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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Feb 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number, in respect of EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility, remaining to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (28 Feb 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to his Department during 2007; the way this compares with the same period in each year from 2002 to 2006; the numbers notified to date in 2008; his views on the reported increase in the number of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8335/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the Hartnett inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); the reason the report has not been published; if it is intended to publish the report in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/08]

Written Answers — Gambling Casinos: Gambling Casinos (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, having regard to the conclusions of the inter-Departmental Review Group on the Gaming and Lotteries Acts in 2000 to the effect that the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 effectively prohibits the operation of casinos here and that the ban on casino type gaming included in that Act should be retained in any new...

Written Answers — Civil Registrations: Civil Registrations (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processes and guidelines the Registration Offices use to ensure the bona fides of couples wishing to get married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9140/08]

Written Answers — Garda Charter: Garda Charter (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to introduce the Garda charter, promised in the Programme for Government, setting out targeted Garda response times and levels of service which the public can expect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the Programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular places, times and events where senior Gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of a fatal accident (details supplied), where charges against the other party for leaving the scene of the crime have been dropped without explanation to the deceased person's family, he is satisfied that this refusal to explain is consistent with the victims charter; the rationale for this refusal; and if...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the applications for citizenship by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9123/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda National Immigration Bureau keeps statistics on the number of non-EEA nationals to whom it granted a stamp 4 based on marriage to an Irish citizen; the relevant numbers for the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9141/08]

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to raise compulsory retirement age for senior Garda officers from its level of 60; if he is satisfied that the compulsory retirement age is consistent with obligations under equality law and anti-discrimination measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address serious deficits in the provision of forensic mental health services outside of the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9311/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with learning disabilities who have committed criminal offences and are being accommodated outside Ireland for specialised forensic services; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9312/08]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in relation to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 5 December 2007, there was correspondence from the Garda Commissioner to the Secretary General at the Department of Education and Science, the CEO of the Health Board and the then Director of the Children's Centre, Finglas regarding co-operation in...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the recent study by the European Transport Safety Council which indicated that deaths on motorways here increased by 11% between 2000 and 2006 and ranked Ireland in seventh place with 2.39 deaths per billion kilometres travelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9617/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will implement the EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9640/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the data on broadband coverage is adequate; his further views on a recent programme (details supplied) that found many areas that appear to have broadband in the Government's coverage map do not have sufficient coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/08]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (12 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on providing a channel dedicated to the democratic discussions in Dáil Éireann and making it available on terrestrial television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10567/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a 19-month wait for speech therapy and that infant check-ups are being scheduled due to staff shortage at a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the steps being taken to address these problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10809/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (13 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the high-level, independently chaired strategy committee established to consider the recommendations of the National Economic and Social Forum's report on the arts, cultural inclusion and social cohesion has reported back to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10834/08]