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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the DAS. [26967/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Mayo submitted the information sought by her Department, their payment of the DAS be awarded. [27165/07]

Undocumented Irish in the United States: Motion (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: I again compliment the Government on taking this motion as a joint motion, which I was delighted to table. I thank my colleagues from all sides of the House who spoke. Everybody is sincere about this. I ask the Minister tonight to do one job. There are thousands of Irish illegals watching us in every part of the US tonight who are trapped in a situation they want to get out of. These...

Undocumented Irish in the United States: Motion (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: The recent census in the US revealed that 36 million people claimed to be Irish-American. I was surprised by what the Minister of State said tonight to the effect that there would be people in the US who would not want our Irish illegals to get driving licences. There is goodwill out there. When Deputies Coveney, Connaughton and McGinley visited the US, the one thing that came across loud...

Written Answers — Drug Treatment Court: Drug Treatment Court (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when or if he will roll out the pilot drug court scheme on a national basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will investigate from the Office of Public Works when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo within a certain position in the OPW will be paid the extra money; the reason this person is not getting paid currently; and the reason this matter has not been resolved to date within the OPW. [27675/07]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ascertain from the Office of Public Works that works will be carried out to alleviate the flooding problem for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; if preventative works will be carried out to ensure that the flooding does not reoccur in 2007; the discussions that have taken place in this regard; if funding has been...

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional costs involved in moving the diagnostics and follow up clinics for mammogram and colonoscopy patients from a hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo. [27626/07]

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the decision to cease oncology surgery at a hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo was reached in consultation with the surgeons involved or the Royal College of Surgeons; if not, if she will consult with the surgeons in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27627/07]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (7 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the amount of the meal allowance and the travel allowance which is paid to VTOS students to a more realistic level. [27674/07]

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: I tabled a number of questions yesterday to the Minister for Transport, but they were ruled out of order. I wanted to find out how many people in County Mayo have first, second and third provisional licences. I was told that the Minister has no responsibility in that respect. Have they taken that away from the Minister and the Department?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: I would like to ask a second question of the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, who is responsible for signage. Many of the signs in Gaeltacht areas have been changed from English to Irish. Are the officials in the Department and the local authorities unable to spell? A number of signs throughout the Gaeltacht are misspelt.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: When will the Minister direct the councils to correct the signs?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: I got no answer to that.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: Go raibh míle maith agat. I am delighted to speak today on the Government statement on the Irish language and on the Irish language in general. I am not afraid to admit I do not speak Irish but I make an effort to speak Irish and have a strong interest in the Gaeltacht. There are three Gaeltacht areas in the constituency I represent and I am delighted to say that, in the recent general...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: An event was held in Farmleigh on 21 December 2006 at which the Minister made a statement about the future of the Irish language. Forum na Gaeilge was an advisory group set up by the Minister. How many times has the group met? How many times did it report to the Minister? When will it meet next? The Minister was to appoint a civil servant to set up an Irish language strategy. What work...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: If a sign is spelled incorrectly, the Minister and his Department should deal with it immediately.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: I would love to be able to speak Irish and I am making an effort to learn. Certain people had a little go at me about the Irish language. As I said at the time, I was not as lucky as some of them as I was not born with a golden spoon but I survived without it. I would love to be able to speak Irish. Two of my three children are very good Irish speakers. They got no support or help from...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: The people of Kerry were always good.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: We will get the local authorities on the web only to try to cut out the cost.