174 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if his proposals on e-Government have been brought to Cabinet, if not, when they will be; if they will be published; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Taoiseach if he will publish a progress report on the implementation of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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610 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the terms of the contract awarded under the national broadband scheme stipulate a minimum download speed, upload speed, or other technical requirements that must be provided; and the requirements in relation to same.
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608 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the term reasonable request is defined in the context of the remit of the national broadband scheme to provide broadband service in response to any such request; and the definition of same.
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607 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the map that will be used as the basis for delineating the areas where there is no broadband service and therefore will be eligible for the National Broadband Scheme; the data used to compile this map; and if the data came from service providers alone or whether it has been cross-checked against information from consumers or other sources.
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606 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding cuts have occurred in his Department; the services these cuts will affect; and when further funding cuts will be announced.
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605 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the contract for the national broadband scheme will be announced; if this contract will include deadlines for the roll-out of services; when these deadlines will be; and the sanctions in place if deadlines are not met.
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604 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will conduct a wider consultation on the next generation broadband strategy to be published in July 2008; the length of time this consultation will last; and when he envisages the first concrete action from the State, for example the first signed contract, to take place under the strategy.
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603 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to the taxpayer of the international advisory forum on next generation broadband that took place in February 2008.
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Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent of toxic material at the former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour; when his Department knew of the material content of the site; and the reason his Department has not acted before now in terms of releasing detailed information on what is actually on the site. I also object that the Minister is not present.
127 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Finance the results of the review of systems and procedures operated by Departments and agencies to protect the confidentiality of personal data announced in December 2007, reports of which were due to be returned to his Department by 1 February 2008; if the results are not finalised, when they will be finalised; and if they will be published.
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958 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public money that has been allocated since 2007 for the development of Bord na Móna’s waste management facility as planned for in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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957 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public money that has been allocated since 2007 for the development of Bord na Móna’s wind farms in County Mayo and in the midlands as planned for in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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956 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public funding his Department has provided since 2007 for the construction of a 400 MW gas-fired electricity generating station at Whitegate, Cork; the amount he will spend on such a project; when he expects the plant to come online; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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955 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public funding his Department has provided since 2007 for developing and expanding the gas transmission and distribution networks; the amount he will spend on such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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954 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of public funding his Department has provided since 2007 for the upgrading and renewing of the existing gas transmission and distribution networks including reinforcement of the system for security of supply reasons; the amount he will spend on such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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953 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding he has allocated for the strengthening of the Ireland-Scotland gas link; the action he has taken to advance this project; when he expects the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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952 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding he has allocated for the creation of a strategic gas storage reserve on an all-island basis; the actions he has taken to advance this project; when he expects the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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951 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding he has allocated to the Strategic Oil Storage Project; the actions he has taken to advance this project; when he expects the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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788 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the terms of reference of the Office of Internet Safety and the Internet Safety Advisory Council; the progress each of these bodies have made in protecting children from harmful content on both computers and mobile phones; the measures the bodies have taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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616 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason, at the time of the 1 January 2002 ban on tuna fishing, he did not draw up a conversion plan and communicate it to the Commission, which would have entitled tuna fishermen here to substantial amounts of compensation under Article 1.2 of Council Decision 199/27/EC; the amount of compensation paid by the Government and the EU to affected tuna fishermen; the funds spent on trials for alternative tuna fishing techniques; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to reduce the national greenhouse gas transport emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the decision to relocate the Central Mental Hospital to the site of the new prison complex; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the therapy options available for sex offenders in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the review of the programme for prisoners who have committed sexual offences will be completed; if he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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544 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has plans to provide for compulsory purchase orders for the construction of oil pipelines, particularly as such orders are available for gas pipelines, and as oil pipelines are subject to fast-track planning rules under the strategic infrastructure legislation.
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114 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding an estate (details supplied) in County Cork; if he is satisfied that the State received adequate consideration for the sale of its property; if this transaction was ever examined as to its propriety; the steps taken by his Department to safeguard the property interests of the State in such transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify the contribution that wind will make to the electricity grid by the year 2020; and if he has policy in place to deal with the many developers who will continue to spend money on developing wind farms that have no prospect of connection to the grid due to the limitations outlined in his grid capacity study.
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67 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce legislation to set a time period for the complete phasing out of peat as a source of fuel for power generation by setting a clear date after which peat or turf will not be legally allowed to be used in power generation; and if he will introduce legislation to ensure that no new bogs are opened for commercial turf cutting.
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65 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the results and conclusions reached by the recently formed international forum on next generation networks; and the way he will progress the issue to promote the roll-out of next generation broadband.
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331 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science her policy on July provision of special needs education for children in their homes, in the context of the fact that in 2007 there was some difficulty in confirming that special needs assistants could provide this role and there is concern that a problem may arise again in 2008; and if she will conform that SNAs will be sanctioned to provide July provision of special needs education in 2008 (details supplied).
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288 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she plans to introduce a new Foreshore Bill to replace the Foreshore Act 1933 and provide modern legislation to govern coastal protection in the context of offshore wind development.
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131 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the new strategy for e-Government services being developed by his Department; the targets and deadlines this strategy will include; if there will be reporting obligations in respect of these deadlines and targets; the funding that will be devoted to implementing the strategy; the detailed breakdown of that funding under headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the dividend policy agreed between the ESB, his Department and the Department of Finance; the freedom the ESB has in individual years; the proportions of profits to pay in dividends; if his Department or the Department of Finance can demand particular amounts in individual years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the action he will take to proceed with plans to grant independence to Cork Airport, if the board does not accept the Cassells proposals.
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236 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the breakdown of the cost to the Exchequer of the international advisory forum on next generation networks held in Dublin in February 2008.
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235 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his draft policy paper on next generation networks will be published.
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234 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he plans to publish the value for money and policy review on the metropolitan area networks programme.
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438 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the promise in the Programme for Government which promised to require the public sector to lead the way on energy efficiency with a mandatory programme of efficiency measures including the sole use of energy-efficient lighting and heating in offices, schools and hospitals and other public buildings to produce 33% energy savings by 2020; the progress his Department has in achieving this 33% target; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the promise in the programme for Government which promised to require all street lighting and traffic lighting systems to be energy-efficient and replace inefficient systems; the progress he has made in achieving this target; the additional funds he has given to local authorities to achieve this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress his Department has made in achieving the 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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346 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress her Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of her Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of her Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in her Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress her Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of her Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of her Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress his Department has made in achieving this 33% target of energy efficiency in the public sector; if energy use in buildings under the responsibility of his Department is being monitored; if so, the person by whom it is monitored; the recent trends; if buildings under the responsibility of his Department are being retrofitted to improve energy efficiency; if there are capital budgets for energy efficiency measures in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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