114 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to recent discoveries of oil, gas or other minerals arising from previous or current explorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to introduce new measures on energy conservation, directly or in conjunction with the relevant Ministerial colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools covered by the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm whether a school bus, which caught fire recently in County Meath, and was destroyed, had a fire extinguisher on board; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Japan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be regulation of home reversion products whereby older people sell part of the house to release equity.
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90 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the funding provided by her Department for the control of varroa in bees; the funding available to beekeepers to control the mite in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average rise in the cost of steel over the past five years; if her attention has been drawn to the impact which this is having on the cost of construction of farm buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times the Employments Rights Group, announced on 24 May 2005 has met; the discussions which took place; the action that has arisen as a result of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether social assistance payments based on means tests are effectively targeting poverty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the number and location of ambulances on permanent standby in the Defence Forces; if same are available as back-up for the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will remove the present planning restrictions in relation to the installation of wind turbines for renewable energy in domestic dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will remove the present planning restrictions in relation to the installation of solar panels for renewable energy in domestic dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport when fully integrated ticketing will operate on all Dublin public transport; if the delivery of integrated ticketing will continue to be managed by the RPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the amount spent on delivering integrated ticketing to date has represented value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is her policy to implement the primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to increase diagnostic services in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received a report on various matters relating to Bord na gCon from a person (details supplied); when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to proposals or reports emanating from the sugar beet industry in the matter of the conversion of facilities from food production to biofuel production; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with the Department of Agriculture and Food or farming, processing or other interested groups with a view to the utilisation of lands previously used for sugar beet growing for biofuel crop production; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of psychologists employed by the national education psychologist service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are planned expansions to the Early Start programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if the issue of confining promotions to only persons willing to decentralise has been modified as a result of recent Labour Court hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the funding provided by her Department for the control of varroa in bees; the funding specifically available to beekeepers to control the mite in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she took to retain the processing of sugar beet for the 2006 season; her plans for the future utilisation of the lands and the distribution of the compensation package; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits in the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps who have been discharged on the grounds of hearing difficulties from 2000 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that Ireland will commit to a future EU battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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569 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason Coillte is refusing to answer questions put to it under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 since the Government is the only shareholder in Coillte.
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129 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps the Government is taking to ensure that consumers can have access to information (details supplied).
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85 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department’s new targets for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the work and objectives of the new Centre for Housing Research; its annual budget and membership of the board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport when he will establish a Dublin transport authority; its powers and functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the measures he intends to take to address the problem of speeding heavy goods vehicles and buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if dedicated funding for screening programmes for preventative health in diseases like osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and hyperchlorerolaemia are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are potentially 10,000 women with pre-cancerous C1N3 of the cervix undiagnosed due to the lack of a dedicated cervical screening program; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the National Theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if the issue of confining promotions to only persons willing to decentralise has been modified as a result of recent Labour Court hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the countries being considered for partnership in the context of Ireland’s participation in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if all outstanding matters of concern at An Post have been resolved to the satisfaction of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the director of Teagasc prior to the signing into law of the nitrates directive; the dates of such discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science when all teachers will be vetted by the central vetting unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science when standardised testing will be introduced at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on his recent meeting concerning issues relating to Sellafield with Commissioner Franco Frattini, Vice President and EU Commissioner with responsibility for Justice, Freedom and Security, and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs.
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111 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the long-term future of the housing situation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if and when he intends to introduce new regulations for the diet supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, when and to whom the habitual residence condition applies; the payments that are covered by the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of second level schools in Cork city and county that have national educational psychological service cover.
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322 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of primary schools in Cork city and county that have national educational psychological service cover.
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