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Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Yes, it is.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: The Government is kowtowing to the US.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter: the severe disruption and inconvenience caused by an accident involving a crane at a building site close to Barrow Street, Ringsend, the need to ensure that those responsible for the site are liable for all the costs caused by this disruption, including the closure of the DART line, and the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the nature of the relationship between the national spatial strategy and the programme for decentralisation announced on budget day. [2963/04]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider the application for a CABAS school in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3001/04]

Written Answers — Strategy Statements: Strategy Statements (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the pilot primary care initiatives that have been implemented as part of the national health strategy 2001, specifically the costs, the difficulties in implementation, the duration of the pilot schemes and the way in which the pilot schemes will be generalised for other parts of the country. [2985/04]

Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Office of Tobacco Control study into the economic consequences of the smoking ban conducted by a company (details supplied) has not yet been published; the cost of the study; when it is likely to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2999/04]

Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the smoking ban is likely to come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3000/04]

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: There certainly have.

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (10 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the full increase in the minimum wage will take place immediately; and if she will resist calls to defer half of the increase until 2005. [3819/04]

Written Answers — EU Employment Strategy: EU Employment Strategy (10 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the report from the European Employment Task Force which reported in November 2003; and the way in which it is proposed that the main recommendations in the report will be progressed by the European Union and national Governments. [3818/04]

Written Answers — Timber Imports: Timber Imports (10 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to use the Irish Presidency to raise the issue of logging in Burma with both the Burmese Government and the Chinese Government, which import much of the hardwood; if, as part of Ireland's Presidency, the EU will make it illegal to import conflict timber and timber that has been logged, transported or traded illegally, and...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to meet representatives of Burma's SPDC during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3678/04]

School Closures. (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important matter on the Adjournment. The closure of St. Mary's secondary school on a phased basis is a serious blow to the local community I represent. The community to which I refer is based in the Ringsend, Irishtown and Pearse Street areas and was described at a recent local meeting about the closure as traditional working...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of a review of the disabled drivers tax concession scheme sent to his office in September 2002. [4798/04]

Written Answers — Revenue Powers: Revenue Powers (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if new powers being given to the Revenue Commissioners will be supported through additional resources from his Department. [4799/04]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the external effects of CAP reform, for example on developing countries, will be fully dealt with by the EU Agriculture Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4726/04]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will call for a review, under the auspices of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, of CAP reform and its effects on ACP agriculture; and if he will seek for agricultural trade issues to be addressed as an integral part of the ACP-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations. [4725/04]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will insist on moving away from the ideological position that new forms of support are non-trade distorting to a recognition that new forms of support have an impact on production and trade, the precise impact of which on developing countries will need to be assessed on a case by case basis. [4727/04]

Written Answers — Public Service Charges: Public Service Charges (17 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation to address the anomaly whereby certain local authorities charge solicitors and members of the public for information on the rateable value of a house, while others do not; when he expects to introduce this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/04]