134 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way he will enhance the business expansion and seed capital schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the recent award of a tender for the supply of 18 ministerial/executive vehicles did not include biofuel or hybrid vehicles; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the cars involved had engine sizes of three litres and are powered by diesel which can produce equally harmful emissions including carbon, and the example that the decision by the State to ignore biofuel and hybrid vehicles in this tender sends to the general public about more sustainable choices in motoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of staffing in the National Heritage Council in view of additional responsibilities that was conferred on that particular agency in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funds available in respect of implementing a report by the Heritage Council in respect of archeological research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support of the Irish walled towns initiative; the locations and projects that will benefit from this grant scheme in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will facilitate the introduction of net metering to allow consumers to sell electricity back into the grid from a renewable power supply that they possess while also taking power from the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses that will be delivered under part V in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department withdrew a Supreme Court appeal in respect of a case (details supplied).
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306 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to provide a fire service fit to meet Ireland’s needs in the 21st century; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view of the decision by the Dutch Government to abandon the use of electronic voting machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he made the decision to use his powers under the National Monuments Acts to make a temporary preservation order for the Rath Lugh promontory fort near Tara; if there are implications for the construction of the M3; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the product dipetane which can be used for the reduction of hydrocarbon fuels; if he has researched the potential of this particular product in the context of the reduction of carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to lay down criteria for the naming of estates by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on recent objections to quarrying of the Hill of Allen in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in the selection of official cars, he considers vehicles that are powered by diesel or petrol to be less sustainable vehicles from an environmental perspective than vehicles powered by biofuels or hybrid technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the State, in procuring vehicles for the public service and for the Ministerial fleet in particular, should lead by example and purchase vehicles which generate less harmful emissions than other vehicles; if in this regard a bias should be shown towards cars that embrace bio fuel or hybrid technology in these procurement decisions rather than cars that are fuelled by petrol or diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in respect of the recent announcement of a procurement competition for new Ministerial cars by the Government Supplies Agency, he will indicate the fuel types selected; the proportion of cars that are run on biofuels or hybrid technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of VRT that was recovered by the Exchequer in respect of the sale of motor vehicles for each month in 2007; the proportion of vehicle sales that occurred in the first quarter of 2007 as against the rest of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance why he has not announced details of changes to the current VRT system in the context of his commitments in Budget 2007 and in reply to parliamentary questions, that the new system of VRT rates would apply from 1 January 2008; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties presented to both the motor trade and purchasers of new cars in the context of 2008 sales arising from the uncertainty about the applicable VRT rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will continue the current VRT rebate applying to cars that adopt hybrid technology following the expiration of the relief at the end of December 2007; when he will be making clear his intentions in relation to the extension or expiration of the relief; if his attention has been drawn to the potential impact of uncertainty about the availability of the relief on consumers in the context of ordering and purchasing new hybrid vehicles for delivery in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 26 June 2007, it remains his intention to introduce changes to the current VRT system to take account of environmental issues from a target date of 1 January 2008; the notice period of any changes to VRT rates he proposes to give to members of the public and the motor trade in the context of their purchasing and ordering decisions for new vehicles arriving in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Taoiseach the steps he proposes to adopt to give effect to the commitment in the programme for Government to ensure that the regulatory framework remains flexible, proportionate and up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Taoiseach the way he will ensure that Ireland’s regulatory framework remains flexible, proportionate and up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has decided to sanction the location of the Turoe Stone from its environment at Turoe to a museum at Galway City; if he will confirm that international practice has been considered in the case of this decision; the consequences that it will have on the local rural community who are seeking to develop attractions like this carved stone as an opportunity to attract visitors to a rural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is her intention to provide laboratory technicians in all second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when work is expected to commence on a new fire station in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay of 27 months for orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1169 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the RPII regarding high levels of radon in buildings in Dublin and Cork; the action he will take on foot of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1135 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names of the various projects that require investment of water and waste water capital projects for County Kilkenny that have been submitted to his Department; the amount of funding in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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876 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to change the law in respect of missing persons at sea in view of the financial hardship that this causes to families whom, under the present law, have to wait for seven years to receive any entitlements from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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774 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application made by Waterford Institute of Technology to achieve university status; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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735 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science if all inquires have been completed in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, which have been ongoing for almost seven years; the timescale for the conclusion of all matters relating to the inquiry in the interest of the school and pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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644 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action she will take to reverse the Irish policy position regarding DAS-59122 Maize Herculex Rw; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene with a financial institution (details supplied) to assist sub-contractors who are owed substantial moneys arising from the receivership at a development in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will continue to intervene with authorities in India in respect of a prisoner (details supplied) in order that the case may be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will publish legislation to establish the Money Advice and Budgeting Service on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department’s review of the disability allowance scheme has been completed; if so, the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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511 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of an application for residency for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Irish Aid information and volunteer centre planned for Dublin city centre will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of an application for residency for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his views on the introduction of bus competition on the Dublin bus market
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134 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children her immediate plans in place to allow patients in Limerick to have timely and appropriate access to dialysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken by her Department to combat the stigma associated with mental illness since the publication of A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when public radiotherapy services at Waterford Regional Hospital will be available to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any of the proposed decentralisation moves affecting the Civil Service or the State agencies will be reconsidered over the course of the present term of Government.
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134 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he proposes to meet his targets in relation to the upskilling of the labour force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of price surveys conducted by the National Consumer Agency, NCA; the number of prosecutions taken against rogue traders on foot of the work of the NCA to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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