5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with other EU leaders on the margins of the ceremonies in Rome for the signing of the new European treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the ceremonies in Rome for the signing of the new European treaty.
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110 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has plans to extend funding for the Geological Survey of Ireland’s national seabed survey beyond 2005; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the survey has discovered that Ireland’s hydrocarbon reserves may be more extensive than previously thought; his views on whether the work involved in the survey merits continuation beyond 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a decision will be made on the future of MediaLab Europe; the financial control proposals he is examining for the future of the research centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the role and responsibilities of each Minister of State within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of requests received in 2004 to date by his Department under the Freedom of Information Acts; the way in which this compares with the respective periods for 2003 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the dramatic rise in school drop out rates in recent years, in particular the CSO finding that over 5% of 15 year olds left school in 2002 compared to 3.6% in 1996; the way in which she intends to deal with this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the numbers employed as education welfare officers in each county; the number of referrals to the education welfare board from each county since 1 January 2004; her views on whether the number of officers is sufficient to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to resolving the outstanding issues from the Leeds Castle talks; if he has presented a document co-authored by the British Government concerning the way forward to the political parties in the North; the steps, in the event of this document being rejected, which he will take towards restoring the institutions created under the Good Friday Agreement and suspended since October 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 2 November 2004 with relatives of a person (details supplied).
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110 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the total estimated cost of acquiring sites, new buildings, equipping new offices and other ancillary costs likely to arise from the decentralisation proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the position with regard to the transfer of the State Laboratory from its present location at Abbotstown to its new location at Backweston; the reason for the delay in completing the transfer; if all staff have agreed to the proposed relocation; the estimated final cost of the transfer; the steps being taken at the new location to ensure that delays in the completion of tests are ended, especially in view of serious concerns expressed by coroners at the delays in inquests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the high-level group established within his Department in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks is still functioning; if he will report on its recent work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Garda has completed its investigation into the recent beef mislabelling fraud; if so, their findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a relatively small grant application for renewal of €3,700 to a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to provide education for personal development courses in the community serving a significant number of local persons on a weekly basis has been refused on the basis that the application did not achieve sufficient points; the reasons for this cut-off in funding; if he will review this decision in view of the value of this resource to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to allegations that a charitable organisation (details supplied) filed false and incomplete documentation in the Companies Registration Office for two successive accounting years, 1998 and 1999; the reason it was decided to take no action on the matter; and his views on whether the statutory obligation to seek proper and complete documentation from the charitable organisation and to institute prosecutions when considered necessary appears to have been ignored by agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure that the clinical and financial audits of a facility managed by a charitable organisation (details supplied), which were undertaken by the South Western Area Health Board and completed in February 2004, and which have already been supplied to the charitable organisation, will be published and supplied to the parents and guardians of the residents of the audited facility; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a discrete financial audit of the charitable organisation itself, commissioned by the South Western Area Health Board in 2003, was apparently abandoned; and the reason it was abandoned.
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76 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if he will elaborate on his recent comments that he is ready to take appropriate and immediate action should the security situation in Liberia deteriorate with regard to ensuring the safety of Irish UN peace-keepers; if he has assessed the level of security threat facing Irish troops serving in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total cost to date accruing to his Department arising from the Moriarty tribunal; if he has received an indication regarding the likely date for conclusion of hearings by the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has plans for amendments to the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown, on a subhead basis, of the €2.5 billion spent in 2004 on disability specific services; if a detailed breakdown is not possible, the way in which the total figure is arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the response he has had to the consultation paper on the community employment scheme published by his Department in July 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress to date with regard to the implementation of the OECD report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress to date with regard to the implementation of the Nally report on the Chief State Solicitor’s office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the role and duties of persons appointed by him as special or political advisers; the total cost in terms of payroll and expenses arising from these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the modernisation action plan submitted by his Department to the Civil Service performance verification group in July 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Tallaght west childhood development initiative; his views on the serious picture of inequality and social deprivation in some areas of Tallaght depicted in the report; the action he plans to take on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion and drugs last met; and when the next meeting is scheduled.
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65 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on plans by a subsidiary of a company (details supplied) to deal with three separate illegal dumps on its lands in west Wicklow by creating a special landfill on the site; his further views on the amount of illegal waste on this site, specifically the amount of hazardous material; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action that has been taken 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.
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226 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on his address at the launch of the Disability Bill 2004 and disability strategy on 21 September 2004.
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116 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to appeal the judgment of the High Court given on 13 October 2004 in the case of a person (details supplied); if he intends to suspend the deportation of the parents of Irish citizen children, pending the consideration by the Supreme Court of any such appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003 and to date in 2004; the number of applications upheld by the Refugee Appeals Commission; the number of appeals submitted to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of such appeals upheld; the number of applications for leave to remain and the number of such applications granted; the number of deportation orders made and the number of such deportations carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date by the Office of the Attorney General with Government Departments and offices in regard to proposals for the repeal of obsolete pre-1922 legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive the report of Mr. Justice Barron dealing with a number of bombings and murders during the 1970s; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has raised with the British Prime Minister the possible establishment of a Weston Park style inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; the response he has received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the action he has taken or intends to take arising from the recommendation made by the jury at the inquest into the deaths of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, that consideration be given to further investigations into the involvement of loyalist paramilitaries in the bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the action he has taken or plans to take arising from the report of the sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights that considered the report of the Barron inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the taxi advisory council on new regulations to be introduced to the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the margins of the ceremonies in Rome for the signing of the new European treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if there are plans to convene a meeting of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation; his views on the future role of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his views on the announcement made by the British Government regarding the proposed inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied); his further views on whether the announcement made meets the agreement entered into with the Irish Government at the Weston Park talks; if he has raised or plans to raise the matter with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with the British Government and the political parties in Northern Ireland since the ending of the Leeds Castle talks; his assessment of the prospects of concluding an agreement based on the Leeds Castle talks on the basis of these contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with a delegation from the DUP on 30 September 2004.
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