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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy in Sudan, with his Sudanese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in primary and secondary schools in County Clare; the number of children to whom they provided support in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time special needs assistants posts to which the 10,965 whole-time equivalent posts allocated to County Clare schools translates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the National Council for Special Education operates a county cap or ceiling limiting the number of special needs assistants that can be appointed in a county; the county cap or ceiling for County Clare for 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22325/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available in non-DEIS schools for children and parents of children who are hyper-intelligent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 629. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will send notification letters regarding cattle inspection to the local veterinarians at the same time as they are sent to the farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Jun 2014)

Michael McNamara: 159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason election canvassers are prohibited from canvassing at direct provision centres around the country; if she will outline any domestic legal provisions and any international legal obligations in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23886/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jun 2014)

Michael McNamara: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the announcement made on St. Patrick's Day this year to the effect that Irish citizen children, children from Irish emigrant families living outside the European Union who return as undergraduates to Irish universities or third-level colleges, would no longer have to pay the full international fee applies equally to children who have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will develop an effective communications strategy on swift customer notification of supply interruptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 498. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to develop a strategy for the speedy and effective handling of questions from elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31345/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to answer a question which it has failed, refused or neglected to do for half a year on whether it plans to maintain the current level of Lough Derg as part of its water abstraction plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to answer a question which it has failed, refused or neglected to do for half a year on whether it will participate in the per cent for art scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Council of Europe (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if applicants for the nomination of the Irish member of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment will be carried out by an independent panel of experts, as proposed in resolution 1540/2007 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Council of Europe (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of previous Irish members of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment indicating if any of them previously held a position in her Department; and, if so, outlining the position. [30777/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review high-powered hunting licences in view of an incident (details supplied) in County Clare in which a horse was shot dead, presumably by a stray bullet from a hunter. [31475/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 728. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on developing Crusheen railway station for less than €2 million; if the development of a station at Crusheen is still planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (17 Jul 2014)

Michael McNamara: 552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of boats from Ireland that are currently approved by his Department for the export of livestock to North Africa. [32410/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if previous experience in the position advertised or in a similar position will be taken into account in the recruitment process for clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 566. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the refugees to be accepted under the Syrian humanitarian admission scheme this year; if persons with a connection to Ireland (details supplied) will receive preference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33176/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 635. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported road traffic accidents or traffic incidents at Gregan West, Ballyvaughan, County Clare, in the past five years. [33885/14]