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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 1053: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visa was refused for a person (details supplied). [25810/05]

Natural Gas Grid. (30 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: The Minister said he would like to facilitate constructive dialogue. What is he specifically doing about the matter? We need dialogue and negotiation because the situation is escalating. The Minister is the one with direct responsibility so what is he doing to facilitate dialogue? Is the second QRA based on the work done by JP Kenny? If so, will the Minister insist that a totally independent...

Natural Gas Grid. (30 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question : To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources what steps he is taking to find a resolution to the impasse involving the intolerable and unacceptable circumstances whereby five County Mayo residents are in prison arising from their genuine health and safety concerns about the laying of a pipeline by Shell at Bellanaboy, County Mayo.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the jailing of five landowners from County Mayo who have genuine health and safety concerns and who still await the publication of the independent quality risk assessment on the laying of that pipeline at Ballinaboy in County Mayo.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: In 2000 the Millennium Declaration adopted by world leaders represented a declaration of solidarity with all those in the Third World. The overall goal was to lift 300 million people out of extreme poverty and to save 30 million children who would otherwise die before their fifth birthday. To achieve these goals, Ireland made a commitment of devoting 0.7% of GNP to overseas development aid by...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Finance the shortfall in the expenditure to date in the BMW region under the NDP in the different operational programmes; and the way in which he intends to make up this shortfall in spending in that region over the remainder of the NDP. [22636/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of multi-annual capital envelopes expenditure which has been earmarked for the BMW region from 2006. [22637/05]

Written Answers — Tourist Accommodation: Tourist Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps which are being taken to reverse the decline in relative share of bed nights for overseas visitors and expenditure in Ireland west; the further steps which are being taken to reverse the decline in relative share of bed nights for overseas visitors and expenditure in Ireland north-west. [22650/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason expenditure to December 2004 under the national roads programme was only 69% of that forecast in the Objective One BMW region, compared with 144% of that forecast for the southern and eastern region. [22660/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason expenditure to December 2004 under the NDP was only 55% of that forecast in the Objective One BMW region, compared with 112% for the southern and eastern region. [22661/05]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I support the amendments. Reference has been made to the population shift. If one goes back to the 1920s, one will find that County Kildare had a population of 50,000, the same as County Leitrim. In the intervening years the population of County Kildare has more than doubled while that of County Leitrim has halved. That is an accurate, although extreme, example of what has been occurring. If...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I agree with the Minister; it was absolutely right to depoliticise the issue of constituency boundaries but the guidelines can be changed. While the commission is an independent body, this House is in a position to change the guidelines. I am asking the Minister to do so. Deputy Gilmore spoke about proportionality. I am not an expert on the matter but it seems that it depends on where one is...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: The issue of county boundaries came to light when County Leitrim was split. Following the 1977 general election the county did not have a TD resident in it. This caused outrage at the time and a major campaign was begun, as a result of which one of the guidelines about not breaching county boundaries, where practicable, was inserted into the legislation but now in 2005 we are right back where...

School Staffing. (16 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I wish to raise the proposed loss of a second mainstream teacher in Carramore national school in Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo. While I accept there were 45 students on the roll last September, the projected number for the next three years is 50 plus. It is extremely difficult to understand why there are three teachers teaching 45 pupils this year but it is expected that only two teachers...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance if a licence has been applied for by or granted to a mobile telephone company to erect a mobile telephone mast at the location of the Pension Services Office, College Road, Sligo. [19380/05]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (1 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the spend in research and development involving both public and private funding in the BMW region and the south and east region for 2003 and 2004. [18547/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of registered equidae as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of more than 65 km and less than eight hours duration. [16611/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of registered equidae as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of less than 65 km. [16612/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of animals as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of more than 65 km and less than eight hours duration. [16613/05]