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Prison Accommodation. (12 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Hardly an independent inquiry.

Prison Accommodation. (12 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: So is the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress he has made in increasing the level of workers with disabilities in the labour force. [31650/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [32279/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify the regulations, eligibility and procedures involving students from the 26 counties applying for and receiving grants while studying in the Six Counties. [32281/06

Crime Prevention: Motion (Resumed). (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin tabled a comprehensive motion on this subject in May and I welcome the opportunity to speak about the issue of drugs in Ireland. When we turn on our television sets we see the problem of drug abuse in soap operas and films. One can see the problems with drugs outside one's own door in many areas. I would argue that one could find drugs being taken in every pub in Dublin. I...

Crime Prevention: Motion (Resumed). (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to share time with Deputies Cuffe and Gogarty.

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State accept that the monthly decrease in the rate of unemployment can be attributed to seasonal factors? The underlying trend is that there has been almost no change in the live register. While the relevant unemployment figures for Tallaght and Ballyfermot fell in the month referred to by the Minister of State, the number of people on the live register is higher than...

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Why have we not seen a response from the various agencies? Can the Minister of State confirm that 888 people under the age of 25 are on the live register in the Tallaght area? I have been told that 888 is supposed to be a lucky number in China, but I do not think it is a lucky number for the young people in the Tallaght area who are stuck on——

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: That may be so, but we are talking about young people who are unemployed.

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps people in China can get on their bikes to look for employment.

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: I do not think those bikes are available in the Tallaght area. It is clear that the increase in unemployment is a growing worry for people in the Tallaght area. Many young people in the area are in low-paid employment in shopping malls etc. Many of them have short-term work in the construction industry. Is there a strategy in this regard? It is different from the rest of the country as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make a statement on the work and progress of the interdepartmental implementation working group which was set up to implement the transfer of community welfare services to his Department. [31808/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will evaluate the operation of the needle exchange programme, highlighting the number of areas which are taking up the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31192/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy and its proposal to expand the provision of needle exchange and related harm reduction services in order to ensure wider geographic availability and availability at evenings and weekends, concentrating at first on areas of highest need, she will...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the postal service is being run down as part of a plan to privatise it in view of the cutbacks to postal collections and the delays that many people are experiencing in regard to deliveries; and if he has had meetings with An Post regarding these issues. [31972/06]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposals he has to strengthen parking legislation to assist those in the disability sector in view of the difficulties being faced by disabled drivers. [31880/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the drafting of a new rules of the road booklet. [31514/06]

Written Answers — School Fees: School Fees (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the fact that some schools are increasing registration fees in view of increasing lighting, heating, refurbishment, equipment and bin charges costs; her further views on whether this makes a mockery of free education in schools in this State; and the proposals she has to address these increasing fees being requested by...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 557: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tenants purchasing dwellings under the tenant purchase scheme are paying more than persons purchasing dwellings under the affordable housing scheme; and his views on whether this anomaly needs to be addressed. [32287/06]