364 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the May Day 2004 protests participants were filmed by gardaí; the extent of such filming; the purpose of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the water cannon used at Ashtown Gates against protesters have been purchased or leased; the reason they had Dublin registration numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made to provide funding for child care facilities at Cherry Orchard, the Ballyfermot Resource Centre and the Ballyfermot Youth Centre in view of the fact that these proposed facilities are vital to turn the tide against the very high level of early school drop-out in the Dublin 10 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Transport the status of the guarantee of the CIE pension schemes; if he will allay the fears of workers in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if consideration will be given to the large amount of social, affordable and private housing being built adjacent to St. Joseph’s national school, East Wall Road, Dublin 3, in order to allow the school to retain its current staff levels and ensure that the high standard of education at same is maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request a report from the Garda authorities detailing the Garda response to the serious tensions between local residents and some construction workers at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if the gardaí can assist in this matter; if the gardaí have a role in ensuring that construction work is confined to the restricted times set down by regulations; if illegal parking by trucks on footpaths blocking residents’ driveways is being dealt with at this location; if trucks leaving the site comply in full with traffic laws; if threats against residents have been followed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken following the court verdict in Colombia on the three Irish citizens; if he has impressed on the Colombian Government the need to ensure the safety of the three persons; if he has requested their urgent repatriation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a response will be made to an application by a person (details supplied) for citizenship.
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159 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proportion of the promised €18 million which will be allocated in 2004 to assist elderly Irish emigrants in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Gregory asked the Taoiseach his response to the report of the sub-committee of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights on the Barron report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether all persons voting in elections should be required to produce identification.
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152 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the incorporation of the animal welfare amendments proposed by German Federal Foreign Minister Fischler into the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food his views on the detailed claims by CIWF (details supplied) that new animal transport rules proposed by the Government provide less care and protection for animals than the current inadequate EU animal transport directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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837 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent report on the increasing drugs crisis throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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723 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application for citizenship for a person (details supplied).
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722 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funding and resources provided to voluntary groups working with prostitutes in the Dublin 7 area; and if these will be increased in order to assist the prostitutes in finding alternative means of income.
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721 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of pimps charged or convicted of offences during March and April 2004 for organising prostitution in the Dublin 7 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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720 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons charged and convictions obtained against clients of prostitutes each week during March and April 2004 in the Dublin 7 area.
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719 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is evidence of illegal casual trading at the Smithfield horse fair; the Garda response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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718 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to the Smithfield horse fair; and if this is adequate to deal with the serious problem of illegal parking in the streets adjacent to Smithfield in view of the fact that residents state that there is widespread obstruction by double and treble parking.
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717 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the provision of two gardaí assigned to deal with the widespread problem of street prostitution in the Dublin 7 area is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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716 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to the Bridewell Garda Station in Dublin 7; the ranks concerned; and the duties undertaken.
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715 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for residency of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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714 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the after-school education project run by the Lourdes Youth and Community Services in the Seán McDermott Street area of Dublin 1 has been cut by €33,717 in 2004 resulting in a loss of the service for 80 disadvantaged children; if his matter can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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567 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 141 and 142 of 7 April 2004, the hospitals and the specialists with which there are difficulties with patient referrals in the eastern region; the nature of the difficulties referred to; the service providers with whom the national treatment purchase fund has reported difficulties; the numbers awaiting treatment from each of the service providers and the length of waiting time involved in each case; and if the service providers, according to the national treatment purchase fund reports, fail to accept patients in need of treatment until offered additional patients.
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371 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the appeals from VECs, schools and colleges for the purposes of teacher allocations and grants based on the basis of all those enrolled for PLC courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food his response to the suspension of badger culling by the British Animal Health and Welfare Minister following research showing that reactive badger culling increased the rate of bovine tuberculosis in cattle by 27%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will have examined the take up for the NTPF in each health board area; and the waiting lists in each health board area to establish if the NTPF is being responded to in the manner for which it was intended in each area.
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141 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is evidence available to his Department to indicate that certain consultants in certain health board areas are not accepting individual patients under the national treatment purchase fund; if they are delaying accepting individual patients until the NTPF provides them with additional patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has made a decision on the request for a new inquiry into the Grangegorman murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application by a person (details supplied) for residential status on humanitarian grounds.
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472 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the differential rent system applied in social housing schemes by housing associations complies in all respects with the system used by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science his response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science his response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the future of the stay in school retention initiative, in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will detail any new measures or additional resources the gardaí are implementing to counter the increase in street prostitution, including reports of child prostitution, in the Bridewell district ofDublin 7.
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138 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of tyre slashings investigated by the gardaí in the Bridewell district, Dublin 7, in the past two months and the locations concerned; and the number of tyre slashings reported to the gardaí in the same area during that time.
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586 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to increase the income limits for the affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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514 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the difficulties experienced by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 accessing information from his Department; and if the requested details regarding business permission will be forwarded.
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513 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda authorities will make a progress report on the problem of street prostitution in the Montpelier Hill area of Dublin 7, in view of the fact that local residents believe the issue is not being effectively addressed; and if closed circuit television is being considered for the area concerned.
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465 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí specifically assigned to anti-drug measures in the Cabra area of K district, Dublin 7; the number of gardaí in the drug unit covering the entire K district; the areas and the population covered by this unit; the Garda’s views on whether the drug problem is on the increase in this area; if additional Garda resources might be assigned to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda authorities will provide a report regarding a spate of car vandalism in recent weeks in the East Wall area of Dublin 3; the action the Garda has taken on this matter; if Garda patrols are adequate to deal with this problem; if they can be increased; if there is evidence that some of the attacks are racially motivated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has been independently psychologically assessed for dyslexia will be referred by his Department to the resource teaching at his school.
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270 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science when it is intended to allocate funding for the purchase of school sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the correspondence from Dublin City Council of the first week of March 2004 regarding central heating needs.
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154 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a report can be provided by the Garda authorities regarding the action taken in response to the spate of repeated tyre slashing at Ostman Place, Dublin 7; if arrests have been made; if the area is being adequately patrolled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received an application from the Markets Area Community Resource Organisation for funding under the dormant accounts fund to set up a community business scheme in this RAPID designated area (details supplied); and if full consideration will be given to the needs of the local community when making a decision.
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217 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dublin City Council has sought permission to borrow funds to install central heating in tenancy houses; and if this matter can be dealt with urgently.
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214 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 3 March 2004, it is permissible within the social housing scheme for the approved housing body to add on management charges to the rent, in view of the fact that this is creating hardship for many tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has for changes in the structures or personnel for the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the specific objectives for the north inner city area of Dublin for 2004 under the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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