137 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland produced a staff directory within the past three years or so; if so, the amount it cost; and if it was published or launched.
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6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the annual administration costs for Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon; if he will provide these figures as a proportion of the annual fund for the dog and horse racing industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport the new train stations planned on the Maynooth commuter line and on the proposed Clonsilla-Navan line; and the date these stations will be completed.
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138 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on recent meetings with Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng; if Amnesty International’s recent report on human rights or other reports on human rights in China were raised with Mr. Zeng; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation regarding the whereabouts of a person (details supplied) who had been the subject of an Amnesty International urgent action as at risk of torture if returned from Syria to Tunisia; the recent interventions by the Government in respect of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the decentralisation programme as it affects his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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688 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the draft management plan for the Burren National Park to be published, in view of Clare County Council proceeding with an integrated plan to protect the environment of the Burren.
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666 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the cost to the Exchequer of the ongoing security operation at Shannon Airport by the Army including an annual breakdown since 2002; and his views on whether the operation is necessary and is money well spent.
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467 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he anticipates that the decentralisation of Enterprise Ireland to Shannon will take place; when he will publish the ministerial designation allowing the transfer of Shannon Development employees to Enterprise Ireland; the number of Shannon Development staff to be transferred; and if employees do not want to transfer away from Shannon Development to Enterprise Ireland they will be free to remain at Shannon Development.
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263 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions for drug offences in the Clare Garda Division in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and the number of samples that have been sent away for analysis in the same period.
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262 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide the wage bill and overtime costs to Gardaí serving in the Clare Division in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 and the number of Gardaí serving in the division in each of the three years concerned.
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261 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to the Exchequer of the ongoing security operation at Shannon Airport by the Gardaí including an annual breakdown since 2002; and his views on whether the operation is necessary and is money well spent.
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180 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Student Behaviour, particularly in relation to the provision of additional second level teachers.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the composition of the National Security Committee; when it last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he has recently received communications from the Moriarty tribunal; 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 recent contacts with the British Government regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has made representations to the energy regulator with regard to the need for a revision of the proposed gas prices for 2006 and 2007 due to the recent falls in the futures market price for gas.
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60 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends to make a decision as to whether drift-netting for salmon will be allowed in 2007; when he expects to publish the report from his salmon advisory group on the issue; and the role the National Salmon Commission and other bodies will have in negotiations for the 2007 commercial salmon netting season.
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226 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on recent discoveries of genetically modified food in retail outlets; the action she has taken on foot of same; the extent of the inspection and testing regime that is in place to ensure that GM food is not in the food chain; the progress made towards achieving the stated goal in the 1997 Programme for Government of keeping Ireland GM free; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the increase in tax receipts that have resulted from increased house prices in 2006.
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148 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to introduce that would help reduce the levels of personal debt currently found in the economy here.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the guidelines governing the use of civil servants to brief Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he will outline these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on appointments made by him since 1997 to State boards and other agencies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assure the Houses of the Oireachtas that the freshwater pearl mussel is protected to the same degree in all the rivers in which it occurs, regardless of whether these locations are within or outside of a designated special area of conservation.
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475 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to recent research regarding the spread of bovine tuberculosis to wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has discussed with farmers’ organisations opportunities for and potential concerns of farmers in relation to wind energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has evaluated the response to the recent forestry promotion campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will assure the Houses of the Oireachtas that the issues of hydrological impacts and dangerous substances are addressed by the Forestry Working Group associated with the Western River basin district to assist in the assessment of forestry pressures in the Water Framework Directive Catchment Characterisation reports; and if not, the measures she proposes to address these issues in relation to forestry.
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469 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which the proposed guidelines for felling to protect the fresh water pearl mussel will be published for public consultation; and the length of time that period will be.
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468 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the proposed guidelines for felling to protect the fresh water pearl mussel will be subject to a regulatory impact assessment.
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205 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency of visits by inspectors from her Department to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rates for the past 15 years; if these are meeting existing targets; the reason for the fall-off in planting in recent years; her plans to ensure that the Government’s existing target is met and exceeded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has carried out an analysis of the impact of high energy prices on farmers and the food industry; the steps she plans to take to ensure that these business people have a secure and affordable supply of energy in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the role that he envisages for the National Forum on Europe up to June 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the King and Queen of Norway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he has received a draft agenda for the October 2006 EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the foreign visits he intends to make in the remainder of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when he expects to next meet the President of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent ASEM summit in Helsinki; if human rights issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the quality customer service working group in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the Irish troop deployment in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the co-operation involved between the Irish and US Defence Forces arising from the fact that Ireland is listed as within the area of responsibility of the US European command, with area of responsibility defined as the geographical area within which the US European commander has authority to plan and conduct operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that sites designated for schools to be built in north County Dublin are not being purchased from the developer three to four years after the development has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial assistance involved in his Department’s sponsorship of the five year expansion programme of a company (details supplied); the reasons for the sponsorship; and the estimated return to the State on that investment.
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4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Central Statistics Office’s recent publications regarding the consumer price index; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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