183 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 24 October 2007, if the Garda authorities will confirm that the green area referred to is in fact a large children’s play centre and preschool with numerous children entering and exiting obscured from passing traffic by parked buses giving rise to serious safety concerns; and if he will review this as a matter of urgency.
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182 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 17 October 2007 and the statement in the CAB Annual Report that the CAB in its first decade received High Court Orders to seize €90 million worth of illegal assets, the reason only €5 million approximately was returned to the Exchequer in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of legal actions pursuant to the functions of the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year of its operation to date, including fees discharged by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office.
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523 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their application for family reunification; and the reason there has been such a delay in processing this application.
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522 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ask the Garda Authorities if they will liaise with those in charge of a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 1 to evolve a strategy to dissuade clients of the centre from congregating adjacent to the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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521 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ask the Garda Authorities to report on the action they are taking further to repeated telephone calls to Store Street Garda Station in recent weeks regarding the group of twenty or so persons congregating at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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520 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ask the Garda Authorities for a report stating the number of times they have been called out in recent weeks to an alarm at a premises (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which remains on all night; if the Gardaí have contacted the management of the centre concerned so that they will not be needlessly called out again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 holds a visa that entitles them to undertake employment; and if not, the steps they can take to be granted such a visa.
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493 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will attend the conference organised by the community policing forum of the north east inner city, Dublin 1 on 9 November 2007 in view of its unique work in bringing the community, the Garda and the local authority together to confront the common enemy of drug crime in Dublin’s north inner city.
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478 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is in agreement with the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors who believe that the establishment of forums representative of the community, Garda and local authority in areas with serious drug crime is essential to combat drug crime; the steps he is taking to assist in the establishing of such fora; if his attention has been drawn to the work of the main prototype here, the community policing forum in the north east inner city in Dublin; his views on whether similar fora with the same level of resources should be established in other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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477 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the proprietor of licensed premises (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will be requested to ensure that their customers do not congregate late at night in a public laneway which adjoins family houses and is a cause for concern to the residents there.
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470 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amounts seized and returned to the Exchequer under Sections 39 and 62 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 each year to date in 2007.
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412 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if a request for funding was received from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 for remedial works; and when the funding will be granted.
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372 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of licensed mink farms operating here at present; the number of fur farms with foxes; and the value of mink and fox pelts produced from these farms in 2006 and 2007.
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371 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has plans to prohibit the usage of a method (details supplied) for the killing of foxes on fur farms here; and if her attention has been drawn to the public concern regarding this method of killing.
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370 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of mink, arctic foxes, silver foxes and other animals that were killed on fur farms here in 2006 and 2007; the methods used for killing; and the number of animals that were killed under the direct supervision of her Department’s veterinarian.
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326 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 102 and 103 of 11 October 2007; if the National Sports Council has received confirmation that the organisation in question is in fact affiliated to the relevant recognised international sporting federation; and if their request for recognition as a sport will now be reconsidered.
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235 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if occupational therapists are available from the Health Service Executive, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7 to elderly persons who require special disability facilities at home and require a recommendation from an occupational therapist regarding same; if this service has been withdrawn due to cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will examine the car parking requirement for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin 9 in the context of the ten year development plan in progress for the cemetery and the lack of car parking locally other than residential roads; if an underground car park will be considered nearby; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the three month delay before placing a protection order on Rath Lugh in view of its vulnerable position; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received a grant application for funding to employ two additional youth workers by a group (details supplied) in Dublin 3; if he will give every consideration to this request in view of the special needs of this docklands area; when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role the Gardaí had in designating a location (details supplied) in Dublin 1 as a bus terminus; if they considered the security concerns of residents and pedestrians obscured from public view by parked buses along a badly lit park area; and if the Gardaí will review this matter in view of local concerns.
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561 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if he will take action to resolve the general ground rent issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if specific training is part of the programme for Garda recruits at the Templemore training facility to enable them to more correctly understand the special needs of persons with a sensory or physical disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if a new building will be provided on the site of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 by leasing and sub leasing the land from its current occupants.
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422 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7.
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374 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on appointing a disability officer at his Departments premises in Cumberland Street, Dublin 1 and other similar employment exchanges (details supplied) in view of the special needs of persons with physical or sensory disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the special provisions for access for persons with a disability at his Department premises at Cumberland Street, Dublin 1; the steps he is taking to improve such access; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a reduction in VAT and VRT on disability friendly taxis in view of the huge cost involved and the 75% reduction in the number of such taxis in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the special provision for access for persons with disabilities available at the Garda stations at Mountjoy, Dublin 7 andFitzgibbon Street, Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce planning regulations to govern the location of adult shops and other similar activities.
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334 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amounts returned to the Exchequer under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 each year for which there are records.
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574 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a hunt (details supplied) have been granted at any time a wildlife dealer’s licence.
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526 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will re-open the file of a person (details supplied) who applied for Irish citizenship three years ago as they did not receive the correspondence sent from his Department in February 2007 which led to their file being closed.
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307 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine the timescale for the construction of the Luas line to Liffey junction, Dublin 7; and if he will make a comprehensive statement on all aspects of this proposal.
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253 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has a medical card must pay a fee to a public hospital for a bone scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval to proceed with improvement works at a site (details supplied) in Dublin 1 is currently under discussion between his Department and Dublin City Council; and when a decision regarding approval to proceed will be made.
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167 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1098 of 26 September 2007, if it is the case that clarifications have been sought by his Department regarding the precinct improvement scheme for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 1 and that approval to proceed awaits that clarification.
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103 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 26 September 2007, the name of the international sporting federation referred to.
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102 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 26 September 2007, if he will arrange for the organisation in question to be furnished in writing with the decision of the ISC Eligibility Committee; the reason they were turned down; and the appeal procedure available to the organisation.
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325 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of his Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the building is being put.
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324 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary.
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303 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of his Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the buildings is currently being put.
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302 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary.
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297 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of his Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the buildings is currently being put.
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296 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary.
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282 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of his Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the buildings is currently being put.
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281 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Defence if his Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary.
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271 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of her Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the buildings is currently being put.
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270 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary.
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