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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an assessment will be carried out to determine whether workers are being denied adequate toilet breaks by employers in view of the fact that such actions by employers, which have been encountered in other jurisdictions, can result in potentially serious health problems for workers. [18343/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will introduce to increase worker involvement in health and safety risk management in view of the fact that worker involvement is recognised as being key to sensible health and safety management strategies. [18342/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: More than a quarter of primary school pupils are taught in classes of more than 30 pupils. This is unacceptable in one of the richest countries per capita in the world. Deputy O'Connor mentioned St. Mark's senior school in my constituency, which caters for children from 47 different countries with varying levels of English. The average class size is 30 pupils. These class sizes are unfair on...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: There has been a broad welcome for the new legislation recently published by the Minister. I acknowledge the fact that a number of the issues I had previously raised at the Joint Committee on Education and Science in September 2004 have been addressed in this Bill, such as attempting to create a more even development between the IT and university sectors. I hope the legislation will be...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the evaluation report will be published and made available regarding the successful cocaine pilot project run by CARP in conjunction with St. Dominic's in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [18051/06]

Written Answers — Drugs Awareness Programme: Drugs Awareness Programme (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts which have been made to ensure that information on drug abuse is made available in a range of languages to cater for Ireland's multi-cultural society. [18060/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effectiveness of the drug prevention education programmes in our schools here; if they have been rolled out to all schools; her plans to revise these programmes based on findings of international best practice. [17846/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the urgent need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to take measures to reduce the number of patients on trolleys in this State, which currently stands at 209 people. A total of 12 patients are lying on trolleys today in Tallaght Hospital in my constituency. In a wealthy...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State accept there is a crisis throughout the country with regard to drugs, which is the message that seemed to come from the Garda Commissioner at the conference? Does he accept we need to roll out services to deal with that crisis? Unfortunately, as in the past, young people are coming forward to look for help but services are not available in country areas. Will the...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Why are people coming to Dublin to ask for help for their children? It is because the services are not available locally.

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: The services are based in Dublin. They need to be rolled out in other areas.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which has been made regarding the granting of free travel to all beneficiaries of an Irish pension. [17554/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (11 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to place poverty issues on the school curriculum. [17693/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 1: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a special case for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [17504/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the unacceptable overcrowded situation in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, where there has been no extension constructed even though it was agreed by her Department in 1992; when the necessary finances will be released to allow the already agreed upon project to rectify accommodation...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (9 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Transport his position regarding the way in which barrier-free tolling might be achieved on the M50 motorway; and if he has examined the system in Melbourne, Australia, which has been suggested as being one of the most efficient users of this technology. [17292/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (9 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether narrow, often pot-holed roads without footpaths should carry the same speed limit of 80 kph as that of dual carriageway arterial roads; and his plans to establish a lesser national default speed which would apply to all roads except where higher limits are permitted. [17293/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she intends to take to resolve the school bus crisis in Kilcredan in east Cork which has seen school children as young as seven years of age removed from overcrowded school buses. [17205/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide a school facility on Dublin's northside specifically for children who have autism. [17264/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports he has received from the Private Residential Tenancies Board on registration of landlords since the enactment of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. [16553/06]