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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to undertake a children's rights audit of the laws here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/09]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a complete list of laws relating to children that have been passed but whose implementation or full resourcing is outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19643/09]

Written Answers — Discrimination in the Workplace: Discrimination in the Workplace (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain the contradiction between his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 6 May 2009, and the policies of An Garda Síochána which impose a maximum age limit of 35 years for recruitment and compulsory retirement at age 60. [19812/09]

Written Answers — Discrimination in the Workplace: Discrimination in the Workplace (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason there is a maximum age limit of 35 years for persons wishing to join An Garda Síochána but not for persons wishing to join the Garda Reserve. [19813/09]

Written Answers — Discrimination in the Workplace: Discrimination in the Workplace (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason there is a compulsory retirement age of 60 years for members of An Garda Síochána but age 65 years for members of the Garda Reserve. [19814/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will introduce legislation that would place a statutory duty to establish student councils in all schools to promote the implementation of the State's duties under Article 12 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in an educational setting. [19640/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to introduce legislation that would place a statutory duty on all schools to introduce anti-bullying policies in order to ensure that all children are protected from harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/09]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of places available to early school leavers in Youthreach programmes here; and the increase in places since 2006 to date in 2009. [19648/09]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (19 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if progress has been made in reducing the number of early school leavers; if he will state these reductions in percentages every year for the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19649/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children here being taught in prefabricated accommodation. [19218/09]

Third Level Funding. (14 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will publish the findings of his report on third level funding in order to allow for an informed debate on the issue of third level fees. [19219/09]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if the estimated value of the toxic assets of the banking institutions which was declared to be in the region of €90 billion has been revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the banking guarantee; the cost to the Exchequer for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if changes in funding or administration of the home help scheme has been introduced; the spending on the scheme in 2007; the figure allocated for 2009; the number of applications approved and hours provided in 2007 and the comparable projected figures for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19156/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 8 April 2009, if a decision has been made to pass on in full the European Central Bank interest rate cut of 0.25%, announced on 2 April 2009, to local authority mortgage holders; when a decision will be reached on the 0.25% cut announced on 7 May 2009; and if he...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns that immigrant voters may be deterred from registering by the requirement that they visit their local Garda station; the reason for this requirement; if he has explored alternatives, such as that in the Six Counties where all registration is done through the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the impact that revised ticket charges for school transport will have on pupils and their families in the 2009-10 school year. [13629/09]

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Interestingly, we can be of agreement in regard to the fact we have not been made privy to the full detail of what the Taoiseach is actively pursuing, if "actively" is the appropriate word. I have asked time and again in the House in regard to how it is intended to present legally binding guarantees, how it is proposed to have such in place, what methodology will apply and how will that come...

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Government schedule a debate on the censored report of the Monageer inquiry and will the Taoiseach and the Chief Whip accommodate that at the earliest opportunity, tomorrow or in the coming week? While I took heed of the Taoiseach's responses to the Leaders' questions put to him this morning, I note the HSE indicated this morning it had not received a copy of the uncensored report,...

Departmental Staff. (13 May 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff vacancies expected to arise in his Department over the coming year and that will be unfilled as a result of recent Government policy decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/09]