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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (9 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the meeting of the recent Indigenous, Minority and Lesser Used Languages British-Irish Council ministerial meeting in Galway; the issues that were discussed; the future work programme for the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37003/06]

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: He did not say that.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The freedom of information Minister.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Is it accurate?

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the pre-Budget submission from the national one parent family organisation, One Family; his response to the ten steps to equality for all families set out in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37597/06]

Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he plans to publish the promised new two year social inclusion action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37598/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in special schools in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37385/06]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take to examine or deal with the possibility that significant numbers of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens, who will be allowed to freely travel to Ireland from January onwards, may obtain employment in the black economy and therefore be subject to abuses by exploitative employers but will be unable or...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline his position regarding whether he will continue restrictions to citizens of Bulgaria and Romania in Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the accession in view of the Government's recent announcement regarding the access of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens to the Irish labour market following their accession to the...

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste can do two things at once.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: You are the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: At the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis, the Taoiseach promised a constitutional referendum to enshrine the rights of the child in clear form in the Constitution. Since the Taoiseach set a deadline of March, when will the enabling legislation be introduced? What consultation process is envisaged between now and then regarding the amendment's wording?

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: If.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: To clarify, there was a wide welcome for the Taoiseach's proposal. A qualification has now been introduced by the Tánaiste. Does the Government intend and has the Government decided to introduce legislation to enable a referendum to take place to enshrine the rights of the child?

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: This is a step backwards.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of immigrants who have been recruited into the Defence Forces in each of the past ten years; the measures he has taken to facilitate the recruitment of immigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38191/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Ombudsman: Defence Forces Ombudsman (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces since the office was established by law in 2004; the various categories of complaint; the number of complaints processed to completion; the number of complaints outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38190/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (16 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford for a one year multiple entry visa to enable their mother, a Ukraine national, to visit the family in Wexford without the necessity of applying for a new visa on each occasion; if he will consider this application...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the Government's approach to the annual EU sea fisheries negotiations under the Common Fisheries Policy and on his targets for the key quotas and TACs, the industry here may face in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38839/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will raise the problems of overfishing and the use of illegal nets and tackle by other EU fishing fleets in Irish waters as discussed by the Houses of the Oireachtas during the Fisheries Act 1980 discussions earlier in 2006 at the forthcoming EU sea fisheries negotiations under the Common Fisheries...