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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (14 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing failure to make payments since 1 October 2005 to Reserve Defence Force officers in respect of the use of their private cars on official duties; the number of individual claims which are unpaid per brigade; the reason for the eight month delay; and the sum of money due to date. [22903/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (20 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the special report from his officials regarding the issue of maintenance referred to in the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs debate on the lone parent proposals on 30 June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of claims for one parent family payment for which the maintenance recovery unit has sought to trace liable relatives for each year since 2003 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23077/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of languages employee rights information is available in; the obligations of employers to provide this information in the first language of their employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23894/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for FÁS for 2006 and for the years 1997 to 2005 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23895/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (22 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Defence when legislation permitting members of the Reserve Defence Forces to serve overseas will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (27 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on its report into breaches of food labelling laws of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; the action which her Department has taken following the reporting of breaches in the legislation under its control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23596/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he had contact with Eircom regarding the inadequacies of sub-exchanges to provide a broadband service nationwide; the location of all the sub-exchanges that are unable to provide a broadband service; and the action he proposes to take in relation to the problem. [24531/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Eircom have been in contact with him regarding Government financial support for the upgrading of a sub-exchange in the Glanmire area due to the fact that hundreds of homes can not receive a broadband service in the Glanmire area because of the inadequacy of a sub-exchange service in that area; and if a...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations which have taken place regarding the placement of persons who do not opt to decentralise with their units or agencies; and the proposals which the Government have made to unions. [24902/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are proposals under consideration within his Department with regard to the extension of diplomatic relations to Burma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25147/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent contact with his US counterpart with regard to the continued use of the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp by the US administration; if he has conveyed his concerns to the US administration with regard to the holding of detainees at the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25456/06]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (29 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has paid a court-imposed bond for an Irish citizen in 2005; the number of Irish people for whom his Department has paid a court-imposed bond since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25118/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to remove or reform the visa requirements for Romanian citizens seeking entry to Ireland prior to accession date for that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25141/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Jun 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to remove or reform the visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens seeking entry to Ireland prior to accession date for that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25142/06]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (4 Jul 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of leaving certificate students taking Irish, French, German, Spanish and Italian who attempt the higher level paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25791/06]

Written Answers — Military Neutrality: Military Neutrality (4 Jul 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times that Israeli Air Force planes have utilised airport facilities here to date in 2006; the date or dates such facilities were used by the Israeli Air Force; the reason given for the use of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25815/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (4 Jul 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 818: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 on 14 June 2006, if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties arising for RDF officers assigned on 1 October 2006 to nominal appointments which are located substantive distances from their home addresses; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the gazetted staff...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (5 Jul 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if parish church broadcasting services which were discontinued by order of the Regulator have been or will be restored without undue cost to the consumer. [26530/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told by Cork University Hospital that they will not get an out-patient appointment for three years and therefore does not qualify for surgery under the National Treatment Fund. [27286/06]