699 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate that the many child care programmes continue to depend on active labour market programmes to provide their much needed services; the plans he has to review this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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698 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the specific amounts allocated under the equal opportunities childcare programme and the way in which the various limits applied to these are determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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697 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the services operating under the equal opportunities childcare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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748 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a report from officials of his Department on their consultations with all relevant State agencies and the industry to examine the potential use in explosive devices of enriched ammonium nitrates blends of fertilisers; if in particular he has received the results of trails to see how easily the fertiliser could be separated into an explosive compound; when he expects to be able to make a decision on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions he plans to have with other EU leaders at the accession ceremonies for new member states in Dublin on 1 May 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with members of the United States Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if a location has been agreed for his EU-US summit meeting with President Bush in June 2004; if a programme has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the likely agenda for the proposed EU-US summit in June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the recent conference, Breaking the Barriers: Partnership to Fight HIV-AIDS in Europe and Central Asia.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 9 February 2004 with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr. Ahmed Qurei.
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60 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the recommendations of the Hanly report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps he is taking to provide a preventative programme to reduce the level of opiate related deaths, especially in the Dublin area where the death toll from opiates is running at the same level as from traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed at the security implications of the importation of significant amounts of enriched ammonium nitrate blends of fertilisers from outside the EU, especially in view of reports that such material has been used in terrorist bombings abroad; if, in view of the fact that the importation into Northern Ireland of such material has been banned by the authorities there on security grounds, he has plans to impose similar controls or restrictions in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment; the reasons for the long delay in providing such treatment; his plans to eliminate this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a proposal to amalgamate two primary schools (details supplied) in Dublin 24; his views on this proposal; the process which will be followed; the rights which parents have in the matter; if his approval for an ultimate amalgamation will be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will give the information promised in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 10 February 2004 (details supplied); the reason for the delay in responding; if he will respond and accede to the request for nine hours tuition per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed at the implication for the safety of workers of the importation of significant amounts of enriched ammonium nitrate blends of fertilisers from outside the EU; if she has satisfied herself that all appropriate safety procedures are in place and that labelling requirements are being complied with, especially in view of concerns that have been expressed that such materials could, in certain circumstances, explode; if she has further satisfied herself that the attention of workers handling such materials has been drawn to the potential dangers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress that has been made by the steering group comprised of representatives of the FAI, the IRFU, the OPW and his Department to oversee the construction of the new national stadium at Lansdowne Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in and the outcome of the spring European Council on 25 and 26 March 2004.
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33 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the Spanish Prime Minister elect, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, following the Spanish general election on 14 March 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had, or plans to have, with other EU leaders arising from the bomb attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the steps he proposes to take in his capacity as President of the Council of Ministers, arising from the bomb attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004; 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 the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Mr. Mikulas Dzurinda on 12 March 2004.
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28 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 10 March 2004 with the Danish Prime Minister, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 23 February 2004 with the Finnish Prime Minister, Mr. Matti Vanhanen.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received a letter from Prime Minister Blair, Chancellor Schröder and President Chirac on the outcome of their tripartite meeting in Berlin on 18 February 2004; his views on the call made at the meeting for the appointment of a European Commission vice-president to drive the Lisbon process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting in Dublin on 16 February 2004 with the UN special adviser on Cyprus.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting in Dublin on 16 February 2004 with the Estonian Prime Minister, Mr. Juhan Parts.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 12 February 2004 with the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schröder, on 9 February 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the matters discussed and conclusions reached at the meeting between his Minister of State and other interested groups in Nenagh on 23 March 2004 regarding remedial works required to be completed at the former site of a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the EU directives for which his Department is responsible which have yet to be implemented, particularly those with deadlines for implementation which have passed; if he will list any legal action initiated or threatened by the Commission for the non implementation of any directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest reports or information he has received from the consular office in respect of the persons that attended the trial of three Irish men facing serious charges in Colombia; if he has any information on when a verdict will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in regard to the dedicated unit in his Department which has been established instead of the agency for the Irish abroad, as recommended by the task force on emigrants, the number of staff in the unit broken down by grade; the funding available to the unit; the work undertaken to date by the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter
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444 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the Garda station office at Rathcoole, County Dublin; the way in which he will address local concerns about inadequate opening hours and Garda coverage; the long-term plans for policing and a permanent base for gardaí in the growing community of Rathcoole-Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when divisional status for Tallaght Garda station will be implemented; the proposals being considered for a Garda station in west Tallaght; the present position on the construction and staffing of a Garda station or office in west Tallaght, in view of the continuing rapid growth of the area; if he will prioritise a local policing service, including more community gardaí and a local station, in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in implementing the literacy target to halve the number of pupils with serious literacy difficulties in schools designated disadvantaged by 2006, as declared in the NAPS 2002; the measures he has put in place with which he plans to meet the target; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the costings of his “Your Education Service” initiative, broken down by venue costs, publications, fees to chairs and staff, promotion and advertising and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers at primary level who have provisional recognition pending acquisition of the SCG qualification; the number of those who are currently on extensions of time beyond the five year limit to obtain the Irish language qualifications; if he can provide a breakdown by country in both of these categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the practice that has emerged in Swords, County Dublin, whereby parents hoping to enrol their daughters in a local school (details supplied) are forced to camp out overnight prior to the school opening applications for enrolment the following day; if this reflects the shortage of school places available in the area; his plans to address this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of recent statements from the INTO, he has plans to drop the requirement for teachers trained outside the State to pass the SCG Irish language examination within five years of working in schools here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the exam is a barrier to filling chronic teacher supply shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the Government has directed an audit of the Statute Book in order to ascertain the number of enactments vulnerable to challenge on the grounds set out in the judgments of the courts in cases (details supplied) as constituting an impermissible delegation of legislative power of the State; if a programme of curative measures is considered necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the investigation that has been held into the circumstances in which political graffiti is reported to have been written on a visiting RAF helicopter at Baldonnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if a date has been set for the handover of the search and rescue service in the north west from the Air Corps to a private company; if a decision to withdraw the Air Corps is being reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information available to him in regard to the nationality and the normal country of residence of mothers, in respect of the briefing document (details supplied) issued by him on 10 March 2004 in connection with the proposed amendment to the Constitution regarding citizenship; the number of mothers who are believed to have arrived in the country within a month prior to giving birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of births in each of the Dublin maternity hospitals for each of the past five years broken down by the nationality of the mother and the normal country of residence of the mother; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans concerning schools provision in the Laytown and Bettystown area; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern of local parents; if there is a strategic educational plan for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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