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Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the mapping which has been undertaken to establish the potential from the development of geothermal energy here. [28684/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of funding which has been provided in each of the past five years for research and development projects in the area of electricity generation from wave power; and the percentage of overall generation expected to come from this source by 2010 and 2020. [28685/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will support the introduction of mandatory targets for energy efficiency gains under the proposed European Union new energy efficiency directive which is due to be considered by the Council of Ministers. [28686/05]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if any assumptions have been made on the likely price of oil in 2020 in view of his Department's role in the long-term planning of Irish energy policy; and if so, the projected price per barrel that has been used. [28687/05]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the full separation of ESB and EirGrid will occur; the timetable for the various stages in the completion of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28688/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department has played in setting up the energy research funding within the next European Union seventh framework research programme; and if a national Government will argue for a greater level of funding to be directed to renewable energy research projects in comparison with nuclear power research....

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (19 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport the role his Department has had regarding the establishment of a new traffic management system in Dublin city centre following the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29486/05]

Written Answers — Transport Investment Plan: Transport Investment Plan (19 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the ten year transport investment plan for the country. [29725/05]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a report (details supplied), commissioned by his Department, finds that a large number of persons surveyed as part of this study had been imprisoned for offences linked directly to the fact that they were homeless and that the introduction of anti-social behaviour orders is...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has read the report (details supplied) recently produced by the CSER and DIT; if he will implement any of the recommendations arising from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29738/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the tendering process for the economic evaluation and the design of a new postcode system will be completed; and his views on same. [30004/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the cost to industry of companies having to pay for their excess carbon; and the measures he has taken to reduce the intensity of carbon emission going forward. [25494/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the analysis his Department has made of higher than expected carbon trading costs; and the measures he proposes to take to offset their impact on industry here and on his Department. [25504/05]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector: Voluntary Sector (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will commission new research into volunteering here given that the latest survey data available is from the 1990s. [30693/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if action will be taken on the findings of the report New Measures of Deprivation based on the census of population 1991-2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the recent decision by the UN human rights committee to investigate human rights abuses by the US, including the treatment of persons detained in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Iraq and other places of detention, an inspection will be carried out of US aircraft carrying military personnel landing at Shannon Airport; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to protect the most vulnerable in society from recent and impending sustained energy price increases; if he has made representations to other Departments on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30978/05]

Written Answers — Poverty Reduction: Poverty Reduction (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether relative income poverty measures are useful for identifying those of the population who are at risk of poverty and who are in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30979/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of recent revelations of rip-off Ireland, he will offer an explanation for the ongoing delay in the introduction of the consumer agency Bill; if he will provide a timeline for the new legislation. [31588/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the additional 93,000 jobs created this year have not led to a [i]pro-rata[/i] increase in the expected tax take; if this is further indicative of increased casualisation of the Irish workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31587/05]