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Question· writtenPQ 179asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
187 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps that have been taken to ensure the Haulbowline site is in compliance with European Union directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
146 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason a €20 million computerised finger-printing system acquired to detect immigrants illegally claiming social welfare is unused four years after its installation in the Garda Immigration Bureau; the nature of the difficulties that have occurred and the attempts made to-date to resolve them; if the system was intended to be linked to other European Union police forces and the difficulties which have resulted from the linkage not occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
39 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has formally requested permission from the European Union to channel Leader funds through county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
118 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the possibility of Albania becoming a member of the European Union.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
52 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent developments in Yemen and statements made by the European Union in that regard.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
32 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding recent developments on the accession process for new member states into the European Union.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
22 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance the European Union is willing to give to assist in landmine clearance in Colombia.
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Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
2 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the large number of trades unionists killed in Colombia and the failure in recent years of the European Union in its negations with Colombian Governments to make the protection and freedom of trades unionists and human rights protectors a condition of any beneficial relationship with the EU.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2010
98 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department took legal advice in advance of issuing a circular to FÁS in January 2010 which restricted the eligibility for FÁS training allowances only to persons who have been receipt of jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit immediately prior to entering FÁS training courses; if she or her Department has taken legal advice since the implementation of this circular with regard to it constituting indirect discrimination to workers from other European Union countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2010
170 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which research into the incidents of autism, Aspergers, attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and similar needs has been undertaken here and throughout the European Union; the number of children diagnosed under each heading in each of the past ten years in this country and throughout Europe; the conclusion of any such research; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
242 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the food labelling and traceability regulations applicable here and throughout the European Union are being complied with in the spirit and the letter; if all food labelling reliably indicates the origin of the product; the degree to which checks are made to determine their veracity; the number of instances, if any, in which inaccurate labelling has been detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 291asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
391 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking on behalf of the Irish nation to ensure that persons (details supplied) are brought to the Hague tribunal and that this takes place before Serbia is allowed to proceed further on the path to European Union accession.
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Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
283 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the legal status of electronic cigarettes on sale in shops and pharmacies here; the way this compares with other European Union member states; if she has asked the Irish Medicines Board to investigate these products; if they are regarded as being a medicinal product or a device by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2010
86 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he sanctioned a legal agreement with a business organisation (details supplied) that involved writing off more than half of a sum of €626,000 owing to the State on one particular programme and if so, the reason for same; if he will provide details of all other publicly funded programmes initiated here or by the European Union from which the organisation benefited since the year 2000, of any other write offs or contested payment claims that attached to it and the nature and outcome of any and all aspects of legal recourse and or advice that have arisen in relation to it.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2010
16 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his visit during September to Irish troops serving with the European Union Force operation in the Balkans.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2010
8 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of women at all levels in the Defence Forces; the way this percentage compares with that of other European Union defence forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 449asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
496 Deputy Rory O’Hanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals for labelling country of origin on agricultural produce in Ireland or at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
212 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views on the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, in particular that the financial crisis and its impact means moving towards a more economic form of Government
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Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
175 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the circular issued to FÁS in January 2010 which restricted the eligibility for FÁS training allowances only to persons who have been in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit immediately prior to entering FÁS training courses; the consequences this will have for workers from other European Union countries working here; the way a person who has been reliant on supplementary welfare allowance will be able to avail of FÁS courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
66 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government his response to the communication from the European Union Commission threatening fines against the Government in respect of the remediation work at Haulbowline island in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2010
6 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent contacts with other European Union Heads of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
140 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of all recent discussions he has held with Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
118 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the most recent meetings hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
117 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the accession of Turkey to the European Union and, if so, to give a timeframe for same.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
112 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will take within the European Union and in the United Nations following publication by Amnesty International Ireland of its report From Protest to Prison: Iran One Year after the Election; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
108 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the recent Asia Europe meeting, ASEM8, hosted in Brussels by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union; if he will outline the agenda and any positions and input made by Ireland to deliberations.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
102 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to indicate, while accepting the urgent need for the EU to encourage Serbia’s accession to the European Union, recognition is given to the equally important requirement that those wanted for war crimes such as the Bosnian Serb Army commander (details supplied) indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and Croatian Serb leader indicted for crimes against humanity are brought before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague thereby clearly demonstrating that the perpetrators of such atrocities are brought to justice; if he will endeavour to use his influence throughout the European Community to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 1316asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1407 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will communicate with the Special European Union Programmes Body regarding an application for funding in respect of a project (details supplied); his views on the role of the project in the context of tourism in north Ulster on both sides of the Border; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 554asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
556 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the average cost of a wind turbine here; if so, the average cost of a wind turbine here; if the figure for Ireland is higher than the European Union average which according to the European Wind Energy Association is on average €1.2 million per megawatt capacity; if so, the action he will take to rectify this cost difference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 526asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
528 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the various other Departments with which his Department has been associated in recent years in the context of drainage works at various locations throughout the country; the Department that plays a leading role in such activity; if it is intended to seek funding from European Union institutions with a view to putting in place a properly co-ordinated national or regional drainage plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
57 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent Concord proposals regarding European Union policy on extractive industries in view of the fact that such considered proposals represent a wide consensus among European non-governmental organisations.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
52 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the functions agreed for the new External Relations Agency headed by a person (details supplied) on behalf of the European Union; and the number of persons for such agency from Ireland.
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Question· writtenPQ 283asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2010
309 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in establishing the European Union 116000 hotline number for missing children; the steps she will take regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2010
243 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on negotiations being held at the European Council on the proposed legislation passed by the environment committee of the European Parliament seeking to stop the importation of illegally logged timber into the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2010
179 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the position on the designation of the European Union’s trade agreement with Columbia; if this agreement is viewed by Ireland and the EU as being a mixed one or rather solely commercial; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2010
88 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which flood relief and flood prevention and flood damage cost have been calculated with a view to seeking assistance from the European Union with particular reference to addressing the problems arising from rain damage in November 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2010
356 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports of the unlawful killing of a person (details supplied); if the matter has been raised at the level of the European Union, specifically at the Council of Ministers.
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Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2010
311 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the processes he intends to put in place to select and process applications for projects in respect of the European Union NER300 fund; the State agencies that will be involved in providing support and assistance to those wishing to apply for NER300 funding; the State agencies that have projects that may qualify for NER300 funding and under which NER300 project categories, and sub categories they might qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2010
148 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his European counterparts in respect of the European Union leaders summit next month to assess proposals for strengthening the eurozone’s economic governance with a view to averting a sovereign debt disaster that might destabilise the global financial system; his views on whether the proposed reforms will be a radical step closer towards a full fiscal union, such as operates in the US and other countries with a federal political system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2010
147 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts regarding the proposal that European Union countries will be required to impose an up-front levy on banks, with the proceeds to be paid into national funds to insure against future financial failures under proposals to be unveiled shortly; if the taxpayer will again end up footing the bill through higher bank charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2010
16 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the exemption from domestic water charges Ireland has at European Union level; the steps he will take in respect of this exemption in river basin management plans in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2010
139 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the details of the new insurance directive on solvency requirements which will come into force across the European Union as and from 1 January 2013; if he will provide a comparison across the key areas with the current solvency requirements applying in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2010
102 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that food labelling and traceability regulations applicable here and throughout the European Union are being complied with in the spirit and the letter; if all food labelling reliably indicates the origin of the product; the degree to which checks are made to determine their veracity; the number of instances in which inaccurate labelling has been detected; the action taken thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2010
62 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the discussions he has had relating to the recent communication from the European Union regarding Ireland’s compliance with an EU directive on fish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2010
38 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail the discussions he has had relating to the recent communications from the European Union regarding Ireland’s compliance with an EU directive on fish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2010
66 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present state of recruitment for the new European Union Diplomatic Instrument; his estimate of the likely Irish involvement; and the process of filling posts which has been used to date.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2010
49 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the refusal of his colleagues in the European Union to consider any possibility for review or amendment of the details of the proposed EU free trade agreement with Colombia.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2010
34 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made at the level of the European Union in relation to Somalia.
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Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2010
5 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Turkey’s accession to the European Union; his views on Turkey’s accession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2010
56 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans to support at European Union level the European Olympic Committee’s proposal for a future sports funding programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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