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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén machnamh atá déanta aige faoin moladh ón Ollamh Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh agus ó dhaoine eile ag féile an Oireachtais le déanaí, Áisíneacht Tionchair Teanga a chur ar bun chun úsáid na Gaeilge a chosaint agus a chur chun cinn sna Gaeltachtaí.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet sub-committees which are currently established under the auspices of his Department; and when each last met.
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79 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which he proposes to act on the Government’s commitment to provide a biological record centre for Ireland in view of the ongoing loss of biodiversity at sea and on land here.
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149 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a first floor landing of a nursing home is a suitable place for a mobile phone base station.
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91 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to reform the antiquated legislation relating to land law; and if so, if he will use the opportunity to implement some of the recommendations of the all-party Joint Committee on the Constitution relating to land.
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138 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if protocols or procedures have been put in place between his Department and the Department of Health and Children to ensure that in circumstances in which an Irish child must be taken into care under the Child Care Act 1991 due to the deportation of his or her parent or parents, the location of the child is established prior to the deportation of the child’s parent or parents.
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14 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the progress which has been made by the Office of the Attorney General in regard to proposals for the repeal of obsolete pre-1922 legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the progress made in the proposed commission of investigation into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport when he proposes to implement effectively the promise made in the programme for Government that investment will take place in expanding the national network of cycleways in order to encourage more persons to cycle and to promote cycling as a safe and healthy mode of travel.
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138 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if he will be able to provide new finance capital to Aer Lingus to part finance the purchase of new aircraft.
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36 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Sinn Féin in Dublin on 4 October 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation is next scheduled to meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the DUP leader, Dr. Ian Paisley, in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the progress in establishing a judicial inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent contacts with the US Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the Northern Ireland political parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments in the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Leeds Castle meeting on Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his Department’s legislative programme for the remainder of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will withdraw licences for the collecting of frogs for vivisection in view of the protected nature of this species.
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80 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a report that suggests that one third of deaths in the 15 to 24 age bracket is caused by suicide north and south of the Border; the steps her Department is taking to deal with this serious health problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools are locking away asthma inhalers under action 43 of the national drugs strategy; her views on whether this policy may have serious health implications for certain pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current policy of his Department with regard to the granting of importation licences under section 17 of the Firearms Act 1925; the way in which many such importation licences have been applied for since July 2004; and if these importation licences are required for individuals who have been issued with firearms certificates by the Garda Síochána, in view of section 21 of the Firearms Act 1964.
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179 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether steps have to be taken to increase investment in early childhood education, in view of Ireland’s comparative weakness with other developed countries.
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4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his views on the progress report published in August 2004 on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress in MediaLab Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has carried out an analysis of the phenomenon of peak oil and the possible consequences for the economy here following a global reduction in oil production.
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275 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to address the large degree of protest regarding the imminent closure of a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will rescind the decision, particularly in view of the importance of life skill education and the need to address the growing problems of diet related illness such as diabetes and obesity.
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241 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport the plans he has to ensure that all drivers on roads here are fully qualified to drive or if unqualified are required to be accompanied by a qualified driver, display “L” plates and observe other road safety criteria for drivers without a full licence.
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202 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is in line with Government policy for a health board to disburse money directly to parents of a child with Down’s syndrome rather than engage a speech therapist on the understanding that the parents will procure speech and language therapy privately; and if this practice has been authorised by her Department and the Comptroller and Auditor General.
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41 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting in Dublin with the UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at a meeting hosted by Enterprise Ireland of the Irish business community in Vietnam; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his views on his recent talks with the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Wen Jiabao; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the ASEM meeting in Vietnam; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr Sargent asked the Taoiseach the role the National Forum on Europe will play regarding raising awareness of the proposed EU Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the EU Commission President, Mr. José Manuel Durão Barroso; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the agenda for the European Council meeting in October 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the agenda for the upcoming European Council meeting in November 2004 in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will summarise the outcome of Ireland’s EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the official visits abroad he plans to make before the end of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will take steps strategically as a country to improve fuel security and derive energy from sources which are less harmful in terms of climate change than fossil fuels.
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327 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps by the appropriate fiscal measures to encourage the development of an indigenous bio-fuel sector here in view of the extensive interest among farmers in growing energy.
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174 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent meeting with the UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aige agus ag an Rialtas sa chomhphlé le ballstáit eile an AE chun stádas oifigiúil a bhaint amach don Ghaeilge agus ar chuir an Rialtas litir chuig an gCoimisiún fós ag lorg an stádais seo agus an gceapann an tAire go ndéanfar socruithe san idirphlé leis na ballstáit eile agus leis an gCoimisiún le gur féidir le Comhairle na nAirí an Ghaeilge a thabhairt isteach faoi Rialachán 1 (1958) ag an gcruinniú a bhéas acu i Mí na Nollag 2004. [23055/04]
12 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the fifth plenary meeting with the social partners under the Sustaining Progress agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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