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Written Answers — Land Registry: Land Registry (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the introduction of the new technologies at the Land Registry office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15801/05]

Written Answers — Land Registry: Land Registry (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has for the future of the Land Registry Office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/05]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in each grade at the Land Registry Office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/05]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average length of time which registration takes in each county with the Land Registry office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/05]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to provide additional staff to eliminate staff shortages at the Land Registry office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15805/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to locate senior management at the Land Registry office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15807/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 220: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding decentralisation to Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15786/05]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (17 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made with regard to the Garda investigation into the major money laundering operation uncovered earlier in 2005; if a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16134/05]

Written Answers — Independent Monitoring Commission Report: Independent Monitoring Commission Report (17 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to publish the third report of the international monitoring committee, which he received on 27 April 2005; the main findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/05]

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (17 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will review the situation whereby all commercial drift net salmon licences cost the same irrespective of the number of tags allocated to the licence holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16022/05]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (17 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the findings of the recently published report on the early retirement scheme from farming (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16241/05]

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (18 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the National Spatial Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16341/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (18 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility and which have yet to be implemented and in respect of which the deadline has passed; the number of cases in which the EU has either initiated prosecutions or given notice of its intention to prosecute for failure to implement such...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (18 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to expand pre-school education through Irish (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/05]

Written Answers — All-Irish Schools: All-Irish Schools (18 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to expand second level education through Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16575/05]

Irish Language. (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has proposals to modernise the grammar structures and vocabulary of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16730/05]

Irish Language. (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply and look forward to the presentation of the paper. Does the Minister agree it is vital that children learn to speak Irish as early as possible and use it as widely as possible? Does he agree that a major difficulty for children can be the first letter of various words, because of aspirations, eclipses and prefixes? For example, Éire become tír na...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to assist in having public service jobs provided in rural areas, the economies of rural areas strengthened in rural areas, the strengthening of small indigenous enterprises in rural areas, the developments of small niche food enterprises in rural areas and the augmenting of incomes of low earning workers...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I tabled the question because I read recently about a survey conducted in the Minister's county regarding how it had reacted to changes in the economy and agriculture in particular. It was alarming that the majority of farms generated less than €10,000 per annum except in the Clarinbridge area where the figure was higher. The majority of men in the county are unskilled whereas women are...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Dry stone walling is also experiencing a revival in the Kerry Gaeltacht and the work is excellent. Improvements in services are being sought and problems with health services in particular, must be addressed. One of the conclusions of the survey puzzled me, namely, the suggestion that commuting has both positive and negative effects on areas.