167 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance when a new headquarters will be ready for occupation by gardaí at Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in regard to proposals for decentralisation, any survey has been undertaken to establish the number of persons employed in her Department, or in boards or agencies operating under the aegis of her Department, who are willing to move to the new locations announced by the Minister for Finance in his budget speech; the results of any such survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the main features of the Civil Service action plan to meet the requirements of the benchmarking process within her own Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the next quarterly meeting of the social partners under the Sustaining Progress agreement will be held; the likely agenda for that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the current shortage of places for children with autism in applied behaviour analysis schools; if he has received the proposal put forward by The Saplings to open a second school; when he proposes to sanction this much needed essential education service for young disabled children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science when the special education section of his Department will be responding to the request for an extension of home tuition for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 made on 29 July 2003; the reason for the delay in responding; if he will be responding positively and acceding to the request for nine hours' tuition per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to each of the inquiries being carried out by, or on behalf of her 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 she will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the decision of the board of Clare local employment service — LES — to discontinue services; the steps she intends to take in view of the fact that this decision will lead to the loss of 16 full-time jobs and the withdrawal of mediation, advice and guidance of job seekers in County Clare; and if she 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 on 29 January 2004 in London with a delegation from the Democratic Unionist Party.
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27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting on 26 January 2004 with representatives of the Ulster Political Research Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has considered reconvening the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation, especially in view of the political vacuum that exists in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has raised at any of his recent meetings with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, the failure of the British Government to publish the Cory report in regard to matters in Northern Ireland; if he has received an undertaking from the Prime Minister that the report will be published; when he expects this to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the role he or his Department will play in the proposed review of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 19 January 2004 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the contacts he or his Department has had with the Democratic Unionist Party since the Assembly elections in Northern Ireland; 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 the outcome of his talks with Northern political parties in London on 17 December 2003.
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10 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, in London on 17 December 2003.
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144 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals to increase financial supports provided to lone parents to bring them more in line with support provided to other carers of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made on the review of the community development support programme; when this review will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made on the evaluation of regional support agencies funded by his Department; when this will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the search and rescue bases now maintained and operated by the Air Corps; the role he expects the Air Corps to play in search and rescue operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date in implementing the report of the Gaeltacht Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date with regard to the review of the programmes and activities that come within the remit of his Department, with a view to achieving optimal coherence across the various schemes; when the process is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr. GuyVerhofstadt, in Dublin on 8 January 2004.
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23 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if, at his meeting on 6 January 2004, he raised with the President of the EU Commission, Mr. Prodi, his comments about a two speed EU; the response he received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the steps he expects to take during the Irish Presidency to seek agreement on a new EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the principal meetings he will be chairing during the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the President of the EU Commission, Romano Prodi, in Dublin on 6 January 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the official visits abroad he plans to make in the first six months of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his attendance at the first United Nations world summit on the information society in Geneva on 11 December 2003.
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435 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the progress to date in implementing the national child care strategy of 1999.
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434 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to increase funding opportunities through the equal opportunities child care programme to adequately support the provision of quality child care; if, in particular, he will consider removing the existing cap on the staffing grant available from the EOCP to ensure that the financial allocation is an accurate reflection of the full costings rather than a contribution to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in regard to his consideration of the report of the health research board study commissioned by his Department into the likely effects of landfill and thermal treatment; the specific steps he intends to take to deal with the finding in the report that Ireland had insufficient resources to carry out adequate risk assessments for proposed waste management facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the judgement of the European Court of Justice is expected in the case being taken by the Commission against Ireland arising from this country's inadequate administrative response to illegal waste disposal activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the action he intends to take arising from the publication of the Barron report into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; if he has raised the contents of the report with the British Prime Minister; if so, 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 if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 10 December 2003 with representatives of the families of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
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135 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the last public recruitment campaign for membership of the Garda was undertaken; the number of applications received and the number of such applicants accepted for training; when the next recruitment campaign is planned and the expected intake; if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by some people who wish to apply, at the delay in launching another recruitment campaign; if he will look at the situation where leaving certificate students cannot apply until they have actually taken their leaving certificate and agree to accept applications subject to reaching the appropriate level in the exam; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the investigation held into allegations that members of the Air Corps based in Sligo were subjected to bullying, prior to the recent decision to terminate the helicopter service based there; if specific complaints of bullying or harassment were received; the actions taken as a result of any such complaints; if it is intended to review his decision to terminate the search and rescue service operated by the Air Corps from Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the operation of the Human Rights Commission; the number of staff now employed by the commission; the budget allocated to the commission for 2003; the services the commission is offering to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juvenile liaison officers in the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available; his plans to extend the scheme in view of the proven success of it in dealing with juvenile offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the future decision-making structures for transport and traffic in the greater Dublin area; the status of the proposed greater Dublin land use and transport authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the position with regard to the various proposals submitted to him for dealing with problems at the Red Cow roundabout, both in regard to Luas and road traffic generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans for decentralisation of any part of his Department or the bodies or agencies operating under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1030 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the modification or alteration to any of the changes subsequently agreed in respect of her announcement of 13 November 2003 of changes to a range of social welfare schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1010 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures he has taken to advance the decentralisation to the west of Ireland of sections of his Department or agencies or bodies for which he has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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816 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the measures he has taken to advance the decentralisation to the west of Ireland of sections of his Department or agencies or bodies for which he has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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