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Official Engagements. (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his speech to the biennial conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/05]

Official Engagements. (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Does the Minister of State intend to invest more in military hardware because of our peacekeeping and peace enforcement obligations? The Minister of State did not respond to my earlier point. Following on from what Lieutenant General Jim Sreenan said at the RACO conference, are there plans to invest more money in the intelligence services? Can the Minister of State give me a direct answer?

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: The Minister should do something about it.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: This measure is 11 years too late.

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oils. (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: The Green Party welcomes this resolution. Like Deputy Rabbitte, my colleague, Deputy Eamon Ryan, wondered if it had anything to do with the smuggling operations which take place. I assume it is also to help people, particularly the elderly, who find it difficult at this time of year. We are having a very severe winter already. The Green Party wanted to see this Government embrace eco-taxation...

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Defence if the decision on Ireland participating in the new EU battle groups has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/05]

Written Answers — Primary Care Services: Primary Care Services (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding the Health Service Executive has allocated to implementation of the primary health care strategy in 2005; the amount of funding the Health Service Executive plans to allocate to implementation of the aforementioned strategy in 2006, and the proposed implementation projects, including the way in which...

Written Answers — Primary Care Services: Primary Care Services (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the ten primary health care teams and the future plans for development of additional teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38403/05]

Written Answers — Primary Care Services: Primary Care Services (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans on developing private sector investment in primary care services and the delivery of health services in general; her plans for preventing fraud in the system here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38404/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ireland is unusual in Europe in not providing primary care services without charge to the majority of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38405/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Defence if the completion of the EU's military requirements catalogue will result in increased armaments expenditure by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38459/05]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (7 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding tenants if their landlords do not want to become part of the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38423/05]

Written Answers — Farm Household Incomes: Farm Household Incomes (8 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the impact a 35% reduction in farm family incomes here would have on rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38454/05]

Written Answers — Beef Industry: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views regarding comments made by former IFA President, Mr. Tom Clinton, that the beef and suckler industry here is declining at a phenomenal rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38453/05]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (8 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is in receipt of correspondence from a company (details supplied) informing him that the company does not intend to deactivate its mobile phone base stations located on a house (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if he was in receipt of this correspondence when he answered a previous question on this issue on 24 November 2005; the steps he will...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has consulted with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the subject of a site value tax; if the introduction of a site value tax with the abolition of commercial rates, as suggested by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38908/05]

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (13 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has commissioned or carried out studies on the impact of peak oil on the economy here; the way in which this impact might be averted or reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38909/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to decrease the waiting list for an occupational therapy assessment; if she will sanction the employment of more community occupational therapy posts within the health service and rescind the employment ceiling which has been in place since March 2003; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (13 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he intends to take to establish an effective and authoritative human rights council in accordance with the decision taken by the members of the United Nations at the 2005 world summit; the further action he intends to take to ensure the early implementation of the decision at that world summit to double the resources of the High...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (13 Dec 2005)

John Gormley: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to the United States; his discussions with Senator Edward Kennedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39319/05]