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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location the Skills Olympics was held on the last three occasions; the number of people who attended on each occasion; the number of whom were participants; the net cost to the taxpayer on each occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who were funded at the tax-payers expense to travel to Japan for the Skills Olympics; the cost of the trip and the number of participants in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied with the operation of the construction workers pensions scheme; if reforms are intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29433/07]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the public service or community obligations that are placed on sports clubs or community centres that receive capital funding from his Department to make their facilities available to other community, voluntary and sporting groups; andif he will make a statement on the matter. [29426/07]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people currently in prison following a conviction for rape or sexual assault; the number of same who have previous convictions; the nature of these convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29431/07]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (20 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people currently in prison following a conviction of murder or manslaughter; the number of same who have previous convictions; the nature of these convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/07]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the basis, with regard to the primary childhood immunisation schedule, on which the decision was taken to include Hepatitis B and pneumococcus in the schedule from 2008; if there will be a catch-up programme for older children; if consideration was given to including Varicella Zoster in the schedule; if so, the reason this was not...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has asked the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to examine the possibility of making the human papilloma virus vaccine available either as part of a comprehensive vaccine schedule for adolescent women or to target groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27177/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 129: To ask the Taoiseach the budgets of the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Transport the budgets of the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30107/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the budgets of the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30103/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the budgets of the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30102/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the budgets of the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the date it was abolished; the number of members, staff and budget from 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30108/07]

Local Government Elections. (22 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue. The need to hold a boundary review of local electoral areas is clear. A review has not been carried out since 1998, which was based on the 1996 census. The boundaries are, therefore, 11 years out of date. Since then two constituency reviews for European elections and two for the Dáil elections have been carried out. At a recent...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the capital gains tax roll-over for businesses which upgrade to a new premises was abolished; the reason for doing so; the amount of tax take gained as a result for each year since this change was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30697/07]

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (27 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if experimentation on human embryos is a specific offence here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30703/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of private bus operation licences granted in Dublin in each of the past five years; the routes served; the date on which the application for the licence was made; the date on which it was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of private bus operation licences in Dublin that have been refused in each of the past five years; the routes that would have been served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport the new routes to be operated by Dublin Bus that have been approved in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/07]