445 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider changing the design of ballot papers in order that the empty boxes in the party logo column beside non-party candidates be blacked or shaded out to avoid confusion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of voters in the local and European elections 2004 wrote preferences in these blank boxes and in some cases their vote was spoiled due to the fact that they subsequently wrote different preferences in the correct column.
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433 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy of the Government in regard to re-use and recycling of farm plastics in relation to complaints by farmers about importation of such plastic lately.
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367 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has plans to grant medical cards to children who suffer from asthma under the long-term illness scheme.
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366 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that laser treatments for naevus flammeus or port-wine stains at Crumlin Children’s Hospital are being repeatedly delayed due to the unavailability of anaesthetists; and if he has plans to resolve this problem.
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165 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the policy of the Government on regulations with set-aside land in view of evidence that undried municipal sewage sludge is being spread on land (details supplied) at Ballinastran, County Wexford.
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122 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 27 May, if he will re-advertise the consultation process with the full terms of reference to ensure that the public’s attention was drawn to the opportunity for consultation that he said was provided for under the review because the published terms of reference did not mention the Forestry Acts or any legislative framework.
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99 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will publish a notice of the consultation period for the review of Irish forestry on his Department’s website, including the full terms of reference; the closing date for submissions; and the reason for the failure of the Forest Service to do so to date.
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53 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with President George Bush in Dromoland Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the moneys allocated to his Department for expenditure connected with the EU Presidency; the way in which these moneys have been spent and the amount which has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the French President, Mr. Jacques Chirac, on 2 June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting on 4 June 2004 with German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schröder, in Berlin; 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 his meeting with Prime Minister Juncker in Luxembourg in early June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he had bilateral meetings on the fringe of the G8 summit; 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 his attendance at the G8 summit in Georgia, USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will consult the Department of Education and Science with a view to making the proposed and long-delayed nationwide sports facilities audit include facilities which are operated by or are available to schools, in light of the significant increase in obesity and recognised lack of sports facilities for schools, as revealed in a recent INTO survey.
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Bill entitled an Act to require the drawing up and implementation of a stratergy to promote sustainability among local communities; to make provision for the inclusion of targets and indicators in the stratergy; to make provision for councils to implement the stratergy in their area; to make provision in respect of the powers of electors in relation to the implementation of the stratergy; and for connected purposes
146 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science if a study has been carried out into the viability of a third level institute of technology or college campus at Adamstown, Lucan; if such a study is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines which exist for principals and boards of management to deal with allegations of bullying of pupils by teachers; the mechanism which exists for parents to appeal if they have not satisfied themselves with procedures within the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress in talks on implementing the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister, Mr. Blair, on 3 June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which the development of selective fishing gears is advanced which might qualify for the proposed new European support mechanism for environmentally friendly fishing methods; the examples of fishing gear which his Department would propose for inclusion in any such programme; the way in which they could be introduced; and the benefits that might be expected from their use.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the proposed renovations to Moneypoint power station will allow for any amount of wood biomass material to be included in the fuel mix for the plant; and if so the type and amount of wood material that can be used.
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12 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has sought meetings with Cement Roadstone on its involvement in the building of the wall by Israeli authorities in the West Bank that will lead to the further exclusion and repression of Palestinians.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to raise the issue of the killing of soldiers (details supplied) on 18 April 1980 by a person (details supplied) who currently resides in the United States, if he will be taking all necessary steps to ensure that this man is brought to justice; his views on whether it is unacceptable for the United States to harbour the killer of Irish soldiers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on the health effects on young athletes of the use of creatine and food supplements, due to possible contamination in these substances; the action he intends to take to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings of the task force on childhood obesity that have taken place; the levels of remuneration for those involved in the task force; when the task force intends to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, of the 30,000 chemicals in current use here and in the EU generally; she will list those that are and are not regulated.
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30 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has carried out a review of the implications for industrial policy here of the doubling of oil prices in the past two years and the likelihood of further dramatic increases in energy prices as a peak in worldwide global oil production is being approached.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the further investigations that have taken place following the publication of the report of the inspectors appointed to inquire into the affairs of a company (details supplied); and if she expects prosecutions or further action to be taken on foot of it.
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67 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish peacekeeping mission in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when his next meeting will be with the Justice for the Forgotten group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Development Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local chambers of commerce in the Shannon region and the Atlantic Technology Corridor Group have argued against the proposals to break up Aer Rianta; and if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the region has the highest per capita income outside of Dublin and Kildare and that there are widespread fears locally that this will be adversely affected by changes in the management of the airport.
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460 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the PWC report on the break-up of Aer Rianta; if the report concluded that the break-up makes no economic sense; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the reason the staff of Shannon Development are not allowed to register for change on the new decentralisation website when staff of organisations such as Údarás na Gaeltachta, the Western Development Commission, Bus Éireann are so allowed.
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129 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in Shannon Development who are involved in Enterprise Ireland functions; and the number involved in other work.
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128 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government’s proposal to reduce significantly the operation of Shannon Development does not run contrary to the stated policy of encouraging decentralisation; the reason it is being contemplated when the company has an excellent record in encouraging tourism and in job creation and is self-funded from its own resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which her Department has developed its role during this country’s Presidency of the European Union.
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81 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the Government remains on course to bring social welfare payments to an acceptable average payment, as promised in the Sustaining Progress agreement.
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12 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service and the communications unit within his Department.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress in implementing the OECD’s report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé cur síos ar a phlean chun eagras neamhspleách a bhunú le cláir phopcheoil i nGaeilge a chur ar fáil.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn sé nach bhfuil aon rialtas san AE ná aon áisínteacht san AE i gcoinne stádas mar theanga oifigiúil oibre a thabhairt don Ghaeilge agus mar sin cathain a bhainfear an stádas amach.
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270 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person responsible for the removal of animals and birds killed on the roads because local authorities say that it is not their responsibility.
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102 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the deleterious effect on morale of the staff of his Department caused by the uncertainty arising from the proposed relocation of his Department’s offices and by the proposed location of his Department’s headquarters; if his attention has further been drawn to the decreased morale; the measures he intends to take to improve morale; if he was consulted about the proposed location of his Department’s headquarters; the views he has expressed on this; if he has consulted with his staff about the proposed location; if he considers that the staff of his Department are justified to be unsatisfied with the proposals, particularly in view of the co-operation given by the staff during the foot and mouth crisis and the Irish Presidency of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the publication of the 2003 discussion document on controlling SO2 and NOX, when the national strategy for the attainment of the national ceilings in these gases will be detailed and published.
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