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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the EU summit in Brussels on 16 and 17 December 2004. [34254/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2005
42 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the proposals in a recent report, Achieving Equity of Access to Higher Education in Ireland, that higher education institutes should have to prove the success of their access programmes for disadvantaged students before being allocated specific funding from the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3007/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2005
38 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason over 100,000 primary school pupils are being taught in classrooms with 30 or more other pupils despite Government commitments to reduce class sizes; her proposals to implement this policy; if attempts are being made to ensure that available, but unemployed, fully qualified teachers are allocated to schools with large class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3006/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
133 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had made contact with other EU Heads of Government with a view to better coordination of the relief effort arising from the recent tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34311/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
125 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in touch with the heads of Government of those countries surrounding the Indian Ocean, which suffered such serious devastation arising from the recent tsunami disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34312/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he plans to visit the United States around St. Patrick’s Day; the details of the programme agreed for such a visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34258/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed in his meetings with political leaders during his recent visit to China; if he raised with Chinese leaders ongoing concerns regarding the human rights situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34600/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent visit to China. [34599/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the official visits abroad he plans to make in the first six months of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34257/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2005
2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the main purpose of his planned visit to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33211/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2005
74 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs at the latest date for which figures are available of the original decentralisation programme announced in budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004. [2489/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2005
27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants 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, in view of the fact that so few persons are willing to transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2488/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2005
64 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the recent rejection by the European Commission of the Government’s request for a derogation from the 170 kg. per hectare limit in the nitrates directive; the next step in negotiations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1914/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2005
53 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cases of BSE in cattle discovered in 2004; the way in which this compares with recent years; the number of such cases which were discovered in animals born after the imposition of the ban on meat and bone meal; if she has information regarding the reason so many cases in such animals are still being discovered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1913/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2005
1090 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason, contrary to expectations, that psychiatric hospitals such as St. Ita’s, Portrane and St. Luke’s, Clonmel were not included in the list of additional institutions to fall within the remit of the Residential Institutions Redress Board under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Additional Institutions) Order 2004; if she proposes to include such institutions at some future date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1181/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2005
523 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that staff at a training centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8 have not been awarded the second phase of benchmarking due in January 2004 or any of the three increases due under Sustaining Progress during 2004; if FÁS will give approval for these overdue increases to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1348/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2005
99 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if he will propose changes to the Defence (Amendment) Act 1960 in order to allow Irish troops participate in the EU’s proposed rapid reaction battle groups; if such changes would alter the triple lock procedure by which Irish troops operate in activities abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2005
4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the recent work of the National Economic and Social Development Office. [33214/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2005
3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the work of the national centre for partnership. [33213/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2004
73 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to make the promised order under the Consumer Affairs Act to require doctors, dentists and allied health professionals to publicly display their prices, which was first promised almost a year ago; if he has now received final legal advice from the Attorney General on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33757/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2004
58 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on community employment places at 1 January 2003 and 1 January 2004; the anticipated numbers at 1 January 2005; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by many community and voluntary groups due to the shortage of community employment places; if changes are planned with regard to eligibility to participate in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33756/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2004
11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership last met; the number of meetings held during 2005; when the next meeting is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33215/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2004
8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the Estimates for his Department for 2005. [33212/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2004
5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will list the Deputies in respect of whom arrangements have been made by his Department to provide assistance; the nature of the assistance provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32123/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2004
2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the persons appointed to boards or agencies under the aegis of his Department during 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32124/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2004
84 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a company (details supplied) has issued its report to the steering group in charge of the review of the national drugs strategy 2001-08; the new perspectives and strategies that will be advanced following the extensive consultations undertaken for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33259/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2004
11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee examining the future of Aer Lingus last met and when the next meeting is planned. [32122/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2004
9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received the report of Mr. Justice Barron into a number of bombings and killings in 1972 and 1973; the action he intends to take arising from the report; if he has received information regarding when Mr. Justice Barron will report on the outstanding items within his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32121/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
143 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his response to the issues contained in the submission for budget 2004 from the Blind Car Owners and Users Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32855/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
84 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action that has been taken or that he plans to take following the report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution on the cost of building land; the specific measures that have been implemented arising from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32680/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
34 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of occasions on which contracts worth in excess of €40,000 were awarded on the basis of a tender that had been invited from a single company in respect of the period since June 2002; if he will list the contracts awarded, the companies involved and the value in each case; if he considers this approach to be consistent with public procurement procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2004
129 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself with the state of the law governing efforts by accused persons to impugn the character of homicide victims in their own defence in murder and manslaughter proceedings and the ability of the prosecution adequately to counter those efforts; if he has further satisfied himself that the prosecution uses its best efforts to protect the character of the deceased in such cases, having regard to the present state of the law; if he has received submissions in this regard, in particular from the families of homicide victims; if he is considering proposals for a change in the applicable law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32633/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2004
52 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made with regard to the implementation of the commitment contained in An Agreed Programme for Government to end all heroin use in prisons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32512/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2004
15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report, Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, published by a panel of international experts on prison health care, which found that a needle exchange programme in prisons would improve safety conditions for both staff and prisoners; if he intends to study the report’s findings with a view to reviewing existing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32513/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
91 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons killed and injured in road traffic accidents to date in 2004; the way in which this compares with 2003; the steps he intends to take to cut road fatalities and injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32365/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
77 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time for driver tests at each centre in the State; the steps being taken to reduce the long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
14 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, on 24 November 2004. [30940/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with an SDLP delegation on 22 November 2004; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the SDLP that it has not been fully involved in recent negotiations regarding possible moves to restore the institutions in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent contacts with political parties in Northern Ireland. [28848/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
5 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 on the margins of the recent European Council meeting in Brussels. [28847/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
49 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the powers available to the inspectors of nursing homes are adequate to guarantee the health and safety of residents, generally older persons; the type of problems that are being identified; the action that is being taken to address these problems; the number of court actions pending; and the details of the nursing homes in question. [31580/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
33 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding her discussions with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association regarding the proposed new system of medical insurance; if she will confirm the commitment she gave to the recent IHCA conference in Kilkenny that no hospital consultant would be left without cover and no patient without redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31568/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
86 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding allocated to the Arts Council in 2005; whether this will be adequate to redress the cutbacks in funding for the Arts Council in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and the conclusions reached at his meeting in Dublin with the US Treasury Secretary, John Snow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29957/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and the conclusions reached at his meeting in Dublin with the Vice-Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Huang Ju; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29956/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has had contact or sent a message to President George Bush following his re-election as President of the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28068/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his recent meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong special administrative region, Mr. Donald Tsang; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with other EU leaders in the margins of the European Council summit in Brussels on 4 and 5 November 2004. [27851/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 4 and 5 November 2004. [27850/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the contact with or discussions he has had with the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jose Manuel Barosso, regarding his decision to withdraw his proposed Commission following strong opposition from the European Parliament to the proposed appointment of a person (details supplied) to the position of Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27165/04]