133 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will carry out a study of the increase in the cost of farm inputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when he last held a meeting under the so called beef summit; the discussions he had and the agreements reached; when the group will meet again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the necessary finance will be sanctioned for the provision of a resource centre at Kells, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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343 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will extend the snap net season in the River Suir from mid-April to the end of August 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the disease in seed potatoes similar to foot and mouth disease in animals; and the action he is taking to ensure that the spread of this disease is contained and eradicated in due course; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of documents that have been delivered to the Competition Authority arising from a summons to each financial institution; and when a report in respect of charges, fees and so on will be published.
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198 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new exemption threshold in respect of the Companies (Auditing and Accountancy) Act 2003 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of claims occurring from the collapse of a company (details supplied); the impact that these claims are having on jobs; if she will provide a portion of the insurance levy to compensate some of these claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he has taken an initiative in the context of the Irish Presidency of the European Union to implement a Single Market regime in respect of insurance products in the interest of cross-frontier trading and the consequential benefit to consumers arising from the increased competition in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Amnesty International report on press freedom in Indonesia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian situation in Iran following the December 2003 earthquake; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of carers in receipt of a payment; the number likely to qualify in the event of an expansion of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average payment made under the farm assist scheme in each county for 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason special needs assistants appointed after 1 September 2003 do not receive the same remuneration as assistants appointed prior to this date, even though there was a huge backlog of applicants with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the precise role of the new consumer panel that she proposes to establish in respect of measures dealing with consumer protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a decision will be made in respect of an application for a haulage licence for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a decision on the matter.
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201 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps that are being implemented to date to enact the task force report at Gweedore Industrial Estate, County Donegal.
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142 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the situation regarding funding for the new rural social economy programme; if the €10 million promised to this scheme, allocated from the dormant funds account programme, will come from the €30 million allocated to community development programmes in 2004 or will be additional to the latter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he will allocate funds in 2004 under the arterial drainage scheme to alleviate flooding at Piltown County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide the necessary finance to carry out a site investigation on the property of a company (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of its stated objection to the proposed route of the M9 road; his views on whether this report should be carried out to verify the existence of the volume, quality and value of minerals in that area which are the subject of a licence or may be subject to a licence in the future in order to allow his Department to assess the validity of the objection as well as to quantify accurately the extent of potential compensation in order to ensure that the Bennettesbridge community are not necessarily disrupted or affected by the consideration of a new route arising from the above objection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport her policy position regarding the implementation of the proposed fifth motor insurance directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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896 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a reply will be issued to an applicant (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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812 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be called for their driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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683 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will appoint a consultant neurologist to Waterford Regional Hospital in view of a recommendation in the recent Comhairle na nOspidéal report on neurology services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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646 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly persons having their health board provided resources reduced, are being told that the reason for this measure is that the health board have inadequate funding to sustain the level of services originally deemed as necessary for their needs by the health board; if he has a strategy to assist the health boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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636 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when finance will be made available for the new ambulance centre at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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635 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when finance will be made available for the health centre and mental health day centre at Tullow, County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children when finance will be made available for the first phase of the community hospital at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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594 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the statutory basis of the objections to the proposed route change to the M9 at Ballyreddin, Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance if he will carry out a safety audit in respect of the flood relief scheme in Kilkenny in view of recent accidents that could have resulted in a fatality; if he will give the necessary insurance to Kilkenny Water Safety Committee that additional measures will be put in place to ensure a proper level of water safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish troops deployed in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the current political situation there.
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58 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, since 2000, there were cases in which jobs that she announced would be created in enterprises did not subsequently materialise; if so, the number of jobs and the enterprises involved; the reasons such jobs did not materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, since 2000, there were cases in which jobs that she announced would be created in enterprises did not subsequently materialise; if so, the number of jobs and the enterprises involved; the reasons such jobs did not materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the first moneys from the dormant funds accounts will be allocated; if this money is wrongfully being used by his Department to compensate for the cutbacks in real terms to the many areas under his Department, particularly funding for local development and social inclusion measures, which have been reduced by 6% in the recent Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the business plan for the three independent airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the business plan for the three independent airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the timescale envisaged for the implementation of the Hanly report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the timescale envisaged for the implementation of the Hanly report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to a recent investigation by the monopolies division of the Competition Authority into the pedigree dog market; the outcome of that investigation; her views on whether the use of resources by the Competition Authority for the investigation of such a matter constitutes an appropriate and well judged use of resources, in the context of other clear examples of anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour in the economy; if she will issue guidelines to the Competition Authority to ensure that its resources are used effectively in a focused and cost effective manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for immunity from prosecution the Competition Authority has received since it launched its immunity programme in December 2001; the number of prosecutions which have resulted as a result of applications for immunity being granted; the arrests that have been made on the basis of the provisions of the Competition Act 2002 since enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on reaching the national anti-poverty strategy target of eliminating rough sleeping by the end of 2004; the measures which have been put in place to ensure an accurate count of those forced to sleep rough; the process for reviewing this target at the end of 2003 which has been put in place; the way in which the voluntary service providers have been consulted in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the new initiatives she is considering to help businesses to improve competitiveness, particularly in view of the fact that Forfás identified higher Government charges contributing over 50% to the inflation rate and increasing loss of employment in small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the decision of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business to sanction the necessary finance and change the rules to ensure that community employment participants who work with the disabled are able to continue in that role; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the new initiatives she is considering to help businesses to improve competitiveness, particularly in view of the fact that Forfás identified higher Government charges contributing over 50% to the inflation rate and increasing loss of employment in small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the decision of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business to sanction the necessary finance and change the rules to ensure that community employment participants who work with the disabled are able to continue in that role; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Hogan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the objective of reducing the cost of insurance by 31% as outlined in the action plan on insurance will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is taking new initiatives to prevent the further deterioration of economic competitiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the annual report on the national drugs strategy, including the nature and extent of the drug problem here and the progress being made to date, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the annual report on the national drugs strategy, including the nature and extent of the drug problem here and the progress being made to date, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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