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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 819 of 2 April 2008 regarding an application for a third level grant, if the person will qualify for a special rate of maintenance grant on the basis that the person believes they are in receipt of analogous payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15805/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for long-term residency for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations carried out in 2007 and to date 2008; the number of operations cancelled for same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16359/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services available for stroke victims in County Louth; the proposed improvements for such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16174/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Prosecutions: Health Service Prosecutions (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has on a yearly basis in the past five years taken prosecutions in the courts against nursing home proprietors and persons in charge for breaches of regulations; the breaches of the regulations in each case; the name of the persons who were successfully prosecuted; if the nursing home closed or if new...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department provided briefings to date on the recently published Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008; if so, the persons to whom they were provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16137/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Legislation: Departmental Legislation (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of days, in respect of every Bill and Act produced by his Department since 1997 to date in 2008, between their publication and their introduction into either Seanad or Dáil Éireann with the name of the sponsoring Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16138/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Legislation: Departmental Legislation (29 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of days in relation to every Bill and Act produced by his Department since 1997 to date in 2008; the number of days which elapsed between their publication and their introduction into either Seanad or Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16157/08]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of types of employment that account for the job losses since the start of 2008; the way he accounts for the equal number of male and females made unemployed in the past weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16761/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Reports: Health Service Reports (30 Apr 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she received first or subsequent drafts of the recent report into the proposed new regional hospital for the Dublin north east area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16922/08]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (1 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of fraudulent passport applications made in 2007; the action taken in relation to the applicants who made the fraudulent applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16625/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget allocated for all Transport 21 public awareness projects; the final projected cost of the current campaign and any other proposed campaigns for Transport 21 awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/08]

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can Deputy Ó Snodaigh give some advice?

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to lower the legal blood-alcohol level for drivers, as has been recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18001/08]

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Acting Chairman welcome us also?

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does the Minister accept the recommendations and will they be implemented in full? This applies particularly to the reduction of the blood-alcohol content limit to 20 milligrams for drivers of buses, taxis and commercial vehicles as this is very important. Does the Minister, like me, receive representations from the vintners' federation and associations around Ireland? Everybody accepts...

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps I did not hear the Minister clearly. Did he say the recommendations on reductions have not been accepted?

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The key point is that the Government has not agreed to accept the recommended reduction in the blood-alcohol content limit. Is that the current position?

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Basically the Minister is waffling on this issue, as usual.

Road Safety. (8 May 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister answered my question and waffled away. The fact is——