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Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (29 May 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to reports from the UK that deregulation of the postal market had delivered no benefits to most customers and put the finances of the State owned postal company under severe strain; if there are lessons to be learned from the UK experience; if so, the steps he will take to...

Written Answers — Television Broadcasting: Television Broadcasting (29 May 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recent European Commission report that found that the necessary safeguards were not in place to ensure that RTÉ and TG4 were drawing a clear distinction between public service and commercial activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/08]

Written Answers — International Monetary Institutions: International Monetary Institutions (4 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the reforms the Government or the EU favour in relation to affording more accountability on the part of the Bretton Woods institutions. [16848/08]

Written Answers — Financial Services Remuneration Policy: Financial Services Remuneration Policy (4 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns expressed by a number of European Union Finance Ministers that one of the causes of the difficulties being experienced by banks and other financial institutions is the bonus culture of very large sums being paid to people in financial services regardless of the high levels of risk undertaken; if he has plans to curtail...

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (4 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is the only EU State not to ratify the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters; if the treaty was laid before Dáil Éireann; if, close to the tenth anniversary of the treaty, Ireland is the sole European Union country that has not...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: I raised this matter before, but it is necessary to raise it again. This week is the first ever disability and international development week. On the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Disability, I received a reply indicating that the Minister for Health and Children or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform would reply to me directly, but that has not happened....

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Will it be ratified in the lifetime of the Government?

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes that will be brought about in the context of the new contract for hospital consultants; the timeframe for increasing the number of consultants and moving from a consultant led to a consultant delivered service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22154/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to introduce legislation to ban female genital mutilation here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22153/08]

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: I was a member of the McBride commission on prisons in the second half of the 1970s, which was a considerable time before the Whitaker report, and whose members included Gemma Hussey and others. I remember clearly that when we began hearings and published the first interim report, the then Minister for Justice, Gerard Collins, referred to us as a self-appointed commission. Be that as it...

Higher Education Grants. (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: I am pleased to have an opportunity to raise this outrageous case, which relates to the interpretation of Article 4.5 of the guidelines for the 2007 higher education grants scheme. The parents of the student who is involved in the case, Michael Ikerionwu, were granted permission to stay in this country for three years, renewable by applying in the final month of the third year. Mr....

Higher Education Grants. (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: I know all that.

Higher Education Grants. (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Yes.

Higher Education Grants. (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Will he get his grant?

Higher Education Grants. (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: He is not excluded under Article 4.5.

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on recent proposals from the Dublin Transport Office to remove all road signalling and signage from roads in Dublin City centre; if he has examined similar schemes in operation in other EU states such as The Netherlands; his views on changes to existing traffic signage guidelines; if he plans to include similar proposals in his...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the new national cycling strategy; the measures he will introduce to reach his target of 10% of all trips to be by bicycle by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/08]

Written Answers — Marine Inspections: Marine Inspections (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over the past seven years, more than €1.3 million in unpaid wages for the crews of foreign registered commercial cargo vessels trading into Irish ports has been recovered by the Irish Inspectorate of the International Transport Workers Federation working in tandem with SIPTU; and the steps he...

Written Answers — Marine Inspections: Marine Inspections (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that when he and his departmental officials are making statements regarding the activity of maritime surveyors-inspectors from his Department, operating under the provisions of the Paris memorandum on port state control, it is important to avoid couching these statements in language which gives the impression...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Jun 2008)

Michael D Higgins: Question 519: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of penalisations and prosecutions taken in conjunction with compliance with the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006; the number of the penalties and prosecutions taken that were taken against employers and the number against employees; and the name of those employers who have been penalised or...