10 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the consultants his Department employed to conduct a marketing campaign to persuade more persons to take out PRSAs; when this campaign was launched and when it concluded or will conclude; the total cost of this campaign; the success of this campaign in terms of the number of new PRSAs opened and as a percentage increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield and the implications arising for the long-term future of reprocessing as a result.
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32 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he continues to have confidence in the capacity of the British Nuclear Inspectorate to be fully briefed by BNFL on possible future incidents at Sellafield in view of the prolonged delay by BNFL in issuing a full public statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport his views on the EU initiative of introducing an aviation tax on all EU flights to fund development in third world countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport when he will make a decision on providing a rail link to and from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the promised legislation to extend the social services inspectorate will also include national standards for all long-term residential care for elderly persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the recruitment of the chief executive of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he proposes to combat the use of the Internet or mobile phones for spam or abusive messaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he proposes to alter dependency on CO2 emitting fuels in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences recorded and detailed for each Garda district (details supplied) within the Cork South-Central constituency for 2000 to 2004.
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400 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government’s attitude to the UK paper on the economic partnership agreements currently being negotiated by the European Commission with 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries; if, in accordance with the concern expressed by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Government will join with the UK and other like minded Governments with a view to changing the EU position on EPAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent by her Department on the provision of prefabricated buildings at secondary level for the 2004-05 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will block plans for reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland’s attractiveness as a location for international financial services is being eroded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government’s attitude to the UK paper on the economic partnership agreements being negotiated by the European Commission with 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries; if, in accordance with the concern expressed by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Government will join the UK and other like-minded Governments with a view to changing the EU position on EPAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recently published TCD policy institute report, Managing the Immigration and Employment of non-EU nationals in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Health and Safety Authority will be charged with ensuring that the mental and psychological health of workers is protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the situation with respect to the investigation into the murders of persons (details supplied).
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14 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on service overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position regarding the proposed cut by the EU on grant aid for forestry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the ownership of the Irish sugar quota; when she was informed of the decision to close the Carlow facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the investigations which have been carried out on the possible adverse effects on SMEs and on small or start-up software houses here of legislation being proposed by the European Council for the adoption of a common position on the issue of software patenting; his views on whether the introduction of software patenting will have any possible implications due to the fact that the world’s leading open source software company currently maintains its European, Middle East and African financial and global logistical headquarters here.
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122 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made on the long-term initiative for rent supplement tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have been availing of the rent supplement for 18 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the commitment given that the new Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities would be debt free, his Department is reneging on that undertaking (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a media report that the new chief executive of the HSE intends to introduce a new tier of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the scope of services for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing in relation to the development of health policy; and the number of beneficiaries of such services on a national and county basis.
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71 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to introduce an ACCESS II programme for the refurbishment of existing theatres and arts centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the national sports and recreation facilities audit, promised in the programme for Government, has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU Commission might look on a proposal to assist in the reorganisation and financing of An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will consider replicating the model followed by the UK postal authorities including the recognition of a social obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the proposed cut by the EU of grant aid for forestry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the ownership of the Irish sugar quota; when she was informed of the decision to close the Carlow facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a report from the Revenue Commissioners about the delays in tax offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has given assurances to the third level sector that funds raised independently will not be taken into account when making Exchequer funding available to universities and ITs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in implementing the recommendations of the OECD review of third level education here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence when the Defence (Amendment) Bill referred to in the Government’s legislative programme will be presented to Dáil Éireann; the general purpose of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the location of the local social welfare offices which will be dealing directly with one-parent family claims by the end of 2005 in line with his Department’s policy of localising services for lone parents by moving its services from a centralised office in Sligo to local offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to his comments in a newspaper (details supplied), the locations of the 52 local welfare offices at which the personal advisers for lone parents will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be granted the resource teacher applied for.
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75 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to introduce a scheme of automatic voter registration for persons reaching their 18th birthday; his views on whether such a scheme would be desirable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for a national infrastructure board; the stage of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of the BreastCheck service in the former Southern Health Board area; and when this new service is now expected to become operational.
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82 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on banning soft drinks and snack food dispensers from State run health institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if over 200 lives per annum would be saved in the south and west if the BreastCheck programme was up and running; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance the number of imported used cars registered here from Japan, the UK and the European Community in each year from 1993 to 2005.
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66 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself that his Department has in place adequate legislative provisions to encourage the production of various forms of alternative energy electricity with a view to supplying the national grid; if he intends making changes, with particular reference to the need for the elimination of delays which have cost implications for producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if a new timescale has been set for the reduction of average class sizes as promised in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the average caseload of each education welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the tensions between communities in Kosovo, evident in 2004, are now under control once again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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