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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34902/10]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a felling licence will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding capital funding for an organisation (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34990/10]

Road Haulage Transport (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Is the Minister aware of the major financial pressure on Irish road hauliers? The Minister covered some of this in his response but a huge number of them have gone out of business over the past 12 months. Increasing costs are cited as the reason. The Minister intends to put tolls on many of our roads and this will add further cost to hauliers. These are Irish companies being driven out of...

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the remit of Railway Safety Commission to ensure the enforcement of recommendations made to Iarnród Éireann by independent bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35135/10]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: I congratulate Deputy James Reilly for tabling this Private Members' motion. Its importance cannot be underestimated from the point of view of south Tipperary. This motion will help the situation in Clonmel hospital rather than jeopardise it. It took until tonight to get the exact position of everyone in respect of future services in South Tipperary General Hospital. After rumour, innuendo...

Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for the Adjournment debate. As the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation will be aware, a significant number of community groups and local authorities participated in FÁS schemes from their early days. In every parish and town in County Tipperary, FÁS schemes contributed to education, community work and, in...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the discussions that have taken place between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) regarding the purchase of a site for a school in south Tipperary; what has been agreed in terms of a contract for this site; the progress that has been made in these contract discussions; the expected date for an agreed...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the discussions that have taken place between her Department and the county council regarding the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; what has been agreed in terms of a contract for this site; the progress that has been made in these contract discussions; the expected date for an...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills to liaise with South Tipperary Vocational Education Committee in relation to a person's application for higher education from County Tipperary (details supplied) in view of information provided which indicates refusal of a higher education grant based on an issue between the Department and the VEC; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that a working agreement will be necessary, as opposed to a formal bilateral agreement to recommence adoptions from Vietnam once the Hague Convention is ratified there; the action that has been taken to commence this working agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35416/10]

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (6 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons unemployed in south Tipperary as a percentage of the working population from 2006 to date in 2010; the number of persons unemployed here as a percentage of the working population from 2006 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35200/10]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding discussions between Turkey and Cyprus; if any progress has been made at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36049/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if clarification could be given to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in relation to a refusal of a higher education grant by the Vocational Education Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35686/10]

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: When does the Government intend to introduce an amendment to the Road Traffic Act to set out clear limits on the level of prescribed or non-prescribed drugs for drivers? This issue is of serious concern with increasing numbers of drivers testing positive for drugs use. The report that was issued last week-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: We raised this 12 months ago and we have been waiting for progress since.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Does the Taoiseach intend to introduce an amendment to the legislation?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: It will not be introduced immediately.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that was granted to each local authority to repair the damage to roads which occurred late last winter; the amount of the money that remains to be drawn down by each local authority in tabular form [36837/10]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Oct 2010)

Tom Hayes: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda vetting applications which are outstanding at present; if he has assigned persons from his Department to deal with the backlog of applications; the length of time persons are waiting to have their application processed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/10]