563 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
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519 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses in operation in the Dublin Bus fleet that ran on alternative fuels on 1 December 2007; the number of buses in operation in the Dublin Bus fleet that ran on hybrid engines on 1 December 2007; the number of buses in operation in the Bus Éireann fleet that ran on alternative fuels on 1 December 2007; and the number of buses in operation in the Bus Éireann fleet that ran on hybrid engines on 1 December 2007.
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442 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by her Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by her Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
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239 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is complete; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
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198 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to provide the same grant for a disabled driver as for a disabled passenger; and to increase the disabled driver and passenger grants in 2008 as there has been no increase since 1994, despite the increase in the price of cars over this time.
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172 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Taoiseach the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
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86 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason he is unwilling to provide a costing of the proposals in the Programme for Government 2007 to 2012.
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57 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the money allocated in budget 2008 to the national broadband scheme, MANs phase II, and other information and communications technology schemes his Department may have identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the money allocated in budget 2008 to the greener homes scheme and to other conservation schemes for homes and businesses; the level of demand for the schemes in 2007; the level of demand he anticipates in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government is taking steps to support victims of female genital mutilation internationally; and if this is already the case if he will explain the steps.
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186 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Government is taking steps to support victims of female genital mutilation here; and if this is already the case if she will explain the steps.
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932 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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841 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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800 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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672 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of energy consumed in her Department and in all agencies for which her Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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615 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage of energy consumed in her Department and in all agencies for which her Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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563 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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518 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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473 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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428 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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392 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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387 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses currently in service in the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleets that run on alternative fuels; the percentage of the total fuel used that is alternative fuel in each case of a bus that uses alternative fuel; and the number of buses currently in service in the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleets that use hybrid engines.
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338 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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223 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of energy consumed in her Department and in all agencies for which her Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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153 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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120 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Taoiseach the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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273 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps that have been taken since the forum on innovation and employment in energy, held on 13 July 2007, to attract higher levels of investment in the renewable energy sector here; and the progress in the whole-Government energy innovation and employment initiative announced that day.
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272 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage the plans to transfer ownership of the electricity transmission system from ESB to Eirgrid are at; the timetable for the implementation of the transfer by end 2008 as stated in the programme for Government; if he has had recently or will hold in the near future meetings with ESB unions or the ESB ESOT to discuss issues arising from the transfer; and the outcome of talks that occurred.
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269 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the breakdown of the timetable that will ensure delivery of the east west electricity interconnector with Great Britain by 2012; and when he expects Eirgrid to report to him on its cost benefit analysis and feasibility planning for further interconnection with the UK and Europe.
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268 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the results of the inventory compiled by his Department and SEI of energy research projects under way in 2004, including the amount that was funded by the Exchequer in that year; the amount spent by the Exchequer on energy research projects in any subsequent years for which he has figures; and the locations where annual reports for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 in terms of outputs and outcomes of expenditure under the energy RTDI subhead of his Department’s Vote and the research and related programme expenditure of SEI can be found.
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271 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of households with access to broadband in each county; the percentage of households connected to broadband in each county; and the breakdown of these figures by technology.
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620 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the three countries that provided the highest proportions of Ireland’s oil imports in each year since 1998, including 2006; the proportions of Ireland’s oil imports provided by each in each year; if the proportion of Ireland’s oil imports coming from the UK increased dramatically over that period, the reason for same for this trend; and his plans to reverse it.
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612 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the €435 million allocated in the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 to the communications and broadband programme refers exclusively to Exchequer funding; if he will provide a breakdown of this figure; if the cost of MANs phases 1 or 2 is included in this figure; if he will provide an indicative estimate of the cost of MANs phase 3; and if this cost is included in this figure.
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309 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of buses in the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleets that run on alternative fuels or on hybrid engines; his plans to ensure that buses commissioned in the future rely on such technologies; the improvements that have been made in the fuel efficiency of the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleets through replacement of older vehicles; and the future plans that exist in this area.
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84 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if and when the Government will recognise an independent Kosovo; if he has plans to work towards a work permit system here for Kosovars in an effort to alleviate the dangerous level of unemployment there; if the Government will consider offering much-needed support to Kosovar agriculture and education; if he will take action at EU level in an effort to ensure that Kosovars travelling on Serbian passports will not be repatriated under the Stability and Associations Agreement between Serbia and the EU; and if he will lobby for visa facilitation for Kosovars like that accorded to Serbs under the agreement.
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83 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he raised the case of a person (details supplied) with the UNMIK authorities on his recent visit to Pristina; if he did, then the response he received; and if he did not, if he will do so on any occasion soon.
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8 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if consideration of applications under ACCESS and under the sports capital programme is in any way skewed in favour of designated gateways and hubs under the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total value of research development and demonstration projects in the energy sector funded by the exchequer currently underway; if this is less than the 2006 figure of €25 million announced in the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation, the reason for the drop; if there is any intention that the Energy Research Council will provide annual reports on its activities and expenditure; the structures in place to oversee the large amounts of expenditure in this area and access the quality of the outcomes in terms of commercial viability and value to the state energy sector.
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246 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the approval and build of a new national school in Ballygarvan, County Cork; the progress in regard to the school and the delays that have been incurred; and when people in the area can expect to see concrete progress on a new school building.
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696 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of Ireland’s overall energy supply which is imported from the UK; and if, in the context of such facts or that 87% of Ireland’s natural gas supplies are imported from there, actions are planned to reduce Ireland’s dependence on one country.
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688 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in preparing for the construction of a second electricity interconnector to Northern Ireland, and of electricity interconnectors to Great Britain and north west Europe as announced in the White Paper on Energy.
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687 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources.
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680 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the full opening of the residential gas market happened on time in July 2007; the percentage of the residential gas market controlled by Bord Gáis Éireann; if independent gas suppliers can access the BGÉ supply and transmission network; and if not, if there are plans to facilitate them doing so.
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679 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Ireland’s oil stocks obligations for 2007 under EU and IEA rules; and if Ireland is compliant with these obligations.
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50 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the discontinuation of the State aid grant of €80 per acre of rape seed for seed that is due to be exported; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered setting guaranteed fixed prices over a set term for energy produced from wave sources to secure supply and help develop the technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, following comments from a spokesperson from EirGrid, he is satisfied that demand for electricity will not outstrip supply and cause blackouts in winter 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the second phase of the MANs roll-out; the way he envisages MANs operating with a broken up Eircom; if he has been promised extra money in budget 2008 to make up the shortfall caused by a recent supplementary estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will grant RTE a licence increase; if so, the amount of same; if he will attach conditions to a licence increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the call of British Minister, Mr. Hillary Benn, to end the sale of 150 watt light bulbs by January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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