the Tánaiste giving her authorised officer a direction to cease investigative work under section 19 in regard to three companies and to commence writing up his reports; if she and her officer were in agreement that the officer’s work should be concluded; if the report of the authorised officer has been completed; the person to whom the report will be sent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent joint ofcom and ComReg report into cross-Border telecoms issues; if initiatives are planned to reduce the cost of cross-Border calls; if the report addresses the issue of mobile phone users here straying onto British networks in Border areas; the recommendations made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the consequences of the European Commission’s decision to uphold the recent ruling by the Commission for Communications Regulation that more competition is needed in the mobile phone market here; his views on whether the two main mobile phone companies have operated an effective duopoly here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions or contacts he has had with other leaders on the margins of the EU summit in Brussels on 16 and 17 December 2004.
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